Port Townsend, Washington
The streets of Port Townsend are paved with sand, and the public squares are curiously ornamented with dead horses and the bones of many dead cows. This of course gives a very original appearance to the public pleasure grounds and enables strangers to know when they arrive in the city, by reason of the peculiar odor, so that, even admitting the absence of lamps, no person can fail to recognize Port Townsend in the darkest night
Morgan, “J. Ross Browne …”
- Frog Holler Forest (PDF) (aqua.kingcounty.gov)
Known for the chorus of tree frogs in the area, Frog Holler is a local Vashon Island neighborhood along Wax Orchard Road just north of Camp Sealth. The largest portion of Frog Holler Forest is one-half mile south of Bates Road on the east side of Wax Orchard Road. The previous owners had enrolled the forest in the American Tree Farm system and allowed local neighbors to use the network of trails on site. The site has a 5-acre pasture that had been grazed by sheep, goats and horses over the years. A 39 acre parcel west of the road was added to the site in 2020. Frog Holler Forest is the largest public forest on the south end of Vashon Island.
