Twilight in Forks, Washington

It's All Saints Day, what better time to post the vampiric portion of our time in Forks ;-)

For the past several posts I've been showing you all of the reasons why you might want to visit the beautiful coastal town of Forks, Washington, from it's wild and spectacular beaches to the primitive rain forest and tall pines that surround them.

But there is another reason people have flocked to this little town located as far west and north as you can go in the US-- this happens to be the setting for the book and movie sensation of the Twilight series.

(Above is the actual truck Bella used in the movie, below is the replica of the one from the books.)

For Twilight fans Forks and La Push will always bring vampires, werewolves, and romance to mind. And it became clear why Stephanie used these locations when we were there- not only is it the rainiest place in the US, it's forests are so dense that the sunlight doesn't reach in very far, leaving the impression of the deepest, darkest woods imaginable.

(This cafe, which stands across the street from the above street sign, apparently marks the actual border of the town of Forks and the Quillette Reservation known as La Push.)

(It's also located just a few minutes from the Mora campground where we stayed during our time here. The food is decent and they have a little convenience store attached to it which saves the ten minute drive to town.)

And of course Forks has monopolized on the story a bit, with stores selling merchandise which thrilled my daughter...

...and even displaying one of the outfits warn by Jacob Black (played by Taylor Lautner) in the films.

Is anything more satisfying than granting a child's long time wish?

We surprised her with this destination, she had no idea we were going to the setting of one of her favorite movie series until we were on the road.

Since this was likely to be her last family trip- well, long roadtrip at least- as she was leaving the nest shortly after, we wanted to make sure it was an epic vacation to remember always...

...and we met that mark and then some!

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