The sun sets on the Pacific Ocean at Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park. Often referred to informally as “the Olympics,” the expansive park stretches across almost a million acres in the Pacific Northwest state of Washington. Ruby Beach is 27 miles (~43 kms) south of the town of Forks, which was a noteworthy setting in the bestselling Twilight novel series and subsequent movies. Click to view my high-definition video collection from my travels across America, or click to view my high-resolution photo collection from Washington.