Look closely. Can’t you tell that Hood Canal is in fact a fjord?
Forgive Hood Canal its name; it’s not very good, as it suggests a manmade passageway (and honors a Brit who fought against the US in the Revolutionary War). The long, narrow finger separating the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas is really a fjord carved by glaciers, crossable only by the Hood Canal Bridge at its very north end. Thanks to a road that traces the waterfront on its western edge, the waterway makes up one of the most scenic drives of Puget Sound, dotted with outdoor activities and independent businesses brimming with character.
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