Hi Bob -

I think of San Juan Strait (actually the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but try to put that in a song!) as being in British Columbia, as that's where I was when we saw it while on the trail of C. Fox Smith - but it's as much in Washington state as it is the body of water that separates the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.

One of the first things we did on arriving in Victoria was hike to the western shore to watch the sun set over the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the mountains of the Olympic Peninsula beyond - and it did look a lot like Smith had described it in Pacific Coast. It was a good thing we went when we did - it was cloudy at sunset for the rest of our stay!

All the best,
JudyB