Article: ALMOST HEAVEN.

La Push, Wash., has weathered its share of storms. But fisherman who have made this remote village their home port wouldn't trade it for anyplace else.

On a sunny day in La Push, Wash., it would be hard to understand why you'd want to be anywhere else. Far from densely populated Puget Sound, backed by deep green fir and hemlock-covered hills, the village sits on open ground at the mouth of the Quileute River. A couple of hundred yards south of the boat harbor, Pacific rollers curve around the south jetty to break on a sandy beach. Guarding the river entrance is James Island, one of a host of spectacular rocky islets and sea stacks that prevail along this wild, ...

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