Vampires Guide to Twilight iPhone Apps

 The newest and best Twilight app! 

If you haven’t already, resolve to visit Forks, WA- the small town near the Olympic rain forest that is home of the Twilight Saga. And when you travel to Forks, bring your iPhone and the Vampires Guide to Forks! This app uses the iPhone’s mapping technology to create a surreal catalog and map of Twilight points of interest, hotels, and other notable locations. Imagine yourself walking down main street, shopping at the Forks Outfitters, driving through the side streets, listening to stories at the First Beach and playing baseball in the rain forest. These experiences have been described by Stephanie Meyer as “walking around inside of a dream”. As you are exploring, your iPhone indicates that you are just around the corner from a very important Twilight setting. With photos and notes, and interactive maps, this app will take you there whether in a dream or in person. The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

iTunes Link:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vampires-guide-to-forks/id346984554?mt=8

Pricing and availability: $3.99 on the iTunes App Store

• Browse Twilight points of interest, lodging in the Forks area, and other notable locations. See the locations in map view to plan your route, including downtown Forks, La Push, and Port Angeles.
• Don’t get lost in the forest. With the GPS locator in the iPhone 3g, your position shows up on the map with the other Twilight sites.
• Stayed too long and need a place to stay? There aren’t too many in Forks, but this app can help you find one and get there. Lodging details include a map, a web link, and phone number for each location. Call the hotel in advance or visit their website with a tap on the link.
• Tell your friends where you are going or where to meet you. Email photos, coordinates, and a map link of each Twilight site or other location to your friends from within the application.

Points of Interest Include:

• Bella Italia
• Clallam County Sheriff’s Office
• The Cullen House
• First Beach
• Forks Chamber of Commerce
• Forks City Police Department
• Forks Community Hospital
• Forks High School
• Forks Outfitters
• Forks Welcome Sign
• La Push
• The Lincoln Theatre
• No Vampires Sign
• Port Book and News
• The Quileute Tribal School
• The Swan House
• The Vampire Baseball Field
• Dazzled By Twilight‎ – Forks
• Dazzled By Twilight‎ – Port Angeles
• The Hoh Rain Forest

 How to get to Forks from Vancouver, BC:

-If you’re in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics, take an extra couple of days to hit Forks! The coolest way to get from Vancouver to Forks is to take the ferry to Vancouver Island, drive through Sidney and Victoria and take another ferry to Port Angeles. Then follow 101 the mountains and Lake Crescent until you reach Forks. (The iPhone app can assist you in navigating this!) Depending on the ferry wait times, it could take 5 or 6 hours.

 How to get to Forks from Seattle, WA:

-The most direct way is to drive to the Edmonds Ferry Terminal, take the Ferry to Kingston and then drive 104, across the Hood Canal Bridge, until you hit Highway 101. Then follow 101 through Sequim, Port Angeles, the Lake Crescent until you reach Forks. This will probably take you 4 hours. (The iPhone app can assist you in navigating this!)

-If you don’t want to take the ferry, you could drive south to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and then north again on Highway 16 until you reach Bremerton. Take Highway 3 north until you get to the Hood Canal Bridge. Take 104 across the Hood Canal Bridge until you merge with Highway 101. Then follow 101 through Sequim, Port Angeles, the Lake Crescent until you reach Forks. If you are already in South Seattle or Renton and there is no traffic, this will probably take you 4 hours. (The iPhone app can assist you in navigating this!)

 How to get to Forks from Portland, OR:

-Take I-5 north like you are driving to Seattle. About 25 minutes north of Centralia, take Highway 12 towards Aberdeen. (Aberdeen is where Kurt Kobain is from so many people stop at the “Come as you are” sign for a quick photo.) Highway 12 will merge with 101 North, which you can follow all the way to Forks. (The iPhone app can assist you in navigating this!) It will probably take you 5 and a half hours, depending on how fast you drive.