Olympic National Park - The Hoh by auntietk
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This is a shot from one of the walking trails in the Hoh rain forest. The Hoh receives 12 to 14 feet of rain a year. That's about 4 meters. Seriously!
In order to give you an idea of where we were, let me start by giving you a MAP OF WASHINGTON (Washington is on the west coast of the United States, and shares a border with Canada.)
If you look at the map, you'll see Seattle sort of in the middle and to the left of center. Got it? My house is about 25 miles north of Seattle, just south of Everett.
Now look at the map again, and you'll see that north and west of Seattle is a large peninsula marked "Olympic National Park." In the center of that peninsula is a mountain range called the Olympic Mountains (dark green on the map). Do you see that there's a river which runs from the mountains (starting just around the "N" in "National") directly west to the ocean? That's the Hoh River.
Here's a website that will tell you more about the rain forest in general ... HOH RAIN FOREST
The Olympic National Park was named a World Heritage Site in 1981 ... it's that spectacular!
Comments (39)
Very beautiful and one of the reasons we're called the Evergreen State! Great shot! love the mist rising from the floor!
Very lovely 'natural' image.
I camped there once. It rained for 72 hours in a row, and I got so tired of the rain drumming on my head, even in a slicker and plastic trousers. My husband did point out that it says "Rain Forest" right in the place name. Pretty place, though! Some impressive slugs, too;)
excellent capture
Wonderful capture of how things really looked just a matter of 20-30 minutes before the sun sunk in the west depriving us of the best light for photography. Also glad you got this tree that had been blown down during some previous storm. What-A-Place, What-A-Photographer. :-D
Thanks for this beautiful image from a place I've always wanted to go to.
14 feet of rain!! Woohoo! No wonder it's lush! A very beautiful pic. I shall make it a favourite and come back to the map etc.
Great shot, good eye for a beautiful moment
You are assuming of course that I can read a map!!!!! Nah this is great, and even from the thumbnail, that tree leads my eye into the picture. Well done.
Beautiful natural forest scene, excellent capture!
Very beautiful, Tara. I love going up there to visit and see all the beauty.
Great forestry shot nice colours and lighting.
Wonderful green of the Hoh Rain Forest. Live,long after that people has disappeared.
Man, that's a LOT Of rain, I can't complain about the piddly 40 inches or so we get here. This is gorgeous!!
We call that a windfall, a fallen tree. Wonderful picture and magic lighting.
Wow- this is just beautiful, Tara! I've always wanted to see Olympic - this makes me want to go there even more. Of course, with my luck with rainy vacations, I could just about guarantee my visit would result in at least 10 of those feet of rain LOL! This is seriously gorgeous!
Absolutely gorgeous! I'm still jealous....
Beautiful! I want to go :)
Excellent, but spooky, image in this cool capture. Walking through there blindfolded not recommended. And, a dinosaur could pop out of the background at any moment.
Wonderful capture and a great representation of that area. I spent a few days wandering around while waiting for a spot on the ferry to Victoria. Dana
Excellent photograph, and I'd no idea there was a actual "rain forest" in the states. Thanks for clueing me in : )
Lovely shot this looks great, well captured Tara..
A wonderful Park indeed and such a beautiful shot too. Thanks for the interesting info. WOW! that you have a rainforest there :) AMazing.
wooowwwwwwwwww.....wonderful wonderland my dear friend.......u made a classic mood..
Fantastic view! :)
Very beautiful park, great capture!
Excellent photo!
WOW what a shot
SO cool.. Its Jurassic Park! Wheres the T.Rex?? Excellent shot.. Rob
This is Jurassic Park obviously :) I've been there in 1982. We had NO rain :))