Friday, July 26, 2013

Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, July 1, 2013


From the Visitor Center, we explored several short trails. 

Mosses and ferns competing for space.

The Hoh river starts at the Mound Olympus glacier and runs for 50 miles, descending 7000 feet into the Pacific Ocean. The water looks greyish and pale blue because of all the dissolved minerals from the glacier.



Sorry for the sideways pictures.  My point was to illustrate the incredible height of the trees.
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