Olympic National Park Part 2 - Forks to Aberdeen
Hall of Mosses The Olympic Peninsula is green. Some might say that it is “oppressively green.” This greenness is probably best exemplified by a trip to the Hoh Rainforest in the Olympic National Park. So, it was definitely a place to see as I drove south from Forks to Aberdeen Washington. Doe at the Hoh Visitor's Center Fawn following her mother Having Breakfast Hoh Rainforest is thirty-one miles south-east from Forks, about a 50 minute drive. It is one of the largest temperate rainforests, with an average rainfall of 127.8 inches per year. The dominant tree species are the Sitka Spruce and the Western Hemlock. They can grow up to 95 m (320 ft) tall and 7 m (22 ft) in diameter. Western Hemlock - Menchi at the English language Wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons Sitka Spruce - By Roland Tanglao from Vancouver, Canada via Wikimedia Commons Perhaps the biggest draw in the Hoh Rainforest for the casual hiker like me, is the Hal...