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Olympic National Park has a wide range of scenery, from lush green rain forests to snow-capped mountains to open meadows to bleak beaches teeming with starfish. We spent a full day and portions of two others exploring the different areas, capturing some of those experiences here. |
At the entrance to Olympic National Park!
This tree in the Hoh Rain Forest is huge!
Mingling with the ferns and mosses in the rain forest
Walking through the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park
Peace and quiet with the moss and ferns
Mike enjoying the quiet rain forest (and sunny rain forest that day!)
The Christel family in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park
Skipping stones in the Hoh River
Quiet path in the Hoh Rain Forest
Children climbing through tree roots
Hunting for starfish at Olympic National Park
Masters of the tidepools, catchers of all sea creatures!
I can reach the starfish Daddy!
Lady guardians of the rock with starfish on it
Closeup of the starfish clustered on the rock
Walking along the bleak beach in Olympic National Park
Ahhh, that sun is killing me (squinting in the Olympic Range)
Olympic Range snow-capped mountains
Olympic Range, Olympic National Park
Big smiles after we just saw some black bears (at a safe distance!)
Mike, Diane, and youngest daughter in the Olympic Range
Setting sun lighting the snow-capped Olympic Range
Another view of mountains in Olympic National Park
Diane in front of snow-capped mountains in Olympic National Park
Tiny hikers framed by huge mountains
Bleak beach on the Pacific coast of Olympic National Park
Christel family on the bleak beach
Two-year old wonder at a starfish in her hand
Diane with certified mountain climbers/tidepool explorers
Great beach for finding starfish, not so great for sunbathing!
One banana slug in hand is worth two in the bush
Official swearing in of the Junior Rangers
Poking around another rain forest
Walking the path through the rain forest
Reaching for the sky (well, for the stuff in the trees anyway)
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