TREKKING THE HOH RAIN FOREST
The Hoh Rain forest is the Olympic National Park´s classic densely forested entrance in thousands
of brilliant shades of green. Just 30 minutes from Forks the Hoh Rain forest is the quiet star of the
rain forest valleys. As you travel down the quiet country "Upper Hoh Road" you will be treated to
glimpses of the sometimes teal and other times grey Hoh River. It travels from the glaciers of
Mount Olympus to the Pacific Ocean in less than 70 miles. This is the favorite entrance for
climbers to reach Mount Olympus and its many glaciers.
of brilliant shades of green. Just 30 minutes from Forks the Hoh Rain forest is the quiet star of the
rain forest valleys. As you travel down the quiet country "Upper Hoh Road" you will be treated to
glimpses of the sometimes teal and other times grey Hoh River. It travels from the glaciers of
Mount Olympus to the Pacific Ocean in less than 70 miles. This is the favorite entrance for
climbers to reach Mount Olympus and its many glaciers.
Trekking the Hoh Rain forest had always being an adventure of its own class. This time the Rain Forest
lived up to its name since We shared our good amount of humidity,rain,mosquitoes,mud,cloudy skies
and anything else You want to throw out there under the Rain forest classification. But once again the
beauty of it all and the magnitude of nature in full progress were more that enough to over compensate
for our grievances.
lived up to its name since We shared our good amount of humidity,rain,mosquitoes,mud,cloudy skies
and anything else You want to throw out there under the Rain forest classification. But once again the
beauty of it all and the magnitude of nature in full progress were more that enough to over compensate
for our grievances.
August 2007
Before entering the Rain
Forest We spent a short
time on the wonderful
Olympic shores.
Forest We spent a short
time on the wonderful
Olympic shores.
Wendy & Marie ready to go into the Forest. The trees were HUGE
and the trail was cover with all kind of vegetagion..It is like hiking
inside a Green colored box where the sunlight filters through it .
and the trail was cover with all kind of vegetagion..It is like hiking
inside a Green colored box where the sunlight filters through it .
Who say there is not
Bears in the Rain
Forest?
Bears in the Rain
Forest?
Pictures do not do
justice to the real colors
and tint of the Rain
Forest. It is a completed
and delicious experience
where Green,Brown and
Blue runs together so
close to call them apart.
Where it is hard to find
the line between the
river bed and the trail.
Where Fallen trees
become bridges and
bridges become part of
the forest. Where huge
trees rise and fell and
nature is one moving
world,dying and living all
together.
justice to the real colors
and tint of the Rain
Forest. It is a completed
and delicious experience
where Green,Brown and
Blue runs together so
close to call them apart.
Where it is hard to find
the line between the
river bed and the trail.
Where Fallen trees
become bridges and
bridges become part of
the forest. Where huge
trees rise and fell and
nature is one moving
world,dying and living all
together.
The dominant species of tree in the rain forest are Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock; some grow to
tremendous size, reaching over 300 feet in height and 23 feet in circumference. Coast Douglas-fir,
Western Redcedar, Bigleaf Maple, Red Alder, Vine Maple, and Black Cottonwood are also found
throughout the forest.
tremendous size, reaching over 300 feet in height and 23 feet in circumference. Coast Douglas-fir,
Western Redcedar, Bigleaf Maple, Red Alder, Vine Maple, and Black Cottonwood are also found
throughout the forest.
Some shelter We could not use ! Wendy and Tito crossing a very exposed part of the trail
At the end of our trip all or most of our gear was wet and We had to take some parking lot time to lay
them to dry
At the end of our trip all or most of our gear was wet and We had to take some parking lot time to lay
them to dry