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| We passed through Forks, WA (now famous for the Vampire series of movies) after dark and proceeded further south to Ho Humm Ranch, Forks, WA (above) where we stayed. It was a lovely Bed and Breakfast by an elderly couple and their kids who were long time residents of the area. They served us a wonderful breakfast. Then we were headed to the Hoh Rain Forest. Along the highway there was a 'scenic' stop with a huge old tree, about 270 feet tall, 13 feet thick, and 500 years old. Wow. |
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| Above and here are pictures of Cathy. She had a large fanny pack which under her coat made it look like she had a really tremendous caboose. We took several shorter trails around the forest. There was a longer trail to the base of the glacier that we didn't take (it was a serious hike). The water and plants in one stream were such a brilliant green, not really captured in the picture above. As a temperate rain forest there was massive moss on the trees, not directly harmful to the tree, but I imagine the weight and wind drag didn't help the tree either. |
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| Older trees die and new saplings start in their fallen logs, higher above the thick brush. Then the old log is gone the roots seem oddly raised above the ground as seen below. Years later the trees will seem to be in rows as they started along the truck of a fallen tree. The Hoh River floods a lot in the spring and early summer with the snow melt and so its riverbed moves a lot during the drier season. Here is a video of the river in the early fall (you really do need a panorama to see the river there). |
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| Here you can see me between two fallen trees that were incorporated into one of the trails. |
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This page was last updated on December 26, 2011.
