Olympic NPS

Jenn and I went to the Olympic National Park during the 2nd weekend in October. It's about 2 1/2 hours west of Seattle but you can catch and load your car on the ferry and get there within 1 hour. We loved it out there and would like to camp in the backcountry/hike up Mt. Olympus. Although this isn't per se climbing related, the scenery is breath taking. All the pictures below came from the Olympic NPS. It's hard to believe that within the park, the terrain and climate can be so varied/diverse.



Hurricane Ridge and a view of the Olympic Mts.



Hoh Rain Forrest. Only 1 of 10 in the world terms of climate and vegetation. It rains 300+ days/year. I believe from the visitor center, only Denali beats it out in terms of the amount of rainfall/year and rainy days at 330+.



Where are the ewoks?



Ruby Beach - One of the few WA beaches that allow dogs.







One ear Molly on guard duty.