HOH RAIN FOREST
The Hoh Rain Forest with its famous Hall of Mosses trail is one of the top
sights of the Olympic National Park. A few miles south of Forks you leave
highway 101 and drive 18 miles to the visitor center. It's a very pretty drive
between a range of hills on the north and the Hoh River to your south.
Admission to the park costs $15 per passenger vehicle. Bring an umbrella or
rain gear. On the day we visited, it was sunny down on the ocean, but raining
lightly in this forest.
We walked the 3/4 mile Hall of Mosses trail. First, you cross a very pretty
brook with crystal clear water. The ranger said we might see some silver fish
there, but we didn't spot any. Up in the forest the main attractions are weirdly
moss-covered trees - a grove of maples were particularly heavily draped -
and enormous Spruce trees that grow up between 200 and 300 feet from the
constant rain. The trail follows one fallen Spruce log for 190 feet, which the
plaque says was not all of its original height. There are other, longer hikes in
the area, if you have more time.
by Bob Kelly
http://www.BobsPacificBeachHouse.com
Nearest accomodations:
http://www.RialtoBeachHouse.com
The Hoh Rain Forest with its famous Hall of Mosses trail is one of the top
sights of the Olympic National Park. A few miles south of Forks you leave
highway 101 and drive 18 miles to the visitor center. It's a very pretty drive
between a range of hills on the north and the Hoh River to your south.
Admission to the park costs $15 per passenger vehicle. Bring an umbrella or
rain gear. On the day we visited, it was sunny down on the ocean, but raining
lightly in this forest.
We walked the 3/4 mile Hall of Mosses trail. First, you cross a very pretty
brook with crystal clear water. The ranger said we might see some silver fish
there, but we didn't spot any. Up in the forest the main attractions are weirdly
moss-covered trees - a grove of maples were particularly heavily draped -
and enormous Spruce trees that grow up between 200 and 300 feet from the
constant rain. The trail follows one fallen Spruce log for 190 feet, which the
plaque says was not all of its original height. There are other, longer hikes in
the area, if you have more time.
by Bob Kelly
http://www.BobsPacificBeachHouse.com
Nearest accomodations:
http://www.RialtoBeachHouse.com
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