The Olympic National Park definitely has something for everyone. There is 60 miles of coastland, as well as four basic types of forests: temperate rain forest, lowland, montane and subalpine. We visited Hurricane Ridge, a subalpine forest, where we were able to enjoy these incredible snowcapped glacial mountains.

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How serene it was to stand and take in not only the glacial mountains but also beautiful alpine meadows filled with wildflowers.

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Another carpet of wildflowers on an alpine meadow.

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A view through the trees.

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On our way from the eastern to the western side of the park we went around Crescent Lake. The word that comes to mind when describing the lake is pristine.

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Our next stop was the Hoh Rainforest. Had we known how narrow the road was going to be, we would never have taken the motorhome in but we were committed by this time to the 18 mile drive in.

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The Hoh Rainforest receives from 12-14 feet of rain each year which help sitka spruce and western hemlock reach heights of 300 feet.

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The trees were shrouded in a type of moss called epiphytes which are plants that do not come into contact with the earth but also are not parasites. It is because of the epiphytes that the rain forest has a "jungly" look.

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The trunks and root systems of these monster trees are beautiful.

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More beauty within the rainforest.

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An Olympic sunset.

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