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The Hoh Rain Forest : The Hoh Rain Forest, located in Hoh River valley, in the southwest corner of Olympic National Park, is an isolated, temperate rain forest that contains pristine examples of Sitka spruce and western hemlock forests found originally only along the Pacific coast of Oregon, Washington, Canada and Alaska. Produced by abundant rain from Pacific storms -- up to 14 feet annually -- the Hoh Rain Forest, as these photographs demonstrate, is a dense, bewildering jungle of green foliage every place the eye falls.

Sitka spruce and western hemlock may grow as tall as 300 feet, with circumferences of up to 25 feet. The Hoh also contains many other species including Douglas fir, western red cedar and big leaf and vine maple, to name a few. Mosses, lichens and ferns cover nearly everything that does not move.

Two popular walks through the Hoh include the Hall of Mosses Trail, about 0.75 miles in length, and the Spruce Nature Trail, about 1.25 miles in length. The photos in this gallery were make on one or the other of these two trails.

Mt. Rainier National Park : Dozens of glaciers, old growth forests, pristine alpine meadows, delicate wildflowers, volcanic hazards, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife only begin to define Mt. Rainier National Park. Named in May 1872 by Captain George Vancouver for his friend, English Rear Admiral Peter Rainier, Mt. Rainier is the park's signature landmark and Washington State's tallest peak at 14410 feet in elevation. It is also the highest peak in the Cascade Mountain Range. The park was established by Congress in 1899 as the nation's fifth national park.

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