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Monday, August 8, 2016

Hoh Rainforest-Spruce Trail, WA : Olympic National Park



     This short trek into the heart of the Hoh Rainforest can be enjoyed those of any physical ability, and is certainly not to be overlooked even by the most stalwart of hikers.  From the Hoh Visitor Center, this short loop trip on the Spruce Trail passes through some of the most lush vegetation on the continent, while offering pleasant vistas of the glacier-fed Hoh River and its the surrounding valley. 


Stats

Category: Easy 
Miles: 1.5 
Elevation Gain: 0'  
Location: Olympic National Park
Directions: HERE 

Hiked July 31st, 2016.  Jefferson County, WA 


Trailhead Vegetation 


Its a long way from here to Mount Olympus... I'll be doing this trail some day...

The trail for today

Ferns, mosses, and lichens...

Tranquil rainforest 

Younger saplings

Old growth firs 

Riverside ferns

Hoh River

Trees all in a row

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