Olympic Mountains

Coast Rain Forest Rain Shadow Flowers
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I apologize for the quality of some of these pictures; I'm still figuring out how to use a new digital camera I inherited from my generous friend Chris.

Coast

Deserted beach near Mosquito Creek

Sea stacks and tide pools at low tide

This coast was clearly meant to be viewed through mist

Starfish all lined up waiting for the tide

Rain Forest

The Olympic coast and rain forest reminded me a lot of Steward Island in New Zealand:

Yet another darned gully along coastal trail

You could call this a trail if you were feeling generous

Take a good look, you spoiled Kiwis, <i>this</i> is the kind of shelter you get in America... if you're lucky

Hey, check it out, we have fern trees in America, too!

North Fork of Bogachiel River

Rain Shadow

View of Mt Olympus from Obstruction Point

Gray Wolf Valley in afternoon haze

View from Maiden Peak

Alpine ridge of Blue Mtn

What a pleasure to wander off trail in this mossy hemlock forest

Flowers

Meadow in Badger Valley<br>blue: sweetvetch<br>yellow: arnica<br>red: paintbrush<br>white: daisy, bistort

Columbia Lily<br><i>Lilium columbianum</i>

Pinesap<br><i>Hypopithys monotropa</i>

Slime mold<br><i>Fuligo septica?</i>

Olympic Bells<br><i>Campanula piperi</i><br><small>(endemic)</small>

Olympic Aster<br><i>Aster paucicapitatus</i><br><small>(semiendemic)<br>(also found at southern end of Vancouver Island)</small>

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