We visited Olympic National Park for a couple of nights last week. We lucked out, with sun during the day and rain only at night. We saw a lot of big trees covered in moss. The sea was angry when we went to the beach, with lots of spray and foam. We hiked a few different trails and took a drive out to the Hoh Rain Forest. We saw a lot of bald eagles out there, including a pair sitting on a gravel bar in a river eating a salmon. We also saw a beautiful elk buck walking gracefully in the woods ten feet from us. The forest was the definition of fecund, and it reminded me of the setting for the Ewok parts of Return of the Jedi. All in all, our time on the peninsula was great and awe-inspiring.
