We got an early start this morning and it was a good thing we did. We left around 7:30 am and didn't get back to the trailer until 4:30 pm this afternoon. This is one humongous park and the only access points are from around the perimeter. Yesterday we took in the ones along the northern edge of the park and today we drove to the western edge to experience the rain forest and beaches which was a long drive over and back, long but very scenic. The trails at the Hoh rain forest were a bit difficult for Jo (her cane did help) so she got quite tired on the first one and I took the second one for a few more pictures. These huge trees were Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock and it was hard to take pictures because we couldn't get far enough away to get the complete tree in one shot. There were a couple where I took two shots, one from the ground up and the next one of the tops. Looking up at these monsters got us a bit dizzy at times especially when we had to quickly look back down to see where our next step was going to be. The one trail that I took was aptly named the Hall of Mosses as there was moss covering most of the trees along that path as well as the undergrowth. There is another rain forest in the park but it is in the far Southwest corner and we thought we had seen enough and were ready to get back to Port Angeles.
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