The weekend after we came back from Puerto Vallarta, Cory's parents came to town to visit the
Hoh Rain Forest in
Olympic National Park. The park is situated on the west coast of Washington (1 ferry ride and about 3 hours west of Seattle) and gets 12-14 feet of rain a year.
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| The family in the Hall of Mosses - Hoh Rain Forest |
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| Cliff measuring the tallest trees this side of the Redwoods - up to 300' tall! |
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| More mosses |
It's one of the rainiest places in the U.S., which is why Stephanie Meyer chose to set the
Twilight series in the town of Forks, WA - just outside the rain forest.
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| Team Edward - Go vampires! |
Cory's Mom has wanted to visit the rain forest for years. We spent the night in Forks, which is doing all it can to take advantage of its Twilight-related fame - you can hike through the woods looking for vampires and werewolves....
Instead, we decided to end our visit with a trip to the beach in La Push. We had a wonderful day and enjoyed the rocky beach, funky driftwood, and beautiful scenery.
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| Arlene frolicking in the driftwood |
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| North-facing view from La Push beach | | |
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