#olympic rainforest

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Olympic Rainforest

A morning stroll through the rainforest of the Olympic Peninsula

Yuriy Garnaev

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Marc Adamus

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A hiker explores the Olympic Rainforest 

Washington, April 1960

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Olympic rainforest by Leon Reed Via Flickr: Photo by Walter Reed whc.unesco.org/en/list/151

[guys10]

Olympic Rainforest, Washington

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Happy Birthday to ME!

This year I’m far from home with no family or friends nearby so... I spent the day alone... Best Birthday I’ve had in years.

None of these pictures are anything groundbreaking... except it’s me behind the camera! And that makes me very happy.

Went to the Tacoma Defiance Point Zoo.

Here we see the beautiful and majestic tiger, stalking his prey...

... yes, he ate a lot of grass while I was there. This cat’s definitely getting enough fiber in his diet.

Most of my aquarium pictures are filled with reflections.

After the zoo I enjoyed the 5 mile driving path through Defiance Point park.

There were several signs reminding visitors NOT to feed the animals, but apparently these guys can’t read.

I took generic photographs from clearly marked photograph points, like a typical tourist. Discovered the limits of my camera (I didn’t buy the phone for the camera, I bought it for the phone.)

Lovely as the view of Puget Sound and Narrows Bridge is, it reminded me that I haven’t seen the actual ocean yet. So, being alone and thus, free, I put some gas in the car and drove three miles to the closest beaches beyond the sound.

Behold! The Pacific Ocean!

Real waves were cresting out there, the big ones got a couple feet high. I’ve never seen that in person before.

And when I stuck my feet in the water -not ice cold like I’d expected but lovely summer cool- I turned around and took this shot.

Old growth forests are so cool.

And then I spent the next three hours driving home in the rain as it got dark, listening to an audiobook on surgical history that’s too graphic for any of my friends or family to be interested, but I had a grand old time. 

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Olympic Rainforest, Washington