Early Spring in a Real(TM) Rainforest

AlanLichty

AlanLichty

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The coast range in Oregon gets a lot of rain placing it within what is classified as a temperate rain forest with around 80-90 inches of rain per year. While its a very lush environment its almost a wannabe rain forest compared to the Hoh up on the Olympic Peninsula at over 140" of rain per year. The first time I ever visited the Hoh I was almost in a state of shock at how much moss was present as I had never seen anything like it before. This place gets more rain per year than fell on Phoenix for the entire 18 years I lived there growing up. Many visits later the Hoh still never fails to be a source of wonder to me. This is from a March visit in 2018.

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C&C always welcome.
 
AlanLichty

AlanLichty

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Michael13 said:
Love the greens, love the moss. This looks and feels just like the places in the Gorge that I call home!
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Thanks Michael - like you I have become accustomed to lots of ferns and moss but the Hoh takes this to another level with almost double the amount of rain we get.
 
Jameel Hyder

Jameel Hyder

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The Hoh is a fun place to visit and experience. Interesting compositions are hard to find however. I once did visit when it was raining. Quite an experience.
 
AlanLichty

AlanLichty

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Jameel Hyder said:
The Hoh is a fun place to visit and experience. Interesting compositions are hard to find however. I once did visit when it was raining. Quite an experience.
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Thanks Jameel - fully agree on the difficulty of finding good compositions and especially on a sunny day with deep shadows and bright sunlight. I have been there a couple of times with a light dusting of snow. The first time I visited there the Hoh had some snow but my wife and I were living in SLC at the time and couldn't figure out why the locals at Kalaloch Lodge were acting so weird about it 😄
 
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