Olympic National Park Green As Can Be

I f you love the color             plant species, 300 bird species    green, Olympic National         and 70 mammal species. Of this     Park is for you. Located in     collection, the park is the only   the State of Washington, this         place in the world where 15 types  park is simply beautiful.             of animals and 8 plant species                                           can be found.                      With plenty of rain throughout                                           the year, the park is in a            With its northwestern location,    constant state of insanely            water is a constant at Olympic     beautiful green. Much bigger than     National Park. Depending on the    it first appears, Olympic spreads     time of year, rain can be a        over 900,000 acres. The geography     constant. Annually, parts of the   ranges from coastline to thick        park receive roughly 12 feet of    forest to mountains capped with       rain. This massive volume of rain  glaciers. Much of the park is         has a side benefit, to wit, the    classified as a rain forest,          forested areas of the park have    which means you'll need a coat to     grown massive. Old growth trees    handle the cool temperatures most     top 200 feet in some areas and     of the time. This is made up,         the ground area is covered with    however, by waterfalls that pour      ferns like you've never seen       off of cliff faces into pools of      before in your life.               crystal clear water.                                                                                           With so much rain, it probably     Located roughly two hours outside     isn't a surprise the park          of Seattle, Olympic National Park     contains over 3,000 miles of       is 95 percent wilderness. This        waterways and 29 species of fish.  untamed geography is an odd           Of note, Steelhead and Pacific     contrast so close to a major          Salmon use the rivers to migrate   city. Despite the close location,     to and from the Pacific Ocean.     the park is home to over 1,000        Unfortunately, no fishing is       allowed in the park.                  cruising the trails. With over                                           600 miles of them, you'll have     If you visit Olympic National         plenty to do.                      Park, it is best to just start         About the Author: Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com - makers of diary and writing journals. Visit http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com to read more about the great outdoors. Source: www.isnare.com