Day 5: Olympic Peninsula
group portrait at big cedar hollow tree

We spend an hour visiting the biggest cedar tree in Olympic National Park.  It's only a big stump, but its huge.
The seastacks at Ruby beach are shrouded in mist, lending an unreal atmosphere to the coast and its rock formations.  The mist clears away as we reach the Hoh rainforest and we spend a sunny afternoon walking the Hall of Mosses trail and along the Hoh river.
Our campsite at Willoughby creek is right at the Hoh river.  The river provides some of the entertainment that evening: a family of otters.
Inside the Big Cedar
taking notes
At the Big Cedar Emily and Andrew taking notes at the Big Cedar Tree
J.M. at Ruby beacj Ruby Beach lecture Ruby Beach
Prof. Morrison looking for birds at Ruby Beach Seastacks at ruby Beach Prof. Geiss lecturing at Ruby Beach
Group at Ruby Beach
Hoh rainforest Hall of Mosses trail ferns Hoh rainforest
Old growth forest at the Hoh rainforest Jeff on the Hall of Mosses trail Ferns, Hoh rainforest
Hoh rainforest
dinner at Willoghby Creek
Hoh River Dan writing up his field notes
Jeff in the Hoh river
Preparing dinner at Willoghby Creek campsite Jeff crossing the Hoh River
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