The area near Hart’s Pass has always been a favorite of mine. You can drive all the way up to subalpine meadows. (once the road is open … and what a road … not for those nervous about heights)
Unfortunately, a big section of what used to be the campground that I favored most burned several years ago. It’s still nice, but it has lost some of what made it special.
Regular readers will have noted that I often have images of misty mountain ridges. And yes, I really like the mystery of watching clouds move through the forested ridges that are so common in the Olympic Mountains. So, I hope you enjoy this one, it’s a nice one that shows the misty mood pretty well.
I found these nice little falls in a visit to the Quinault Rain Forest in the Olympic National Park.
This is one of the spring flowers I enjoy out in the woods. A fairly common plant, I had been calling it “Twin Flower”. So I was a little surprised when I found that I was wrong after all this time. (and glad to correct myself before posting it out there on the internet) And I like that especially since I have a part of my family tree that were Hookers….
I would really encourage you to click on the image above to get a larger image view of this photo. I was over camped on the Quinault river and set up my camera on a tripod. I had a 21mm lens on my DSLR and an exposure of 15 seconds … a combination that lets you take some interesting night photos without having the stars turn into tracks.