Twins.
Tag: Olympic National Park
Partridgefoot (Leutkea pectinata), at Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park.
View of Olympus from Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park.
Surf fragments.
The kelp forests of the Olympic Peninsula are dominated by bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana). I love the sinuous and tangled patterns formed of the wrack cast up on the beach.
At Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Clallum County, Washington.
Etymology note: The generic name Nereocystis is derived from Greek roots meaning mermaid’s bladder.
Early morning views at Rialto Beach. It was a gray and glorious day.
Olympic National Park, Clallam County, Washington.
American. Bald.
At Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington.
Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) crossing the
Quillayute River. Near Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park.
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Nurse tree.
At the Hoh River unit of Olympic National Park, Washington. For reference, the exposed root mass shown here was about 15 feet high (4.5 m). The adventitous growth from the toppled trunk has produced mature trees in their own right.
Dithyramb 