Surf fragments.
Tag: Rialto Beach
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.












