Enter the Emerald Forest of the Olympic National Park. Follow the Hoh River Trail to One Square Inch, a sacred place that is proclaimed to be one of the few remaining quiet places on Earth. By protecting this small spot on the planet, in effect, we are protecting something precious that is getting harder and harder to find on our entire planet: a place where man-made noise does not interfere with the natural world. “Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything. It lives here, profoundly, at One Square Inch in the Hoh Rain Forest. It is the presence of time, undisturbed. It can be felt within the chest. Silence nurtures our nature, our human nature, and lets us know who we are….To experience the soul-swelling wonder of silence, you must hear it….Saving silence is not an inconvenient chore, but an awakening joy.” –Gordon Hempton
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One Square Inch and the Sounds of Silence
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Tides of March
A full moon, high tide at noon, and 5-ft wind waves riding a swell on the crest of a storm out of the southwest add up to an incredible surf. One of my favorite places to watch the storms crash in: Rialto Beach, west of Forks, just north of La Push. This is not a beach to play on in a winter storm. It is a beach to stand back in awe of a display of unleashed power.
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Last of Winter on Hurricane Ridge
Awesome short trip snowshoeing up on top of Hurricane Ridge last Sunday. A storm started picking up and it was near white-out conditions by the time we got back. Definitely fun to experience winter one last time before the vernal equinox!
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Olympic Hot Springs in Winter
The best time to see the Olympic Hot Springs is in winter. Try to time it so you don’t deal with the snow or crowds. A gorgeous and very unique environment!
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Earth Day Coastal Cleanup at Shi-Shi Beach
22 tons of trash hauled off Olympic Peninsula coastal beaches on April 18 was testament to a successful Coastal Cleanup even sponsored by CoastSavers and other supporting organizations. Shi-Shi Beach, known for its pristine beauty, has not escaped the accumulation of trash that floats across our oceans and is flung onshore.
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Ozette Triangle: A hike back in time
Through temperate rainforest to wild coastline, the 9-mile hike from Lake Ozette to Cape Alava, along the beach to Sandpoint, and back is a hike that makes you feel you have stepped back in time. The Makah petroglyphs are a reminder that you are a visitor to the homeland of people who have lived here for thousands of years.
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The New Year from a Mountain Top
Hurricane Ridge is a magical place where you can look across valleys to faraway mountaintops, watch the morning mist snake its way along the river between the folds of hills, and stare at the watercolored sky as it changes from golden pinks to greenish blues and grays. Sometimes I forget this spectacular vista is right [...]
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Almost Spring!
[slideshow id=1801439850952210413&w=426&h=320] February doldrums! It’s that time of year when even the agnostic among us start praying for a little warmth and sunshine! I used to live in Alaska. It’s the kind of thing I can’t wait to tell my grandchildren, that I lived in a 1-room log cabin with no electricity or running water [...]