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Olympic National Park’s Mount Olympus Gets Hammered by Winter Storms

It should really come as no surprise. Leading up to this nearly 8,000 foot mountain in the center of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, the Hoh River Valley is known for endless rain that creates the Hoh Rainforest. Receiving over 14 feet of rain a year, the Hoh region of Olympic is one of the wettest spots …

As Seen from Space: The 2015 Paradise Fire in Olympic National Park

Residents of the Pacific Northwest will have a hard time forgetting the summer of 2015. We broke heat records, had intense fires and saw the sun more than we ever have in our corner of the country.  It was the year it didn’t rain, the year the lakes vanished and the year the rainforest of Olympic …

7 Jaw-Dropping Backpacking Trips in Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is constantly one of America’s most-visited National Parks, yet few take the time to explore more than a mile or so off trail. With 611 miles of trails in the park, and nearly one million acres of wilderness to explore, backpacking in Olympic National Park gets you up close and personal to …