Hoh! Hoh! Hoh!

Ray really wanted to see the Hoh Rainforest on the other side of Olympic NP. He got the boys up at 6:30 and they left at 7am, leaving Leanne, Tom and me in bed.






Ray and the boys write:

It was a 2.5 hr drive from Sequim but well worth it. The ranger at the Visitor Center told us to watch water voles and banana slugs. The boys practiced being "Tree Huggers".



We walked the Trail of Mosses. And saw a couple of banana slugs but were able to find any water voles. The rainforest was spectacular. It was a temperate rainforest as opposed to a tropical rainforest. The temperature was low 70’s under the canopy of the trees and moss. We saw spruce trees that were well over 250 ft tall and easily 15 ft in diameter. Parker’s highlight was picking up the banana slug.



After the Hoh we headed back on 101 and stopped at the Hungry Bear Café for lunch.






Then we went to Sol Duc. We hiked the short trail to Sol Duc Falls. It was the prettiest waterfall we have seen so far.







Kerry writes:

While Ray and the boys were doing that, I stayed at Leanne’s to catch up on laundry and clean the RV. About 2:30 she and I went for a tour of Sequim and stopped by the grocery store to prepare for tonight’s party.

Leanne and Tom had a gathering tonight for us. We really wanted to meet some of their friends whom we have heard so much about for the last 4 years. She had invited Ted & Eileen / Ingrid & Jerry / Kay and Kim / Sally & Tank. Preston was so glad to have Tank to play with. Some of them tried out the golfing on the Wii. Everyone had a great time. We enjoyed getting to put faces with these familiar names. Tom’s bald eagle even put in an appearance for the party. He was happy to pose for us on his tree across the river.