Day 4: The Hoh Rain Forest

By day 4 of our trip, I was more tired than I was when we left on our trip!  You would think that traveling without kids would help you feel rested, but not so much in this case.  :)  But we still had one day left of hiking to do at the Hoh Rain Forest.  "Hoh" is an Indian word for "rain" or "water".  And this forest sees more rain than most places in America, and it creates and amazingly beautiful and unique corner of the world.

The heavy rain causes moss to grow on almost everything.  The forest floor is also covered with fern.

The trees average 220 to 300 feet tall.  When they fall over, other trees begin to grow on top.  You see their roots winding around the fallen trees.  When the fallen trees decay away, large empty spaces are left underneath the living trees.  I did not explain that very well, but it was pretty neat to see.  :)

The perfect final destination for an awesome trip!  Thanks for everything, Hil and C!  We had a blast!