Hoh Rain Forest Panorama by photosynthesis
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Taken with my camera's built-in panorama mode.
Some info about the Hoh Rain Forest from the site www.sevenwondersofwashingtonstate.com:
"Everybody knows about the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rain forest. However there are several lesser-known temperate rain forests, such as the Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula. Everybody also knows Seattle's reputation for being rainy all the time. Seattle gets around 36 inches of rain a year. By comparison, the Hoh Rain Forest gets as much as 14 feet of rain a year. Wow! The prevalent fog and mist contributes the equivalent of another 30 inches of rain, resulting in one of the world's lushest rain forests, hence its designation as one of the wonders of Washington State. The western slopes of the Olympic Mountains are the first area to get hit with the moisture-laden wind and rain storms that come in from the Pacific Ocean. As the air rises along the windward slopes of the mountains it cools and yields precipitation, and lots of it.
The Hoh Rain Forest is one of four rain forests on the Olympic Peninsula. However, it is the only one that has been awarded the distinction of being a World Heritage Site and a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Its unique ecosystem has remained unchanged for thousands of years and it is now the most carefully preserved rain forest in the northern hemisphere. The most common types of trees that grow in the Hoh Rain Forest are Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock (Washington's official state tree), which can reach over 300 feet high and seven feet in diameter. Most of them are covered with huge clumps of hanging moss and ferns."
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Comments (6)
Faemike55
wonderful capture and information
durleybeachbum
I should love to visit this place.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
beachsidelegs
Stunning :)
alida
nice capture
auntietk
It's challenging to get good pictures there, because everything is so vast. You've done an excellent job with this. It gives a sense of the size of everything, as well as the remarkable intimacy of the place.