Day 19 – Feeling Small
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| World's Largest Stika Spruce |
Today left us feeling a little small and insignificant. I suppose
it started with seeing Mt.
Rainier
We left Olympia this morning
and headed for Highway 101 and the Washington
coast. The weather here is definitely different from what we are used to. We
started with a clear blue sky but when we reached the coast we hit kind of a
fog bank. What we found amazing was there was a distinct line in the sky where
it turned from all blue to all gray with no transition. We went back and forth from
blue to gray as we traveled up the coast. It also went from warm to cool so we kept putting on and taking off our fleece.
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| Rialto Beach near Forks |
Our travels took us in and out of
Olympic National Park where we saw acres of old growth forest with many huge
trees 500 years old or older. We took a hike on the Moss Trail in the rain
forest area. It is strange to think of a rain forest this far north but they
get 142 inches of rain on the west side of the Olympic
Mountains . This compares to only 34 inches in Seattle on the east side of the same mountains. The picture to the left is the Washington
coastline with Sea Stacks sticking up in the water. Sea Stacks are essentially huge rocks. Way too cold for anyone to swim here, even in August.
One other point of interest was when we passed through
Forks, WA. Forks is the setting for the Twilight series of books by Stephenie
Meyer. The town is very drab but at least they have a sense of humor. As we were
driving to the coast line, we passed through the area controlled by the
werewolves in the books and they have a sign that says “No vampires past this
point” and also a weathervane which instead of showing the chance for forest
fires, shows the chance of vampires as low. You probably have to read the books to understand the humor. Oh well.
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