Olympic National Park News

Sol Duc Falls, seen here last weekend, thunders in Olympic National Park on the West End of the North Olympic Peninsula.

The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured hiker near Lake Ozette in the Olympic National Park, Wash.

Keith Roberts and Terry Garner of Houston had a view of Half Dome at their Yosemite National Park camp in May.

Moss in parts of the Hoh Rain Forest, usually damp and springy, now crackles underfoot.

The Hoh Rain Forest Campground in Olympic National Park will close for up to 24 hours on July 27, as crews will repave the roads, and will close again for 24 hours on August 3 as crews put a sealant on the roads.

Burn bans will go into effect throughout the North Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday.

Southwestern B.C. sits at a crossroads of natural convergences. The Cascade Mountains, which run between California and Washington state, line one side of the Fraser Valley.

In 1992 when Mount Rainier National Park hired Stefan Lofgren to keep climbers safe on the upper mountain, his climbing resume could be summed up in one line: Mount Anderson, Olympic National Park, 7,321 feet.

The Hoh Rain Forest is clocked in more shades of green than one can imagine. From the dark-green mosses to the bright, neon-green of new growth, nature's emerald color palate is splashed on every surface.

Tim McNulty, author of "Olympic National Park: A Natural History," will read from the newly published, revised book Friday evening at the Port Angeles Library.

Yesterday Mary and I spent a delightful day in the Quinault Rain Forest which is in the Southwest corner of the Olympic National Park which is in the Northwest corner of the State of Washington.

Try Backpacker CLOSE WINDOW Vampire-spotting at Olympic National Park Park rangers say 30 percent of visitors are wide-eyed Twilight fans.

"The Nixons: A Family Portrait" by Ed Nixon and Karen Olson . The youngest brother of Richard Nixon, who happens to live in Lynnwood, "gives context to the accomplishments ofhis older brother" while providing a glimpse of "the Nixon and Milhous clans." Co-author Olson lives in Kenmore.

A group of about 20 Brinnon residents gathered Tuesday afternoon at the river-damaged end of Dosewallips Road in Olympic National Forest to show support for rerouting it around a washout that prevents vehicles from entering the forest and Olympic National Park beyond.

A game of horseshoes on the great lawn. S'mores by the lakeshore. Visit Lake Quinault Lodge in Washington's Olympic National Park and you'll soon rekindle warm memories of summer camp.

A wilderness management plan is at the top of Olympic National Park's list of issues, the park's superintendent said Monday.

The first 14 people to earn bachelor's degrees at Peninsula College will be among the 330 students who receive diplomas from the community college Saturday.

Publisher: Free Press, 357 pages, $26. Review: Driving cross-country, Hempton takes sound readings in parks, factories and everything in between.

In recognition of National Trails Day, the Forest Service is waiving the $5 entrance fee at the Mt.

Shot at Second Beach in Olympic National Park, in Washington. Taken a little after the sun had set as the tide was going out.