The Quinault Rain Forest is one of four rich temperate rain forest canopies that lie within the west side of Washington’s Olympic Mountains. Moisture in the form of rain, drizzle and fog, and a valley open to southwesterly winds ensures the continuation of the life of a temperate rainforest. There is an average of 10 to 15 feet of rainfall each year. Moisture is evident everywhere. Clouds, fog and forest growth help keep temperatures moderate summer and winter.
A waterfall emerges in the Quinalt Rain Forest. The Quinault Rain Forest is one of four rich temperate rain forest canopies that lie within the west side of Washington’s Olympic Mountains. Moisture in the form of rain, drizzle and fog, and a valley open to southwesterly winds ensures the continuation of the life of a temperate rainforest. There is an average of 10 to 15 feet of rainfall each year. Moisture is evident everywhere. Clouds, fog and forest growth help keep temperatures moderate summer and winter.
Louise Lake is a beautiful little lake that sits beneath the talus slope of Faraway Rock at the south end of Mazama Ridge in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fifth national park in the United States, preserving 236,381 acres, including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,411-foot stratovolcano. Mount Rainier is surrounded by valleys, waterfalls, lakes, subalpine meadows, and 91,000 acres of old-growth forest.
