Red alder line damp bottomlands of the Hoh River Trail

Ruffed grouse populations go through cycles tied to snowshoe hare populations

The Hoh River runs 50 miles from the slopes of Mount Olympus to the ocean

Ferns are vascular plants, but reproduce by spores

Liverworts, club and licorice moss cover much of the forest floor

Bear sightings are common in the Hoh rainforest, but encounters are rare

The Hoh River Trail is level for the first 12 miles, making many destinations reachable in a day

European black garden slugs are an invasive species in the Hoh Rainforest

View from the High Ho Bridge

Banana slugs are actually snails without shells

Glaciers on Mount Olympus grind rock into a fine flour that gives the river its slate blue color

Western hemlock bark's high tannin content was used as a tanning agent by native Americans

Roosevelt Elk are the largest elk species in North America

Bunchberry, a common ground cover, is closely related to dogwood trees found throughout North America

A warbler fledge finds itself vulnerable on the forest floor