Planning on spending a month or two in the Olympic National Forrest. 900K acres of alpine areas, forests, temperate rainforest and the Pacific coastline. And if I should get bored:
73 miles of wilderness coast
over 3,000 miles of rivers and streams
60 named glaciers (as of 2015... may have changed)
over 1,200 native plant taxa
at least 16 kinds of endemic animals and 8 kinds of endemic plants
20 reptile and amphibian species
37 native fish species
300 bird species
56 mammal species, including 24 marine mammal species
22 species listed as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
1 National Natural Landmark (Point of Arches)
over 650 archaeological sites
4 certified and 27 potential cultural landscapes
130 historic structures
nearly 500,000 museum objects
1 archeological site eligible for National Historic Landmark status (Ozette site)
16 developed campgrounds
64 trailheads
611 miles of trail
168 miles of road
457 buildings
175 outdoor wayside exhibits
4 overnight concession-operated lodges
2 day-use concession facilities
1 concession-operated downhill ski operation and 1 concession-operated river rafting operation
All without any use of fossil fuel motors. As close to a zero impact outing as possible. I can't wait for the climb to Hurricane Ridge from Port Angeles.
Last edited by BBassett; 01-08-18 at 02:48 PM.