Quinault Rain Forest

December 16, 2012  •  1 Comment

Quilnaut Rainforrest-2 Today, I went to the Quinault Rain Forest, which is located in the Olympic National Park, and known to be the wettest place in the continental USA. Despite the marble-sized droplets of rain and light snowflakes, I went on a drive and a three hour hike through the winding trails. The lush vegetation that surrounded me is the result of an impressive 12 feet of annual rainfall which reaches the earth primarily in the winter months. The temperate rain forests of the Quinault Valley, unlike their cousins the tropical rain forests, are located in the northern and southernmost latitudes (in places such as the Northwestern coast of North America, Chile,Southern Australia and New Zealand).

- Jennifer

 

 


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