Thursday, August 16, 2007

The Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park



Pictures 1-2: Moss completely covers certain trees in this incredibly lush temperate rain forest, one of only a few in the world. Unlike our familiar vines back home that often destroy or stunt the trees they grow on, an undergraduate student who loved climbing trees researched the symbiotic relationship between the moss and the tree.

Picture 3: A crytal-clear stream with plants shimmering thru the water and moss hanging down from overhead trees.