The Western Olympic Peninsula

Trip Day Twenty-one, May 24th, 2006



The Drive To Lake Quinault
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Windy US-101 at 35 MPH

Contrast this pristine looking area with the picture below.

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Loggers Have Been Here
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They missed this one.
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Debris Pile Infront of Young Trees

In spite of our sadness in seeing the forests destroyed, the lumber interests, in this area replant what they have harvested. Along this road are signs notifying the public when a forest was logged and replanted. In some areas the trees have matured to look like those at the top of this page.

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