Mount Olympic National Park in the springtime

We’re driving across the USA in a campervan called Dora. In our last photoblog, we went to Yellowstone, the oldest national park in the world; this time, we’ve gone to Washington State to experience glaciers, rain forests and fresh seafood in Mount Olympic National Park.

Snow-capped peaks in Mount Olympic National Park. Photo by Patrick O’Doherty.

Washington is a shocking shade of luminescent green in the springtime. We went a bit seafood mad, and bought fresh clams and scallops, pigging out on dishes we prepared ourselves at camp. Mount Olympic is known as the shy mountain as it’s usually shrouded in mist, which was true when we visited too.

Gorging on the fresh seafood abundant in Washington State. Photo by Patrick O’Doherty.

Keeping dry in our camper van. Photo by Patrick O’Doherty.

Washington State is a shocking shade of green in the springtime. Photo by Patrick O’Doherty.

 
We circumnavigated the park over three days, and it was glorious. We even went to Forks (where Twilight is set) and saw motels with big signs saying “Edward Cullen didn’t sleep here.” Forks is really just a rainy, mostly Native American Indian and economically depressed town, in spite of its pop culture credentials.

Taking in the snowy peaks in Mount Olympic National Park. Photo by Patrick O’Doherty.

Deer in Mount Olympic National Park. Photo by Patrick O’Doherty.

Walking through a forest in Washington State. Photo by Chloe O’Doherty.

Patrick trying his luck at fly fishing in the crystal clear lakes of Washington State. He was unlucky. Photo by Chloe O’Doherty.

Patrick standing beneath a giant moss-covered tree. Photo by Chloe O’Doherty.

Making use of the rainy weather in Washington State to document our trip. Photo by Patrick O’Doherty.

 
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