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Sounds great. The Olympics and the Cascades. Both very beautiful ranges. Went all the way out to the Straits of Juan de Fuco several years ago, at the utmost western tip of Washington. Now I'm headed for the Rockies to put down roots. Buttered rolls ain't worth the hassle.

The Hoh Rain Forest has got to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. I was there two days ago. The weather was bad, snow and rain and ice. But, having been raised in Northern NJ, a little bad weather does not stop me. I was, quite honestly, the only person in the park. I did not see another human being. I spent over an hour sitting in the middle of a herd of elk, nervously clicking my camera. Some of the most beautiful shots I have ever taken and I have been a nature photograper for 20 years. If I had seen a photo first, I would have thought it was something that was created for a sci-fi movie in Hollywood. Drapping moss on huge, really huge, trees, with ferns, BIG ferns growing on the limbs, all dusted with snow. Pristine beauty that even my photos do not begin to convey. Can't wait to go back! Thought I would today, but I am looking out the window as it is snowing here in Tacoma. A rare event for this elevation. I would make the drive, but the park may be closed.