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The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Hood Canal. The Olympic Peninsula is home to temperate rain forests, including the Hoh, Queets Rain Forest, and Quinault. The Olympic mountain range sits in the center of the Olympic Peninsula. Wild rocky coasts and beaches line the Pacific coast. The peninsula contains many state and national parks, including Anderson Lake, Bogachiel, Dosewallips, Fort Flagler, Fort Worden, Kitsap Memorial, Lake Cushman, Manchester, Mystery Bay, Old Fort Townsend, Potlatch, Sequim Bay, Shine Tidelands, and Triton Cove state parks; Olympic National Park; and the Olympic National Forest.

 

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Olympic Peninsula Workshop with Art Wolfe

Olympic Peninsula Port Angeles and Forks, WA

Wilderness envelops most of the Olympic Peninsula, an unrefined and enchanting place that promises craggy, snowcapped peaks, pristine evergreen forests, and driftwood-covered coastlines. This is a wonderland where the scent...