Part of the Olympic National Forest includes some interesting hiking trails designated the Quinault National Recreation Trail System. We turned off of Highway 101 and hit the South Shore Drive near Lake Quinault. We came across this information sign and decided to stop.

Easy walking on the gravel trail

The look of a Pacific Northwest rain forest

New growth on top of a very old stump

Ferns and other ground cover

Delicately curled fern leaves

The forest on the portion of the trail we walked was tagged a rain forest and had some amazing vegetation. The trail itself was an easy to traverse with a firm gravel base. We spent a good hour on this section of the trail appreciating the thick dense foliage including massive trees and delicate leaves.  “Nature at its awesome best” is a perfect description of this Forest.