{"id":17268,"date":"2018-04-10T06:19:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T13:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=17268"},"modified":"2022-11-03T10:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:54:21","slug":"moss-halls-hoh-rainforest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/moss-halls-hoh-rainforest\/","title":{"rendered":"Moss Halls of Hoh Rainforest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moss Halls of Hoh Rainforest<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I found Valhalla in this ancient, zoetic paradise.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I can’t even…the beauty of Hoh Rainforest, Olympic Peninsula, Washington is\u00a0beyond words, but I hope my photographs capture how it feels to walk over the roots, and under the canopy of ancient giants in the splendiferous land of Hoh.<\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rare\u00a0lettuce lichen is a\u00a0favourite food for the elk. It requires the cool, moist conditions found only under the canopy of old-growth forests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These ancient forest can never be replaced. Once logged, they cease to exist on Earth. Their existence requires decaying, ancient (nurse) trees, that must have naturally come to the end of their lifecycle (1000+ years), in order to provide the rare nutrients needed for the\u00a0new sapling trees, and rare moss, lichen, and fungus to grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Please enjoy a pictorial saunter through the most beautiful forest I have explored to date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elk caught in graceful bridge crossing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bridges of regal giants.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Me sitting on moss covered staircase in Valhalla.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My daughters playing amongst towering friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Moss staircase to paradise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ball of purple brain fungus: in nature, these balls of fungus are fascinatingly beautiful.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hoh Rainforest, Mix Hart, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoh rainforest, Mix Hart 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Imperial forest ancestor with young trees growing from its decaying corpse: in death, this regal giant tree provides essential nutrients to ensure the health and survival of the old growth rainforest.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Moss Halls of Hoh Rainforest I found Valhalla in this ancient, zoetic paradise. 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