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Hoh Nearly the wettest spot in continental North America, it receives over 200 inches or rain per year. But not on the day we visited.
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Welcome to the Hoh Rain Forest. In our car we had to wait for almost 90 minutes to be admitted. Aroused by the weather, Americans had resumed sightseeing in this date. Automatic focus cameras like we all use have difficulty with moss. Our moss pictures are not in sharp focus. "The dominant species are Sitka spruce and western hemlock; some grow to tremendous size, reaching 95 meters (312 ft) in height and 7 m (23 ft) in diameter. Coast Douglas-fir, western red cedar, bigleaf maple, red alder, vine maple, and black cottonwood are also found throughout the forest. Unique mosses and lichens are present, such as lettuce lichen (Lobaria oregana), which "requires the cool, moist conditions found under the canopy of old-growth forests" and is consumed by deer, elk, and other animals" |