Monday, October 21, 2013

The Beautiful Quinault Rainforest!

I hope you enjoyed the cranberry post from yesterday.  This was our last full day on our short little vacation.  We had never been to the Quinault Rainforest and it was only about 35 minutes north so we decided to go that way.  It turned out to be a great decision!  We saw a beautiful old lodge,some huge trees, a pretty lake and more interesting mushrooms than I can count!  In fact, this week-end they are having a mushroom festival.


 I guess this photo shows why Washington is called the Evergreen State!!

 This is one of the very old National Park Lodges built in 1926., very warm and inviting.


I am just showing you a few of the most unusual mushrooms .  We saw many more.

 My DH says these look just like fried eggs.


 I call this one the space ship!



 The purpose of the hike was to see this lovely waterfall.

 This Valley is home to 6 conifer trees recognized by the Forestry Association  as the largest living specimens of their species.  This tree was not one of them. Still so amazing.

On our way down, we saw this warning.  The sign said to make noise!  I talked to my DH all the way down!!!

 It takes a lot of rain to grow these giants!


Thanks so much for joining me on this great little trip.  I'll catch up on cross stitch on my next post!
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18 comments:

  1. SueOctober 21, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    I enjoyed the pictures of the mushrooms. I like to take pictures of the flora and fauna when we are travelling:)

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  2. valerieOctober 21, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    What a great sidetrip! Those mushrooms aer so unusual...especially the fried egg ones.

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  3. Cricket-bug CornerOctober 21, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    Beautiful! Those mushrooms are crazy!

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  4. BethOctober 21, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    So pretty Barb. What a special day. The tree are like cathedrals..

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  5. Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri Malinovich)October 21, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    What a great trip! Love all the mushrooms!

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  6. RowynOctober 21, 2013 at 10:24 PM

    Fantastic photos, I especially love the last one of the lake. It is beautiful.

    Those mushrooms are like alien life forms.

    As much as I like big cats I certainly wouldn't want to meet a wild one. I enjoyed reading the sign on what to do should you cross paths with one.

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  7. GabrieleOctober 22, 2013 at 12:28 AM

    Amazing pictures.
    The last one is beautiful!
    Greetings from Germany

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  8. CathOctober 22, 2013 at 12:44 AM

    I do love your road trip posts Barb . Great pictures . I love the fried egg mushrooms. Breakfast in one go ,yum . The other one looks like a bird bath to me ,lol .
    Thanks for sharing x

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  9. MarilynOctober 22, 2013 at 1:05 AM

    Wow, those are some big trees!
    Love the Spaceship. :)
    The lake is beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Marilyn

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  10. ChrisOctober 22, 2013 at 3:15 AM

    Wow! What a great post. I love your exploring.

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  11. P.J.October 22, 2013 at 3:41 AM

    Beautiful! Love the old lodge...mushrooms are so cool.

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  12. The Knitting Cross StitcherOctober 22, 2013 at 4:03 AM

    I find fungi facsinating and the 'fried egg' fungi is fantastic.great phots Barb,thank you

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  13. priscillaOctober 22, 2013 at 4:35 AM

    Great photos ! Such strange mushrooms :) The waterfall is beautiful !

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  14. jaz@octoberfarmOctober 22, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    i would love to visit this place. i wish i knew more about mushrooms. my father and grandfather were foragers. really cold and snow here later today!

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  15. AdelaidesCornerOctober 22, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Great Pictures. The strange mushrooms are really interesting.

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  16. MaryOctober 22, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    This forest looks positively enchanted! Thanks for sharing it.

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  17. Magiczny Świat KrzyżykówOctober 22, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    Piękna wycieczka.Dziękuję za fotorelację -mogłam zobaczyć pierwszy raz takie ciekawe grzyby i piękne widoki.

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  18. CarolOctober 24, 2013 at 9:18 AM

    Such a gorgeous trip you took, Barb. Those egg mushrooms are so funny and I love the look of that lodge, too!

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