Forks and the Hoh Rain Forest

On Monday morning we got up early so we could fit in everything on our itinerary. The first thing we did was head to the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park. Forks, the setting for Twilight, was literally en route. We had to drive through it in order to reach our destination. Since the town of Forks takes five minutes to see in its entirety, we did a thorough tour.

The high school came complete with snarky teenagers! We couldn’t believe our luck in discovering that this aspect of the Twilight setting was spot on.
On Bella’s truck outside of the Forks visitor center.

After driving one block off of the highway to the high school, we were convinced we had toured Forks in its entirety. The town is itty bitty.

Then we headed to the Hoh Rain Forest to stamp our National Parks passports and take a little hike around.

With these girls in tow as I headed to the visitor’s center, I garnered lots of compliments on my prolific proclivity for childbearing. I had to tell my admirers that the talents of others were also at play in creating the adorable set pictured here. 
Ammon admiring the rain forest.
There was beautiful poetry posted on the trail.
Such verdant abundance on the trail!

After our lovely little hike, we drove down the Washington Coast to Astoria, Oregon. The scenery was spectacular. We felt like we were driving through brilliant green tunnels punctuated with breathtaking views of the intensely blue Pacific Ocean. Gorgeous!