Epinions Recent Reviews for park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Gorgeous Park a must see for area visitors

Sat, 2 May 2009 11:51:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author herkjason - Olympic National Park is one of the most beautiful places in the Continental USA. It is also one of the most varied parks. It includes beaches, rivers, lakes, lush temperate rain forest, and beautiful mountain peaks such as Hurricane...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: This place is so beautiful and so diverse

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:17:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author joey8301 - I traveled a long way driving to reach the Olympic Peninsula. All the way from Buffalo, NY. And I was not the least bit disappointed. This place was just absolutely amazing and was such a diverse place. To discuss this place I will go through what we...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Recent Trip to Olympic National Park, June 2005

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:15:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author seamtn - My husband and I visited the Olympic National Park in June of 2005. After flying from St. Louis to Seattle, renting a car, and seeing Mt. Rainier, the Columbia River Gorge, the Oregon coast and some of the southern Washington coast, we finally...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: crown jewel of the Olympic Mountains

Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:18:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author robertchappell - I just returned from a week long vacation to Olympic National Park. Awesome is to simple a word to describe

such a diverse and beautiful location. I was there during

the first of July. Of all the things I read on ONP, crowds

in the summer...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Staircase Rapids Trail

Mon, 6 Aug 2001 17:28:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valuemom - Staircase Rapids Trail is located just inside the Olympic National Park near Lake Cushman on the Olympic Peninsula. To get there, head to Hoodsport via Highway 101 on the Hood Canal. Stop at the ranger station there for current information and maps...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Deer Park, That's Good Water! (And Mountains, and Hills, and Streams, and Rainforests)

Thu, 24 May 2001 02:53:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author havensk - I went to Seattle a little over two years ago for a one-week vacation. About half of this was spent in the city, the other half driving around the Olympic Peninsula, visiting various points of interest within the National Park.

All I can say...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Paradise on Earth: Olympic National Park.

Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:49:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - I first visited the Olympic National Park in Washington state when I was 13 years old, with my older brother Rick.

I had flown out to Seattle from Chicago, and met him there as he had just come back on a ferry from Alaska and we hooked up to...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Sittin' Here in Shakin' Seattle, Dreamin' of the Land of Faery

Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:23:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LordBalfor - Here I am sitting at home on the day after the big Seattle quake. At work our building is cracked and Boeing is closed for the day. Outside, it is cloudy and showers are threatening (surprise, surprise), and eventually my mind begins to wander….
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park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: My getaway

Wed, 21 Feb 2001 16:46:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoothresearch - Olympic Nation Park sits squarely on the Olympic peninsula. I grew up directly across the water, and gazed at the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound every day (when it wasn't cloudy). The park has a nice ranger station that is only a few hours ferry...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Olympic National Park

Thu, 28 Sep 2000 12:58:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author elktraxx - If you are a hiker this is the place to be for all the right reasons. There are hikes to take that last 15-20 minutes and hikes that take over a week. All levels of skill, from children to experienced.

The beauty is unreal! The flowers, the moss,...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Beautiful place to visit

Tue, 29 Aug 2000 00:31:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author brookelorren - Ever since I can remember, my family has visited this park on a yearly basis. Although I currently live in California and can not go to this park every year, I still try to visit this park.

A recommended place to stay is Staircase campground...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Wet, wet, wet. . .

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:13:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Luckycharms - Oh yes, there is a reason why it is called the rainforest. One must not forget that when planning a trip there. But nonetheless a beautiful place to be. The neat thing is if you've ever seen postcards which display mossy trees and beautiful streams...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Nature lover's paradise

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 19:26:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Qspeak - Since relocated to Seattle Metropolitan area 4 months ago, this park has been our favourite weekend outing destination. My wife is 6 months pregnant now, so we could not do the strenuos hike, but there are still a lot to offer in breathtaking view, and...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Training for the Olympics

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 22:42:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 2manykids - The Olympic National Park, that is. If you want to prepare your young for a lifetime of enjoying wilderness travel, the Skokomish River Trail near Lake Cushman is the place to start.

I can't remember the number of times I've hiked this...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Body odor: nature's bear repellent

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:06:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 2manykids - I'd been hiking the Olympic National Park for nearly a week. It was typical hot, dusty Labor Day Weekend weather and I'd just ascended Lost Pass, then Cameron Pass, while travelling from the Dosewallips River to Grand Ridge. I hadn't seen a bath in a...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: The Most Gawdawful Hike in the Olympics: Wagon Wheel Lake.

Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:44:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 2manykids - I couldn't believe we'd be so thirsty. My brother and I were two miles up the steepest, driest, most switch-backed trail we'd ever seen in Olympic National Park. Even worse, it was a dry trail. Uncharacteristic for a park that boasts a rain forest,...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Cedar Lake - Graywolf Pass: one scenic traverse!

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:07:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 2manykids - A note about wilderness travel: for safety's sake, travel in groups of four. If one person gets hurt, a partner remains with the victim and the other two travel together to get help. Know your abilities and remain within them, be in adequate shape,...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Dolly Fishing along the Hoh

Sat, 15 Jul 2000 15:29:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 2manykids - I wasn't expecting fish the size of my thigh! I'd taken a few days off work and hiked up the Hoh River trail, on the western edge of Olympic National Park. I'd brought along the obligatory lightweight trout rod, planning to pass the time casting small...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Olympic National Park in June

Sat, 15 Jul 2000 00:09:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scottsam - Just got back from one of the best family trips we have ever taken. My wife, two year old daughter and six year old son flew out to Seattle, rented a car and drove to the Olympic Peninsula. We spent three days camping and exploring the incredibly...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: "Bruises and blisters and bears, oh my!"

Fri, 14 Jul 2000 22:33:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 2manykids - The weather was awful, my knee hurt like mad, both feet sported infected blisters, and now a bear wanted to eat my dinner. I was having a really rotten afternoon!

I'd been resting in an old wooden shelter called "bear camp" for...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: 3 times the sights

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:01:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Brianbb18 - Olympic National Park may not have a central focus point like Rainer national Park or Denali. Instead of one great Beauty it has three. The sweetness of Olympic National Park is its diversity of terrain and vegetation. From the ocean beaches, to...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Olympic National Park

Mon, 3 Jul 2000 02:54:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author margill - I can't say enough about the beauty of the Olympic Peninsula and Olympic National Park. This is truly a wonderful place to get away from it all and have some refreshing peace and quiet and clean air. You won't find any big city rush and hubbub around...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Life in the Olympics

Sun, 11 Jun 2000 14:08:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 2manykids - Ha! Bet you thought this was about international sports events. I'm writing about the REAL Olympics, those nearly unheard-of mountains on coastal Washington State.

The Olympics are best known for Olympic National Park, arguably the most...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: I fell in love with Olympic National Park.

Fri, 19 May 2000 17:25:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author NjzMOM - I have lived in Washington all my life and even went camping when I was a young child. With living here I thought that I had seen everything to see in this state.

During the summer of 1994 I had found a place I had never been to, Staircase...

park-Parks-All-WA-Olympic National Park: Olympic N. P.......Beautiful!

Wed, 26 Jan 2000 04:43:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rissaclar - Olympic National Park has been a part of my life ever since i was a child. Summer after summer we went camping there. I have been able to watch it grow from one of the best kept secrets of Washington to a place bustling with Seattlites every summer. I...