A wide-angle shot of the “Tree of Life,” aka Cave Root Tree, on Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. A stream has undercut the tree, leaving a hollowed-out area (cave) beneath the dangling roots. The tree is still hanging on only by its branches. In the foreground is the pebbly beach and some driftwood logs.
Lake Crescent. I’d heard the stories — a clear lake was like glass, a mirror for the mountains. When we arrived, the water was still blue-green, with the peaks towering around it like ancient guardians.
Rialto Beach was a different world — dark sand, driftwood, and tide pools glowing with tiny, scuttling creatures.
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