The Features Of Olympic National Park That You Ought To See

By Iva Cannon


National Park is some of the places that tourists visit in the year. One outstanding park in the United States of America that has been attracting many people over the world is the Olympic National Park in Peninsula. The place is divided into four areas namely, Pacific coastline, alpine, a rainforest to the west that has moderate temperatures and the dry forests of the east.

The Pacific Coast region has very beautiful sandy beaches which are rugged. It is on the adjusted side of the forest that stretches around sixty miles. It has two native communities at the end of each river. The rivers have the Hoh people on the Hoh River end, and there is also the Quileute river end that host the Quileute people. Pacific has a history worth learning, and the beautiful beaches are broad enough for twenty miles.

The beaches are covered primarily with sand, but other areas are covered with large boulders and massive rock. It also has slippery footing, bush overgrowth, and misty rainforest weather. It is such a readily accessible terrain compared to the other interior parts of the National park which is more difficult terrain with very few hiking distances.

The thick groves on the adjacent side of the coastline often fall near the Hoh River. You will easily bump on dead heads, eroded natural timber when you walk in this place. President Franklin Roosevelt once proposed that the two areas; coastal areas section and parkland, be connected, so as to complement each other.

The Olympic mountain is known to be a product of wedges of the Juan De Fuca Plate. It is a non-volcanic mount that contain massive snow that interesting for tourists to see. The glaciers also cover an approximate height of over five kilometers.

The mountains are a product of the accretionary wedge related to the subduction Zone of Juan De Fuca Plate. Mount Olympus is a non-volcanic mountain that has a large amount of snow that would be interesting to watch. It also has many glaciers that cover a height of about five kilometers.

Another notable feature to note is the temperate forest. The area is rich with trees since it receives an annual precipitation of 380mm. This amount of rainfall is high hence making this part be the wettest in the Olympic Park. The most dominant trees in the forest are the coniferous forests.

Additionally, there is a variety of endemic plants and animal species in the area. Native plants are also present in abundance. Many biologists have utilized the area to undertake research regarding the evolution of animals and plants. The area has a substantial population of black bears and black-tailed deer that are valuable. In addition, there is a substantial population of mountain goats and cougar that were introduced back in the 1920s. The mountain goats found in the region damaged the indigenous flora and hence had to be managed effectively so as to protect them.

The ecology in the area has a variety of animal species and endemic plants. In the habitat, you can see native species of plants. Biologists have used the place to study the evolution of animals and plants. It also has sizable populations of black-tailed deer and black bears. There is a worthy population of cougar and mountain goats which were introduced in the 1920s. These mountain goats damaged the native flora and as a result they had to be managed to protect the flora of this place and restore it to the former natural glory.




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