Those distant summits are the Olympic Mountains, the towering heart of Olympic National Park. Encompassing nearly a million acres on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park is ...

Inside the park, there are several lodges that offer accommodations and restaurants, cafes and delis. At Kalaloch Lodge, the only one open year-round, the Creekside Restaurant serves local fare ...

The Hoh sits on the west side of Olympic National Park, about a two-hour drive from Port Angeles and less than an hour from Forks, Washington. It can be accessed via Upper Hoh Road, off of Highway ...

But his real introduction to the region’s natural scenery came through experiencing Olympic National Park. When he visited the tree with his husband for the first time, it stopped him dead in ...