Taking On The Pacific Coast Highway - Day 8

Stop 22 - Hoh Rainforest: We started the day off with a drive through the Olympic National Forest on our way to the visit the Hoh Rainforest area. The weather was perfect and the kids had fun running ahead on the trails. Many of the trees' root systems came above ground creating little caves for the kids to play in and all of the trees were cover in a thick moss. The kids fell in love with one particular "cave" that looked almost like a little hobbit house. Maeli loved playing with the moss and spent her time trimming the moss on their house and putting the moss on sticks to serve as lollipops for the boys. 

Stop 23 - Lakeside in the Olympic National Forest: After hiking through the Hoh Rainforest we drove a bit and found a perfect little rocky beach right along the water in the Olympic National Forest. The kids put on their boots and spend a couple of hours playing on this beach. Maeli worked hard to accomplish her goal of climbing out to the edge of a log hanging over the water and discovered a little area she referred to as her "fort." The boys spent their time throwing rocks, filling up cups of water, and exploring with Maeli. This was one of those unexpected gems of the trip that quickly became a memory that will last a lifetime.