![](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-29/thumbs/_320_rainforest.jpg) |
![](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-29/thumbs/_320_mossy_arch.jpg) |
![](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-29/thumbs/_320_maple_grove.jpg) |
My parents, Kacey, and myself were half-prepared for the rainforest, none of us remembered waterproof pants! | The Trail of Mosses lived up to its name. | A maple grove along the Trail of Mosses. |
![](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-29/thumbs/_320_phone.jpg) |
![](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-29/thumbs/_320_river.jpg) |
![](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-29/thumbs/_320_mossy_tree.jpg) |
Even the phone booth near the visitor center was a platform for the moss. | Our path along the Hoh River would eventually lead to the heart of the park. | A sitka spruce (I think?) along the bank of the Hoh River. This rainforest contains some of the largest Sitka Spruces in the world. |
![](http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kronenfe/pics/ROADTRIP07/6-29/thumbs/_320_slug.jpg) |
The "prettiest" of a half-dozen slugs that we saw feeding along the path. |