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Hoh River Valley Rain Forest

Photo: Moss-covered trees in the Hoh River Valley's temperate rain forest
Moss-draped trees, shrubs, and ferns adorn the Hoh River Valley, a temperate rain forest in Washington State's Olympic National Park. Its trees include big leaf maples, western hemlock, and Sitka spruce.
Photograph by Sarah Leen

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