Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — Washington's Olympic Peninsula is home to one of the most diverse national parks. Check in next week for Yellowstone National Park. Illustration by Stewart Scott-Curran Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — Olympic's Hoh and Quinault temperate rain forests receive more than 12 feet of rainfall each year. Couresty National Park Service Meet our ranger — Barb Maynes is the public information officer at Olympic National Park, where she has worked since 1988. Courtesy National Park Service Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — The road to Hurricane Ridge is open during the summer but requires tire chains in the winter. Courtesy DAve Turner/NPS Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — Purple crabs inhabit the park's 73 miles of Pacific Coast. Courtesy Jim Patterson/NPS Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — Lake Crescent was carved by a glacier and is more than 600 feet deep. Courtesy NationalPark Service Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — Herds of Roosevelt elk can be seen throughout the park's mountainous and forested areas. Couresty National Park Service Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — The tide reshapes driftwood on Rialto Beach, about 75 miles from Port Angeles. Couresty National Park Service Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — Coastal tide pools are home to a variety of maritime creatures. Courtesy Steve Fradkin/NPS Celebrating 75 years of Olympic National Park — The park's shore offers spectacular vistas, especially at sunset. Courtesy National Park Service Prev Next
