Rainforest in Pacific Rim National Park, Phillip Colla Photography

Rainforest in Pacific Rim National Park

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Latitude: 49° 2' 19.78" N, Longitude: 125° 40' 54.19" W, Coord: 49.03883°, -125.68172°
Filed under: Canada, Photo of the Day on 7/29/2008

One wet foggy morning while in Tofino (come to think of it, most mornings seem to be wet and foggy in Tofino) we rolled a short way down the road into Pacific Rim National Park and took a nice hike, more of a walk really, on the Rainforest Trail. The trail is really pleasant, with an elevated wood boardwalk to keep visitors from having to trudge through the soggier parts. We were soon walking beneath towering hemlock, cedar and fir trees on which lichen and moss hung way down. Everything was wet wet wet, although it was not raining. Banana slugs zoomed around decked out in a rainbow of colors (ok, most are black). Ferns were growing everywhere, including up in the trees themselves. It was great, I can’t wait to go back.

Hikers admire the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #21056, all rights reserved worldwide.
Hikers admire the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. Rainforest Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
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Location: Rainforest Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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Hiker admires the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings., Copyright Phillip Colla, image #21053, all rights reserved worldwide.
Hiker admires the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. Rainforest Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
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Location: Rainforest Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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