Twenty six years ago, on my very first trip to the Olympic Peninsula, I visited the Hoh Rainforest, part of Olympic National Park. On that trip we walked the trails I show in this post and I’ve wanted to return ever since. Last week, finally, we did. My awe at the beauty of this place was renewed. Surely this must be where the color green was invented.
The Hoh is one of the largest temperate rainforests in the United States. Indeed, though we’d planned our trip for some time we shifted our arrival to coincide with the end of a weeklong period of rain. We caught some wet but it tapered off not long after our arrival. I’ll show you more of this extraordinary place over the coming days.
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The world has seemed full of grief and pain lately. Over the next couple of days I’d like to share some thoughts that have seemed relevant to contemplate at a time like this.
If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.
Lao-Tse, Chinese Philosopher, 6th century BCE
Wow! I’d like to explore the rain forest. It looks interesting.
Peace is the biggest challenge humans have.
When it does come it is so short lived.
It’s a jungle up there! And a great place to walk away your worries.
Thanks for the “peace” quote! Peace is certainly the great challenge these days. Not seeing a lot of it come out of Cleveland this week. Just the opposite.
A fitting quote. What an enchanting place!
Poetry has a way of accurately describing events, experiences, and life in general!