After doing my chores, sweeping and scrubbing, I visited the Hoh rainforest, again part of the Olympic National Park. This is one of only a few temperate rainforests in the world, and consists of trees draped in clubmoss.
It was interesting to see the life cycle the trees: a large tree falls, becomes covered in moss, then seedling trees grow on the trunk, before maturing over the rotting wood, and finally the mature trees are left tip-toeing over the space where the old trunk used to be.
I drove to Olympia, the capital of Washington. Again I was impressed with how clean the capital city is compared to the state`s largest city. The state capitol distinguishes itself from all other generic capitols by being in its own campus set on a hillside. It features a park, fountains, war memorials and gardens, and commands great views over the city and the water.
I then explored the city centre, which is only a few blocks square. There was nothing of note there.