Enchanted forest

I have always wanted to visit the Black Forest, to see first hand the inspiration of Faerie Tales. For me though, I will never again think of an enchanted forest without picturing the Maple Glade in the Olympic NP near Lake Quinalt.

The rain forest was different here, the giant firs and spruce were accompanied by maples which were coated with moss. The sun was shining today, making the ethereal wood even more magical, and lighting up the hanging moss. Everything was green and gold, even in February. We saw a deer grazing on the other side of a stream, and she paralleled our course for a while, always pretending to ignore our presence. It was something out of my favorite fiction. We half expected to be challenged by faerie folk riding giant dragonflies or eaten by dinosaurs.

If I ever go missing, you can find me living in the hollowed out base of the giant cedar, living off toadstools and faerie dust.

-- Post From Sara's iPhone

Location:Olympic rain forest