Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The Features Of Olympic National Park That You Ought To See

By Iva Cannon


National Park is some of the places that tourists visit in the year. One outstanding park in the United States of America that has been attracting many people over the world is the Olympic National Park in Peninsula. The place is divided into four areas namely, Pacific coastline, alpine, a rainforest to the west that has moderate temperatures and the dry forests of the east.

Pacific coastline is rugged and has sandy beaches. It is located along adjacent forest and is sixty miles long and has native communities at the end of two rivers. The two rivers are Quileute River that has the Quileute people and the Hoh people who are located at the mouth of Hoh River. The coastline has a rich history, and the beaches have a stretch of the wilderness of about twenty miles.

The park also has thick gloves on the adjacent side of the sandy beaches. Finding fallen logs in this place is a common feature. You will quickly find natural timber, dead heads that have fallen near Hoh River. President Franklin Roosevelt once want the coastal areas, and the part be connected together.

There is also thick groves forest adjacent to the sandy beaches. More often you will find logs of fallen trees, and this is mostly seen near Hoh River. This region has large amounts of dead heads, and the natural eroded timber. President Franklin Roosevelt actually supported connecting the park land and the section of coastal areas.

There are turbidites in the park. They are unique rocks that are suspended at the ocean. In addition, they result in formation of sedimentary layers at the ocean floor. With time, the sediments compact in a regular cycle. There are also Olympic Mountains that have enormous glaciers on top of the mountains.

On the eastern side, you will find a range which is drier. It is because the area is the leeward side. It also has high peaks and craggy ridges.

Some other notable features include temperate forest on the western side. This side receives an annual precipitation of around 350mm to about 400mm annually. It experiences more rainfall than any other place in the area. The forest has coniferous trees as the dominant tree within the forest.

Additionally, there is a variety of endemic plants and animal species in the area. Native plants are also present in abundance. Many biologists have utilized the area to undertake research regarding the evolution of animals and plants. The area has a substantial population of black bears and black-tailed deer that are valuable. In addition, there is a substantial population of mountain goats and cougar that were introduced back in the 1920s. The mountain goats found in the region damaged the indigenous flora and hence had to be managed effectively so as to protect them.

The ecology in the area has a variety of animal species and endemic plants. In the habitat, you can see native species of plants. Biologists have used the place to study the evolution of animals and plants. It also has sizable populations of black-tailed deer and black bears. There is a worthy population of cougar and mountain goats which were introduced in the 1920s. These mountain goats damaged the native flora and as a result they had to be managed to protect the flora of this place and restore it to the former natural glory.




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