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Explores Olympic National Park in Washington State. Circumstance of nature and human restraint that have made the park what it is today; Accessible diversities in the park from ocean, rain forest and mountains; Establishment of the park as a nature preserve in 1897 by President Grover Cleveland; Tug-of-war between those who wanted to preserve the park and those who wanted to use its resources; Poachers who scalp the forest of its rare mosses, ferns and red cedar trees; Spotted owl wars in the history of the Pacific Northwest; Draft of plan describing how the National Park Service intends to manage Olympic National Park in the future.

Presents an article on the Olympic National Park in Washington. Landscape of the park; Life in the park; Type of wood that can be found in the park. INSET: OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WA.

Discusses the author's experience in the wilderness area of Olympic National Park in Washington. Presence of giant trees in the area; Variety of flowers found in the area; Implications of a proposal for construction of roads in the area for the natural beauty of the place.

This article presents information about several tourist destinations. Sited on the fabled Olympic Peninsula, Shi Shi Beach is a terry ride, a 150-mile drive, and a one-hour hike away from it all. Shi Shi's three-mile stretch of bungalow-free sand is a part of Olympic National Park,Washington. Cape Hatteras, the easternmost point of North Carolina's Outer Banks, is the East Coast's premier beach for board sports of every kind. The vineyard is best known for power barbecues and celebrity sightings, but "up island" at Aquinnah, the gilded island's westernmost point, life is considerably more rugged. The area, formerly known as Gay Head, lures crowd-fleeing beachgoers with banded clay cliffs, tiny fishing settlements, and jaw-dropping sunsets.

Explores Olympic National Park. Three hikes that reveal Olympic's diverse habitats; Olympic National Park as one of the last undisturbed salmon habitats in the Pacific Northwest; Busting plant poachers; Restoring the Elwha River's ecosystem.

The article presents information on different places along the coast of North America that can help adventurers to visit those places. Various species of animals and birds can be viewed from the beaches of the Olympic National Park in Washington. In March the Death Valley of California offers a suitable climate for road biking from Furnace Creek Campground to Badwater. Dugger Mountain Wilderness, in Talladega National Forest, Alabama is a remote corner of the state and full of natural beauty.

This article presents a guide to tours and travels in North America. It's easy to turn tired muscles to Jell-O in the natural pools at Olympic Hot Springs, one will be ready to do just that after snowshoeing four easy miles from the Lake Mills Overlook in Olympic National Park. Talking about the Valley of Death, it says one can set up a car shuttle, shoulder two gallons of water, and hike a 20-mile stretch of the Desert Trail from Greenwater Valley to the bottom of Death Valley.

The article offers tourism related information on the Olympic National Park in Washington. It mentions that tourists can watch wide range of wildlife at the park and suggests beach hiking Cape Alava and Rialto Beach. It informs that backcountry permits and bear canisters are required for hiking in the region about the Lake Quinault Lodge.

The article lists some soundtracks for a weekend Olympic National Park, Washington, road trip. Modest Mouse bassist Eric Judy who grew up in the tiny town of Issaquah, Washington suggests this list. Some of the soundtracks are: "Rain," by George Winston; "Xurde Wyn," by Llan de Cubel; "Syen," by Hoven Droven; "We Will Not Be Lovers," by Waterboys; "Sadie," by Joanna Newsom.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Olympic National Park," in the July 2004 issue.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Olympic National Park," in the July 2004 issue.

Focuses on the increase in population of mountain goats in the Olympic National Park, Washington. Reason for the plans of the U.S. National Park Service for the eradication of the goats from the park; Methods used to control the population of the goats.