Phlumf.com | Photography by Jonathan Ley | The Olympic Mountains | Mt. Olympus | Into the Forest

Mt. Olympus is located deep in the center of the mountainous Olympic Peninsula in western Washington State. A 17 mile trek is required to get to the base of the mountain. The hike passes through a long stretch of incredible low-land temperate rain forest. The immense trees alert one's senses of scale and time - making us realize how small we all are. 

Perhaps more striking is the realization that much of western Washington once looked like this. But most of it has been ripped-out in persuit of the green dollar. It can make you wonder just what it means to be rich... how can money compare to the face of such majesty?

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