Aerial Pacific Coast Beach

« Back to Nature's Champion Olympic National Park, July, 2004 National Geographic Magazine

The park protects the rocky cliffs, sand beaches, and tide pools along 73 miles of wild, uninterrupted Pacific coastline. <br /> <br /> Stubborn remnants of an ancient coastline, sea stacks tower above the churning tide at Shi Shi Beach. Endowed with a dramatic seashore, thick alpine and rain forests and majestic peaks, Olympic National Park is among the premier parks in the United States. Three diverse eco-systems are designated 95% wilderness with 65 miles of it, uninterrupted Pacific coast in northwest Washington.
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The park protects the rocky cliffs, sand beaches, and tide pools along 73 miles of wild, uninterrupted Pacific coastline.

Stubborn remnants of an ancient coastline, sea stacks tower above the churning tide at Shi Shi Beach. Endowed with a dramatic seashore, thick alpine and rain forests and majestic peaks, Olympic National Park is among the premier parks in the United States. Three diverse eco-systems are designated 95% wilderness with 65 miles of it, uninterrupted Pacific...
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