NPS Photo by Jon Preston

Two bull elk spar in the Hoh Rain Forest campground.

Roosevelt Elk Causing Insomnia for Hoh Campers!
If you need absolute silence to get a good nights sleep, then you might consider avoiding the Hoh Rain Forest campground for the next four weeks.

Resident bull elk have begun to bugle through the evening hours. “I heard them bugle a least a dozen times last night” said visitor Bob Worton of Madison, Wisconsin.

Visitors are reminded to stay at least 100 feet from elk when observing, or photographing them.

The Hoh Rain Forest campground is known as one of the premier places in Washington State for elk watching. Viewing is especially good during the mating season which usually takes place during the weeks of September into October.

-- contributed by Jon Preston, education ranger, Hoh Rain Forest

Henry Meyer

As fall approaches, construction work progresses on the Hurricane Ridge Road reconstruction project.

Weekday Closure of Hurricane Ridge Road to Begin Monday
The Hurricane Ridge Road will be closed to all traffic Monday through Thursday for the next four weeks. This closure will begin Monday, September 15 and continue through Thursday, October 16. The road will remain open Friday through Sunday during this time.

The weekday closures will facilitate the compressed timeline of the reconstruction project.

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The Hoh's Hall of Mosses trail is an excellent place to look for these fish -- when there, make sure to check the creek beneath the trail bridges for these small, but beautiful young fish.

Salmon play an important role in Olympic's ecosystem -- their presence provides a source of prey and nutrients to over 137 species of animals.

Twilight Comes to the Hoh Rain Forest
Resource Education Ranger Jon Preston reports that, along with coho fry and bugling elk, fans of Twilight, a popular young-adult book,   can be seen at the Hoh this week. 

The Twilight series, by author Stephenie Meyer, is set in Forks and tells the story of a high school (human) girl who falls in love with a handsome vampire.  In recent months, the Forks Chamber of Commerce has reported a huge surge in visitation as book fans come to see the "real thing".

Preston reports that over 600 Twilighters converged on the Hoh today, one day before Forks celebrates Stephenie Meyer Day.