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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 176. Not illustrated. Chapters: Olympic National Park, Shelton, Washington, Allyn-Grapeview, Washington, Skokomish, Washington, Harstine Island, Washington, U.s. Route 101 in Washington, Satsop River, Skokomish River, Washington State Route 106, Washington State Route 108, Hood Canal, Kitsap Peninsula, Washington State Route 300, Sherwood Creek, Belfair, Washington, Sanderson Field, Mount Skokomish Wilderness, Mount Washington, Union River, Hamma Hamma River, Tahuya River, Dewatto River, Lilliwaup, Washington, Cushman Dam No. 1, Lake Cushman, Union, Washington, Hoodsport, Washington, Potlatch, Washington, Wonder Mountain Wilderness, Mason Lake, Cushman Dam No. 2, Mount Ellinor, Tahuya, Washington, Hammersley Inlet, Squaxin Island, Allyn, Washington, Jarrell Cove State Park, Mcmicken Island State Park, Hope Island State Park (Mason County, Washington), Totten Inlet, Olympic Wilderness, Stretch Island, Lake Kokanee, Matlock, Washington, Case Inlet, Reach Island, Schafer State Park, Pickering Passage, Kamilche, Washington, Stretch Point State Park, Peale Passage, Lake Cushman, Washington, Eldon, Washington, Potlatch State Park, Oakland Bay. Excerpt: Olympic National Park - The coastal portion of the park is a rugged, sandy beach along with a strip of adjacent forest. It is 73 miles (117 km) long but just a few miles wide, with native communities at the mouths of two rivers. The Hoh River has the Hoh people and at the town of La Push at the mouth of the Quileute River live the Quileute. The beach has unbroken stretches of wilderness ranging from 10 to 20 miles (16 km to 32 km). While some beaches are primarily sand, others are covered with heavy rock and very large boulders. Bushy overgrowth, slippery footing, tides and misty rain forest weather all hinder foot travel. (Times to hike should typically be doubled.) The coastal strip i...