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12 images Created 24 Feb 2011

Animal photos from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington include: Roosevelt elk, a deer with Mount Olympus in background, and a clay chicken on a lavender farm. The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. In 1981, Olympic National Park was honored as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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  • Roosevelt elk bulls carry impressive antlers and browse in Hoh Rain Forest on Washington's wet Olympic Peninsula (and in other rain forests of the Pacific Northwest). The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection motivated creation of Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
    0911OLY-227_Hoh-Rainforest_ONP.jpg
  • A deer and Mount Olympus (7980 feet / 2432 meters) are seen along Obstruction Point Road, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA.
    0910HUR-201-p1.jpg
  • A clay hen decorates a row of lavender (flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae). Grown at Jardin du Soleil Lavender Farm at the Sequim Lavender Festival held mid July in Washington, USA.
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  • An overnight wind had coated trees with sheets of ice and rime by the time we arrived one frosty morning on Obstruction Point Road, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA.
    0910HUR-237.jpg
  • Wild Roosevelt elk cows can be found here in Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA and in other Pacific Northwest rain forests. The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection helped motivate creation of the Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
    0911OLY-178_Hoh-Rainforest_ONP.jpg
  • A deer and Mount Olympus (7980 feet / 2432 meters) are seen along Obstruction Point Road, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 5 images.
    0910HUR-201-205pan_Mt-Olympus.jpg
  • Wild Roosevelt elk cows can be found here in Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA and in other Pacific Northwest rain forests. The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection helped motivate creation of the Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
    0911OLY-179_Hoh-Rainforest_ONP.jpg
  • Roosevelt elk bulls carry impressive antlers and browse in Hoh Rain Forest on Washington's wet Olympic Peninsula (and in other rain forests of the Pacific Northwest). The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection motivated creation of Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
    0911OLY-219_Hoh-Rainforest_ONP.jpg
  • Wild Roosevelt elk cows can be found here in Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA and in other Pacific Northwest rain forests. The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection helped motivate creation of the Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
    0911OLY-183_Hoh-Rainforest_ONP.jpg
  • Wild Roosevelt elk cows can be found here in Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA and in other Pacific Northwest rain forests. The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection helped motivate creation of the Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
    0911OLY-195_Hoh-Rainforest_ONP.jpg
  • Wild Roosevelt elk cows can be found here in Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA and in other Pacific Northwest rain forests. The Roosevelt elk (or Olympic elk, Cervus canadensis roosevelti) is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America. Elk protection helped motivate creation of the Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, which later became Olympic National Park.
    0911OLY-199_Hoh-Rainforest_ONP.jpg
  • Washington map of major parks, cities, roads, geography. USA.
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