“The law of conservation tells us that mass and energy cannot be created or destroyed—only transformed, shifting from one form to another in an endless cycle. But isn’t it true that sometimes, destruction is the price of creation? That in order for something new to rise, something else must fall?

Here, shrouded in mist and shadow, lies Olympic National Park.  Nearly a million acres of wilderness whispering secrets in the language of ancient forests and glacial lakes. A story written not in ink, but in fire and time. A story of something ancient, something powerful and something that was once somewhere else entirely. 

The very mountains themselves, thrust skyward not by volcanoes, but by the slow, relentless collision of tectonic plates, a testament to the immense energy hidden within our planet's depths. And in the heart of it all, Lake Crescent shimmers, a glacial enigma holding secrets in its sapphire depths, home to creatures found nowhere else on Earth. 

Journey with us now, as we explore the intricate tapestry of Olympic National Park. We’ll trace the path of the Elwha River, reborn after decades of slumber, and discover a 2,600-year-old basket, a whisper of ancient lives lived in harmony with this land. We’ll venture into tide pools teeming with life, stand in the shadows of giants on the silver screen, and learn how even in a place seemingly untouched by volcanic fire, the law of conservation reigns supreme. In this episode we talk about the history of the park, some interesting facts about the park and the surprising connection between Olympic and Yellowstone NP.”

Podcasts:

National Parks After Dark

Exploring The National Parks with Dirt In My Shoes

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MPlUTylp4yTw8GHPeB8cm

Links:

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/washington/article257588103.html

https://wa100.dnr.wa.gov/olympic-peninsula/how-olympics-formed

https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/adopt-a-fish.htm

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/11/19/john-devine?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970915/2560584/investigators-flown-to-helicopter-wreckage----search-for-73-year--old-hiker-is-suspended?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/brother-still-has-questions-about-hikers-death-in-olympic-national-park/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.kiro7.com/news/body-missing-hiker-recovered-olympic-national-park/43511817/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missing-hiker-james-griffin-found-dead_n_6550116

https://outdoor-society.com/the-hidden-history-of-olympic-national-parks-lake-crescent/#:~:text=For%20decades%2C%20the%20depth%20of,in%20a%20process%20called%20saponification.

https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/geology.htm#:~:text=As%20hikers%20follow%20the%20ridge,as%20we%20know%20it%20today.&text=Mountains%20are%20one%20of%20Olympic,incentive%20for%20all%20to%20visit.

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kuhl.com/borninthemountains/olympic-national-park-facts%23:~:text%3D8.,Olympic%2520National%2520Park%2520by:%2520Madhusudhanan.&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi1tZWkrrqLAxXphu4BHTmNAnoQzsoNegQIOBAW&usg=AOvVaw18x_aIPOV-4JWmg9g5YGnf

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://olympicpeninsula.org/stories/rare-nature/%23:~:text%3DTree%2520Of%2520Life,despite%2520the%2520ravages%2520of%2520erosion.&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi1tZWkrrqLAxXphu4BHTmNAnoQzsoNegQIOBAK&usg=AOvVaw1b1IOXfkxmwu7ZTg7wLVA_

https://morethanjustparks.com/olympic-national-park-facts/

https://outdoor-society.com/the-hidden-history-of-olympic-national-parks-lake-crescent/

https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/tidepool-activities.htm

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?pp=ygUJI2Jhc2VhbmVo&v=gWZfbWie3C8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?pp=ygUUI2p1Z2FuZG9taXNzaW5naGlrZXI%3D&v=lsZM5753FvY