Pelton Creek Shelter
The place
Pelton Creek Shelter in Clallam County, Olympic National Park/Sol Duc sector (Olympic Peninsula, Pacific NW coast, Washington, United States), at 269 m altitude, in a temperate rainforest valley. Continuous USA WA Olympic cluster (batches 260-401). NPS trail shelter in the Olympic temperate rainforest (Olympic NP, 3,735 km², established 1938, UNESCO 1976, biosphere reserve 1981, Wilderness area + Mount Olympus 2,432 m + Hoh/Quinault/Queets rainforest, 3,800 mm/year rainfall, the wettest spot on the continental US + Sol Duc hot springs + heritage of the Quinault/Hoh/Makah peoples (Salish Quinault, 3,000 speakers of Quinault + Hoh, 200 speakers of the endangered isolate Quileute + Makah, 2,000 people at Neah Bay, Makah Wakashan language + iconic Makah gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) heritage, traditional hunt, May 17, 1999 controversial resumption + iconic Ozette archaeological site, 1300-1600, submerged Makah village mudslide site, iconic conservation of 55,000 artifacts + iconic Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Forks, 2005-2008 vampire saga, iconic YA fantasy + iconic Boeing, 1916 Seattle, William Boeing, iconic aviation + Microsoft, Bill Gates, 1975, Redmond + Amazon, Jeff Bezos, 1994, Seattle + Starbucks, 1971, Pike Place, iconic).
The setting
Clallam Olympic NP/Sol Duc Olympic Peninsula Pacific NW coast WA USA 269 m temperate rainforest valley, continuous cluster batches 260-401, NPS trail shelter Olympic temperate rainforest + Olympic NP 3,735 km² 1938 UNESCO 1976 biosphere 1981 Wilderness + Olympus 2,432 m + Hoh/Quinault/Queets rainforest 3,800 mm/year wettest spot on continental US + Sol Duc hot springs, Quinault/Hoh/Makah Salish Quinault 3,000 Quinault + Hoh 200 Quileute isolate + Makah 2,000 Neah Bay Makah Wakashan + Makah gray whale hunt May 17, 1999 controversy + Ozette 1300-1600 Makah mudslide site iconic 55,000 artifacts + Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Forks 2005-2008 vampire saga YA + Boeing 1916 Seattle Boeing + Microsoft Gates 1975 Redmond + Amazon Bezos 1994 Seattle + Starbucks 1971 Pike Place iconic.
