The Olympic National Park is a protected land located in the State of Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. Northwest of Olympia and bordered on the south by the Olympic National Forest, the park is home to four regions: the pacific coastline, alpine areas, the temperate rainforest to the west and the drier forests to the east. Originally, on the 2nd of March 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt designated the area with the Mount Olympus National Monument status, however both Congress and President Roosevelt assigned the land as that of a National Park on the 29th of June 1938.
48 years later in 1976, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization designated the land as an international Biosphere Reserve. Finally, in 1981 the Olympic National Park was designated as a World Heritage Site.
According to nationalgeographic.com:
“One of the most primeval parts of the lower 48 states, Olympic National Park covers nearly 1 million acres of the eponymous peninsula in Washington State, 95 percent of which is designated wilderness. While the typical image of the park is a dark, damp and overwhelmingly beautiful temperate rainforest, the park also shelters alpine highlands, tranquil lakeshores, and a wild Pacific coastline that seems totally untouched by humans.”
The park attracts approximately 3 and a half million people every year and while most come and go without incident, some are not so lucky.
Olympic National Park: Strange and Unexplained Disappearances in Washington.
m99
Wow. I’ll try to give it a listen tomorrow. You always find the best content Wes. Thanks.
m99
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~ regarding that little boy – I’m wondering if a large bird got him? Footprints, then none, then footprints, but no other than his were there at the site.
Ulrike H
I’ve often wondered about missing hikers in the Pacific Northwest so I found this video very interesting. Thank you for posting it and reminding me to never hike alone!
Josephine L
Very mysterious.
Richard W
The video was interesting. Obviously the German student was ill prepared to be hiking in this terrain. He simply could have sought shelter, and froze to death. As for Brice, the boy should have been kept between the adults, and not lagging behind. A sad ending. Who knows about the experienced missing hikers, or the helicopter pilot. Thanks for the video Wes. The narrator is doing a much better job with the English American pronunciation. Initially I barely understood his narration, but now I get most of it.
m99
Hi Richard. I think it’s a different guy.
lyonflyin
Remember we know they climb trees and are phenomenally strong so I suspect they can grab what they want even from a tree and off they go…no more tracks.
Just an idea. or there’s something really para, but they are so smart, I can see them reaching down and grabbing and going from tree to tree then tack off on foot after away far enough.
Tom J
As far as the helicopter the pilot comunicated via hand signals to the ground control he was going to wait 15 min before takeoff to see if the weather would improve a bit but he said before he knew it the helicopter whent strait up and into the side of the mountain very odd i live here in wa and know some of the family members
Tom J
As far as the helicopter the pilot comunicated via hand signals to the ground control he was going to wait 15 min before takeoff to see if the weather would improve a bit but he said before he knew it the helicopter whent strait up and into the side of the mountain very odd i live here in wa