CaylaCatz on BudgetPixel
@CaylaCatz · 7/5/2026
Catwalk: walking in the Hoh rainforest in Olympic National Park suggested by @user_google_961350 tomorrow's walk suggested already very cool! I didn't even know we had rainforest in the USA. I thought that was an Amazon thing. It's 24 square miles so it's huge. The Western hemlock trees growing there are not poisonous. The Western Hemlock tree (Tsuga heterophylla) new spring needles, twigs, and inner bark are edible, and were historically used by Native Americans. Do not confuse it with **poison hemlock** (Conium maculatum), an unrelated and highly toxic herbaceous weed (often found along roadsides and in ditches) that can be fatal if ingested. Info on both tree and plant from google.
![[Anthropomorphic white cat hiker walks rainy Hoh Rain Forest trail beside Olympic National Park trailhead sign]](https://cdn.budgetpixel.com/posts/14036/1783237200172705656-0dd799d7-48e8-424d-a828-02d361a45be3.png)
Tags: Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, cat hiker, whimsical travel art, anthropomorphic cat, Pacific Northwest rainforest, rainy hiking trail, national park illustration, cute cat art, outdoor adventure, travel photographer character, mossy old growth forest, NPS trail sign, cartoon wilderness character, rainy forest scene
Comments
legion
It must be very nice, and I like the raincoat
panos
Great walking spot! (My absolutely favorite modern cosmic horror writer - Laird Barron - has set some VERY spooky stories in these forests! They're in Washington State, or am I wrong?)