My husband, 18-year old son, and I went on the 3-day Olympic National Park Silent Forest tour. Our guide Sean was amazingly knowledgeable about everything to do with the park's plants and animals and history. The must-do is the pre-dawn chorus at the Hoh Rainforest with Matt and Sean. To hear the rainforest as it woke to the sunrise was amazing. Matt and Sean's insights about the park helped us to better see, hear, and appreciate nature in a new way. A few favorites included our picnic at Lake Crescent, sun sets at the beach, the view from atop Blue Mountain, our hobo dinner, smores around the bonfire, the tree of life, and the square inch of silence. A few surprises included Sean pulling to the side of the road and taking us to an unmarked path that led to the most beautiful waterfall; a "sunny" day in the rainforest, and how cheery we all could be at 3:30am. We were not fans of the mobile chalets, we prefer flushable toilets and hot showers, but we loved ending our days relaxing around the fire, looking up at the stars, and listening to the ocean in the distance. Sean was a great guide and took care of everything down to the smallest details including snacks on the trail, bug spray, challenging our adventurous teen-age son, and entertaining us with riddles on the drive back to the ferry. This was our first trip with Evergreen Escapes and we would definitely use them again. A big shout out to Sean and Matt - Thanks for a great time and we will look for more "quiet" places. ---The Family from Chicago
Response from Host
Jul 2019
Greetings NLCick:
Isn't Olympic National Park incredible?! What a special treat to be able to experience this place in such a a new and unique way. Not to mention all of the little surprises thrown in through out the three days! We treasure moments like the Dawn Chorus where we get to soak in the place with out anyone else there, or spontaneous roadside stops to take in a secret waterfall, so easily missed when focusing on your destination. This trip is truly about slowing down and fully experiencing everything around you through all of our senses! I am happy to hear your family connected so well with this mission!
We appreciate your feedback about the mobile chalets! We take these notes very seriously and use our guests' feedback when thinking about how we can grow and improve moving forward.
Thank you again for trusting us with your family's vacation! We are so grateful you had such a spectacular and memorable time with Sean. I hope we get to travel with you again in the future, but in the meantime, Happy Trails!
Cheers, Kenzi, Evergreen Escapes