Today we headed up to Chief Seattle's territory, Mount Olympus. It was another beautiful day and another beautiful drive.
"Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος ; also transliterated as Ólympos, and on Greek maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece at 2,919 metres high (9,577 feet).[1] Since its base is located at sea level, it is one of the highest mountains in Europe in terms of topographic prominence, the relative altitude from base to top. It is located in Macedonia, about 100 km away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.
Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora with several endemic species. The highest peak on Mount Olympus is Mitikas at 2,919 metres high (9,577 feet), which in Greek means "nose" (an alternative transliterated spelling of this name is "Mytikas"). Mitikas is the highest peak in Greece, the second highest being Skolio (2912 m).
In Greek mythology the mountain was regarded as the "home of the gods", specifically of the Twelve Olympians, the twelve principal gods of the ancient Hellenistic world.[2] Any climb to Mount Olympus starts from the town of Litochoro, which took the name City of Gods because of its location on the roots of the mountain."
But we saw the one in Washington State.
"Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into three basic regions: the Pacific coastline, the Olympic Mountains, and the temperate rainforest. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt originally created Olympic National Monument in 1909 and after Congress voted to authorize a redesignation to National Park status, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the legislation in 1938. In 1976, Olympic National Park became an International Biosphere Reserve, and in 1981 it was designated a World Heritage Site. In 1988, almost all of the Olympic Peninsula was designated as the Olympic Wilderness, further enhancing the protection of the region."
Thank you again, Wiki.
We crossed the Pugent Sound on the ferry for $13 and saved a lot of gas and time.
We are in Burlington, Washington tonight and are heading for the Cascades in the morning then Mt. Rainier in the evening.
Then we will rest up in Seattle for the trip to Alaska Saturday.
Yippee!
Ed and LuAnn
You sound like a little kids on Christmas or Easter morning and all the gifts are for you. Having a real good time? Jackie
ReplyDeleteTrip of a lifetime cousin. Funny comment but that is us! Hope we can pay for all of this when we get home! Those beans better be as good as I think they are! They are calling for a week of rain in Alaska but we have had two weeks of unbelieveably perfect weather.
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