Heading south from Forks [1] on Highway 101, you pass through the heart of the Olympics and get a taste of the economic importance of logging and how it has changed the landscape. Despite reductions in the amount of timber cut in recent years on Forest Service lands, you’re bound to meet a constant parade of trucks laden with logs from private land and reservations.
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[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/washington/olympic-peninsula-and-the-coast/olympic-coast-and-hoh-rain-forest/forks