New Images as of August
8th, 2008!!
Forks, Washington is located in the North Pacific Rain Forest. A place blessed with 9 to 12 feet of rain a year.
They say that you can tell the weather by sticking your hand out the window. If it comes back wet, it's raining. If it comes back dry, it will rain soon.
I've collected pictures of our area for anyone interested in Forks, WA, with a obvious nod toward any Twilight fans out there. I hope you will enjoy.
About Visiting Forks -- Remember, firstly, that this IS a rain forest. Which, besides being more wet that most people are used to, it can also be colder. Bring a coat. Even in summer.
Also you might want to bring along a can of bug spray. My personal favorite is Deep Wood's OFF. Because when the rain stops, the bugs do come out. It's not much of a problem, unless you're in a wooded area. But wander under the trees on a clear day without wind, and you'll find all kinds of bitey critters in the shade.
During the summer, we do have less rain. Though if you're looking for the best chance of sunshine, try mid-July thru mid-August. You may still see a bit of sunshine before and after, but those weeks are your best bets for clear skies.
If you decide to camp -- which I truly do suggest -- just make sure that you have a very water-proof tent. Because if you do get caught in the rain, it's more than most tents are ready for, and it is unpleasant to have rain INSIDE your tent.
Lastly, if you're planning to visit us for Bella's birthday, you need to book a hotel room about six months in advance. A year might be better. Because it's turned out to be the time many Twilighters have decided to drop in.
But first, a few local links you might find interesting:
| Our Forks
Forum newspaper. Download the Twilight Guide By the way, you can get a subscription to our paper for only $22 a year sent to your home anywhere in the USA. For more info, email mamie@forksforum.com |
The Forks City of Commerce
Page! With, of course, the new, flash format, "Twilight Points of Interest" |
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And our official
Forks' web cam!
Of ... uh, a street. In Forks. Hm. Well, hey at least now you can check online to see if it's one of those rare days when the sun does shine here in the North Pacific Rain Forest. |
And,
of course, The La Push, Quileute Tribe If you should note, while around the town, more than one spelling for Quileute, don't fret. There are about three "correct" spellings. But they prefer this one. |
| Fork's Outfitters Website |
Now the pictures (click for larger view)
The Forks'
welcome sign at twilight. -
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First Beach in La Push. Not as lovely a beach, in my opinion, as Rialto, but more famous, to be sure. And make sure you take a good look at the log in the first picture.  -
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Rialto
Beach.
If you come to Forks for the Twilight tour, I will suggest
one
spot that's not on the map. Rialto Beach. It may
not have
been in the books, but it is well worth a stop. And is the
main
beach that our locals go to.
You can find it by following Quillayute Road (see Twilight map - pick one up at the Fork's Visitor Center/Timber Museum) out to the spot where the Cullen's supposedly played baseball. And after your stop by the cemetary, get back on Quillayute, and follow it out away from town til you reach the stop sign (there's only one). Though it's unmarked, I believe it's Mora Road, turn right at. Almost immediately after you turn, you should see a sign for Rialto. The road takes you past Mora campground, straight out to Rialto (4.8miles) . Make sure you have your coat. The wind cuts very cold off the water.. If you have a chance to stay a while, consider sitting among the beach logs and maybe starting a little campfire. I've stayed out there far past dark on more than one occasion. Though make sure you check your tide tables first. The water can come in unexpectedly, if you don't. And it can be dangerous. Tide Table books can be bought almost anywhere in Fork's proper. Thriftyway's Ace almost always has them. The island you see in the second picture, I believe belongs to the La Push, Quileute tribe.  -
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- -   Live in the US and
want a stone from Forks' Rialto Beach? I'll send you a few
for
$2 (includes postage). I'll even send you a bunch of
various stones for $5. Just email me:
resafantasyarts at resafantasyarts.com
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| Mora,
a very nice campground just before Rialto driving out toward La Push.
This gives you an idea of what the greener parts of Forks, WA
can look like. The first image is of the road from Rialto to Mora. Second is inside the Mora campground. Third shows you an example of how large trees can get. Forth is just a cool image of some trees near one camp site. If you're coming to Forks for the trees, you might consider camping. Just PLEASE make sure your tent is waterproof, you have a good coat, and a can of bug spray.  -
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Kalaloch Beach isn't
in Forks, but it is one of most gorgeous beaches in North West
Washington. It's one of the few that actually has sand
instead of those nifty little black pebbles. And it's just
to lovely not to post a picture or two of.
The last two images are of a stream that runs down off the mountains and across the beach at Kalaloch to the ocean.  .-
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| Misc. Forks Area Photos 1. Bearded Moss (least ways, that's what Jatina tells me it's called), a strange, spiderwebby, streamer-looking moss that you can sometimes find hanging from trees in the area. This is near my home. You'll notice that the branches around it also look "furry". That's just another kind of moss. Many of our trees are furry. 
Mushrooms growing about the "mythical place" where Cullen's played baseball. Very large, about 6 to 10 inches across. If you should find any like this -- DON'T EAT THEM!!! Extremely pretty and extraordinarily poisonous.  |
Forks' official BELLA truck.
Now sitting
at the Forks' Visitor Center, which is where all visitors looking for
Twilight info should stop.  -
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| More to come. I intend to get the High School after the first snow this coming winter. And the Outfitters, once the Tourist season ends. Email me if you have any other suggestions. |
Hope you enjoyed the page!
- Resa 2008
