Listen to the rain…the rain stops and then starts again. Moments of clearing, fog gently lifts from the Lake Quinault and rises and laces around the vast evergreen forest of the Olympic foothills canopy. Nature’s gifts surrounds us. Large yellow and brown maple leaves, lush green mossy ground, lichen hangs high and low from the evergreens and deciduous trees, birds fly and hop about, and listen to the rushing flow of water as it runs down the Olympic mountainsides filling creeks and some emptying into Lake Quinault. Stay dry and sit a spell inside the historic cozy Lake Quinault Lodge, built in 1926, and visited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, FDR, in 1937. December 2025 photos by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio.
Tranquil Lake Quinault, rising fog, Olympic evergreen foothills, water reflections, December 2025, Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Lake Quinault, adirondak chairs, rising fog, Olympic evergreen foothills, water reflections, December 2025, Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Ferns, moss, lichen, Olympic National Rainforest by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Lake Quinault Lodge, historic lodge 1926, Olympic National Park Quinault, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Lichen hangs from the moss covered evergreen trees, like Spanish Moss, Olympic National Rainforest, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Lake Quinault winter landscape in black and white by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Watching the rain downpour at Lake Quinault Lodge by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Quinault River Watershed by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Golden yellow and brown leaf color throughout the Olympic Rainforest by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Large orange and brown maple leafs on wet lush green moss rainforest by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Steller Jay on a picnic table at Lake Quinault Lodge grounds by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Lake Quinault, rising fog, Olympic evergreen foothills, water reflections, December 2025, Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Lake Quinault Lodge lit fireplace with holiday decorations and elk antler plaque by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Selfie - Jolly and Rich relax inside the Lake Quinault Lodge, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Evergreen tree and Lake Quinault by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio
Peaceful Lake Quinault, fog, and water reflections by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio