“A stream is music and motion: smooth glides, fast, turbulent riffles and deep pools, each posing a special challenge.”
Nelson Bryant
We could hear music from the Hoh River long before we reached this rocky beach in the Olympic National Park. The water literally sang as it rushed over the flat stones and around large boulders and dead trees blocking it’s path. Up and down the river the sounds evolved in a natural progression leading from the mountains to the ocean.
Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion.
Northwest Frame of Mind 
What a lovely scene 🙂 Could be Scotland!
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Scotland, another place on my “one day” list! 🙂
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I have given up with lists! Not enough time left to see everything – I shall do a lot of travelling vicariously 🙂
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Great photos and I love this place. We try to get there every summer.
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Thanks so much, Ruth. I hope we can make a return trip this summer.
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Love this tranquil scene, Lisa! “Water literally sang as it rushed over the flat stones”, the most beautiful song…!
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Thank you, Amy. 🙂
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Hi, I’ve seen a lot of ‘waves’ and ‘ocean’ pictures for this week’s photo challenge, but yours really captures the motion in the water! Looking at your picture I can really feel the waves moving and sensing the turbulence in the Hoh River!
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Thanks for your nice comments, Debbie it’s great to hear you like my take on the challenge and are feeling the movement of the river!
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Love that whole valley. Years ago, I walked up to the glacier that feeds that river. Magical.
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That must have been a wonderful trip, Jim. The little bit we saw was beautiful but seeing the glacier would top it all.
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I just must once visit that beautiful Olympic National Park! What a beautiful photo…the real thing must be incredible. 🙂
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You’d love this park, Debra it’s full of remote beaches, forests, waterfalls, lakes, mountains and even glaciers. I can’t wait to go back. 🙂
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I love your description of a river. I felt like I was listening to an orchestra. Beautiful shot, the water looks so clear. And a bit rough too I’m guessing, seeing there are quite a few rapids on the surface. Great work, as always 🙂
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Thanks, Mabel. I love the sound of rushing water and this river was even prettier than usual due to the rounded stones that lined the shore and river bed. There was a lot of variety too due to the rapids you see and then the shallow sections which added a different dimension. A beautiful place. 🙂
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I love that quote … it captures the essence of a river or stream so well. Whenever I’m hiking, encountering running water is always a favourite and I have to stop and admire the sound and motion.
Unfortunately, in my corner of the world I don’t have beautiful mountains as backdrops 🙂
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We have this habit in common, Joanne. I can’t pass a stream or body of water without stopping to listen too. 🙂
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Nothing is more soothing than running water – excellent entry.
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Thank you, Ann-Christine. 🙂 I always feel like I can hear the earth and environment in your lovely nature shots and it’s nice to hear you like my choice today. 🙂
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I always like your choices. You live in a beautiful part of the world too. Thank you!
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Your description is pure poetry. Beautiful.
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Thanks, Nancy. 🙂
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Beautiful! I love the look of the water tumbling … great capture of motion!
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Thank you, Cindi!
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so beautiful and serene! love the sound of a stream! great for the challenge! 🙂
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Thanks, Lola!
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It does look beautiful, Lisa! As Jude says, very much like Scotland. Which is much nearer for me, but I still haven’t been there for a number of years 😦
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Lucky you to have visited though. I’d love to make the trip one day!
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