OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — When the national park’s new annual pass is issued in June, it will feature an image of the Queets Basin taken by Jake Morrison of Quinault.
The new Olympic National Park annual pass will go on sale June 1.
It will cost $50, an increase of $10 from the current annual pass.
“We are very proud to announce the top three winners in this year’s Olympic National Park – Discover Your Northwest photo contest,” Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum said.
The 209 images can be seen on Olympic National Park’s Facebook page.
The 2015 photo contest was sponsored by park partner Discover Your Northwest and was announced and publicized on the park’s social media channels.
Photographers were invited to enter up to three images for consideration on the park’s new annual pass.
Images were submitted to the park’s Facebook page.
Second place went to Linda Morrell Verrier of Portland, Maine, for her photograph of the Hoh Rain Forest in autumn.
Third place was awarded to Erin Halloway of Tannersville, Pa., for a photo of a lone wilderness hiker on Lillian Ridge.
“The photo contest has been a great way to celebrate a new year at Olympic and kick off the National Park Service centennial,” Creachbaum said.
“The photos illustrate both the park’s diversity and the diversity of people who have found their park at Olympic.”
All annual passes, no matter when they are purchased, are good for one year from the date of purchase.
Seven-day entrance fees will also increase June 1, with a seven-day passes for vehicles, motorcycles and individuals going to $25, $14 and $10, respectively.
These and other park fee increases were announced last May.
For more information about the park, see www.nps.gov/olym.
