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 Forks is a city in Clallam County, Washington. It is named after the forks in the nearby Quillayute, Bogachiel, Calawah, and Sol Duc rivers. nickname: Logging capital of the world.
For many years, the city's economy was fueled by the local timber industry. With recent declines in the industry, Forks has had to rely on the nearby Clallam Bay Corrections Center and Olympic Corrections Center as a source of jobs. Forks is a popular destination for sport fishers who fish for salmon and rainbow trout in nearby rivers. It is also supported by visitors to Olympic National Park.
It is the largest community in the contiguous United States with a true oceanic climate. Forks has no month with less than 1.6 inches of rain, and no month with an average temperature higher than 72 degrees F.
Forks was officially incorporated on August 28, 1945, following an election of the constituents who would become its first town members.
The city gained popularity for being a key setting in Stephanie Meyer's
Twilight series. The city's moody atmosphere and idyllic Pacific
Northwest setting has lead it to be the inspiration for many settings
in film, literature, and video games. But while the movie is based in
Forks, Washington, none of the scenes were actually shot there. Some
of the best scenes in Twilight were filmed in Veronica and Portland,
Oregon. |
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Below: A sign about rain in Forks |
Rain measurement pole |
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Below: A small bridge over
a drainage for water runoff. Ilse Blahak thought it was a tiny picnic
table. |
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Below: Forks Loggers Memorial |
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Below: A framed poster of
the twilight movie in the window of Forks Visitor Center - (which was
closed when the two RV Gypsies were here). The city gained popularity
for being a key setting in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. |
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Below: Cars from the movie twilight. Although
in the movie, the Bella plate was on the other car. |
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Below: Looking through the
above hollow log from both ends. Different angles of sunlight made it
look different both in color and texture at each angle. But, both photos
are of the same log. |
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Below: View of the Forks Timber Museum
sign. (Photos taken each both side of it.) |
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