When I ask for an explanation, Mike is quick with the math: The forests are fed by the abnormally high rainfall on the western slopes of the Olympic Mountains, ranging from about 80 inches [200 cm] a year near the coast to 150 inches [400 cm] or more along the river valleys in the foothills.
Këto reshje bien rreth 200 centimetra në vit afër brigjeve, kurse përgjatë luginave lumore rrëzë maleve arrijnë në 400 centimetra ose më shumë.