FORKS — More than 1,000 motorcycles roared into Forks this weekend for the inaugural Rainforest Run.
The weekend-long festival at Tillicum Park ends today with an awards ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Elks Lodge in Forks, followed by a motorcycle ride through the Hoh Rainforest.
Organizers Bob Wishon, Jeff Wishon and Dan Roth, all of Forks, had hoped to see between 3,000 and 9,000 people.
That didn’t happen, but the three plan to bring the festival back next year, and promise that it will be “bigger and better.”
“This was a learning experience, but it wasn’t a shim-sham event,” Jeff Wishon said.
“We already got ideas for improvements for next year.”
Jeff Wishon said the festival was family-friendly with entertainment — including live music and movie showings — for people of all ages.
“We have lots of kids, moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas,” he said.
“I think we hit the mark on that.”
The festival’s main events were a poker run through Clallam Bay, Sekiu, Neah Bay and Forks on Saturday, and a motorcycle ride through the Hoh Rainforest scheduled for today.
Though neither are considered a race, prizes are given for the riders with the high- and low-hand in the poker run.
Jeff Wishon said the poker run consisted of five checkpoints, where the riders pick up playing cards.
Their hands at the end of the race determined if they received prizes.
