OlympicNational Park Hat
Details
- Embroidered panoramic design
- Adjustable snapback hat
- Structured mid-profile 5 panel
- Cotton, handwash
- Free shipping, free returns
- 100% of profits donated to National Parks
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Our Mission
I'm Ian - from Seattle, and at Rainier Hat Co. we're dedicated to giving back to the places that inspire us every day. From the glaciers of Mount Rainier to the grand prismatic springs of Yellowstone, our national parks are treasures that deserve our support.
That's why we've made a commitment that goes beyond the norm: donating all our profits to these natural sanctuaries. It's not just about creating high-quality (and awesome) hats inspired by the beauty of the outdoors, it's about contributing to the preservation of these areas for future generations to enjoy.
Design Inspiration
This design was inspired by a late evening on Ruby Beach where the tide pulls back to reveal dark sand streaked with garnet and quartz. Abbey Island and the offshore sea stacks rise from the surf as erosion resistant basalt formations whose bases have been carved by waves over thousands of years. The Olympic Coast receives some of the heaviest rainfall in the contiguous United States and that moisture feeds the Sitka spruce and western red cedar forest that presses right to the driftwood line where the air shifts from salt spray to the smell of wet bark and forest duff.
As the sun drops toward the horizon the light flattens and turns amber across the water while a pod of orcas moves through the offshore kelp zone, their dorsal fins breaking the surface in a pattern that suggests they are traveling rather than hunting. A seagull traces a wide arc overhead, catching thermals that rise from the warm sand. Bleached cedar logs pile along the high tide line, carried down from river drainages miles inland and deposited here by winter storms. This is one of the few stretches of the Olympic coast where you can pitch a tent directly on the beach and wake to fog and the sound of surf breaking against the rocks.
Design Process
Creating these National Park hats with their panoramic embroidery is a detailed process going beyond simply buying and reselling bulk designs.
The first step is a deep dive into what makes each park unique. From the Bison of Yellowstone and the Roseated Spoonbills of the Everglades to the panoramic views of Angels Landing in Zion, our goal is to highlight the beauty of each park. We try to find a specific viewpoint in the park to show off and what we need to do to capture the feeling of being there. While sometimes we ad-lib a bit of the design to include other elements to capture the feeling of the park as a whole, we try hard to find an actual place in the park you can visit even giving you an exact Google maps QR code with every hat.
Then we get to designing! Embroidery is naturally limited in colors and we use a 15 color (the most you'll find) edgeless embroidery process which takes upwards of 90 minutes and over 60,000 stitches per hat, but allows us to show off every detail from that epic mountain range to the colorful flowers in your favorite park.
Finally the design get digitized for embroidery, a sample is made for any final tweaks, and we go to production getting these fantastic hats on your heads.
And 100% of our profits are donated right back to our National Parks .
Visit the Inspiration
Ruby Beach sits along Highway 101 on the northern edge of the Olympic coast, about 27 miles south of Forks and roughly 3 hours from Seattle. The parking area is small and fills quickly on summer weekends, so arriving early or later in the afternoon gives you a better shot at a spot.
A short trail from the lot drops down to the beach through a corridor of Sitka spruce and western red cedar. The walk takes only a few minutes, and once you clear the tree line the full scale of the sea stacks and open Pacific comes into view.
Camping is permitted directly on the beach with a valid wilderness permit from the Olympic National Park Wilderness Information Center in Port Angeles or Forks. Sites along this stretch of coast require awareness of tide cycles since some areas become inaccessible at high tide, so picking up a tide chart before you head out is a practical necessity not an optional step.
The weather on the Olympic coast is unpredictable year round. Rain gear, layers, and waterproof footwear make a real difference, and the beach conditions in autumn and winter can shift quickly as Pacific storms move through. Summer brings more stable skies but also more visitors, while shoulder seasons offer quieter stretches of sand and a better chance of seeing wildlife along the water.
Olympic National Park: Ruby Beach
Where garnet-flecked sand meets dark basalt sea stacks on one of the last wild stretches of coastline in the lower 48.
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