Oyster Dome

 We drove up to Chuckanut Drive just south of Bellingham to hike up to Oyster Dome. We choose the Chuckanut Drive Trailhead for a slightly longer and steeper hike, than starting at Samish Overlook. This option is 6.5 miles round trip with 1,900 ft elevation gain. On the way back I hiked the 1/2 mile out with 130 ft of gain up to the Samish Overlook and back.
There is only a small area off of Chuckanut Drive to park across from the trailhead.

 This portion of the trail is part of the Pacific Northwest Trail which goes from Glacier National Park to the Pacific Ocean.

 The first 1.5 miles starts with some steep switchbacks before going along a nice flat traverse. Along the way is a bench with a partial overlook of Samish Bay.
About 1.5 miles, the trail from the Samish Overlook Trailhead joins this trail.

 The temperatures were in the lower 30'sF so we saw lots of ice. Covering plants,

 along the many streams,

 and icicles hanging off of boulders.

Most of the trail was dry.

 As the trail continued to climb, we saw lots of icicles on the boulders.

Beautiful!

 About 3/4 mile before the end of the trail, we ran into snow and very icy trail. We were glad we had brought both microspikes and poles.

 View as we neared the top of Oyster Dome.

The fog was rolling in as we reached the top of Oyster Dome. Looking over Samish Bay.

 The icy trail seemed even more slippery as we made our way back down the trail.

 I stopped to enjoy the icicles along the many stream crossings we encountered.

More fog when I reached the side trip to Samish Overlook on the way down.