We went to the Guillemot Cove Nature Reserve south of Seabeck on the east side of Hood Canal to hike this morning. We took the Sawmill Trail down to the meadow, went over the new bridge and then did both the Stump House Trail and the Beach House Trail. We were planning to take the Ridge Trail to complete a loop near the bridge, but signs warned of very aggressive bees along that trail so we returned the way we came. Overall our hike was 3 miles round trip with about 375 ft of gain on the way back. It was a very quiet hike, we only saw two other hikers. Enjoying the lovely forest.
Kids always find fun ways to enjoy the trail!
Forest opening up to the meadow
View to Hood Canal to the west as we headed to the new bridge.
Stump House
Stump House
Large stump and tree across from the stump house
Branches to swing on at a short trail spur
Small tree to climb on the side of the trail
View on the beach
The tide was up, so we hiked a short ways to the south, found a comfortable log for our lunch break and returned to the trail.
We saw a woodpecker (zoom) on our hike back. Dead nettles were the only wildflowers we saw in bloom today.
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