West Rocky Prairie Wildlife Area

We were told there were lots of flowers in bloom at West Rocky Prairie Wildflife Area near Tenino, so we drove to the trailhead this morning for a lovely hike, 4 miles round trip with about 100 ft of overall gain.

The first mile of the trail is through a forest. Then we walked around the meadow, where much of the open area was covered in flowers, most of the purple from giant blue eyed Marys.

some of the wildflowers seen along the trail today:

Mima Mounds

This morning we drove down to Mima Mounds, near Maytown. The camas is in bloom, we enjoyed walking the 3.25 miles of trails.

Here are some views and some of the wildflowers we saw in bloom today:

McCormick Woods

We drove to McCormick Village Park in Port Orchard, and walked across the road to access the trails at McCormick Woods Trail System. We walked some of the trails on the north end, about 3 miles altogether. I enjoyed the forested wetlands. The trails are in great shape with lots of signage. I look forward to coming here agian. Some of the views and wildflowers we saw this morning, including a cone flower (my first time seeing one)