Agate Passage Preserve

We did the short 0.5 mile trail at Agate Passage Preserve through the woods and down to the beach and back, with about 130 ft of loss/gain.

Dock Street Road End

We drove to Dock Street Road End for a lovely view of some Olympic Peaks from Bainbridge Island looking across Manzanita Bay

zoom of the Brothers

zoom of other Olympic Peaks

Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve

We drove to the Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve, to hike some of the trails, we took the Westwood Shore Trail to the beach and back, and part way along the Main Gazzam Lake Trail for 3.2 miles and 350 ft of loss/gain.

Well maintained trails through a beautiful forest.

Views along the beach looking west

Common goldeneyes

Views of Gazzam Lake from the north side trail

From the south side trail to the lake, the view of the lake was obscured by lots of brush

some fungi we saw today

Lincoln Rock State Park and the Rocky Reach Trail

This morning we went to Lincoln Rock State Park where we walked around the park, then walked about 1.2 miles down along the Rocky Reach Trail and back through the park for a 4 mile walk. Beautiful chilly day. The Park is located just upstream from Rocky Reach Dam on the Columbia River and is named for a rock formation across the river that resembles Lincoln' profile.

zoom towards Licoln Rock from the sign

We started by going to the north end of the park, enjoying views of the Columbia River as we continued walking downstream

zoom of Lincoln Rock

Views from slightly upstream above Rocky Reach Dam

Views along the Rocky Reach Trail below Rocky Reach Dam

Horan Natural Area and Walla Walla Point Park

We drove to Wenatchee Confluence State Park this afternoon to hike through Horan Natural Area (part of Wenatchee Confluence State Park) and continued on to Walla Walla Point Park before returning, overall 3.4 miles. We found out that the trails in Horan Natural Area that go along the Wenatchee River are close Dec 1- Mar 1, to protect wildlife, so we did some of the other trails in this area. View of the Wenatchee River from the bridge going over the river going to Horan Natural Area

Some views in Horan Natural Area

Views along the Columbia River in Walla Walla Point Park

Side channel of the Wenatchee River, view from our way back crossing the bridge

park sign

Pratt Balcony

This morning we did two hikes in the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River area. Our second hike was to Pratt Balcony, 2.8 miles round trip with 600 ft of gain. Parkind is at the CCC Trail trailhead on the Middle Fork Road. The trail goes up the CCC Trail for about 1/2 mile, before turning to the right for the Pratt Climbing Area and the Pratt Balcony, there is no signage for the trail junction. The trail goes through a gorgeous forest up to the balcony where there are two different view areas. Views in the forest

The first viewpoint, looking across the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River to Russian Butte

The second viewpoint, looking through the trees towards Garfield Mountain, and a zoom of Garfield Mountain

We saw lots of hair ice and some fungi along the trail today