Belfair State Park

We drove out to Belfair State Park on Hood Canal and did a short walk through the campground along the beach and back through the day use area. Lovely late afternoon.

Theler Wetlands and Union River Wildlife Area

We drove to Belfair to walk the trails at Theler Wetlands and Union River Wildlife Area for about 3.6 miles, including a short walk along a road to connect the trail.

We started from the Theler Wetlands parking area and first along the Rock Wall and South Tidal Marsh Trails, going past a beaver dam along the boardwalk to the view at the western end of Hood Canal

wide angle view

We then returned down the boardwalk and over to the River Estuary Trail

Views along the estuary portion of the trail

Views along the Union River

Near the far end of the route, there was another trail making a short loop that ran parallel to the road, here looking across the salt flats towards Hood Canal

One of the wood carvings in the woods near the trail junctions

Lena Lake

We drove out along Forest Road 25 to the Lena Lake Trailhead this morning and hiked up to Lena Lake and back. This is a gorgeous forest, with beautiufl trees, carpets of moss, water streaming over the trail, large boulders and abundant fungi. Fabulous day, 7.5 miles round trip with 1.300 ft of overall gain.

some of the fungi we saw along the trail today