A few afternoons ago I ventured just up the road. It was a Wednesday to be exact, because I had just passed my driving test, and become an official threat--- eerrr driver in Washington state again. In an attempt to show my skills and make up for years of not driving, our oldest, Max the Dog, and I took off for some exploring before dinner. As I have mentioned before we reside in Fairhaven, and the Chuckanut mountains and State Park are a very short drive away. Endless miles of trails and great views await.
On this day I also had several missions in mind. Wear out Max. Get a nice drive in. And check out a portion of the park for our wedding ceremony next year. The celebration will be in May, so it is a 50/50 chance that it will rain. We are open to any building or sight suggestions in the Bellingham area that are cost efficient. Yes I already call this beautiful lady my wife. For those of you that have not gotten the memo, or maybe just because I do not always explain myself correctly. We snuck away March 19th and got married at the court house. No one except our two witnesses and our kids attended. So next years ceremony is for us, family, and friends. Were we can wear the snazzy clothes and celebrate.
Another memo many of you might have missed --is that I am launching another blog. I have been slacking on this page a little, to work on the other blog. The new one will be just about Bellingham. What to do here, the great hikes, etc. It will officially start on May 31st. And is still greatly under construction. For a sneak peak ---Please click on the below link and let me know what you think!
http://exploreb-ham.blogspot.com/2012/05/greetings-aye-welcome-back.html
Now back to the original topic. My does your mind wander!?
After winding down the road you come across the well marked entrance to the park. Keep turning right and you enter the camp sights. Many well maintained sights for all types of campers await with the bay very close at hand. Watch out for hungry squirrels and raccoons that can raid your camp without you even knowing it.
If you keep to the left you enter a large parking lot boarderd by flowers. Several standing BBQ's are scattered across the grass. A small play ground is just past the parking area. The above amphitheatre makes a great place to "be on stage." Just to the left of that is a large covered building. With lots of benches and even running water sinks, for the days that turn to rain after leaving the house. Several water stations/pumps are close to here also. Follow the trail to the right of the covered picnic tables under the rail road tracks.
Paintings line the walls of this short tunnel. Starting with mountain scenes and wildlife and than turning into pictures of the sea and sea creatures near the bay exit.
Another very helpful sign. While staying on trails may be boring, it helps protect the native plants.
Place to unload your boats from the trail up above. Just past this area is the park boundaries and some very nice homes with some of the best views around!
After the tunnel if you take a left, you hit more shore line with lots of kool rocks to climb over. Watch your step, the "sea goo" is very slippery. During low tide, tide pools are great for exploring. It is always fun to look for lost treasures that have washed up. Reports of items from the Japan disaster last year, are showing items washed up along the Washington coast. One lucky hiker in Oregon, found a semi trailer with an intact Harley Davidson inside. The Oriental owner was found by the licence plate number. I have never found anything close to this kool, but shells and random glass are usually abundant depending on were you roam. Especially the further you get from the beatin' path. On this day starfish were out in full force!
As the signs say---sea life is for observing and maybe taking pictures of. Leave all creatures on the beach in there home, for others to enjoy.
Water is always calming to me. This is a close up in the cove if you stay to the right. After the above mentioned tunnel.
Islands dot the water where ever you look. You can just spot a sail boat near the larger mountain in this picture.
On the way back up to the trails and than the parking lot.
This was a quick adventure, but it ended with full on sunshine!
And now it is time to guess were I was exploring today. Or at least during a great sun filled Saturday morning. Any guesses? Again this is an easy one. They will get harder. Were do you think I should hike next???
I hope everyone has an awesome weeksend! Mine is going great so far. Events abound allllll summer long in the Bellingham area. A few coming up soon include:
May 18th is bike or walk to school or work day.
May 18-19th is the welding rodeo at Bellingham Tech
The carnival is in town starting next week at the Bellis Fair Mall
Ski to Sea comes to Fairhaven soon!
If you have any pictures from last nights Ladies Night Out in Fairhaven----- please contact me or upload them on my Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/WyomingJackBobbleHeadsBlogs
Also if you have any upcoming events, pictures, or, comments on anything you see in my blogs.
Were do you think I should hike next? Beyond the fridge of course. I love food!
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