The girls and I went out this weekend with two other families to Dosewallips (“Doseywallips”) State Park. It is a beautiful spot where the Dosewallips River meets the Hood Canal, and we had a great time.
We took a ferry to get across the Sound:
It was windy, as you can see. We went over on a Friday morning, so we had a good three days there. Friday afternoon we checked out the tidal flats, which were full of clams and clam shells:
Naomi finds a shell:
Saturday morning, we hiked up to Muirhut Falls, which were absolutely gorgeous:
Hannah was in charge of the two-way radio, so that she could be the scout and send reports back from up ahead:
Naomi was in charge of this camera for a while:
The kids ran the entire way back down from the falls to the car, which was pretty impressive.
That afternoon, after quiet time, we visited the Dosewallips River itself. I think it was 100% snow runoff and extremely cold. Hannah liked having her feet in …
… but I was definitely in and out. I did make it to the log in the middle:
We went back out to the tidal flats a second time on Saturday. Naomi was not at all impressed with the crabs on the beach, so I told her she and I could do something else. Mostly taking more pictures with my camera. She was pleased:
We came back on Sunday. We had to make breakfast, break camp, pack, and wait a while for the ferry. By the time we made it home, we were tired and dirty, but happy:
We’re definitely looking forward to camping in the San Juan Island in August!
- Michael
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