2019-02-22 Dosewallips State Park Hike
All the hikers but one
Here’s Johnny!
The hike begins -- note the snow -- more later
Dosewallips River provides vital Salmon habitat
Dosewallips River, the beginning and ending place for Salmon
The hike begins with the Maple Valley Trail and light rain
A creek running into the Dosewallips River – note rain drops
This tree grew on top of another tree stump
Most of the forest is covered in moss
Note the bits of snow on the trail – more to come
The hikers on one of several bridges
One of several nice sounding small waterfalls
Bracket fungi – I like the water droplet
Our hike leader Andy
Denny and Sarah look happy
The second part of the hike the Steam Donkey Trail
Another pretty little waterfall along the trail
The trails are well maintained
Note the snow on the ground – more to come
Another beautiful little waterfall – note all the moss
The snow is starting to fall and stick to the ground
Everything is starting to turn white
The trees are all coated with snow like flocked Christmas trees
A little bit of color amongst all the green and white
I like the snow crystals on the colorful fungi
I told you more snow to come
The snow melts when it hits the water
The story behind the Steam Donkey Loop Trail
Denny thought the weather report called for light showers
Even the moss is covered with snow
We made it back to the campground near our cars
The campground road was pretty much covered in snow
Note Dan’s eyebrows covered with snow
Last view of the Dosewallips River
The end of the hike and all we left behind were footprints
That's all folks!
2019-02-22 Dosewallips State Park Hike