While other visitors to Deception Pass State Park were at Cornet Bay to launch their boats, share a picnic on the many tables available or fish from the dock, I started from there to hike to the beach at Hoypus Point and then along the trails through the Hoypus Point Natural Forest Area. It is an... Continue Reading →
Nestled next to Mount Erie on Fidalgo Island, hiking to the summit of Sugarloaf has been on the gotta-get-to list for awhile. Growing tired of our local (muddy) Chuckanut trails, with clear skies overhead and barely an hour's drive away, Sugarloaf exceeded all expectations. A short (barely more than a mile each way), but steep (an elevation gain of about 1,000') hike up a... Continue Reading →
The Lake Erie Grocery has the most charming shopkeeper! His supply of trail maps for the Anacortes Community Forest Lands was sold out, so he drew the route we needed for today's hike on the map in a Kiwanis flyer that he had and sent us happily on our way around Heart and Whistle Lakes. With 50 miles... Continue Reading →
