Deception Pass State Park, Rosario Beach, 2019

This past week has been so filled with tears and sadness that nothing much was getting done.  For those who do not know, my son, Q, died suddenly from a heart attack on Tuesday, 11 June.  He was 46 years old and left a wife and 5 children behind.  Since he was one of the administrators of this blog I may eventually have to enlist one of his kids to help out.  I think I would like a grandchild to help and maybe one of them would enjoy it too.

Entry into the parking area

There are several cove type beaches along the trail with easy access.  This one is near the parking area.

 The tide was out so there were a few tide pools

It has been so hot in the city that Bob decided we should go to Deception Pass State Park that is on the water and see if we could cool down and refresh ourselves with the beauties of nature.  What a beautiful day it was.  We have been here a couple of times and enjoy the park.  The sun was out but the breezes from the water made it much cooler and very comfortable.  The scenery, small animals and birds, plus the flowers were just what we needed to soothe our sorrow.

 There were several of these bunnies munching on grass in different areas

Harvest Brodiaea, a lily

Indian maiden statue

Oregon Sunshine

 Cow Parsnip

Indian Paintbrush

 Stonecrop, a type of sedum

 A patch of tiny twin flower

 Wild roses

Grass growing along the edge of a pond

Orange Honeysuckle

Nodding onion

Vetch

 By the time we started back there were 5 boats tied up to this float

 In addition to these scuba divers we saw kyakers

Deception Pass bridge

Dropping down from the trail it is possible to walk a ways on a beach like this one

Lighthouse Point was the destination

A couple of the sections of the trail had rails along the bluff

 These buildings were originally bath houses for the CCC in the 1930s.  Today they are a free museum with information about the CCC

A couple of samples from the exhibits in the museum

Serenaded by this little wren

This hike was 4 miles round trip with a total of approximately 300 feet elevation gain.  The trail is mostly dirt with a few rocky sections.  There are flush toilet restrooms at the main parking lot and the camp grounds. 

Count for the day: 58 hikers including one baby being carried, 5 dogs.