Headed to Historic DuPont Village first to grab some additional area maps (at kiosk in front of museum). Museum closed, only open M, W, Th, & F & closes around 4 PM. Will have to come back another time to check it out. Did walk around old town w/ map & checked out some historic old buildings, most no longer standing, only sites. Marker of original Fort Nisqually next to museum. Also, old train for transporting dynamite behind museum. City path/trail starts there & it is possible to go around Edmonds Marsh & hang a right & keep going on Sequalitchew Creek trail. This would entail probably 6 miles or more round trip & I didn't have that much time so I opted to drive to Sequalitchew Creek trailhead, behind the Civic Center just off Center Drive.

I did the hike armed w/ a map this time locating historic points of interest along the way. I passed a couple from Olympia as I was nearing the beach, & the man asked me where I got the map. I gave him mine as I had found most of the points of interest. He told me he was last here 20 years ago and recalled going up to the former Wilkes Observatory site, where there was another monument. He couldn't remember exactly how he got there but kind of pointed the general direction. I found it in a roundabout way, but later discovered a trail all the way up. Just before the designated wetlands down to the left there is a smooth metal grate over the creek. Cross it and there is a trail T. Go left & follow it all the way up the hillside. There are 2 large blowdowns but easy to go under. Otherwise trail easy to follow. You will come out into a large cleared rocky area. Look right (west) to a fence. The large gap in the fence leads to the former Wilkes Obervatory site where there is a marker/monument. Some trees have now grown up but still some views out to the Sound. DuPont Home Golf Course is beyond the cleared rocky area to the south. Descended back to original trail. Saw a fair amount of people walking their dogs today but nothing like Chambers Bay on a nice day. Fun area to explore.