Fragrance Lake

Beautiful day to head out and enjoy the Chuckanut Mountains. Sunny day, cool but not frosty. There were some muddy spots, but to be expected on this trail. Nothing serious, just a bit messy in spots.

The trip up to the lake was a fun and easy trail run, nice for the dogs too. The bridges on the trail around the lake were certainly needed over all the small creeks heading into Fragrance Lake. We broke the still water with a Christmas swim for the labs. A great day for (wo)man and beast(s)!

I was not expecting to be distracted by flowers or mushrooms, but I was wrong. There were plenty of fungi to catch my eye. The year round shelf fungus of course, but thanks to a class - Northwest Mushrooms - with the North Cascades Insitute, I notice so many more than just those large white discs. I saw 2 colors both jelly and coral fungi, among other gilled mushrooms I did not identify.

There were several other groups out to enjoy the day. This trail is popular all year, and parking is limited at the trail head, which is right across from Larrabee State Park. Alternate parking can be found further south at the lot for Clayton beach. The Fragrance Lake trail can be accessed if you head north a short way on the interurban.