We looped mid-afternoon, and were surprised at the number of folks out walking. Lots of strollers and pups easefully navigated the trail. I'd estimate roughly 60% of people were wearing masks or would "mask up" as others came near. It took us about 55 minutes to casually walk the loop.

We were able to find ripe salmonberries and huckleberries right along the trail near the shaded areas by the dog park. No muck!

I came back to do a longer lolipop loop, 4 miles. Half way around it started raining pretty hard, so I didn't take in too much of the scenery after that. It is a beautiful stretch of woods, though. The only downside was the mud. The trail was sooooo muddy, more than any trail I've been on in a while. Besides that, it's great, although, finding parking later in the day can be tough. I went very early in the morning so I was the only car when I started and finished, but I have seen 50 cars in the lot and stretched along the road. Most of those folks are heading across the street to mountain bike on Galbraith. I only saw three other people out this morning, so it was easy to stay 6 feet away. Just go early. 

Today we ventured to a new-to-us spot in the Lake Padden park area. The trail starts at the same parking lot used by mountain bikers to access Galbraith. From there it is a very easy path that can either be done as a lollipop loop or could connect to the Lake Padden trail. 

This was a beautiful stretch of woods with green trees, green moss, and cool roots draped over stumps and logs. The portion that we took was about 2.25 miles. We only passed about 4 other people on the trail and everyone was mindful of keeping some distance. 

I am definitely coming back 😊.

Still some pretty muddy spots, but nothing too bad. Volunteer workers there working on the trail. Thank you!

Gotta love those local trails. This is a great one for kids, and 5 minutes from my house. The path is gravel, well kept, heavily trafficked, and good for walkers, runners, bikers, and even horses (though, I've never seen one).