Ebey's Landing — Thursday, Jul. 4, 2024

Wow! What a day!!
4th of July on a Thursday is kind of weird. No traffic and no problem catching the Mukilteo ferry. Just a beautiful day.
Ebey’s Landing is very colorful right now with wildflowers everywhere. The fields by the upper lot are full of dandelions and I have to say I have all new respect for dandelions. So pretty!
Lots of flowers means lots of pollinators. If you don’t like bugs, this might not be the hike for you right now. Maybe just stick to the beach. The bluff is swarming with some kind of bee that nests in the ground. They may be some kind of fly that looks like a bee because they weren’t really interested in us.
Lots of birds singing and a bald eagle that flew just below us on the bluff trail.
When we got to the beach at the bottom of the switchbacks, the tide was way out and we headed north until we found a good lunch spot.
The lagoon trail was a little stinky with the stale water but we did see a number of killdeer families there.
Vault toilets at the top and bottom are open and not bad.
Don’t forget to bring plenty of water and sun protection.
For the birdwatchers out there, we drove back to Clinton via Camp Casey and saw a flock of pelicans in the pond by the ferry to Port Townsend. My pictures turned out blurry but you’ll just have to trust me when I say they were amazing.