Oyster Dome, Pacific Northwest Trail — Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024

I started from the Chuckanut drive roadside parking. The first half of the  trail is actually part of the PNW trail system, mostly dry except a few muddy areas, many fallen leaves on trail though. But after passing the junction to samish bay trail, the trail became gradually muddy, and I have to use poles to carefully get through 3-4 big creek&waterfall crossings , it was doable but the water was really flowing very quickly. Waterproof hiking shoes will be good. I also noticed that the first viewpoint bench not far from the junction, was gone currently. not sure about the reason, it used to be a good rest stop. Hope WTA could set up a new one. I caught sunshine on my way to the summit , but after 1800ft the trail was shrouded in fog , so no view on the top. It was a bit cold on the summit, gloves and beanie are recommended . Totally I met 22 hikers.