Ebey's Landing — Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2025

The hiking grandmas didn't want to do heat in the mtns today, so this was a perfect hike. We started at the bottom on State Park land and hiked the beach, as to catch the tide going out, then hiked up the bluff section so the way back would be all downhill after it got hot. The whole trail is exposed, be prepared with sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat plus water. I brought a full nalgene and it was barely enough. The hike was beautiful, the farmland was green and gold, Baker out, Olys out but too hazy for Rainier. Channel your inner Jimmy Hendrix, it's all Purple Haze with the slope covered with vetch in full bloom! We also saw roses, honeysuckle, sand verbena, and the lupine was just finishing up.  No real issues with the trail, except the sand is dry and slick coming down the hill, we were glad we chose to hike up the bluff. We had a fun encounter with an eagle, he/she was trying to catch a fish along the edge of the water. We watched as it finally caught one and ate it. Then another appeared and they left circling the water. Soon a juvenile came soaring over and the parents and juvenile landed on the hill. We couldn't see clearly, but it appeared the parents were feeding the young one still. It must have just fledged! Loo at both the state park TH and up above at the historical park. TP today, but no sanitizer. Fresh strawberries plus ice cream at the farmstand just north of Oak Harbor, left side going north.