Good thing I didn't check out WTA first or I might have been dissuaded from driving twenty miles up a dead-end road only to find the trails flooded. Actually, I wasn't even planning on a hike; just seeing how far the road went since I had never been all the way to the end before. Fortunately, the trails were all dry - but there were mobs of mosquitos that were more than happy to greet a new visitor. They forced a brisk walk, until I finally found some relief at the beach.
I didn't find anything near as exciting as a dead whale; just a bell pepper that looked very out-of-place. Oh, and elk tracks that came out of the dunes and down to the surf. Elk on the beach! That would have been fun to see. Lots and lots of sand-dollars and crab shells - unlike the picked over beaches around Long Beach. Nobody is going to drive twenty miles up here just to see more beach (especially if they have to hike to it), so it makes for a surprising bit of solitude.
Just wanted to let you all know that the trails are now dry since the last report, so go for it. Just be prepared for swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitos that will stop at nothing in their never-ending quest to suck you dry.
(also, check out the old mansions on Territory Road in Oysterville)
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