Instead of parking at the lot right before and under the I-5 bridge, we went further and parked at the designated lot for Spencer Island after Gate 4 of the Everett Waste Water Facility around 8:15 AM as we wanted to visit the trails in Spencer Island. There were a lot of water fowls and swallows on or flew over the pond in the facility, especially by Gate 7. After going over the bridge to Spencer Island, we turned right and went south as suggested by the WTA trail summary. The trail became narrows after the 1st wooden bridge and were overgrown with spiky blackberries and others. We continued and reached the 2nd wooden bridge which gave very nice views. The overgrown on the trail further south almost made the trail indistinguishable after the 2nd bridge, hence, we decided not to go further to complete the Spencer Island trail loop. After returning back to Smith Island from Spencer Island, we went south and finish the well-paved Langus Riverfront trail, which is part of the WTA (Spencer Island) route suggested. We met many locals who walk the dogs along the trail. The Riverfront trail was wide, quiet and scenic but do not have many tree shade.
All in all, the Spencer Island trail is not well maintained but the Langus Riverfront trail is nice and easy. We saw 35 different bird species, most during early morning.
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