Ebey's Landing — Friday, Mar. 11, 2011

Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island

This hike is well-described in Craig Romano's "Day Hiking South Cascades" and in his "Winter Hikes of Western Washington Deck". I carried the card for this hike in my camera bag. We did the loop as described by starting at the Prairie Overlook TH. Being in the rain shadow we were blessed with a dry hike. Although we had 35 MPH winds follow us throughout the hike we were warm as we had dressed for the occasion!:)! We had sunshine for our lunch break. 2 kite boarders were enjoying the winds at Ebey's Landing Wayside. Their agility added to the diversity of the hike. We saw several eagles who glided with the wind before suddenly soaring downward and upward to glide some more. A group of 2 bald and 2 juveniles were seen often. We enjoyed this 5.6 mile loop and hope to return on a clear day when the Olympics can be seen!