Pacific Northwest Trail, Oyster Dome, North Butte & Lily and Lizard Lake Loop — Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011

Puget Sound and Islands

This is a favorite loop hike this time of year. I took three holiday visitors hiking on Chuckanut Mountain. We started at the Samish Overlook, took the PNT to Max's Shortcut, went to Lily Lake and North Butte, went to the Oyster Dome and Bat Caves, and took the Samish Connector trail back to the Overlook. It's about a 6.5 mile loop. We encountered a dozen other hikers on the trail. It was raining on the way there, but it stopped when we started hiking. The fog was too thick for any views at North Butte, but we could see across the Sound at the Oyster Dome. It started raining again on the way home. Our timing was good. My friends from Utah enjoyed the hike and I had a good workout. That's good for my last (and 91st) hike of 2011. Happy Hiking New Year, Geezerhiker