I took the Perimeter Trail that splits off to the left after passing under the Deception Pass Bridge. There peekaboo views of Mount Baker along the way. There were no flowers yet but the stonecrop has color that it has held on to all year in the petals. I took the short spur down to the beach and then took a right onto the Lower Forest Trail which has a very gentle gain for a short distance. In a month or two the rhododendrons will be in bloom here. At the trail's end I went right up the very steep but short Goose Rock Summit Trail and then on to the top. I had not seen anyone until I got to the summit. I returned on The Summit Trail back to the parking lot.
The road to North Beach is closed so that means starting out from West Beach or from the parking lot at the north end of the bridge. Restrooms are open at both trailheads.
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