Mount Townsend — Friday, Jun. 14, 2002

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

After driving through the rhododendrons in full pink bloom, arrived at the upper trailhead to a full parking lot. Trail quite popular with lots of large dogs shlepping up the mountain not as in as good a shape as their owners! But oh the wildflowers in full bloom!! Yellow violets, blue violets, orange indian paintbrush, carpet phlox, wild strawberries in full bloom with no bugs yet. The views were spectalular at the top - foggy still below. Well worth the effort to see the wildflowers. Snow in minimal easily traversed patches still remaining in spots