Mount Townsend — Friday, Jun. 30, 2006

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

We visited Mt. Townsend today, along with many others! Parking was a bear at the trail head with a boy scout troop trying to ""save"" spaces for their late companions. The hike was beautiful, however, and I am so glad that we went. The flowers are not in their full glory yet, but the phlox made the hillside look like it had been dusted with snow and we were able to glimpse a wide variety of blooms along the entire trail. Although the distant horizon was a bit hazy, my husband was very impressed with views which he had never seen before. Finally, we would like to say thank you to the trail crew who we witnessed in action hand sawing a 3+ foot diameter fallen tree in half to remove it from the trail path. All three fallen trees of significant size were removed by our return trip. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK!!!