Road/Trailhead: We parked at the Bowman Bay parking area. There are toilets with toilet paper. You will need a Discover Pass to park here. Road is paved, parking lot is gravel.

Trail/Route: We headed out to Rosario Head first. From the parking lot, when you are facing the water, head to the right along the water. The trail was easy to find. The trail was nice with lots of great views. After exploring Rosario Head, we headed back to the Bowman Bay parking area and continued on to the trail for Lottie Point and Lighthouse Point. There are some steep sections, but the trail is in good condition. We headed out to Lottie Point first. This trail didn't look it gets as much traffic and was a little narrow in places. We did the loop counter clockwise around the point. There were some trails that branched off here and there, so it got a little confusing, but it all led back to the main trail. After exploring Lottie Point and seeing both bridges over Deception Pass, we headed over to Lighthouse Point. This trail was longer and much more traveled. Beautiful views once again and an easy to follow trail. We did the loop clockwise. After we were done at Lighthouse Point, we headed back to Bowman Bay.

Notes: These are easy trails in a beautiful area. Each trail had unique views and all were worth doing. I would love to come back here to watch sunset!

Spent the day at Deception Pass State Park. Started at Rosario Beach. Super crowded here. Spotted a couple garter snakes and flowers on the bluff. We had lunch in the picnic shelter at Bowman Bay then crossed the bridge in search of less crowds. 

We started at North Beach where we saw a surf scoter diving in the water. Paused at Cranberry Lake to watch an eagle try to wrestle a fish away from an osprey. Took the Dune trail then back along the beach. Fun to spot a number of whales close to shore. Hardly any people along West Beach. Perfect to be there at low tide. 

When we got back to Cranberry Lake there was more osprey activity. This time there were 4 doing an aerial show occasionally diving into the lake. 

So nice that the wind died down and sun came out. We had to force ourselves to head home. 

What a windy and often cold day we had at Deception Pass--but what an amazing wildflower show!  Calypso orchids, chocolate lilies, paintbrush, larkspur, and more!  It was nice to find shelter from the wind in one of the old CCC structures.  The only downside of the hike was dealing with traffic on our way home, southbound on I-5.  A link to my photos from our hike is below.

Washington Park has some nice viewpoints, tame deer, and friendly birds (which are fed by the park personnel).

Rosario Head, with its vertical cliffs, featured Common Loons swimming below the Head.

Ala Spit favored us with Brandt's Cormorants, Killdeer (#3 top right) and Black Turnstone (#3 bottom right).

Mrs. Geezerhiker enjoyed getting outside today.  So did I.