Time to dump the tanks, hit the showers, and park in the sunshine to give the old solar panels some tanning time, so down the road about a mile and a half we go, to Dosewallips State Park. After the housekeeping tasks, we parked over at the Day Use area, plugged in all the various and sundry electronic gadgets that needed charging (that would be all of them, as our campsite is so heavily treed that the RV feels like a cave, even in the middle of the day!), and then ate a little picnic lunch along the Dosewallips River. A neat little trail connects the picnic area, the park campgrounds, and the beach access area, so we walked that in our shorts and flip-flops (the day is the sunniest and warmest yet!). The beach access area is used by many to hit the beach for clamming and oyster collecting. There's a nice trail down to the water where the clammers, armed with rakes and buckets, catch their daily dose of shellfish! Now we're back in the parking lot letting the panels put the final touches (the 100% charged icons) on the gadgets and enjoying the views!
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| Here's where we ate lunch |
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| Along a little side canal of the Dosewallips River |
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| The view from the trail to the beach access area, looking across Hwy. 101 |
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| View from the parking lot of the beach access area |
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| Happy clammers coming back from low tide |
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| More happy clammers. There were lots of folks digging up their dinner today! |
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| View from down near the beach - all the white areas (except for on top of the mountain; that's snow) are oyster and clam shells |
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| Wild-growing rosebuds along the trail |
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| Wild rose, near opening |
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