Having recently sold our car, we decided to do an all-on-foot adventure today. Setting off from downtown Bellingham, we walked through neighborhoods till we reached Taylor Dock and the Interurban trail. From there, we headed to Arroyo Park, where we picked up the Larrabee State Park trail system--Hemlock Trail, to Huckleberry Trail, to Raptor Ridge, then looping back to Hemlock and all the way home. This made for a nearly 14-mile jaunt. Once you hit Arroyo, the "hill work" starts--nice ascents through mixed legacy forest--maples, alder, cedar and Doug fir--some quite large.
There were quite a few trail runners today, as the Larrabee system is challenging hill-wise and also shady and peaceful. Very few bugs. Some wildflowers of the basis weed variety (example, fireweed). Raptor Ridge is a nice destination mainly because the loop to get there, from Huckleberry to Hemlock, is a great trail. Some nice erratics and winding paths through the quiet, lightly traveled woods. Happy hiking, All!
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