Carkeek Park — Friday, Dec. 13, 2024

I tried to start this hike, but the smell from the water treatment plant was so extreme and persistent that I gave up after about 10 minutes. (It was a rainy day, but didn’t seem to be raining an emergency overflow amount.)

As an alternative, I drove to the upper parking area and had a lovely short hike along the North Bluff Trail and adjoining trails. Then I went down to the beach, where the sewage smell was only intermittent and was thankfully overpowered by the herby aroma being shared by the young people down at the distant end of the beach. Hooray for urban incense! 😆💚