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Oyster Dome — Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009

Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
Trail near the bottom

Started from Chuckanut Drive around lunch. Didn't see the the trailhead on the first pass coming from south, only after parking and backtracking a bit on foot. Given that this was an (increasingly) nice Saturday it wasn't surprising to see cars parked for along a long stretch of the road (and there's a popular restaurant there, too). The trail was mostly dry, with a few slightly muddy patches further up, and even a bit of compacted snow just near the top. Crossed several small streams, only one of which required some attention in order to avoid wet feet. Quite a bit of traffic on the trail, but there were never more than three or four other couples at the top during the half an hour or so we were there. Did a small detour on the way down to see the bat caves, and wasn't sure if the cracks we found under some of the large boulders were all there is to see.

Trail near the top.
View from top.
Bench at lower viewpoint.
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ejain on Feb 27, 2009 10:41 PM