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Fort Ebey State Park — Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011

Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island

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Type of Hike

Day hike

Trail Conditions

Trail in good condition

Road

Road suitable for all vehicles

Bugs

No bugs

Snow

Snow free

Trails Hiked

Trail

Pulled into one of the parking spots at the north end of the park sometime after 3pm. Followed the bluff trail past a machine gun nest to the "gun battery". The bluff trail was in perfect condition. Having a flashlight was useful for exploring the gun battery bunker. Had a look at the fire control bunker in front, and headed back. Before leaving we did a quick loop to Lake Pondilla, and went down to the beach just below the parking area. Quite a few people in the area, but no crowds.

Machine Gun Nest
Lake Pondilla
Beach
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Fort Ebey State Park

Ft. Ebey is another nice spot along the beautiful Whidbey Is. coastline. The "machine gun nest" was actually an observation/spotting bunker for the gun battery above on the bluff top.

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MssH on Oct 17, 2011 12:27 AM

Fort Ebey State Park

The pictured concrete bunker is about a mile north (along the bluff trail) of the gun battery. Might be another observation bunker, couldn't find any information about it.

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ejain on Oct 17, 2011 12:27 AM