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Chehalis Western Trail — Monday, May. 16, 2016

Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
Chehalis Western Trail, photo by Keith
We knew there would be no views in the mountains on this very cool and very cloudy day, so we decided to check out the Western Chehalis trail. We started at the Chambers Lake Trailhead Park in Lacey. Right away, we were impressed with the surrounding wetlands and abundant songbirds and water birds. The trail is mostly paved, although we did encounter some stretches of gravel and a short stretch along the wide shoulder of a road. Since this was an exploratory trip, we went south for six miles, stopping to look at pretty Smith Lake, then came back to where we started and went north for two and a half miles, then came back to where we started and had lunch there at Chambers Lake. More pictures at the link below
Chambers Lake at the Trailhead, photo by Keith
Taking a break
Smith lake, photo by Keith
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