South Whidbey State Park — Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018

Given the snow conditions in the mountains, I opted for a lowland hike and chose Whidbey Island as I can usually find some mixed, forest-beach hikes.  Started off there at South Whidbey State Park only to find that the beach portion of the park  is closed due to the trail being impassible.  Made me wonder, given some of the trails that I have hiked, if perhaps the state parks have a higher standard.  Luckily, I discovered that there was a trail system across the road - still in the park though.  It's about two miles of trail that seem to follow old logging roads.  There was hardly anyone there and the trails are in nice shape.  Part of it goes through a logged area (almost 40 years ago) and other parts are almost rainforest-like.  Nice hikes if you happen to be staying in the campground or perhaps the tide is high.