South Whidbey State Park — Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022

Wow what a great set of trails in this overlooked state park! The trails are being reclaimed by nature especially on the Wilbert and ridge trails but it was interesting to loop the old campground and adventure on the hobbit trail where the local Calyx kids set up an adventure course that really appealed to my 2 and 5 year old. We diverted to the ancient Cedar tree and had a cookie break before continuing to through the the rest of the park. There was an abundance of large old growth trees and snags that made for fun hiding places and an epic game of hide and seek. Bonus was explaining the phone booth to my son who had never seen one and was baffled and befuddled that cellphones didn’t have great reception in the past. The only other phone we encountered on our hikes was the Stehekin satellite phone. Which he was also fascinated by. It’s a great option hike for when the king tides are in and the beach isn’t the most accessible. We still love to find new gems on the winter island hop hikes.