We started on the dune forest loop trail headed west and south. There are several junctions, but all are signed. Our intention was to take the weather beach trail over to the pacific ocean side of the spit. Unfortunately the trail got increasing brushy and mucky until finally ending in a leg swallowing sedge bog. Being that it looked quite deep and our feet were quickly up to the ankles in water, and that it was the middle of winter, we decided to call it.
We did not make it to the dunes or beach, and instead continued around the "dune" loop which is high and dry for the most part and in woods passing some interesting equipment, until hitting the estuary side of the loop. The estuary is quite mucky and not particularly clearly defined, with plenty of blow downs to navigate, but obliviously you can't really get lost, just wet. We did not take the bay loop trail, but it looked better traveled. We will make to come back with wading sandals or trashed sneakers to get to the ocean beach someday.
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