Blyth Park — Friday, Aug. 28, 2020

This is a lowland trail at Bothell's Blythe Park. The park itself is not easy to find. The entrance is off Riverside Drive, which can be accessed from Woodinville or by a bridge over SR522 from Main Street in Bothell. The 3/4 mile trail was apparently upgraded in 1991 by the Woodinville Boy Scouts, but its condition has deteriorated. It needs brushing and removal of blowdown. Several social trails and switchback cuts need to be closed. A trailside bench has been broken and is now overgrown. There is a short, unmaintained side trail to the Tolt pipeline, where we found lots of wild fireweed and California poppies. The condition of the main trail is poor enough that this side trail looks equally likely. We did find some delightful licorice ferns here.