The drive was only 76 miles today and 116 tomorrow. This is wonderful, but it is very slow progress
getting across country to get to Boston. During our little hike today, through giant western cedars and cottonwoods, I pondered this dilemma. Upon my return, I ascertained that our return trip was indeed three weeks, not two as I had assumed. This is the problem of planning a trip in February for June. Raser State Park is another small Washington Park, absolutely lovely with 3.75 miles of interpretive hiking trails, mostly along the Skagit River. There are dozens of interpretive signs identifying all the flora in the park. We are learning the difference between raspberry, hackberry, huckleberry, gooseberry, thimbleberry, snowberry and service berry. We now know what horsetails are and what to use them for (scrubbing dishes...).
Tomorrow, we continue along the Cascades Scenic Loop to Pearrygin State Park, another tiny park in the Washington Cascades. We are planning to stop for lunch at Diablo Lake, the photographic icon of the Cascades.
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