Interurban trail

Nice trail, mostly dry

I didn't feel much like doing a hard hike today, so Melanie agreed that we would walk the Interurban trail, nice and mostly flat, as you can see here. It spit rain most of the time we were out, but it wasn't much, so we concentrated on having a nice conversation for most of the time. Every time I thought the rain had stopped, I'd pull down my hood and found that no, there were still some drops hitting my old-lady white-haired head. Then I'd pull it up again.

Another nice waterfall

Almost every place we hike has at least one rather lovely waterfall. This is the one on the Interurban trail, and while sometimes it's just a trickle, today was rather impressive, with the recent rains making it more interesting.

Bellingham Bay

The trail follows an old rail bed, making it nice and flat, and as we traveled south we had some nice views of the bay at times. I wondered if the people who live in that house ever get used to the magnificent views. They probably have plenty of weather to deal with, though. This was as dry as the day got, with nary a bit of sunshine, but on the way back it didn't rain, thankfully.

Yes, it's really a dragon

On the way back (it's an out-and-back trail), Melanie asked, "Do you want to see the dragon?" I didn't know if she was serious or not, but we took a short trip up a private drive to see, yes, this very fun creature! I snapped this shot and then we hastily returned to the main trail. We covered around six-plus miles and a bit of elevation, nothing much really, but it was a very nice and relaxing walk with a good friend. 

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