Chanterelle Trail

Map of the two trails

 Well, I didn't get many pictures today, since this trail hasn't changed much since the last time we hiked it and I wasn't inspired. It's one of our preferred winter trails, and we visited it quite often during our pandemic year in 2020. There are two trails indicated in the map; we ascended the Chanterelle trail this morning, shorter but more challenging because of the elevation gain. If you were to enlarge the map to read the section about the trail, you would see this information:

The Chanterelle Trail ascends 1,000 feet in 2.4 miles through a mix of forest types to a scenic overlook of Lake Whatcom and Lookout Mountain. The first 0.6 miles of the trail is shared hiking and biking. The remaining 1.8 miles is open to two-way foot traffic but bikes travel uphill only. Until a descending bike trail is constructed, bikes return to the trailhead via the Wickersham Truck Road.

 Once you get to the top, a short .1 mile walk takes you to a lovely view, plus gives you a round 2.5 miles to make the number look better in a blog post. This is the view you get at the top.

Lake Whatcom from the viewpoint

As you can see, we didn't have much sunshine today, but the rain held off until we were on the return trip back the way we had come. The weather was mild and only occasionally did the breeze affect us. I had to take my coat off and tie it around my waist, as usual.

Chanterelle trail

This is quite a nice trail, well maintained as you can see here. It's beginning to dry out quite a lot, however, and I do miss the intense green that we see at other times of the year. I didn't miss the mud, though.

Indian plum in bloom

This picture shows some Indian plum plants in the foreground that are just now beginning to bloom. Behind you see an old log that has been taken over by licorice ferns. You can see there is plenty of green in this shot, so I take back what I said earlier: it's still very green in my part of the country. The coming weeks should show us plenty of springtime blooms to join the Indian plums.

Tomorrow SG gets his second Covid shot, and I'll receive mine this coming Tuesday. I just saw an article that says that some people develop something called "Covid arm" which is a rash where you get the shot. I have at least three friends or acquaintances who have developed it; most received the Moderna vaccine. We are Pfizer recipients and I'm expecting at least some kind of reaction to our second shots. We'll see. In any event, I am glad that two weeks after that second dose, we will be as fully vaccinated as we can be! Yay!

:-)