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Hike 3/12 Point Defiance Park
Nature's art in moss on an old fallen log
Most of the Inner Loop and Outer Loop Trails we followed are in lovely old growth forest
The park gets an estimated 3 million visitors a year, but on a gray March weekday, most of the trails were nearly empty
A glimpse through the trees reveals the Narrows Bridge
Hiking next to the huge firs and cedars
Took time out for a lunch break at a convenient picnic shelter
Like so many park structures, the shelter was a legacy of FDR's New Deal programs
This colossal fir was 8 feet in diameter, an estimated 500 years old. It was here before Shakespeare was born.
Looking out across a misty Puget Sound toward Vashon Island
Falled trees across the trail thwarted our progress from time to time
The popular beach area was nearly deserted today
The promenade walkway from Owen Beach
Orca sculpture at Owen Beach
The Point Defiance / Tahlequah Ferry connects Tacoma to Vashon
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