This hike goes up and over a hilly area, halfway there, we came upon a lake, the water table quite low, waterlilies everywhere, what a nice surprise!!!     The forest is so wild, being right at the Pacific Ocean , the trees have a hard time growing straight, but most of the cedars are huge, enormous bases, but not very tall. We saw interesting prints in the mud at the shore of the lake, we believe one of them to be a bear print……we couldnt check it out up close, because the mud just didnt look like it should be walked on, if you know what i mean. The trail is very well maintained, everywhere are ropes, so you can pull yourself up, boardwalks here and there, and even a very tall stairs,(40 steps) all made out of cedar. The surprise at the end is the beach, just as beautiful or maybe even more so then the south beach and.. the sun was shining,no fog!!!!.First thing we did is find a good size log and have lunch.

We stayed 3 nights, the second evening, we took our ball game to the beach, i love this game; two round “paddles” , velcro on the inside, and a nice fuzzy ball, you cant go wrong catching the ball, because of the velcro!! my kind of game!!!!  That evening i decided too, to NOT bring my camera, oh, how sorry i was, this sunset was unbelievable, but at the other hand, i had all the time  to stand with Bert, and watch the amazing colors; purples,pinks, red, so awesome, so now this sunset is forever in my heart and mind. I had noticed a sign further up the beach for North beach, so we decided to go there the next morning, bring a nice lunch, and stay the day.   The morning started with thick fog, but we headed to the beach anyway, there would be a totally different atmosphere there……..