Today was the last day of our trip around the Olympic Peninsula. But before arriving at home, we had two more state parks to visit. So after breakfast at the hotel, we took off eastward, away from the Pacific beaches. Our first stop was Lake Sylvia State Park next to the town of Montesano. The lake was formed many years ago when loggers dammed Sylvia Creek to form a pond for logs and to produce power. When we visited today, the lake appeared to be quite low, but was evidently stocked with fish because we saw 9 or 10 people fishing from the shore and catching something.
We spent just a few minutes at Lake Sylvia and then drove further east to Schafer State Park that’s located on the Satsop River. We liked this park better and were greeted with a woodpecker loudly drumming on a nearby dead tree. We located it way at the top of the snag and saw it was a male Hairy Woodpecker, probably drumming to attract a mate. We walked along the River trail and into the mostly empty camping area. The Satsop River was quite beautiful and peaceful.
That was our last park of the trip. From there, we drove to the freeway heading east to Olympia and north to the Seattle area. Happily, we avoided rush hour traffic because it was still late morning. By lunchtime, we were back in Dave’s hometown and enjoying a final restaurant meal. Then I retrieved my car from his garage, we said goodbye until next time, and I returned home.
Lori's Travels 