Photo: Great Blue Herons by Ken Lassman

Meet at 8:00 AM at the Lynnwood Walmart (I-5 exit 183, then to 1400 164th St. SW, east side of the freeway) and park away from the store (toward I-5) OR meet the group at 10:00 AM at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge (I-5 exit 114 – be sure to take this exit to “Nisqually Refuge,” not the earlier exit to “Nisqually”). If you meet in Lynnwood, please come prepared to carpool. Nisqually asks for a $3 fee per four adults, but that doesn’t apply if you have the Golden Age Pass for people 62 or older. We will walk the forested trails and check out the meadow, streams and estuary. We plan to leave the refuge at 1:30 PM, so it will be about three hours of walking on level trails, plus time for lunch. There are some benches here and there. Dress for the weather and pack a lunch.

Trip leaders: Diane Marie Murray (206-769-6271) and Denny Bolton (425-241-6892)