Ferry Terminal Trailblazer hike

SAY WHAT.......???

We were scheduled to go to Baker river/Sulphide camp. Our chief communication person Ginny sent us all emails this week that our fearless leader Pat felt like there might be snow on that trail still, so he made other plans to go to Maple Grove and hike along Baker lake. Maple Grove would be a mostly forest walk and a long drive for us from Bellingham, Our weather for the day was predicted 100% rain all day, so after a discussion at the Senior Center this morning we all agreed that we could hike in wet trees here closer to home ;-) An alternative hike for the day was to be a walk from the Senior Center to the Alaska Ferry Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven and back. It would be mostly on trails, that sounded good to us. 

Not a large group today - just 9.

We headed down the Whatcom Creek trail 

and down through Maritime Heritage Park, where we had a great view of the Historic Old City Hall.

To link up with other sections of trails we needed to walk a few streets, we were definitely Urban hikers today.

and finally on the trail again, headed towards Boulevard Park.

Couldn't help taking a picture of this beautiful Currant bush -

and my favorite - Bleeding Hearts.

The South Bay Trail  & Taylor dock is one of the best places to walk in Bellingham (in my opinion).

and lunch with a view, something we wouldn't have had if we'd hiked the Maple Grove trail. Thank goodness for our flexible leader & agreeable companions. Today couldn't have been better.

Endomondo stats:
8.46 total miles hiked
-13 Min. altitude
88 Max. altitude
238 Total ascent
247 Total descent