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☺The harlequin duck fact was a bit sad, but it was interesting. Cornell Lab's All About Birds website is a wealth of interesting facts, bird sounds, ID, etc. Thank you for watching! Have a great week!

Wow, yeah that was a really wet day. I hope you enjoy Barclay Lake on Father's Day and the weather ends up being really great for you! ☺

It really is, and there are several others right next to it that I want to explore as well. I did this one as a bike ride over several days a couple years ago, but it is nice to learn more about my mom's roots. Thanks so much for watching! ☺

The sea lion was so fun to see, and I was surprised by how many kinds of wildflowers there were. Mom had been to Iceberg Point before, but it had been awhile. I think when she was younger there may have been a road all the way out. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great week! ☺

@@HikerT That would have been fun to drive out - I bet it was a great place for picnics!

😆 I wouldn't be happy if that were my outboard motor either! It looked expensive. It was such a great walk once we were beyond the road. So many different flowers. Thank you for commenting, and have a great week ahead! ☺

Thank you! ☺ Cool that trillium is your Province's official flower! It's so pretty and has such a fleeting season. Nice that they made it illegal to pick. I don't think it's illegal here, but definitely discouraged. It wouldn't live long picked, and it is such a sensitive plant/flower to grow or bloom again if picked.

Thanks for watching! We've been really lucky here this spring with some really pretty, sunny days mixed in with the rainy ones. 🌞

Cool! It's definitely worth it, even with all the people. It looks like it would be a great place to do as a backpacking trip too.

I've hiked this one before without so many people, but it looks like it got popular! Not much elevation gain, and not super long with a nice pay off of gorgeous scenery.

Yeah, fires have always been the scariest thing to me when hiking in the summer. I am hoping we will have less fires this summer as well. That Bolt fire did close the highway for awhile. It burned right up to it - can't recall if it crossed it or not. Then after the fire there is all the danger of burned trees falling from above/landslide. Ugh. Thanks for watching! Have a great day! ☺

@@HikerT You too!

I'm torn between being super happy that so many people are getting outside and appreciating the beauty of nature, and wishing that they were appreciating it on a different trail than me 😆 Thanks for coming along!

Yeah, hopefully with all the lock washers and locking nuts I won't have too many issues. Probably a good idea to check everything regularly though. Have a great day!

Thanks! I keep a list of places I want to hike and bicycle - I need to start one for kayaking too!

I'll have to check that out for kayaking! Thanks! 🛶

Yes! Enjoy your ride! 😃🚲

I haven't, but adding it to the list! Looks like it might be a fun ride to follow that road, then hop across to Lummi Island and pedal around there too! I definitely need to check that out - thanks! 😃

That would be a good day! Been to lummi on the Harley’s and be a good bicycle trip too, there is one steep hill on the island I bet you do though 😎

Good idea - it's such a great way to cover more distance and get you further out there. Plus you can put bags on the bike and lose the backpack, which is nice.

Oh that sounds brutal - good thing you got out when you did! I think even 87 with cloud cover sounds pretty brutal 😆 Thanks for watching and commenting, and have a fantastic weekend!

Thanks for watching! I'm glad it helped you ☺ It is such a pretty island, and so quiet. If you get out there, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Me too! I thought I didn't have enough solar to really make a main source of power, but Dave got it hooked up and it was really humming along - running fan and lights with no dips in the power.

@@HikerT that's awesome!

If I can use power tools, anyone can for sure 😆 I don't have my first trip planned yet I think? I had a lot of ideas but this has taken longer than expected. For sure, even if I don't get her out for a solo trip first, Dave and I are heading to Yellowstone in June! Hopefully that isn't the first trip. I want to make sure everything works well while closer to home 😆

@@HikerT Sounds like a very fun trip to Yellowstone!

It's galvanized steel, and I got it from Home Depot. I got 14-gauge and it also comes in 12-gauge. Can't guarantee it's the best idea, but after looking at prices and checking out what others were doing I went with this. The 10 ft sections are about $35 each and I used 3.

Im in the sheetmetal trade so i know strut can work but would have to play around with lock down ideas maybe some rubber in there some where to help with vibration and bumps not to sure how well built the panels will be but not at that stage yet.

@@myfellowneckbeards2787 Yep, and mine is really not tested yet. We'll see how she does after some trips. The spacers I used were a hard plastic, so that might give it less rattle/more grip as well as the lift, and we also put some foam in under the cross piece where it was close to touching the roof.

So good to hear from others enjoying this trail. That is exactly what I want to do next time - stay at the Lincoln Rock State Park - the whole area was so pretty and such a nice trail system, and that is the best place to start it from. Really cool that you had a bicycle parade at the campground 😆 Have a great week!

Thanks for watching and commenting! It's nice to have that reminder of someone you love. It was heaven to walk around smelling so many. I hope you make it there next spring, and hope you had a great Mother's Day too! ☺

Thanks for watching! Definitely check the site when it's lilac season as they will post when things are starting to bloom. The scent is so amazing. Also they sell lilac starts of many of the varieties.

Thank you for watching and commenting. I'm so glad her legacy was saved - all that work (twice!) would have gone to waste and the lilacs are incredible. One of my favorites. ☺

I thought so too - I can't imagine reproducing all those years of work making lilac variations and digging and planting all that in my 80's. Hopefully I'm half that spry by that age! 😆

@@HikerT start doing that now and keep active and you may well be doing that in your 80s😁

Yes! Fragrance - I kept saying 'smell' haha. I had gone to the birding place earlier and ran out of vocabulary by the time I got to the lilacs 😆 Thank you so much for watching.

Thank you ☺ It was such a cute waterfall with little flower petals in it.

Thanks for watching and commenting! It was a bit odd to be on a driving tour but ended up being so enjoyable. I didn't get wet and could go as slow as I like with my windows down so I could hear all the bird calls.

Thank you so much! ☺

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm glad you had a chance to check it out. I am often pleasantly surprised by urban parks and trails like this. Have a great week ahead! ☺

Thank you! ☺ I have a lot of practice with birds since I have so many at my house. I track all the wildlife I see and ID all the birds. I have been writing down all the ones I see each day for about 10 yrs! Crazy? Probably 😆

I think you would really enjoy visiting there! I love those shovelers. I rarely see them, but there were a lot at Ridgefield. They are so cute and comical with those giant bills! A lot of people see owls there too, but I didn't when I went. I was pretty happy with the ones I did see though. Have a great week! The sunshine is coming! 😃

@@HikerT You sure got to see a variety of birds! I definitely want to visit - seeing owls would be exciting! I checked it out on the map- next time we’re going that way I’ll build in some extra time!

Maybe I'll try in November for the nutria sightings 😃 I definitely recommend spring for the birds though - wow! I was really blown away by the variety, and as you drive slowly along with your windows down you can hear even more that you never see. I heard a bittern but never did see it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

Thank you! ☺ Hopefully it comes together soon - I am ready to be done with construction. Thanks for subscribing!

Me either! It was amazing!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying it. ☺ I was originally going to do a low-build with no electric but one thing led to another and here I am now. Definitely more expensive both in time and money to do it this way, and often I wish I had done a no build as well. What kind of van are you working on? I hope to do meetups in the future, but I don't have any in particular on my radar at this time. It would be really cool to check out other people's rigs and meet people.

@HikerT I have a minivan...Chrysler Pacifica. All the back seats fold down into the floor. I've been following Butterfly Women Who Camp on Facebook and they sometimes have Washington state meetups! I also have an electric bike. I watched your biking videos too! Keep up all your good works!

@@areynolds58 I think I have watched some of those videos. I'll have to follow and see when/where their meetups are. ☺

🥰 Thank you! I am always surprised when I remember how to sew 😆 Good for your daughter in law for making cushions too!!

🥰 Thank you!

☺ Thank you so much! Have a fantastic week ahead!