On an island that spans 57 square miles, one might wonder, "What is there to see?" Quite suprisingly, a lot. From our room, we had a view of the East Sound. The wild deer weren't so wild at all. In fact, a doe and it's fawn came right up to our balcony in search of handouts! I even came within 10 feet of the deer on the left just as we rolled up to to check in.
Also suprising to find out was that the island is not named after the orca whales at all. History reveals that it is the shortened name of Juan Vicente de Guemes Padilla Horcasistas y Aguayo. The Viceroy of Mexico who sent out an exploration expedition in 1791.
The island boasts 30 miles of hiking at the Moran state park. We covered the Cascade Lake Loop that went for just under 3 miles (green line) and the Mountain Lake Loop (4 miles - yellow line). Although it being Labor day weekend, the hikers we passed were few and far between. Parking at the entrance of both trails were limited. It made for an incredibly peaceful walk. All you could hear was the sound of footfalling on soft earth.
Along the hike we crossed paths with many a slugs which doesn't seem so amazing by itself. Except when they are the size of your hand! At the highest point, 2409 feet elevation to be exact, from Mount Constitution is a 360 degree panoramic view of the marine sound. This hike we did not do. It was described as "strenuous" and not for the average person who sits on their butts all day (like me).
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The deer that we see scoot like a bat out of hell when they see humans. And oh, you must already know that this hike has our names written all over it. All I can focus on is the 2409-foot elevation. The MotH and I are maniacs for altitude! We're shooting for 10,000 feet one day!!
Funny thing is that he mentioned wanting to visit the states sometime and the only place aside from Alaska is Washington State. We'll see how it goes...looks like house payments are going to go up yet again, along with everything else like gas and food. What have we humans gotten our butts into? Other than deep caca?
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