Fort Worden State Park & Port Townsend's Larry Scott Trail - 4.30.2011
The Larry Scott Trail is 12 miles roundtrip... open to horses, bikes and hikers... we started at the Boat Yard in Port Townsend and rode our bikes out to the Discovery Bay Golf Course and then back to the boat yard.
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Starting out at the Boat Yard... find the parking area by taking Haines Road at the stop light near the Safeway Store and driving to the water.
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Larry Scott was a cycling enthusiast in Port Townsend who died in 1991. He and his wife Judy met with other cyclers weekly for long bicycle rides and were in search of dedicated mulit-use trails. Larry was the momentum in getting the trail established.
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The first mile or so of the trail follows along Puget Sound.
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The Port Towsend Paper Mill near the one mile mark on the trail.
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Taking a rest stop along the Larry Scott Trail.
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The trail winds through the countryside of Port Townsend to the Discovery Bay Golf Course.
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Almost back to the Boat Yard.
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Not sure... maybe a crane.
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The Port Townsend Boat Haven... near the Boat Yard.
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Sail boat repair at the Port Townsend Boat Yard.
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Large equipment at the Boat Yard.
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The next morning we rode our bikes up to Battery Hill at Fort Worden and looked down on the lighthouse at Point Wilson.
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Pano shot of Fort Worden from Battery Hill.
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A deer on Battery Hill.
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Denali Girl biking back down from Battery Hill... the snow-capped Olympic Mountains in the distance.
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Alexander's Castle at Fort Worden... Reverend John Alexander built the castle in 1883 for a prospective Scottish bride in a style reminiscent of his native country. Traveling to Scotland to get his bride, Alexander found that his bride-to-be had married another.
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An ~5 mile loop hike that travels along the beach on the north and east sides of Fort Worden State Park.
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The large lake on the west side of Fort Worden State Park (near North Beach County Park)... snow-capped Olympic Mountains in the distance.
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The Usual Suspects... near North Beach County Park near the north corner of Fort Worden State Park.
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Starting the beach walk from the NW corner of Fort Worden State Park.
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On the north side of Fort Worden State Park... Point Wilson Lighthouse in the distance.
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Mattie (4 legs) finds a relative on the beach.
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Nearing Point Wilson.
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Getting close to Point Wilson.
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We've rounded Point Wilson and are on the east side of the park.
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Looking back on the Point Wilson Lighthouse as we continue along the east shoreline of Fort Worden State Park.
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We will follow the beach beyond the park to Chetzemoka Park (hillside on the left).
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Seagull at the Marine Science Center.
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Looking back at the pier that houses the Marine Science Center.
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Looking back at Fort Worden and the Point Wilson Lighthouse... as we head for Chetzemoka Park.
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Chetzemoka Park... above the beach now and heading back to Fort Worden.
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From Fort Worden State Park... looking across Admiralty Inlet to Ebey's Landing on the left.
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Dusk at Fort Worden State Park... Point Wilson Lighthouse in the distance.
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Sunset from near the Point Wilson Lighthouse at Fort Worden State Park.
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