Today we went up to Anacortes and Deception Pass for some good old tidepooling. The girls are the perfect age for it and the weather was looking like it'd be perfect too. Without super planning things, we'd also arrived at or near low tide, which was perfect.
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| Bowman Bay |
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| Looking out toward the Salish Sea and the Sound |
We first went to Rosario Beach but people were parking way up the road in so I turned around and went back to Bowman Bay. It's a shorter walk from Rosario, technically, but I like the walk better from Bowman. The trail does require supervision with little kids, but we kept the kids to the uphill side and prepped them about trail safety where cliffs are present.
You quickly gain height above the bay and are treated to beautiful views north of Deception Pass.
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| There are also trails out to that island-ish thing straight ahead. |
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| The rails aren't exactly going to keep a little kid from tumbling over the side. |
There were lots of kayakers in the bay exploring the rocky outcroppings.
When hiking with kids be prepared for pauses for in depth exploration. Here, Hazel is exploring a tree root in the path. Our hikes aren't reaching for a destination, but enjoying the journey. Having this mindset keeps things from feeling like you need to keep moving. Let them explore.
Standing on the start of Rosario Head looking back toward Bowman Bay.
On Rosario Beach the sand is large grain sand/tiny tiny tiny pebbles. There is also an excellent spot where you can walk near tidepools. There is an established trail that you can follow to minimize the impact from frequent feet traversing the rock.
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| Top right corner is a tucked in sea anemone. There were sculpin and tiny crabs in this little pool. |
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| The yellow nylon rope is the trail path. |
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| Limpet! |
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| More anemones with a kids finger for scale |
Today K learned about nematocysts and how when you touch an open anemone and it feels sticky, that's the anemone trying to sting you. The nematocysts are like little harpoons but they can't quite pierce human skin (on fingers, lips might be a different case) so it just feels slightly sticky rather than harmful.
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