10 of us met at Gateway, and drove to Sauvie Island P&R. Met 2 others there. Since the trailhead parking is $10, people wasted sometime reconfigured the seating arrangement. 3 of us in our car just waited. The weather was pleasant, and we weren't in a hurry.
Severt (our hike leader) decided to hike along the beach to add some difficulty. Not much of difficulty, some down logs, but A LOT of mud. This is river, not ocean. View is certainly nicer along the waterfront. In the middle of our maneuver, I saw a side trail up to the trees, so I went and check it out. Saw a trail right there. So, I took it instead of the beach. Elizabeth from California followed me. Incidentally we were also the only 2 who carried an umbrella, and it did rain occasionally. So two of us walked the rest of the way to the light house. It's a very smooth and easy trail, lined with blackberry bushes. By picking the berries, we kept our pace slow enough so too much ahead of our group. The last bit of beach walk was in fact on the rocks, and Karla wasn't happy about it.
Our turn around point is Warrior Point. We had lunch by the lighthouse. Lots of fishing boat on the other side of the water. Light rain off and on. The old care taker's house is now locked with a gate outside, so all I could see is a chimney. Walked back via trail. Ate more blackberries. Helen filled her container.
The drive is on good wide gravel road, among agriculture land. Many U-Pick farms. One has a lot daisy now. People come here in summer to play in the water, or in fall to pick pumpkins. This is my first time on this island.
Iveta joined our car. We are being dropped off downtown. She and Karla both live in downtown. Karla is full of stories. She complains a lot but her stories are interesting.
