| There is a 5.5 mile loop around the refuge that starts from the parking lot, traverses along a board walk through a riparian forest then becomes a wide gravel path alongside the Puyallup River. It continues out toward mudflats bordering Puget Sound before it circles around a vast wetland dotted with ponds and a few beaver mounds. Around every bend there is something interesting to view, hear and smell. In Mid-June out by the mudflats the heat of the afternoon sun not only enhances the salty sea smell, but it also conjures up the intoxicating fragrance of the wild roses that line the trail. As you sit on a bench gazing out over the Sound you can hear sea lions barking in the distance. |
