Olympic Discovery Trail Bike Trip

This weekend to celebrate Scott's birthday, we did a 25 mile bike/camping trip.  It was a beautiful weekend with lots of sunshine!  I was so impressed with the kids.  They have never biked more than 8 to 10 miles at one time because they usually bike when we run.  The trail is a mostly paved 140 mile trail that starts in Port Townsend and ends on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in La Push.  We did a paved portion from Port Angeles to Sequim.  We stopped at Sequim Bay State park to camp for the night. 

The Spring blooms were amazing along the trail.  This stretch out of Port Angeles had a lot of dogwoods.  There was another stretch in Sequim that had more dogwoods and so many lilacs.  

Maia wailed the first few miles and tried to jump out even though she was belted in.  We ran her a few miles to tire her out and then put her back in.  She was only quiet if I led the bike pack but if anyone else went up front, she would wail again.

 We enjoyed s'mores later.  

There was a beach and a dock at the State Park.  We loved watching a few crabs pick the dock for their evening meal. 

 The campsite had an amazing sunset.

 An animal tried to get into one of our bear boxes last night.  I think it was a racoon.  See the racoon face in the picture, she left her signature.  

 Good morning!

The route took us a total of 4 hours and 45 minutes from start to end with 3 1/2 hours of biking time.  The trail was mostly flat except for a few hills out of Port Angeles.  The ride had 1,000 feet of elevation gain and was a blast to ride. We were in and out of dark forests, along open farm fields, and along the water.