Washington (State not District)

We pulled into the Elks Lodge in Puyallup (pronunciation???) south of Tacoma to spend some museum and outdoor time.  We took our first 10k volksmarch of the trip, walking along the Puyallup River on a trail through a pine forest.  This must be salmon run season because about every twenty feet along the river were people casting for chinook, steelhead and bull trout.

We shared the trail with cyclists and skateboarders, several of whom were also carrying fishing poles.

Mt. Rainier stands off in the distance.

 Halfway along the walk, we went under a freeway.  The uprights were decorated with murals of local fauna.

At the turnaround point, Nature’s Medley, a carved tree, stands in a park.  This tree has wonderful carvings of fish, raccoons, birds and trees around its trunk.

By chance we passed Mrs. Turner’s Friday Night Cruise-In.  Overflowing a vacant lot is a wonderful collection of antique and classic cars, their owners proud to share information about their treasures.  Mrs. Turner’s is the adjacent diner.

This old gas station on the lot is now an insurance office.

It felt good to take a long walk and rewarding to find such fun things along the way.