On Wednesday we took the Hemlock Trail (1.8 miles) from near our campground toward the park entrance at the town of Fish Creek.  After an initial uphill climb, the trail went along through grassy areas with birches and hemlock trees.  There were lots of wildflowers including some Yellow Lady's Slippers---beautiful!  From the park entrance we walked into town.  It's a bit touristy---lots of shops with expensive gifts and such----with many inns, B&B's, and restaurants.  There was also a marina and quite a few sailboats at mooring.  This would be a great place to sail (or motor) though the season is undoubtedly short.

We had lunch at a nice restaurant (Summertime) with an outdoor patio.  As we were passing the entrance, the manager came out and said, "We're a pet-friendly place", so we brought Ranger in and he behaved very well. (Of course after walking about 2 1/2 miles, he probably needed a little rest, and he enjoyed the water and dog treat that the manager brought him.)

We walked back to the campground along the Sunrise bike trail, which is 9.6 miles and goes around the shoreline of the park.  Many of the people here bring bicycles (and one can rent them at the concessions area), and it does seem a perfect place for that activity.

And speaking of perfect: the weather continues to be sunny, high of 70, low of 50.

The birdwatching has been good; yesterday's list includes pileated woodpecker, Baltimore oriole, cedar waxwings, and an indigo bunting.

We slept in a bit this morning after being up with Ranger at 3:30 am----he detected animals in our site, probably raccoons, and he thought it his duty to bark and try to get out and chase them away.