Day 69: Montesano WA to Estacada OR

Today's drive was a relatively short one, only about 150 miles, so we slept in a bit, took the dog for a walk, and then left Lake Sylvia State Park, traveling east on Route 12 to connect with I-5.

About 90 miles south on the interstate and we were in the Portland OR area.  We are now at a state park southeast of the city, Milo McIver State Park.

We arrived early enough in the afternoon to allow some exploring before dinner.  This is a fairly large park along the Clackamas River.  It is full of hiking and equestrian paths, and we followed one to the boat launch at Estacada Lake, formed by a large dam.  People were fishing, swimming, and kayaking on what seemed to us (after the past months) a very hot afternoon.

Below the dam, we followed paths along the river to the Clackamas Fish Hatchery, where we saw a pool of thousands of little salmon and tanks of larger ones.  A trail looped back to the campground from there.

The campsite is quite nice, and the campground is FULL of families---lots of kids on bikes and scooters.  As mentioned, it was a very hot afternoon, so I'm back to shorts and t-shirt.  

A fairly low-key day, but  pleasant.  We are here for two nights, so we'll have time to walk the trails more tomorrow.