Mild winters equal low river levels leading to lots of gravel to check out..
Garry and I headed up to the Skokomish River to look for orbicular jasper. ?The major roads to access the river are still closed for wildlife protection, but we were able to hike almost a mile down the canyon walls to reach the river. ?The hike was through some beautiful wooded areas.
Upon reaching the river and getting into our waders, it didn’t take long to find some nice japser/agate. ?This one lucked out, ?it is to big to haul anywhere.
Dreaming about being 50 years younger, we reluctantly left this one behind and continued our hike up the river.
This area had some monster log jambs that made it difficult to check out all the gravel.
We were not the only ones to spend this beautiful day on the river. ?Two guys were?checking out the water. ?They were?Steelhead fishermen hiking down to their pickup point.
We spent a little more time on the river, but both of us had to get back to town for prior appointments. ?So we struggled out of our waders and headed back up through the woods. ?Finding some more interesting sights on the way.
Thanks for joining us.
chasfire