Six of us hiked some of the trails on the east side of the Quinsam River, starting at the Boneyard Bypass trail head. We followed mountain bike trails through the forest and ravines down to the river on a lovely day.  The spring flowers were just emerging: trillium, pink fawn lilies, wild bleeding heart, wild current, and yellow violets. We stopped briefly at a viewpoint of some of the high, snow-covered mountains before descending to the river.  We followed the river upstream to a bend with a view and a bench in the sunshine where we stopped for lunch.  There were Kingfisher, Mergansers, and a river otter at the river, and lots of bird song in the forest.  After the lunch break, we climbed back up to the high bank and meandered through the forest on bluffs and around ravines before completing the loop and heading back to the vehicles.  It was a beautiful, spring day for this highly varied walk.  (10.9 km; 4 hours)

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Hiking – Quinsam River Trails – 8 April 2026