Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
That’s why they Call it the Green
The Green River that is. Originating in Washington’s Cascade Mountains it flows through the small towns of Auburn and Kent before joining the Duwamish and emptying into Puget Sound. It can be accessed from many places along its 65-mile course, but we visited the river recently in Flaming Geyser State Park in Auburn. (Don’t be fooled by the name. The geyser has long since run out of gas.)
We crossed the bridge over the river into the park and were met with gorgeous meadows and happy birds.
We wondered which trail to walk, and my husband offered to show me his favorite place on the river to fish, which I will now share with you.
We took a short trail through the woods, rich in spring color, till we saw the clearing up ahead
and arrived at the most peaceful stretch of the river, and it was GREEN, indeed!
It was ours alone to enjoy, save for the geese who also appreciated the solitude.
A rope swing on the other side tells another story in the summer, when the young dare each other to make a splash, most likely with plenty of hooting and hollering. Wouldn’t that be fun??
But Bob does his fishing in the fall, when it’s cool and quiet and the salmon are running. He does it for the sport and it’s catch and release. I’ll come along to watch.
I’ve shared other spots along the river before, including the dramatic Green River Gorge, a wild and glorious place of high cliffs and waterfalls.
We took the rickety stairs into the Gorge a few years ago, and I shared about it here, if you missed it.
And that’s enough of the Green for today. If you’re ever in the area, be sure and check it out, at Flaming Geyser or Kanaskat-Palmer State Parks or at the Green River Gorge.
~ Susanne
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Beautiful, fantastic photos Susanne!! That river is such a beautiful green. Thanks for sharing!! ❤️😊
Thanks, John! Glad you enjoyed it!
You’re welcome, Susanne. ☺️😊
What a delight to have such a place so close to home. It’s gorgeous there!
Yes, I’m so happy to have such beauty nearby! thank you!
love the greens
Susanne it looks so lush and inviting! Thanks for taking me along in this photo journey!!!
Thanks for coming along!
Looks like a great place to walk as a well as fish.
Yes, we love to walk there!
I am not a fisherman, but I can easily see why that is his favourite spot. Lovely area, and great photos.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. I don’t fish either, but we often go there to walk. So scenic and peaceful!
Love how so much nature is so close
Truly. I sometimes forget what a special place it is, just because it’s so easy to get to!
Those Stairs!! YIKES! I adore the coastal part of the PNW, these photos remind me of Tillamook County- we lived there for almost 20 years before moving East.
I love the PNW, too, especially my home state of Washington. I also love Tillamook and the Oregon Coast. 🙂
I’m glad we took the stairs down (a small fee involved) because it was so incredible down in the Gorge. But once was enough. 🙂
Looks lovely.