The official park service website describes Federation Forest State Park this way:
Federation Forest is a 574-acre day-use park with hundreds of acres of old-growth Douglas-fir trees, mature western hemlock, Sitka Spruce, and western red cedar. Its short, flat interpretive trails make the park an ideal destination for families with children.
The park is also the perfect place for a 3-mile senior center walk and picnic lunch. [Click on photos to enlarge.]
The trail names alone are enough to lure walkers and hikers into the park. Who could resist "Whispering Hemlocks" or "Wind in the Woods?"
We walked past towering giants that had been downed by fierce winds.
This stairway led us to a scenic picnic area alongside the White River. According to info I found online:
The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner.
The white color is the result of glacial runoff.
On the way home, we stopped for a reward for our activity - delicious ice cream on the deck at Wapiti Woolies.
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