SHELTON -- Hammersley Inlet is the narrowest of the glacially carved waterways that curl around south Puget Sound like the gnarled fingers of a witch, funneling and propelling the tides to create what local kayakers call the "Shelton shuttle."
You can ride the rippling currents from Shelton seven miles out to the Sound, past forested green bluffs through seal-rich eddies and otter-visited coves. Then wait for the tide to turn and you can catch the briny currents of the flood back.
By Greg Johnston | July 13, 2006
Hike of the Week
Navajo Pass is ideal for that first high-country sojourn when the snow melts out. Even with our early start, the Stafford Creek trailhead was filling up. However, there's more than enough of the sublime Teanaway country to go around and once you leave the trailhead, you won't feel crowded.
The Stafford Creek Trail (No. 1359) is not only popular for its views of the Stuart range but also for wildflowers and variety of terrain, ranging from marshy meadows to serpentine barrens where colorful minerals in the rocks glitter and gaudy flowers glow.
By Karen Sykes | July 13, 2006
