Trail report week of June 3

I spent the weekend on the Dosewallips putting in some extended miles with tame elevation gains and caught sight of a black bear. >>>MID-WEEK TRAIL CONDITIONS UPDATE - Three words describe the Port Gamble trails: mucky, mucky, mucky. Bikers involved in this weekend's sports festival will appreciate fenders on their bikes.<<< Salmonberries are ripe, so maybe we'll see a few black bears! This weekend's event on the Port Gamble trails:

• Saturday and Sunday June 9-10 NW Adventure Sports Festival

Trail encounters this week:

• Hike Tue. with my family, PJ, and Tia, 60 minutes from PG gate 1 with 20-lb pack.
• Hike Wed. with Tia, 75 minutes from PG gate 2 with 7-lb pack.
• Hike Thur. with Tim, Don, and Tia, 10 miles in 220 minutes from PG gate 1 with 20-lb pack...slower pace than usual, but plenty of time to talk.
• Hike Fri. with Tia, 40 minutes from PG gate 1 with 7-lb pack.