Saturday, August 21, 2010

Squak Mtn and the "Bullitt Fireplace"


We did an early morning hike at the Squak Mtn Park today, and just like Rattlesnake Ridge a few weeks back, it was a fun group! We started out at a trail head on SR 900, and hiked about 5 miles on a kind of loop route, with the "Bullitt Fireplace" as our center point.



The fireplace is all that remains from the Bullitts' family (Dorothy Stimson Bullitt) summer home. They donated 590 acres near the top of the mountain to the state when the park was created sometime in the 70s. I always think about their name when I listen to the King FM Classical radio station. One of their bequests made sure that King FM would be funded in perpetuity.

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