In January, several volunteers with the Peninsula Trails Coalition spent the day planting thousands of daffodil and tulip bulbs at the new Deer Park rest area on the eastern outskirts of Port Angeles. Home Depot in Sequim donated a truckload of bulbs, which are clearly very happy in their new home.
Signs of life emerged in early March:
Daffodils were the first to bloom:
Tulips then stole the show:
There are multiple flower beds to enjoy as you pass through this section of the Olympic Discovery Trail. Thanks to Gordon Taylor for leading the volunteer work party. Thanks also to Home Depot of Sequim for the generous bulb donation. And, of course, thanks to all the enthusiastic volunteer gardeners who came out to make this beautiful scene happen. We’ll enjoy your hard work for many spring days to come.
The Deer Park rest area is adjacent to the Olympic Discovery Trail, just east of Morse Creek. It offers several restrooms, a water fountain to refill your bottles, a bus stop, and safe Hwy 101 underpass access to the movie theater and Deer Park Road.
