Cornet Bay Hike & Mutiny Bay

This last weekend I chose the hike we went on.  Turns out, I'm not good at it.  I did zero research.  I just saw it on a map and thought it looked good. 

 

We parked at Cornet Bay and started walking.  We were under the impression we'd end up on Hoypus Point.  

 So we walked for a little while and then ran into MUD!  

Then we turned around and went another way... until we ran into more MUD!

 Then we turned around and walked until we came to more... yep, you guessed it, MUD!  

So finally we just turned around and left.  The trails just didn't gain any elevation to get us up out of the mud. 

And the only view was the one near the parking.  This is Cornet Bay.  That's Deception Bridge in the background.  Usually we're on the other side of the bridge, on North Beach.  

Since we didn't get much of a hike in, we drove south to Mutiny Bay, to see what we'd find there.  

We found a state park with a half mile walk to the beach.  This is a view from the path.  

Mutiny Bay, I have no idea how it got it's name, but I wish I did, sounds like it would be an interesting story.  

 

Anyway, it's a pretty and a secluded place.  There were a few people there, so we kept wandering down until we had the beach to ourselves.

 The kids enjoyed their time at the beach, wading, 

 running, 

digging in the sand,

and just having a great time in the water.  They found seaweed, crabs, rocks, 

and sticks.  

Then we looked back and noticed our beach was disappearing.  The tide was coming in, not going out. That's when we decided we were wet enough and it was time to head back to the car.  

Good-bye to Mutiny Bay, for now.  We will be back again!