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Rasar State Park

west of Concrete, Washington

visited 20 June 2021

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Rasar is a compact park on the banks of the Skagit River, but it offers quite a variety of experiences nonetheless.

I started my exploration with a simple hike through the woods, starting near the campgrounds:

A gravel hiking trail winds through a lush green forest at Rasar State Park, lined on both sides with sword ferns and dense undergrowth. Tall moss-covered conifers rise around the path, with dappled midday sunlight filtering through the canopy.

… but that quickly gave way to an open field with views of the mountains to the east:

A wide panoramic view of a grassy meadow at Rasar State Park with a mown path leading toward a forested tree line, backed by a green, tree-covered mountain under a vivid blue sky with wispy clouds.

A mowed grassy path runs along the edge of a tall meadow of golden grasses at Rasar State Park, bordered by leafy green trees on the right, with forested hills and distant blue mountains under a bright blue sky dotted with wispy clouds.

And then there is a long, sandy beach on the Skagit River. Many families were out fishing or playing with their dogs here:

(No people or dogs shown here. I don’t feel comfortable taking pictures of people for this project, especially if they’re trying to relax and enjoy the park quietly on their own.)

A turquoise river flows past a sandy beach dotted with driftwood and grassy brush, with forested hills rising across the water under a bright blue summer sky.

A weathered, bark-stripped log lying on the ground in bright sunlight, its bleached gray surface covered with intricate winding galleries and small bore holes left by wood-boring beetles. Patches of green grass and bare soil surround the log.

Two balanced stacks of smooth river rocks sit on a sandy beach beside the clear, turquoise-tinged Skagit River at Rasar State Park, with pebbles, grasses, and a leafy willow branch framing the sunlit shoreline.

A wide, calm river flows through a forested valley with a pebbled, sandy shoreline in the foreground and clear shallow water revealing smooth rounded stones. Green deciduous and evergreen trees line both banks, with forested hills rising in the distance under a bright blue sky with wispy clouds.

A narrow sandy footpath flanked by lush green brush and white wildflowers leads down to the turquoise waters of a river, with a forested mountainside rising in the background under a sunny sky.

And then, it’s a quiet walk back through the woods again.

A narrow dirt footpath winds through a lush green forest clearing, flanked by tall tree trunks and dense undergrowth under a bright blue summer sky with dappled sunlight falling across the trail.

A narrow gravel trail winding through a lush green forest at Rasar State Park, lined with dense ferns, heart-shaped leaves, and other understory plants, with moss-covered tree trunks and a small cut stump beside the path.

A friend of mine was visiting St. Louis at the time I visited this park. I asked if she were visiting the famous arch (she wasn’t). I sent her this next picture and joked that I was at the Skagit Arch:

A dirt hiking trail winds through a lush green forest at Rasar State Park, framed by a thick moss-draped tree branch arching overhead and surrounded by dense ferns and bright sunlit foliage.

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