FEBRUARY 12   CONWAY-AREA DIKE WALK & WYLIE SLOUGH* 9:00 to noon

Hike up to 3.3 miles one way on the Conway area dike north towards Mount Vernon or drive over to Wylie Slough* and hike the trails there. Easy

MEETING PLACES AND RETURN TIMES: For all the hikes meet at 9:00 am to sign in at the parking area described below. You may leave when you return to your vehicle; most hikers will finish by noon. Lunch at the Conway Pub & Eatery? If the weather is clear there will be great views. Birds should be plentiful. From I-5 take exit 221 which is signposted by Conway and Lake McMurray. This is also the Pioneer Hwy (SR 534), which leads to Stanwood. Turn west toward Conway/Stanwood and very shortly (100 yds) turn right on Fir Island Rd into Conway.   Go over the RR tracks and in 100 yds turn right on Dike Rd just before the bridge. Do not go over the South Fork of the Skagit River Bridge onto Fir Island! Parking is available on the left in 200 yds north of the unsigned dike district building. If you go to Wylie Slough, WA Discovery Pass required in the parking lot.  Easy.