{"id":726,"date":"2020-11-18T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/?p=726"},"modified":"2021-08-02T21:28:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T04:28:45","slug":"dash-point-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/?p=726","title":{"rendered":"Dash Point State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Trip Date:<\/strong> November 14th, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Went on a very short hike at Dash Point State Park on late morning with Emma today. The park was quite busy and we were lucky to find a parking spot at the lower lot. A short hike and we were on a sandy shoreline on the Puget Sound, where Emma was able to dip here toes in the water and play around in the sand. After visiting the beach, we took a short hike following the trail along the Thames Creek. We only stayed at the park for a short time today and got a few photos. 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