June 27-28, Rosario Resort Marina
Trip Length 6.5 nm
Relaxing morning at Spencer Spit, took dogs in to do thy business and then packed up dinghy, vacuumed boat and off to Rosario. About a 5mile cruise across main channel where ferries go to East Sound.
Rosario is a historic mansion owned by Robert Moran (shipbuilder late 1800 to 1900s) and he did now want his 1300 acre estate broken up so made sure it was sold and kept together…so the Resort and Spa were born. We arrived around 2:30, checked out the grounds, had lunch/early dinner at the marina Cascade Bay Grill(Good food !) and then explored the mansion.
Robert Moran must really liked organ music because the entire middle of the house has a very large organ room which fills all the rooms around it with organ music when played.
Spent two nights at Rosario as on our full day we took a taxi up to the top of Mt Constitution with dogs in tow. Then walked the approx. 10 miles down hill back to the marina. This is a great hike to take along streams, lakes and water falls the entire way, highly recommended.
The taxi dropped us off at the top of Mt Constitution where you have great views out over the water with Sucia Islands and Rosario straight from the tower built by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps ) back during the depression.
We then walked back down to parking lot where we started trail down back to Rosario Resort via trail to Twin Lakes, Mountain Lake through the water falls then Cascade Lake.
You then run in to Rustic, Cascade, Cavern and Hidden Falls along the trail.
You then cross the road at the entrance to the park for the final part of the hike along Cascade Lake to Rosario Resort below the lake.
At the bottom of Cascade Lake is a really cool bridge made of large logs set as an arch forming bridge, we did not need to cross it to go back to Rosario but we could not resist going over and back on it to check it out.
Decided to splurge and had dinner on the veranda at the mansion. Dinner was so so for the food but nice ambiance with view of the bay from most tables.