(WSB photos unless otherwise credited)

12:48 PM: With the chilly weather, it’s even more of a mountain-ish experience today at Camp Long‘s Mountain Fest! The free festival is on until 5 pm with activities including a lot more than climbing – head to the meadow when you get here and visit the booths to find out what you can try and where (and other activities like a scavenger hunt).

At the naturalists’ tent, Emily and Beth will lead you through the Animal Olympics and talk with you about park wildlife, including a Cooper’s Hawk nest with fledglings nestlings!

The Falconer is here too, in one of the shelters – we caught a demonstration with Mr. Peabody the vulture:

The climbing wall is open too, of course!

(Photo by Kevin Freitas)

The park is at 5200 35th SW.

5:29 PM P.S. If you’re wondering about the fire-gutted lodge, closed now for seven months, it’s still boarded up and fenced off:

Park management says the emphasis right now is on stabilizing the lodge.