These are from my 6 mile hike to Snow Lake at Snoqualmie Pass on Saturday. I’ve been here more than a few times, but its such a wonderful location, great views. No wonder its the second most popular hike in Washington. I had departed the house at 8am, where it was a cool 50 degrees out, so I put on my sweater. When I got out of the truck at the trailhead at 8:30 I was very surprised at how much warmer it was. I had expected cooler than 50 deg. but it was at least 10 deg warmer. Needless to say, I didn’t need my sweater for long.
There were LOTS of cars in the lot and more would be coming. It would be a very clear warm day which would bring throngs of people. It wasn’t a half mile before I was sweating pretty good. I wasn’t going very fast or hard but I was passing other people, just going steady. About a mile in, I started feeling a little nauseous. That tired me out faster than normal. Don’t know why really, I thought I had plenty of liquid before I left, but thats the only thing I could think that might cause it. I was sipping cold water as I hiked which felt good. I managed to get up and over the crest, and down to the lake about 10am, and found a popular rock with a view to sit and rest on. I was soaked. But the sun felt good and dried me out quickly.
There was no wind, thus the mostly smooth water. Slight ripples were caused by someones dog playing in the shoreline water. My original goal was to continue another 2 miles to Gem Lake, but even after resting I was no longer up to it. After an hour rest, I headed back. There were lots more people streaming down to the lake. It was even warmer now but it was mostly downhill so not too strenuous. I was home by 12:30. The high for the day at home was 89 deg.
After a rest and the lunch that I didn’t eat at the lake, I got out to mow the lawn, finish raking the gravel, 
and go for a cold brief swim in the neighbors pool. After all that, I was still not feeling all that great so was in bed at 9.