Category Archives: Hiking

Sorry, its been a long time since I updated this blog. Haven’t done any REAL hiking for while, for various reasons- rain, garden projects, work, and of course just lazy. Its been literally months since I last hiked up Rattlesnake Ledge, … Continue reading →

Too much sitting and not enough exercise the past couple weeks, I felt like I needed to do something long and more strenuous. I also needed to break in a new pair of hiking boots. It was Saturday, partly sunny … Continue reading →

They paved the Middle Fork road last year, all the way up to the Middle Fork Campground, about 9 miles. I haven’t been on that road for more than a year now. So I thought I would check it out. … Continue reading →

I’ve been more lax in hiking/walking so far this year, my excuse is because of the generally rainy weather, but in reality, I’ve just felt less enthused to get out. Sometimes lack of energy contributes(I tend to have low ferritin/iron … Continue reading →

Its been awhile since I posted here. Haven’t done as much hiking this summer as I would like but finally decided its been two years since I last did Mt Si, so I had to do it at least once … Continue reading →

I had a few things to do this morning, so my hiking was delayed until noon. But I really needed some exercise so I finally went where there were fewer people, on the PCT from Snoqualmie Pass ski area south. … Continue reading →

It was a little bit of a drive but it was a couple years since I last hiked Longs Pass. I got up at 530 and made a couple sandwiches for the hike, and some oatmeal for breakfast, and left the house … Continue reading →

I’ve done this before a few times, Rattlesnake Lake to Snoqualmie Point, 10.5miles. The last time was Sept 23 2014. Just scroll down, you’ll see my posting. It was a perfect sunny day, cool 40’s to start, but forecast for … Continue reading →

Saturday, Mar 7 was Wendy’s birthday. She went up last Wed evening to bring her mom home from Mira Vista in Mt Vernon, and get her settled back in. Wendy will be with Mom thru Mar 10 to make sure she can … Continue reading →

My left ankle has been very sore the past week(probably from not using it enough!) so I wanted to loosen it up with more of a walk than a hike. Sunday Mar.1 was a very nice day, cold to start but … Continue reading →

The Kendall Katwalk is a pathway blasted out of rock on a sheer cliff. Its not unsafe to cross, quite wide actually, but you still don’t want to get too close to the edge. I didn’t decide to hike this … Continue reading →

Its been off and on rain all week, but this weekend it was supposed to be clear and sunny and low 70’s. I wanted a little bit of a drive so I left the house about 920 and headed up … Continue reading →

With Saturday the 13th likely going to be the last REALLY nice weekend of the summer, I opted to stay close to home but get some miles in and do an old favorite. Since Wendy had to open the store … Continue reading →

Snow Lake from the Alpental parking area is usually very crowded on a nice weekend. It was no different on this Saturday. I wanted something close but still a good workout, and while I would have preferred to start at … Continue reading →

Today I needed some distance so I chose a trail that is popular but I’ve never been on before, and yet so close to home. The PCT from Snoqualmie Pass to Windy Pass. Last week was Mt. Catherine from a … Continue reading →

I read about this trail on the WTA website as being a little known and used trail. Well, for a Saturday it wasn’t as busy as most other popular trails in the area, but its in excellent shape and clearly … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago(scroll down to the previous post) I walked east to west on the Iron Horse trail along Keechelus Lake from the Stampede Pass exit on I-90 and the parking area at the Keechelus Dam. Today I parked at the west end … Continue reading →

Saturday the 21st the forecast was for clear skies and warming – mid 70’s. Got up at 5, had oatmeal and was on the road at 630. Headed east over Snoqualmie Pass back to Easton again, this time to hike Kachess Ridge trail. … Continue reading →

Another fantastic weekend, weather clear and warm, mid 80’s and breezy, and virtually NO humidity, can’t be anymore comfortable than that. So I headed east to Ellensburg to find another new trail that I’ve read about recently, and give it … Continue reading →

Its the last day of May 2014 and we finally had some really nice weather this weekend, cool at night, not too hot in the day yet, mid 70’s, but very clear skies. Took advantage of it and hiked a new trail … Continue reading →

I was up until midnight Friday evening helping my neighbor fit a new range in his kitchen. He had our old one, and when we replaced ours, it required some trim and countertop cutting to slide the new one in. … Continue reading →

After going out for Saturday morning breakfast, then washing two cars, and buying a new NW Forest Pass, I decided it was nice enough outside (once the fog lifted) to drive over Snoqualmie Pass to the Stampede Pass exit at Lake … Continue reading →

At lunch on Friday I ran up to REI in Tacoma to get a new NW Forest Pass as my old one expired end of July. Weather was forecast for clear and mid 80’s for the weekend. So I got … Continue reading →

This has nothing to do with Seafair. Except its the same August weekend. David Erickson arrived in town Friday night, and came out on Sunday to go hiking with me. It was 90ish degrees out, hottest day of the year … Continue reading →

I took a drive today to Stampede Pass and towards Lester. I was going to hike somewhere but the weather, while not raining, was very cloudy and a little drizzly. Low clouds for no view and I wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

I had a hard time deciding where to hike and whether to hike today. Weather at home was threatening rain. I didn’t get up until about 8:30 and diddle-daddled about for awhile. Was thinking about going to the Museum of … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

I haven’t done Melakwa Lake in about 3-4 years. Today was the perfect day to do it. Last weeks hike on the Iron Goat Trail was great, but not strenuous enough. Today I got more real exercise. I had expected … Continue reading →

Its Sunday morning. Got up at 7, surfing a little on the computer waiting for cafe to open for breakfast at 8. Had a great sleep last night even with a couple loud trains. If I was going to be … Continue reading →

I’m finally using the gift certificate that Dad gave me Christmas 2009 for the Cascadia Inn and Restaurant in Skykomish, just west of Stevens Pass on Hwy 2. Due to much soil renovation work by BNRR in the town over … Continue reading →

Oh what a fantastic day for a hike. My birthday hike. Got up at 430 again like last week. A bowl of oatmeal with fresh blueberries, lots! This time I was on the road at 610 and no car problems. … Continue reading →

Its been awhile since I last blogged. With the job change, and a cooler and wetter winter and spring, my hikes have been limited to Rattlesnake Ledge and the John Wayne Trail to Twin Falls. We’re finally getting some sunnier … Continue reading →

Another grand day, weatherwise, for what may be the best hiking day of the year. While it was a weekend, and the crowds would be in full force on such a day, I managed to start hiking at 9am on … Continue reading →

I did this hike on Sept 13 but didn’t post it here until Sept 26. Frankly, I forgot. I took the day off Monday Sep 13 on the hope that the weather would be nice. I wasn’t disappointed. Since it … Continue reading →

We’ve had improving weather all week, and Saturday was a great one to be in the mid 80’s. I got up about 5:30, having prepared my lunch last evening, so a quick bowl of oatmeal and I was on the … Continue reading →

I know, its been awhile. This past winter just hasn’t been good for hiking. Oh, I’ve been doing the usual Rattlesnake and Cedar Butte, sometimes with Kent from work. But snow and cold doesn’t motivate me much to get further … Continue reading →

I kinda had a head cold all week, not a very bad one, but enough to give me an excuse to use some long built up sick time and take half of Thursday off. It wasn’t much of a cold, … Continue reading →

My coworker, Kent Biden, had previously come out with his wife and hiked Rattlesnake Ledge with me. Indicating interest in hiking again, he came out on Saturday the 1st, alone this time, and we drove up to the Twin Falls … Continue reading →

Saturday morning was somewhat overcast, and 60 degrees out. Coworker Kent was originally going to come out for a short hike to Twin Falls or Rattlesnake or something close, but his daughter’s birthday party was in the afternoon and he … Continue reading →

I took Friday off because the weather was forecast to be nice, real nice. Warm too. I got up at normal 5am and had prepared everything I needed Thursday evening, so all I needed to do was eat breakfast(oatmeal, what … Continue reading →