Along I-90, as you head East into the Cascade Mountains, just beyond the town of North Bend, Rattlesnake Ridge has always been a crazy busy choice for hiking. It's too close to Seattle, so it is overrun on weekends. It is only 2 miles (give or take) to Rattlesnake Ledge; it's just easy enough for… Continue reading Rattlesnake Mountain Traverse
Tag: King County
Little Si
Little Si. It is in my belief a hike you do once. ONCE. It isn't that you don't get a nice hike, or an accomplishment. What you get is a hike that wanders all over, takes twice the time it should, is ungodly crowded and feels like you are in a city park, right up… Continue reading Little Si
Talapus Lake
One of the most popular hikes on I-90 is Talapus Lake. It is short, accessible for much of the year (it does get snow covered but melts out early). The drawback is the lake is insanely popular and the road is often clogged with cars. Go on a weekday. When it is raining. The trail… Continue reading Talapus Lake
Grand Park
The first time I saw Grand Park was on the summit of Dege Peak, on the Sourdough Ridge, of Mount Rainier National Park. It was the early summer of 2003. I looked across and wondered what that massive flat stretch of green was called. I visited it the long way that summer, coming in from… Continue reading Grand Park
Middle Fork Trail
The MFK: Middle Fork Snoqualmie. Hiked in the days before the road was paved, and as the new car campground was being opened. It is a great hike most of the year, when the upper trails are covered in snow, but you want to be in the wilderness. Ford hanging out in front of the… Continue reading Middle Fork Trail