Mt. Si

Andrew and I decided to hike Mt. Si on Saturday. It is about 4 miles to the top and a vertical rise of 3700 feet. So it's steep. It's also one of the most popular hikes in the Seattle area, so we felt like we had to do it.

Above and below: A misty morning.


The view from the top:


The blue jay (or something) that moved all over the place so it was hard to get a picture.


Andrew practicing his elk call. Let's just advertise it, my honey: "WE ARE REDNECKS!"

The top. We decided it was the top (you'll see why in a bit).


Singing "Climb Every Mountain!" as I climbed to the top.



Me on the top. :)


And to the North we saw this thing. It is called the Haystack, and not a lot of people climb it. I kind of get the feeling that it is kind of like Angel's Landing, only a little more dangerous. We couldn't decide if we were on the summit of Mt. Si or if that was the summit. We did not climb it.


The lovely scenery.


On the way down, we went on the Talus Loop trail. It was so nice cuz we only saw three other groups instead of thirty. Yes, it was .3 miles longer than the main trail, but the ground was soft and not as steep. Therefore, it was so so much better to go down.


Mt. Si was a good hike. Going up was really hard, as was coming down. But we probably won't do it again for a while (if ever) because of all the people. Hikes really are more enjoyable when you don't see another group all the time.