Mount Si

Some hikes are harder than others. For me this was a hard hike. This hike was the most elevation gain I've done to date, 3100 feet. And although there are relatively flat areas along the hike, the uphill goes up and up and up.

I saw many trail runners (how they do it I just can't even guess) and people with dogs. It was a cooler, overcast Sunday and we started out around 8:15am so there wasn't as many people as I expected. Later when we got to the trailhead there were a lot more cars and we saw more poeple going up on our way down.

The trail is well-maintained and there aren't any hard-to-cross waterways or other areas. Thanks to all the trail maintenance people!

At mile 3, I was about to give up, but thanks to my patient hiking companions who stopped many times for me, I made it the last mile and to the top. The way down, like usual, was much easier and we even stopped to read the nature signs on the boardwalk about the Douglas Fir, forest fires, and how snags and undergrowth support life in the forest.