Hiked up to Mt Teneriffe via the Mt. Si trailhead, Started on Mt. Si trail, veered off on the Roaring river trail, and finally turned up the Mt Teneriffe trail. Once off the Mt. Si trail, you gain a lot of solitude which is nice. The trails below about 3800 feet are mostly snow free. About a mile after the junction with the Upper Si Connector trail, the trail was pretty much snow covered with boot pack. Not too bad in the morning but it was rapidly becoming softer and postholing was an issue, making it quite a slog for the last mile or so. Microspikes not necessarily needed with the soft snow but snowshoes would have been helpful for the last little bit. I would expect the warming in the next few days to continue to melt out a fair amount of it.
This trail is a long, steady uphill climb with the tread being not too rocky. Great excursion for getting into summer hiking shape
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