Steamboat Rock — Friday, May. 21, 2021

This was the perfect day for this hike. It was not too hot (mid-60s) with some cloud cover but not enough to obscure the 360 degree views at the top of the butte. The Cascade Range was visible. We took the left and right trails and explored the entire area. It was a fantastic way to spend the day.

We hiked this one with our four kids - ranging from 14 to age 9 - and our dog. The kids did fine with it. They actually did better with the steep, rocky sections and scrambles than we, their parents, did. We were much slower than they were. I probably wouldn't have been comfortable with this hike when they were much younger because of how challenging the ascent/descent is and how close the trail goes next to the cliff, but it was fine for my older kids.