Dirty Harry's Peak — Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2025

This one’s a workout! I was lucky that a group of hikers had carved out a trail ahead of me - otherwise, I’d have turned around not far after the Balcony. Beautiful day in the Snoqualmie Pass area, but for all that work I was hoping for better viewpoints. The peak is surrounded by trees and in the winter you can’t get close enough to the edge for unobstructed views. Found myself wishing I’d been up at Mailbox Peak when I crested the peak to find partial views of snow-capped peaks backdropped by gorgeous steely-blue skies. Ah, well… this was an excellent conditioner (my legs were physically, involuntarily trembling on the way down) and less prone to avalanches than other options.