Middle Fork Snoqualmie River — Sunday, May. 11, 2025

My daughter offered to take me to the woods after church for Mother’s Day. She packed our snacks and picked an area she knew I liked. We walked a little less than a mile up the Middle Fork Trail. Everything is so lush and verdant right now! Trillium are mostly done, but other shady spring flowers are coming out, such as bleeding heart and bunchberries. We even found a couple of cool slime molds. Clouds were draped over the tops of the peaks, and rain showers came and went.

After hiking for about an hour, we drove up to the Garfield Ledges picnic area, set up our little shelter, and sat for a bit watching the river. My daughter made us coffee with cocoa on the backpacking stove. We need to do this more often!

The paved road is fine, but the gravel section after the turnoff for the Middle Fork Campground has some impressive potholes. I was worried even with my SUV. Toilets were in OK shape, but bring your own TP and hand sanitizer.