Labor Day was the last day on which Trailhead Direct runs, and I had the day off, so it was time for the obligatory push up Teneriffe
I started from the Mount Teneriffe trailhead around 11:20 AM. The path up and down is described in many other trip reports, including my own. There is a hornets' nest just past a bridge on the way up to keep an eye on, and on the approach to the Si-Teneriffe connector, a poor bird that looks to have been ripped open by a bird of prey
There was a thermal inversion, which meant entering a relatively chilly layer of fog on the way up, then emerging into warmer air. You could see other mountains poking up, including Rattlesnake Ridge and a little bit of Tiger Mountain, but not Rainier
The trees have visibly grown into the trail over the summer, which you see at some points on the way up nearing the Si-Teneriffe connector and on the ridge. On the ridge, you can also find gray jays, huckleberries, blueberries, mushrooms, and the very last of the salmonberries. The leaves have the slightest tinge of autumn colors in places
I took my time making it to the summit around 3:10 PM and left around 3:45 PM, largely having it to myself. There wasn't enough time to make it to Mount Si without missing the last bus until May 2026, so I took the Mount Teneriffe trail down to the Mount Si trailhead via the Roaring Creek trail just in time for the last bus
Overall, it's a good time to hike -- mild and not that crowded. Last call for 2025 summits!
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