Mount Si — Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

I haven't hiked this trail in a very long time and thought I'd give it a whirl on a sunny day in November. I arrived at 8:30am (on a holiday) to a lot that was about 1/4 full. Toilet was stocked. The trail is in excellent condition and drier than I expected given all the recent rain. Going up there was lots of solitude and coming back down a different story. The highway noise is present for the first 3 miles. I tried to go down the old trail for some variety, but at one point it connects to the new trail and I ended up back on the new trail (oops!). There were lots of dogs - all leashed! No wildlife of note except a gray jay at the top and not too many mushrooms. The light through the trees was exceptional today and it was lovely to sit in the sun at the top.