Middle Fork Snoqualmie River — Saturday, May. 14, 2011

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

The road from the highway is not so much a road as a Swiss cheese of craters. What starts out as a fun sort of slalom game amongst the potholes soon becomes a tedious crawl to find the most shallow holes to go through. As many others have attested to, you can make it to the trail head if you are careful, but your vehicle will not thank you. The trail is also suffering a bit from storm damage. Among other problems, there's a patch of very muddy boulders near the start of the trail that is best avoided if at all possible. Walk around if you can or bring your own set of planks to lay in place, or perhaps a rope swing. Believe me when I say that they hurt when you scrape your face across them. It should also be noted that if you're expecting to buy a parking day pass at the trail head, that's not possible at the moment. Fortunately, we did not get a ticket as a result. Other than that, it was a nice hike.