Roaring Creek, Mount Si — Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023

As part of a WTA work party, we all parked in the main Mt Si lot - which at 0830 on a cold, sunny Saturday was into the 2nd row. Some snow on the ground at the trailhead, but the trail was clear and dry at the start. There were some icy spots within the first mile, like on bridges. There was one particularly icy set of rock stairs - our work party did a little bit of work to help get the water off the trail, and I know that future work parties will focus more on that area.

We were working on a reroute of the Roaring Creek Trail that connects Mt Si and Tenerife trails. The work was not far from the Talus Loop intersection, so not far in. Just past our work site there was some light snow on the trail. Not a lot of traffic, certainly not as much as on the main Mt Si trail. Some folks we saw said that it was more snowy and icy further up.

Parking lot has the usual pot holes...helps slow folks down at least!

Also some excitement mid-afternoon, as multiple Eastside Fire & Rescue crews and King Co Search and Rescue arrived for a mission on the Talus Loop Trail. It was fascinating to see the whole operation, and while I didn't intend to wait around, I happened to still be there when they walked the person out. So glad they were able to make it out ok.