Talus Loop, Mount Teneriffe, Roaring Creek, Mount Si & Teneriffe Falls — Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024

Took a little loop hike to catch up with my friend on a stormy Saturday.

Pre hike notes
~ No Disco Pass station in the lot, but the Shell and the bike shop in NB sell them if you need one.
~ There are two accessible portapotties as well as the permanent privy at the TH.

Mount Teneriffe trail was in good shape, as was most of the Teneriffe Falls trail, though the last half mile past the turnoff for the connector is quite rocky and narrow with packed snow that was slippery for us in our trail runners. Poles would have been helpful here. I'd say microspikes are unneccessary.

Back on the new connector between the Teneriffe and Si systems, the trail is pretty snow free except for one section on the east end where about 1 to 2 inches of snow is still hanging around. This new trail looks great - nice and wide through open forest before reconnecting with the Mount Teneriffe trail.

The upper section of the Talus Loop trail is fine, snow free and creepy as ever; a necessary evil on this loop. There was a brief hailstorm as we crossed the titular talus field, but nothing too bad. The west end of the trail is clear and much less creepy than the other side of the talus field.

Snag Flats is holding a fair amount of snow still, but as always worth the ~0.2mile detour to visit.

Roaring Creek is also in good shape, very pretty, rolling trail. My favorite ravine is looking great, very lush and full of moss. The creeks are all crossable without getting feet wet.

Afterwards we hit up Hartwell Espresso (which was formerly Vintage Baristas, which was formerly Pioneer Coffee Co.) to do some more hike planning for the summer. The food was great and so was the coffee - a recommended snack stop after a hike in the area.

Photo 1 - At the falls
Photo 2 - Si/Teneriffe's newest bridge
Photo 3 - Some glasses we found on the Teneriffe Trail. Randy Jackson brand, looks like prescription? Let us know if you are missing them!
Photo 4 - These tall trees were a little freaky in the wind that kicked up in the last part of our hike but we made it okay.