Little Si, Mount Washington & Mount Si — Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

Getting there: Exit, 38 I-90 , yaddy, yaddy, yadda, we all know where it is! Little Si is across the highway in the Alpine Lakes region. The trail: I've up most of the peaks along the I-90 corridor except Mt. Washington & Little Si so I figured I'd knock them both off today, despite the ""drizzly"" outlook. I spent all day Saturday moving ""puregold"" and his family to their new pad in Lake Stevens so I had to make the most of what was left of the weekend on Sunday. I started up the trail around 10:00 following a well marked snowshoe route which began right from the start. It looked as though it may be an easy day following the ""big prints"" in the soft, wet heavy snow. Well the big fun was short lived and after arriving in the first open basin they ceased to exist. I was sure that somebody had made it to the top this weekend, but no such luck. I didn't have my snowshoes so I slogged on alone in the newly fallen ""wet podwer'"" I arrived at the summit after 2 hrs. and 45 min, I was cold but it wasn't all that windy. I snarfed a couple of kitty snacks gulped down some pineapple juice and began the downward slog. I arrived back at the old Tercel five hours after I started. From here I jetted across the highway and ran up ""Little Si"" with a horrific migraine headache. There were a few people on this trail (which is a bit muddy in places) but had complete solitude at the top! Well take care! See ya on the trail, Pilar.