CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead — Saturday, Jun. 14, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

I parked at Teneriffe trail head and bicycled to the Green Mtn trail head. I locked my bike to a tree a quarter mile up the trail and continued hiking up Green Mtn. At 2,900 ft I took the west fork of the trail, about half a mile later (shortly after passing a window cut in the trees on the left) the road/trail looked like it dead ended but I skirted around to the right and the road/trail started up again. Soon after that the trail markers go left off the road/trail into the forest, I followed the markers off the road/trail. After this point there was no trail, I just followed the orange trail markers through the trees and brush. After following the markers for half a mile or so I broke out into the bottom of a rock field. The ridge leading to the peak was dead ahead, there were mountain goats up on the side of the rocky ridge, one adult and three children. I followed the rock field west to the side of the saddle and made an easy climb to the top of a 4,640 ft peak, the second peak on the ridge south west of Green Mtn. I had lunch in this perfect spot and admired the 300 degree view. After taking lunch I headed back down, on my way down I wondered why I didn't try forging on to the peak of Green Mtn, I probably would have tried it if I hadn't been hiking alone. There wasn't much of a view until I got to the rock field, until that point I found it a dull hike through a recovering forest. After the rock field it gets beautiful, lots of bear grass and ferns and open space. It was a beautiful Sunday and I only saw two people (headed for Absolute Last Promontory) the whole day. Teneriffe trail head to Green Mtn trail head: 50 min Green Mtn trail head to 4,640 ft peak: 3.25 hr back to Green Mtn trail head: 2 hr back to Teneriffe trail head: 25 min Mosquitoes in rock field: countless and hungry Elevation gain: 3,685 ft