Great hike to spectacular views of Puget Sound, Mountains, and especially the flower rock-gardens! I have never made this hike before and decided to go after reading several previous WTA reports - thanks! It took me 3 hours to get from my SE Seattle home to the trailhead - using the Edmonds/Kingston ferry. Not sure how much longer I'll be able to afford the gas and ferry tolls. The hike to the top from the upper lot is about 4 miles and it took me about 4 hours round trip No snow, 2 step-over and one climb over blowdown, wide trail -dusty the last mile, and the bugs were subdued by the strong breeze! Flowers everywhere for the last 2 miles. I'm not a flower person, however, I was really impressed with flower fields, meadows, and rock gardens! Views are 360 from the top including Puget Sound with Seattle in the distance, and mountains -from the nearby Olympics, to Baker, Glacer, Rainier, Adams, and even to a hazy St Helens! Great exercise and spectacular scenery.
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