Inspired by @thenomadicartist's recent trip report, I set off on a sunrise mission on Friday morning. Not a ton to add to their excellent trip report, but a few things to note.

Mount Si to Roaring Creek to Mount Teneriffe to Kamikaze: I started from the Mt. Si parking lot at 5:30 a.m. which was admittedly a bit late for sunrise. I was the second car in the lot. Took the Mt. Si trail up to the Roaring Creek/Talus junction and went with Roaring Creek instead. The trail is mostly flat and in great shape. Somewhere along the way, I was passed by a group of 7 trail runners and 2 dogs which was a bit of a surprise for 6am! I then connected to the Mount Teneriffe trail for some nice uphill before descending briefly on the Teneriffe Falls trail. Missed my turn almost immediately as I was heading towards the falls but quickly corrected. First time on the Kamikaze trail and I was surprised how easy it was to follow. I only got off trail a bit one time. It's well established and at times feels like the Old Mailbox trail but less chewed up terrain. There a couple of mini viewpoints along the way and even a point where I thought I was at the top but then tucked back into the forest. As mentioned, there are a few patches of snow near the top, but easily avoidable or firm enough to walk on. I made the summit at 8:30 a.m. having seen some of the sunrise from the trail. Summit is entirely snow free as mentioned and the views are some of my favorite on the i90 corridor. Baker, Glacier Peak and Rainier were all visible and I spent roughly 30 minutes of solitude enjoying the views. 

Mount Teneriffe to Mount Si: I had initially intended to follow the same route as @thenomadicartist and take the main Teneriffe trailhead back down and pick back up with the Roaring Creek trail. Some snow patches still exist, though this could change depending on the snow this weekend. Once at the junction for Mt. Si, I looked at the map and felt like (with some very loose math) that it wouldn't be much of a difference to tag Mt. Si as well. Maybe not a great idea in hindsight since it was about another 600 feet of gain to get to Si but I was feeling good. This section of trail has had snow on previous trips but was completely snow free today. There were about 7 or so people in various places at the summit of Si when I arrived, so I had about 4 hours of solitude from the trail runners on Roaring Creek before I saw anyone else again. Took a quick photo of Rainier again and then headed down the main Mt. Si trail. Passed a total of 97 more people on the way down including one hiker heading down who I passed and 1 who passed me. Everyone else was head up. 

Carried spikes, jacket, gloves but did not use. The summit of Teneriffe was a little breezy but I didn't feel the need to break out the jacket. I switched to shorts once I had descended a bit (thank you convertible pants) which is a wild thought for February (fingers crossed for return to winter soon!). 

Garmin stats: 12.4 miles, 4,823 feet of gain

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Sunrise hike of Mt Teneriffe, and side quest over to Dixie peak on 2.3.26.

We began our early morning mission from the Mt. Si parking lot, as I'm assuming they still lock the Teneriffe lot overnight.

ROAD was fine for regular cars, although the large potholes at the entrance to the parking lot stood guardian as always.

TRAIL: We started out on the Mt. Si trail, and then took the Talus Loop trail over to the Teneriffe Falls connector. This section of trail was pretty easy-going. We even saw a salamander on trail!

By Teneriffe Falls, we began our incline in earnest and headed up the calf-burning Kamikaze Trail. It was almost entirely snow-free until very close to the top, where there were some small, old patches of hard snow that we got through without spikes. Otherwise, there was actually a pretty decent bootpath to follow - I got minimally off-trail twice in the dark.

It was my first time seeing the Teneriffe summit block without snow! We watched the sun come up and the moon play with the clouds, quite a serene and lovely morning.

After our sunrise and snack break, we retraced our steps steeply down a short way to pick up the regular Teneriffe trail. There were longer stretches of compact snow on the trail, but we didn't need to use traction.

At the first road junction, we decided to take a side quest over to Dixie peak, which added (I think) around 1.5 miles roundtrip and approximately 500' more gain. There was an established bootpath all the way to the summit, and navigation was straightforward.

We retraced our steps from Dixie, kept on going down the Teneriffe trail and eventually met back up with the Talus Loop trail to get us back to the Mt. Si trail and our awaiting cars.

Solid workout and a Teneriffic way to start the day!

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Solid hike with a massive parking lot (estimated 100-120 spaces). However it fills up fast. No snow as of Jan 31, 2026. 
If you’re looking for a peaceful trail, this is not it. There are so many hikers which is great if you want a social vibe but not ideal if you’re looking for an escape. 

My first time to the top of Mount Si! A beautiful drizzly day. 46 degrees at the trailhead and no snow or ice up top. I took microspikes but had no need to use them. I was very glad to have poles and gloves on the way down.

2:15 up and about 2:00 down. I’m middle aged and middle fitness and was moving at a moderate to brisk pace (for me!)

I saw four people on the way up, two at the top (plus a dashing pair of ravens and a hopeful scrub jay), and eight on the way down.

My hiking group started from Teneriffe trailhead and hiked on the base of Mount & Little Si to a mossy rocky outcropping we call Moss Vista for a 7.8 Mile hike today.  Only 1 other car was in the TH lot when we started out at 9:30.   It was 44 degrees with partially cloudy skies.  The bathroom facility was open and clean.  The entire route was hard packed soil, some with a cushion duff of needles and other areas rocky.  We followed Mount Teneriffe, Roaring Creek, Mt Si , Douglas Fir and Boulder Garden Loop trails for an out and back hike.  After the recent cold spell the ground has warmed up and there was no evidence of icy or frost heaves.  Trail traffic was really light, except a short section of the Mt Si trail where we met hikers ascending and descending.  Getting to the rocky out cropping was more challenging this year with several blow downs to to scramble over. This area is not maintained as the main trails.  We noticed new bolts and screws mounted in newly cleared areas (moss removal) at out lunch spot. 
The wind really whipped up as we were enjoying a lunch rest break looking south to Mt Washington, Taylor Mtn and Rattlesnake Ledges.  This precipitated us packing up faster than we were planning as everyone chilled down and we were concerned about falling branches.  After we packed up and were heading back up on the Boulder Garden Loop we met two rock climbers who were headed down to the base of lunch spot for rock climbing.  They indicated someone was most likely installing new anchors.  We had no wildlife sightings today.  14 cars were in the TH lot when we drove off at 2:20.  Another fantastic day out in nature with friends.