Snoqualmie mt day hikE

September 20, 2009

Brooke and I were looking for a good day hike for a Sunday afternoon, and decided to go hike up Snoqualmie Mountain. The trailhead is right next to the extremely popular Snow Lake Trail. When we pulled into the parking lot, we wre glad that we weren't going to join the hordes of people headed to Snow Lake. There were at least a hundred cars in the parking lot, but we only saw 5 other people on our trail. The trail climbs steeply, and gains 3,200 ft in only about 2 or 2.5 miles. We made good time since we started late, and were at the top in an hour and 45 minutes. After a quick snack break, we headed down and made it back to the parking lot in an hour and ten minutes. It was a strenuous but fun climb with great views, and tons of huckleberries and blueberries to snack on along the way.