I haven’t hiked the Second Beach trail since I was a teenager and I remember thinking it was an easy trail. I couldn’t remember the distance and found conflicting information online. The WTA has it listed at 4 miles round-trip, which seems a lot longer than my memory. Other places have it at .7 miles out and back, which seems about what I recall. I checked with my local hiking group on what they felt the distance really was and…
Starting from the West Tiger 3 Trailhead the Swamp Trail heads off in the opposite direction. Pass the bulletin boards and bathrooms and follow the signs. There are story boards along the entire trail telling the story of the Swamp Monster and several friends. E really enjoyed listening to me read the signs along the way and following the story. He grew increasingly nervous about whether or not the Swamp Monster was real and I had to assure him it was…
Last week I decided it was time for E to hike the Snoqualmie Falls trail for the first time. I haven’t done the hike since I was much older than him, yet I’ve hiked all around the falls. So much has changed there, yet a lot remains the same. What I’d forgotten was how steep it is to hike down from the upper falls area to the lower falls area. Once we started hiking I was worried it would be…