Finally, I Decided To Hike Mount Si

I've hiked Little Mount Si a half dozen time or more but I've never ventured a couple miles down the same road to hike Mount Si. Now that I'm living south of Seattle, the drive time here isn't a challenge at all. Weekend hiking traffic however, is a HUGE problem for this popular hike. This is the main reason why I never did it in the past.



So Sunday I arrived at the trail head about 7:45 and there were 20 or so cars already in the parking lot. By the time I returned from this 8 mile excursion, the lot was packed to the point of stupid. Good thing I'm an early riser.



This hike itself reminds me of Mount Dickerman, four miles straight up via switchbacks and four miles back down the way you came. The view at the top of Mount Si is quite impressive but doesn't hold to Mount Dickerman (in my opinion).

A snow break was very nice for Bogie and he couldn't wait to snuggle up with this small patch.






Yet more stunning views!


Yes, Mount Rainer was showing herself that day and hope to do some hiking over there later in this summer. As you can see, still has quite a bit of snow still left.

This was the last stream before the trailhead parking lot. As you can see, Bogie was pretty worn out by this time. The look on his face at this point was almost blissful.