Nice paced walk around discovery park. Light snow and cloudy skies.
Cold day, with rain and snow. Gusty winds as we reached higher elevations. Lots of hikers from boeings climbing program. Stayed together as a group- both up and down
The gate to the Kamikaze (Teneriffe) Falls trailhead parking lot was locked with no explanation or signage so we went to Mount Si to hike an equivalent distance.
Great scenery. Nicely groomed trail.
Field Trip One Breakdown
Very pleasant day with sunshine and fresh snow.
Heavy snow closed I-90 eastbound about 15 miles from Snoqualmie Pass. Although the closure was lifted, chains were required for a time, so I canceled the trip. It was sad.
Planned hike was Cedar Butte, and our group met at the Cedar Falls trailhead about 10:15am. Winds were very gusty, and some hikers or mountain bikers coming into the parking lot reported trees down on their routes. We decided to stay on the John Wayne Trail for safety reasons (wider and more clear of trees than the Cedar Butte trail would be). We hiked to Ragnar site, had lunch there, and returned, for a 5.5-6 mile roundtrip hike with no elevation gain.
We had to use an alternate trail due to windy conditions, so can’t talk about planned route. It was raining off and on with no chance of seeing views.
We planted about 100 trees and mulched them to restore some urban forest.
Perfect sunny day. Hiked trail to 2850' elevation, hung right-north up slope ascending direct up using friendly terrain. At approximately 4200', modest angle climber's left through friendly trees and slope until gain ridge. Followed ridge to tree slope below Tusk O' (West) Granite and ascent direct moving though trees. Descend west ridge to Olallie Lake trail return toTH 4pm.
It was a very pleasant hike. It was at a pace that allowed conversation. There were several young people in the group and I believe this was their first hike. At least one I talked with said she would be back for more hiking.
A fun ice climb on a beautiful day.
The hike was a success! Great weather (although it was chilly) and a positive, friendly group, including 5 hikers who were joining a Mountaineers hike for the first time.
We explored lower Eld Inlet on 2/10/18. We had sunshine, high 49 degrees, and light variable wind.