Trip Report
Day Hike - Teneriffe (Kamikaze) Falls from Si TH via Talus Loop and Roaring Creek
10 of us experienced lovely snow conditions, low winds, great conversation about one hiker's recent PCT thru-hike, and a raging waterfall along with surprising SUNSHINE, 12 bird species, and a mountain beaver that nearly stumped us all.
Courtenay Schurman
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026
- Day Hike - Teneriffe (Kamikaze) Falls
- Teneriffe (Kamikaze) Falls
- Day Hiking
- Successful
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- Road rough but passable
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The Mt. Si parking lot has seen much better days. I'm spoiled; I usually do Teneriffe/Si trips from the well-maintained Teneriffe parking lot so maybe it's just been a while.
Restrooms are open and stocked with TP. A Discover pass is necessary to park here.
I've been meaning to join a stewardship party at Mt. Si - it was nice to see the same Teneriffe/Si trail angel we met last year around this time who was "bartending" or digging water bar drainages on the bottom 25% of Mt. Si. He followed us down to the bottom and opened his arm to give me a shoulder hug - bewildered, I asked what I did to deserve it, and he pointed to the dog poop bags I carried out. "I didn't have to carry any out because you did it for me." Aww! I made sure to show our appreciation for HIS stewardship maintaining the trail. Every little bit helps. I've seen him digging with his dog before, but today he was out without his dog.
We only saw a handful of people including a few women hiking over on Teneriffe. There were maybe 20 cars in the parking lot when we returned around 11:30. We had a lovely time despite some areas of slick rock, slick bridge, and mud. The birdsong and sunshine made our day.
Ten of us from the Mountaineers (and my dog) did a wintry hike from Mt. Si parking lot up Talus Loop to Teneriffe Falls via the Connector, and down via Roaring Creek. We waited an extra 10-12 minutes for two in our party to join us from the Teneriffe Parking Lot - note to self: spell out precisely, in triplicate, any unusual meeting location so the rest of the group doesn't have to get cold waiting. Fortunately everyone got to participate and have fun.
We had beautiful conditions - dusting of snow and even some sun - which made for some lovely photo opportunities of pristine bridges and snow-covered mosses. We took a 20 minute break at the Falls which was a new destination for about half our group. On the morning we had a mountain beaver that stumped us all, and 12 bird species including a northern flicker, raven, plenty of varied thrushes and Pacific wrens, and several brown creepers and dark-eyed juncos.
Our pace (moving time) was roughly 2 mph, 5.5-6 miles and 1600' gain depending on the hiker asked. We had one hiker chip a tooth on a frozen granola bar (luckily no pain), another slip while we were stopped, and the bridges were melting but a little on the slicker side. I picked up a banana peel and several poop bags which got a hearty thank-you hug from the trail angel. Our mascot dog Ajax didn't bark a single time, although he WAS responsible for us spotting that mountain beaver!
