August Hikes: 4 miles to 7 miles, 600 to 2,000 feet gain - Little Si & Boulder Garden Loop

This hike will take a good part of your day. Please do not plan anything else that day as we will take our time and enjoy nature and lunch at the viewpoint before returning to the cars. More information will come in an email closer to the date. 

Trip Goals:

• To build endurance and conditioning 
• That we have fun, rain or shine
• To complete a 6-mile out and back hike to Little Si via Boulder Loop trail

Trip Expectations: 

• That you're on time at the parking lot prepared and ready to be social and engaging.
• That we stay together as a group (to see one another at all times) and build community and trust with one another. 
• That you prepare for this hike, with sufficient nutrition, hydration and stamina.
• That we treat one another with respect, compassion and understanding.

Trip Style: 

• I'm an inclusive leader: compassionate and approachable
• While destination focused for this walk, I also appreciate nature and pointing out the beauty that we see around us.
• I'm a leader who appreciates engaged participants where teamwork and community are priority
• I am firm and definitive with logistics and my expectations, yet willing to provide flexibility if the situation allows

I acknowledge that the Southern Salish Sea Region lies on the unceded and ancestral land of the Coast Salish peoples, the Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Snohomish, Suquamish & Tulalip tribes of the Puget Sound Salish People. We honor with gratitude the land itself, The First People-who have reserved treaty rights and continue to live here since time immemorial- and their ancestral heritage. -    I encourage you to look further than a land acknowledgment and engage in education about the region's native history. 

• Meet at the Little Si overload parking lot at 8:00am.  - This means arriving before 8 am to be ready to gather around for introductions at 8 and begin hiking around 8:15. I do not wait for those who arrive late. 
• Coordinates to MAIN lot: 47.48679, -121.75343
• Coordinates to OVERFLOW lot: 47.48785, -121.75727
• Discover Pass Required
• There are two lots for Little Si. The main lot and the overflow. We will likely end up in the overflow because this hike is very popular and it fills up very quickly. 
• There is a toilet at the main lot. Bring your own TP and sanitizer just in case and for any party separations we make along the trail.