Brutal
I chose Mount Si as my first hike of the year because it was on my list and the Washington Trails Association said it was great for all ages, bring the kids, dogs, grandma, whatever.... This, at least for me, is not a tuneup hike. Four miles up gaining 3150 feet in the trees. You can't tell from this, but that is a layer of ice on the trail for the last mile, I didn't expect that, I assumed snow and that wouldn't have bothered me, but ice.... the last mile took an hour and my legs were screaming at me. I got there before dawn and had three people pass me on their way down, I must have passed fifty, all of them wearing this wonderful invention called spikes, think chains for your shoes.... now I know.
Brutal
I chose Mount Si as my first hike of the year because it was on my list and the Washington Trails Association said it was great for all ages, bring the kids, dogs, grandma, whatever.... This, at least for me, is not a tuneup hike. Four miles up gaining 3150 feet in the trees. You can't tell from this, but that is a layer of ice on the trail for the last mile, I didn't expect that, I assumed snow and that wouldn't have bothered me, but ice.... the last mile took an hour and my legs were screaming at me. I got there before dawn and had three people pass me on their way down, I must have passed fifty, all of them wearing this wonderful invention called spikes, think chains for your shoes.... now I know.