RHH's photos with the keyword: mount si

The trail we hiked to the top of Mount Si runs off the Boulder Garden trail at the base of the mountain. This was taken on the way down in an area where we were looking for Fairy Slippers. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/mount-si.html

Several weeks ago my wife and I climbed Mount Si near Snoqualmie Pass. Mount Si is part of the Cascades Range but stand alone looming over the town of North Bend. We took the old trail, a much less busy route to the top and did around 3500 feet (1060 meters) in four miles (6.5 kilometers). There was not much to see on the way up and we hiked through snow the last half mile or so, but the views from the top were incredible. The whole of the Snoqualmie Valley, Seattle and Bellevue, the Olympics, Mount Rainier and the Cascades are all visible. This was taken from where we had our lunch and looks to the northwest. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/mount-si.html

The Old Mount Si trail, which we hiked runs off the Boulder Garden trail, a loop trail at the base of Mount Si. Our trail is barely visible to the left of middle and looks ahead through part of the Boulder Garden to where the trail opened up a bit. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/mount-si.html

Taken at the top of Mount Si as we finally came out of the woods into the open area at the top. There were fantastic views not only of Rainier, but of the Olympics, the Cascades and the whole of the Snoqualmie Valley. Even Seattle was visible. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/mount-si.html

Another photo taken from the top of Mount Si, this one showing the Olympics in the distance, but not taken with a telephoto, so it is evident how far away they actually are. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/mount-si.html