Sunday, May 18, 2014

Snoqualmie Falls and Queen Anne

This weekend we went to the Salish Lodge at Snoqualmie Falls for our anniversary. We walked the mile and a half down (round trip) to the Snoqualmie Falls Power Plant. The sign said it was equivalent to 30 stories (and not to go down if you couldn't walk back out).

Sandra at upper viewpoint
Selfie at the lower view point.

Sunday we walked with friends Jonica and Dinah up and down all the stairs on Queen Anne.

The gang on the Wilcox Wall stairs

 

Us looking out over the Puget Sound

 

 

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Wilderness Peak Trail

Six weeks til Peru!

Today we hiked the Wilderness Peak Trail in the Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park. It was supposed to be a 3.5 mile loop, but we were a little confused at the top as the names on the trail signs didn't match those in our 8 year old hiking book. We made it back but my gps said we walked 5.3 miles. It took us a little over 2 1/2 hours.

We went early to try to beat the rain, but still got a soaking about half way through the hike.

The trail goes along a little creek.

 

 

There were glacial erratics along the trail. We took this selfie using our little gorilla tripod.

There was a little bog at the top with a log walk across it. This trail is very well maintained.