Hiking the Rattlesnake Mountain Trail

We hike from one end to the other 11 miles


Taking time to eat and feed the birds

Don't bite the hand that feeds you!

Almost done, can see the viewpoints and lake

Allen likes the moss and fern covered rocks.

Rattlesnake Mountain with Steve

Beautiful day! Steve at the first lookout
2 miles, and 1,000 elevation gain

Rattlesnake lake below & Chester Morris in the distance

From the third lookout and a long ways to go.

We found some snow!

Looking over the valley from the top!

About level with Mt Si. We are at 3,500 elevation

Another view of the cascades

Yes both of us made it. ~9 miles round trip,

2,500 elevation gain

This is the East Tower you can see from I90

Panning for Gold with Mike

A beautiful day for panning gold on Sunday Creek


The water was cold, but it wouldn't stop us

Mike shows me how to select just the right gravel

There is a secret filtering process

You have to have total concentration

When your through you have a nice big pile of ????

Cara Special Olympics

Cara is the second swimmer from the bottom

Cara Special Olympics

Cara gets two silver medals

She won the 25 M breast stroke,

Twin Falls hike with Shawna

Hiking along the Snoqualamie River


A huge Douglas Fir

On the bridge on top of the falls

Another viewpoint of one of the falls

Final vantage point to see the big lower falls

Hiking to Tiger Mountain South summit

Murphy wants to keep going


Steve and Gary check their maps

Blazed our way to the summit

Gary likes to look for Geocaches

Look! He found one hiding off the trail behind a tree