Hiking Mt. Si

After looking at Mt. Si for many years, we decided to finally hike to the top with Tyson and Andrea. Mt. Si is located in North Bend, WA.

The trailhead

Tyson and Andrea look at the flora

Scott gives the photographer a "Are you really taking another picture?" look.

Some scenery

Scott, exhausted, rests at mile marker 3.5...almost there!

Tracy and Scott

Andrea and Tyson

Lunchtime!

While eating lunch, we noticed some interesting reptiles around us, including this lizard.

And a bunch of snakes! We counted at least five.

Here's one slithering toward us.

Tyson and Andrea

This is known as the Haystack, which involved much scrambling to get to the top.

A closer view of the Haystack

Which way?

The White Tree of Mt. Si.

Andrea climbs among tree roots.

The daunting challenge of the Haystack awaits.

Scott, Tyson, and Andrea break from scrambling for a picture.

Tracy and Scott find a resting spot near the top.

The weather turned out great...we could even see the city of Seattle in the distance.

A steep, rocky grade

Scott and Tyson continue scrambling.

Tyson, ruggedly handsome

Here we are, at the top!

Some persevering flora grows amid the rock.

Everyone smiles on the trip back down.

It took many a try to get all four of us in the picture.