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Mason Lake Hike, July 2013

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Mason Lake
Date: July 7, 2013
Difficulty: 5 out of 10
Distance: 7 Miles / 11 Kilometers Roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 2,550 Feet / 777 Meters
Time: 3 to 4 hours
Location: Exit 45, I-90
Users Group: Hikers & Dogs Only
Permits: Northwest Forest Pass
Trail Conditions: Dry
Hiking with: Linna Freeman & Macho the dog wonder.

With all of this warm and sunny weather Seattle has been blessed with, it was time for a lake hike in the mountains. We decided on Mason Lake goo.gl/sc171 off of I-90, exit 45 because it provides an assortment of vitality. You start off with an easy ascent in a cool canopy of young forest followed by a fairly steep traverse in the open for great views and wild flowers. Then an easy descent to a pristine lake just waiting for you.

Mt. Si & Teneriffe Loop, December 3, 2009

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Mt. Si & Teneriffe Loop

Date: December 3, 2009 

Difficulty: 6 out of 10

Distance: 9 ½ miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 3,200

Time: 4 to 5 hours

Location: Near North Bend, Washington

Users Group: Hikers & Dogs Only

Permits: No Permits Required

Trail Conditions: Dry to the top, hard packed snow from Mt. Si to Tenerife road

Hiking With: Mike Curry

 

Mike and I started the Mt. Si trail around 9:00 a.m. on a very chilly North Bend morning; temperatures around 32 degrees.  There was only a few cars in the parking lot, unlike your typical busy summer weekend day for Mt. Si.  The trail was clear and dry up to Haystack; the saddle between Mt. Si and the Tenerife road was hard packed snow.  It was hard enough that you didn’t need snowshoes and soft enough that you had some traction.  Once we traversed over to Tenerife road, there was still hard packed snow for another ½ mile descending down.  We ended the day at North Bend Bar & Grille for a bowl of Jambalaya soup and a Guinness beer.