Little Si 4.7 miles, roundtrip Gain: 1300 ft.
Mt Si 8.0 miles, roundtrip Gain: 3150 ft.
East Peak Rattle Snake Ledge 8.6 miles, roundtrip Gain: 2500 ft.
Yesterday, I had a successful trip. I did not go up Mt Teneriffe..I ended up double summiting Mt Si and Little Si for a total mileage of 12.7 miles and an elevation gain of 4450ft.
It was a hard day, but I loved every second of it.
I met two people on the trail. I met a woman named Coco and a man named John.
Having company was a treat, and it made the day go faster.
Coco was my age and had a child. She is an athletic junkie, which means that working out is her life. Coco does a little bit of everything to keep herself in shape. She can run a 10k uphill and likes to cradle her fitbit. She berated me for only hiking every 3 days and not everyday. John was retirement age and spent his life working in the submarine tourism industry- I never knew there was such a industry!- and was recovering from an accident. As far as I could tell, he missed his wife, who was adventuring in the Olympics, and he was having trouble adapting to old age. I do hope I see these people on the trails again!
On Monday, I plan to go back to Mount Teneriffe. Maybe I'll text Coco and tell her my plans...who knows? She might want to hike with me. .
Tomorrow, I hunt butterflies!
If everything goes right, I'll be hunting butterflies with the Mountaineers near Reecer Creek Canyon. Hopefully, it won't rain too much, driving us and the butterflies away.
If I'm lucky, I'm hoping to see some randy Butterfly sex because in the last butterfly workshop, that is what I learned about.
Tonight, I plan to go to a Cascade Grotto meeting, and when I am there, I hope I hear something about the White Nose Bat Syndrome...I've been hiking all over North Bend... I want as much information as I can get on this.
Also, I wanted to share some pictures of Mat fixing the CV axle in my Car.
Below is animation of a CV joint. A constant velocity joint is designed to transmit energy at a variable angle, without causing too much friction.
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Mostly, I read while Mat explored the underside of my car.
Although when he needed a hand, I did get a little dirty.
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