I said I would complete 24 hikes this year, one for every year I am old. I've been lax in documenting the hikes though, so a brief recap with photos seems like the best plan. I am now up to 15 hikes this year. Hopefully I can manage 9 more in the next 4 months!
Coal Creek:
I hiked this in early May with my friend Alisha. It's a pretty, easy 5 mile hike right between Bellevue and Issaquah, and it's one of the easiest to get to outside of Seattle.
Teton National Park:
I hiked a little 3 mile hike with Renee in June, as part of our trip to Yellowstone. Gorgeous place, I can't wait to go back one day.
Yellowstone:
We hiked another 3-5 mile hike or so around the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone". It was insanely pretty, with so many colors in the rocks. The trip was just so gorgeous.
Craters of the Moon:
This is an amazing old lava bed in Idaho on the way to Boise. I'm not sure how much hiking we did, probably only 2.5 miles, but we wandered around in caves and saw a very unique landscape. I loved it! Renee and I had a pretty awesome time there.
Cougar Mountain:
I did this old standby as a 5 or 6 mile trip with Gabby, Charlie, and Angela in the rain in late June. It's such a good place if you don't want to go far, or don't have a ton of energy, since you can make it as long or short as you like.
Spencer Island:
This is a wildlife preserve near my hometown of Marysville. It is flat, and about 5 miles. It is a pretty, basic, "walk the dog" style hike.
Barclay Lake:
This gorgeous lake is freezing cold, but napping by it's shores in the sun is nice. It is supposedly only a 3 mile hike, though I would guess 4 miles. Alisha and I did this in late July. It was seriously pretty. My photos are on my parents camera though, I need to download them.
Thomas Lake Trail:
This is in the Gifford-Pinchot forest, I hiked with Jessie. It is a six mile hike, though we probably only did 5 miles before the bugs bothered us. After, we swam in one of the 7 mountain lakes on the trail!
This was 7.5 miles from where we started, and Jessie and I took Annie, her dog as well. Beautiful hike up St. Helens with wildflowers everywhere. It starts at old lava beds, then winds up through a forest to the blast zone, where we stopped. I would seriously recommend this hike.
