{"id":1147,"date":"2010-12-28T20:26:29","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T04:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2010-12-28T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T04:40:08","slug":"mt-si-teneriffe-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1147","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Si & Teneriffe Loop, December 3, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mt.<\/strong> Si & Teneriffe Loop<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>December 3, 2009\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Difficulty:<\/strong> 6 out of 10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Distance:<\/strong> 9 \u00c2\u00bd miles roundtrip<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elevation Gain: <\/strong>3,200<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time:<\/strong> 4 to 5 hours<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Near North Bend, Washington<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers & Dogs Only<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Permits:<\/strong> No Permits Required<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Dry to the top, hard packed snow from Mt. Si to Tenerife road<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hiking With:<\/strong> Mike Curry<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mike and I started the Mt. Si trail around 9:00 a.m. on a very chilly North Bend morning; temperatures around 32 degrees.\u00c2\u00a0 There was only a few cars in the parking lot, unlike\u00c2\u00a0your typical busy summer weekend day for Mt. Si.\u00c2\u00a0 The trail was clear and dry up to Haystack; the saddle between Mt. Si and the Tenerife road was hard packed snow.\u00c2\u00a0 It was hard enough that you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need snowshoes and soft enough that you had some traction.\u00c2\u00a0 Once we traversed over to Tenerife road, there was still hard packed snow for another \u00c2\u00bd mile descending down.\u00c2\u00a0 We ended the day at North Bend Bar & Grille for a bowl of Jambalaya soup and a Guinness beer.\n\t\t