{"id":1677,"date":"2011-02-11T22:55:05","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T06:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2012-05-24T19:10:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T03:10:32","slug":"mt-si-february-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1677","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Si, February 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mt. Si<br \/>\nDate:<\/strong> February 11, 2011<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a08 miles roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 3,400 Feet<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a03 to 4\u00c2\u00a0hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Near North Bend, Washington<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers &amp; Dogs Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> No Permits Required<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Dry to the top<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking with:<\/strong> my wonder dog Macho<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1677&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1677 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Four.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Four.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Four.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Four.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Four.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=1686\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Four.jpg?fit=1936%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1936,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1297430572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Smuggled beef pouch from my last trip to China\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;China Beef Pouch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Four.jpg?fit=584%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1686'>\n\t\t\t\tChina Beef Pouch\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Si-Again.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Si-Again.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Si-Again.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Si-Again.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Si-Again.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=1690\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mt.-Si-Again.jpg?fit=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mt. 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Rainier from Mt. Si&amp;#8217;s first summit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mt. Rainier &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/sumit.jpg?fit=500%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1693'>\n\t\t\t\tMt. Rainier \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Another Friday, another hike day; I didn&#8217;t get up real early this morning so I got a late start.\u00c2\u00a0 On my way to the Mt. Si trial, I was listening to NPR and they announced this morning\u00c2\u00a0Hosni Mubarak\u00c2\u00a0finally resigned as President from Egypt after 18 days of protests.\u00c2\u00a0 The whole world has been watching the protests and\u00c2\u00a0waiting for the outcome for the past couple of weeks, so it was exciting news to start my hike with.<\/p>\n<p>The parking lot only had maybe 12 to 15 cars, which some days you could see easily see over 50.\u00c2\u00a0 Macho and I started around 12:30 p.m. and casually made our way to the top before 2:30 p.m.\u00c2\u00a0 I forgot to bring Macho&#8217;s food along, so I ended up giving my beef pouch that I smuggled from China on my last trip to him.\u00c2\u00a0 On the way down, my right knee area was throbbing with pain, so\u00c2\u00a0I broke out my\u00c2\u00a0trusty first aid kit and took a couple of ibuprofens.\u00c2\u00a0 After the hike, I grabbed a towel and rinsed Macho in the creek before putting him into his car kennel.\u00c2\u00a0 Before I made it home, I stopped for a beer and a cup of Jambalaya soup at North Bend Bar &amp; Grille.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mt. 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