{"id":2471,"date":"2012-02-12T08:43:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T16:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2012-05-24T17:51:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T01:51:53","slug":"mt-si-hike-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=2471","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Si Hike, February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mt. Si<br \/>\nDate:<\/strong> February 11, 2012<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 8 miles roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 3,400 Feet<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 3 to 4 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Near North Bend, Washington<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers &amp; Dogs Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> Discovery Pass<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Wet to packed snow on top<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking with:<\/strong> Rick Massie, Andrew Whitford &#038; my wonder dog Macho<br \/>\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: 33%;\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 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/032.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=2474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/032.jpg?fit=2592%2C1936&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2592,1936\" 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;1328981648&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rick Massie and Andrew Whitford chowing down Korean BBQ at the Blue Ginger in Bellevue, WA.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Korea BBQ&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/032.jpg?fit=584%2C436&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2474'>\n\t\t\t\tKorea BBQ\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nI and two other co-workers, Rick Massie and Andrew Whitford from Ipswich, UK decided to hike Mt. Si.  It really didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter what hike or peak we chose, there wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going to be a view due to the soupy cloud cover.  We met at our usual spot in North Bend, Washington and then headed to the trailhead.  As we all know, Mt. Si can be quite busy on weekends, but\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t so bad this morning.  I parked in my usual spot near the service entrance and we got geared up.  <\/p>\n<p>For February, it was actually not so cold; I just wore a dri-fit shirt to the top.  Near the summit it started to snow, but only for 10 minutes.  This was Andy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first Northwest hike and I think he was exhilarated by all the spiraling trees, ferns and moss.  At the top I boiled up some water for some instant Starbuck\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coffee, the hot coffee reduced the wet chill in our bodies.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the decent, I gave Macho the wonder dog a bath in the creek near the trailhead.  After getting out of our wet gear, we met with my wife Linna Wei at Blue Ginger in Bellevue, Washington for some Korean barbeque. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mt. 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