Hiking the Denny Creek

     Wow, what a great day for a hike.  This morning we got up and got ready to go up to Snoqualmie Pass to do a little hiking.  But first some breakfast, so we headed to The DISH in Fremont in Seattle.  The food is good but the service was less than terrific.  So I leave it at that.

     We drove up to Snoqualmie Pass to the Denny Creek trail head which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

    
      The first half of the trail was pretty mellow but very pleasant as we went under I-90 on the way up to the Waterslide.

     As you can see, this is a great place to bring small children to frolic in the water.  Needless to say, we didn't spend much time here.  We had bigger views to capture.  The rest of the hike became a little bit more challenging and thus fewer kids.  As I recall there were no kids past the Waterslide.  The trail then winds and gets a little steeper until you get to Keekwulee Falls, and Snowshoe Falls.  Snowshoe Falls is the type of place where you relax for a while and splash some cold water on your face and admire the view.

     Getting to the falls did take some rock navigating if you will, but well worth it.

     Many of you may not be aware of this fact, but it takes less time to go back down the trail then up.  How does that work?

      It was a great hike and we were able to get plenty of sun and exercise. 

     When we got home Kieko made the most delicious bowl of Udon Noodles that I had never had before.  Udon are thick noodles and Kieko ran them under cold water after they were cooked.  Japanese potato was grated over the noodles with green onion, seaweed, soy sauce and some wasabi.  It was really good.  I'll have to request that again sometime.

      Yeah, this is what we have to endure after we eat.