These pictures are actually from a few weeks ago, when I went hiking at Snoqualmie Falls with Kirsten and my friends Stacy and Oscar. I had been to Snoqualmie Falls quite a few times before, but I had never hiked from the viewing platform down to the bottom of the falls. So that was our outing for the day! I had also never seen SO much water roaring down that waterfall! It was insane! Isn't it such a stunning waterfall?
Those pictures of the falls were taken from the viewing platform. Even though we weren't that close to the waterfall, it was WET up there! We could feel a ton of spray, and I actually zipped up the rain shield on Kirsten's backpack. You can barely even see her in there! But it kept her dry! I unzipped it when we started heading down the trail.
Stacy wanted an extra work-out, so she opted to walk down to the bottom with Kirsten on her back. It was a nice little hike!
At the bottom of the trail, we went along a wooden platform until we could see the falls from a separate viewing point.
The view from the top is more impressive than this view from the bottom, but it was nice to see the falls from a different angle too.
The whole group! This was a Monday, and Stephen was at work.
We moved the backpack to Oscar's back for the hike back up the trail to the top. I really like hiking, especially in cool weather and through gorgeous forests, but I realized how out of shape I am. I got SO out of breath and it was a good thing I had a small water bottle in my purse (didn't even know I had it!) or I might have seriously died of thirst!
I've been to that waterfall - I LOVE that waterfall!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun hike! Thank you for the nice comment on my blog. I think I am in love with your Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma posts!
ReplyDeleteWOW that is beautiful! It looks like Kirsten's backpack was made in Washington FOR Washington with the rain shield! That's awesome.
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ReplyDeleteThats putting quite an impact... :) the waterfall is stunning.. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! I seriously was talking to Hyrum about going up to Washington sometime to visit some family and to check out all those cool places that you have been posting on your blog!
ReplyDeletewhat an incredible hike. those falls are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteur daughter is cute..especially wit the plastic over her..hehe!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! It's a good thing you had that Plastic Shield for your baby...she would have been Drenched!! :) and good thing you had your Water Bottle...wouldn't want you Dying or anything!!!
ReplyDeletehi again. this isnt really related to your post (although we're great lovers of waterfalls, too), just responding to your comment on my blog. Yep we live in washington. ellensburg. so not too close to seattle but close enough. love lynnwood. my parents live in edmonds so we head over that way. what a small world it is via the world wide web!
ReplyDeleteThat little zippy thing over her backpack is really cool!
ReplyDeleteI remember when I did that hike. It wasn't that difficult of a hike but it wore me out and left me breathless and thirsty too. That was even in my pre-baby days. Snoqualmie Falls was one of the first places we went to when we moved to Seattle.
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