Little Si Hike

Today we drove out to North Bend, a town put on the map by the Twin Peaks series, to hike to the top of Little Si. The name is pronounced like sigh, because it is a fragment of the name Josiah, for whom Mount Si and Little Mount Si were named. Little Si is about a 2.5 hour round trip hike, so it is not a very big deal. We are pretty out of shape, however, so the elevation gain of 1200 feet was quite enough. While we were resting at the top, we discussed how much my mom would like the view, so I decided to give her a call. It was the first time I ever thought to make a cell phone call from the forest. Wouldn't you know it, I got the answering machine! The little bit of white on the rock beyond standing Patrick is snow, the bit of white beyond seated Patrick is another pair of hikers.