Mt Si Cache Machine

[+Criminal]

Anyone up for two or possibly three caches on Mt Si on Saturday?

 

Top Side

 

and

 

SiHi

 

and time permitting, Yep! Up There!!

 

0900 Show

[+Criminal]

Only looks like 6" or so on the map:

 

[+hydnsek]

Cruiser Guy and I have been talking about doing this climb/caching exercise for a few months but haven't yet planned an outing. Tomorrow might be a bit too soon, but would love to do it one weekend in near future.....maybe October?

[+The Jester]

Darn! I've wanted to do those for a long time, but my next 4 Saturday's (plus most Sunday's) are booked solid. Maybe later...

[+Og's outfit]

Make it Sunday and I'm there!

[+TotemLake]

This weekend is too early for me. In fact, this whole month is out, but I'd be good for it in October.

[+Criminal]

Looks like other plans have forced themselves upon me for today. Mt Si is off (although it looks like nobody was joining me anyway).

 

;-)

[+hydnsek]

Looks like a lot of folks would like to go, tho. How about the weekend of either Oct. 8 or Oct. 15? Right now I could go either day. Thoughts?

[MarcusArelius]

You wouldn't want to go back down the same way you came up would you?

 

Top of Teneriffe (TNAB)

 

Path Less Travelled

[+evergreenhiker!]

You wouldn't want to go back down the same way you came up would you?

 

Top of Teneriffe (TNAB)

 

Path Less Travelled

Yes, excellent idea....I've done this big loop in the past. Hike in Si trail and go out via Teneriffe trailhead.

[+Criminal]

Wow, great info. How come this fabulous information isn't on any of the cache pages?

 

That trail isn't on the Delorme map above, does anybody have a better one?

 

Might make a try again tomorrow or mid week.

[+Seth!]

I'm in if it can be on a Sunday. My free ones at this point appear to be tomorrow plus:

 

Sept. 25

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

Oct. 30

 

The Mt. Si caches are on my list to do soon, so thanks for the motivation.

[+Criminal]

What time Seth!?

 

Do you know the route?

[+hydnsek]

I'm in if it can be on a Sunday. My free ones at this point appear to be tomorrow plus:

 

Sept. 25

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

Oct. 30

 

The Mt. Si caches are on my list to do soon, so thanks for the motivation.

If you don't go tomorrow, I could go next weekend (Sept 24-25) as well, since I've punted the PA/PT CM. Or, as I mentioned before, I could do weekends of Oct. 8-9 or 15-16.

[+Og's outfit]

I still want to go. I was packed and ready to go this morning, then Criminal pulled the plug! (note to criminal: when in doubt, ask yourself, "How will my decision affect Og?") I rallied, of course, with a trip to REI in Seattle!

 

I like the Teneriffe option. Does this mean a leave vehicles at the other end through hike?

 

Tomorrow's still fine with me, although we'd be cheesing Right Wing Wacko out of his hike. Maybe another week? I hear Mt. Si is a darn good winter hike when good hikes are hard to find.

[+Criminal]

I don't think tomorrow is going to work for me either. Let's start planning this one. I nominate Og.

 

[+AnalogDog]

I would be up for a trip to Si, but preferably up to Mailbox Peak.

 

Now, I only want to do Mailbox if I can stay on a decent running program for several months. I have done a small part of the trail, and it is UGLY. I tried it back in late June, when I had a time constraint, and bailed quick when I realized that there was NO WAY I was going to make it.

 

Seriously though, I would be up for Si on any Saturday, which is the only day that the leash is unclipped, and I am free to roam. And caches that make me sweat from the workout are the best kind.

[+AnalogDog]

I would be up for a trip to Si, but preferably up to Mailbox Peak.

 

Now, I only want to do Mailbox if I can stay on a decent running program for several months. I have done a small part of the trail, and it is UGLY. I tried it back in late June, when I had a time constraint, and bailed quick when I realized that there was NO WAY I was going to make it.

 

Seriously though, I would be up for Si on any Saturday, which is the only day that the leash is unclipped, and I am free to roam. And caches that make me sweat from the workout are the best kind.

[MarcusArelius]

Wow, great info. How come this fabulous information isn't on any of the cache pages?

 

That trail isn't on the Delorme map above, does anybody have a better one?

I can't find my track or maps right now but here is the skinny.

 

I was surprised to find out that there is a closed road that goes nearly to the top of Mt. Si. The road starts at the school bus turnaround a couple miles past the Mt. Si parking lot. It also goes up towards Teneriffe. The road is also the only "open" way to Tenriffe now that the Kamikazee trail is closed.

 

The "Path less traveled" connects the lower Si loop trail to the road. Also there is a trail to the road from the top of Si that goes east from the haystack trail. There is a cache at the beginning of it. Note that between the peaks the road does loose some elevation.

 

Doing the loop you could start/end at the Si parking lot, or the trunaround (not much parking), or you could split cars betwwen them to shorten the hike

[+TotemLake]

Mt Si still sounds good for me and Oct 2 just opened up cuz I was a really good boy today.

[+hydnsek]

Mt Si still sounds good for me and Oct 2 just opened up cuz I was a really good boy today.

Oct 2 is the one weekend I said I couldn't go. but majority rules, so whatever....i can always go another time.

[+TotemLake]

Well I'm just one person so whatever the majority decides on. I merely answered to the list of dates.

[+hydnsek]

Hey, who still wants to do this? Could we do it Oct. 8-9 or 15-16? (I'm out the weekends before and after that, not free again till Halloween weekend.)

 

I like the idea of a through-hike with the additional caches MA posted. Should be quite the physical feat!

 

Who's available when? Let's pull something together!

[+AnalogDog]

Those are good and fine ideas, but I would say that we have to bite our nails hoping for good hiking weather that late in the Northwest fall.

 

Like I said, I am open for any Saturday, and I am glad to take on Hydnsek's ideas.

[+hydnsek]

Those are good and fine ideas, but I would say that we have to bite our nails hoping for good hiking weather that late in the Northwest fall.

 

Like I said, I am open for any Saturday, and I am glad to take on Hydnsek's ideas.

Oct. 8 is only 2 weeks away....not that late, is it?

[+hydnsek]

All right....Cruiser Guy and I have been talking about doing this Mt Si hike for a while, and we've made a plan - two, actually. Who wants to join us?

 

Mt Si hike - Sunday, Oct. 9. Meet 9 am at TBA. We'll look at doing it as a thru-hike, per MA's suggestion.

 

Top Side

SiHi

Yep! Up There!! - maybe

 

Any others? If through-hike, add:

 

Top of Teneriffe (TNAB)

Path Less Travelled

 

Rattlesnake Ridge hike - Sunday, Oct. 16. Meet 9 am at TBA. Cache list TK.

[+AnalogDog]

All right....Cruiser Guy and I have been talking about doing this Mt Si hike for a while, and we've made a plan - two, actually. Who wants to join us?

 

Mt Si hike - Sunday, Oct. 9. Meet 9 am at TBA. We'll look at doing it as a thru-hike, per MA's suggestion.

 

Top Side

SiHi

Yep! Up There!! - maybe

 

Any others? If through-hike, add:

 

Top of Teneriffe (TNAB)

Path Less Travelled

 

Rattlesnake Ridge hike - Sunday, Oct. 16. Meet 9 am at TBA. Cache list TK.

Sounds pretty good to me, and it looks like I am free that Sunday. Now all I need is a hall pass.

 

What are the details on the through hike? How many miles, and such?

 

Rob

[+hydnsek]

What are the details on the through hike? How many miles, and such?

Good questions. Hopefully others have answers. This will all be new for me.

[+Belleterre]

Are there any slow-pokes going? I'd be interested in the trip, but I don't hike alone and I only hike about half the speed of Criminal.

[MarcusArelius]

Borrowed from Moun10Bike's log

 

This shows the same loop as I did. However, the steep Kamikazee trail on the right is closed so you take the loggin road zig-zagging up the middle. According to the Teneriffe cache page it's about 4 miles one way. It doesn't make as good of a loop since you still need to divert for Teneriffe regardleas on the direction you take.

 

P.S. the "School Bus Turnaround" is at N 47° 29.157' and W 121° 42.061'.

[+Cruiser Guy]

Wanted to move this one back up to the top so if there were any others interested in going they would be reminded that it was coming up this Sunday.

[+Seth!]

Oooh! I think I can do the October 9 Mt Si hike. Groovy! Unless I post othewise, put me on the list. Thanks for making a plan!!

[+AnalogDog]

I too, am free on the 9th! Let's go!!!!

[+grossi]

This looks good. I'd like to go if I can swing it.

[+hydnsek]

Wanted to move this one back up to the top so if there were any others interested in going they would be reminded that it was coming up this Sunday.

OK, we gots folks and a starting time - 9:00 am. CG, can you give us a meeting spot? That's your neck o' the woods.

[+Cruiser Guy]

How about we meet at the starbucks off exit 32 that is right next to Safeway. From there we can either carpool over to the trailhead or just all drive over it is only about 5 minutes away. That should be an easy place for all of us to meet up.

[+Cruiser Guy]

How about we meet at the starbucks off exit 32 that is right next to Safeway. From there we can either carpool over to the trailhead or just all drive over it is only about 5 minutes away. That should be an easy place for all of us to meet up.

[+grossi]

See you at the Starbucks...I'm looking forward to this!

[+hydnsek]

Are we still gonna do it as a thru-hike? Then we'll need to run over the end point and drop off a vehicle - which would be where, exactly?

[+Cruiser Guy]

Are we still gonna do it as a thru-hike? Then we'll need to run over the end point and drop off a vehicle - which would be where, exactly?

ifwe do it as a thru hike the end point is just a little down the road from the start point. we can decide if that looks like a good plan and we can drop a vehicle or 2 before we start at the trailhead. They are not that far aparton the same road. I've done the other caches so it would just be the hike for me, I'll leave it up to the rest of the group.

[+hydnsek]

OK, by my count here's who's going:

 

Cruiser Guy

hydnsek

grossi

Analog Dog

Seth!

Belleterre (maybe)

 

Anyone else? Og, where are you?

[+Krauss-McClurg]

There is a slim (and I mean slim) chance that I'll be there - but no one should wait for me.

 

-Jeff of K-Mc

[Moun10Bike]

Would you guys be able to make any use of the GPS data that I have for the hike (track logs and trailhead waypoints, etc.)? The Kamikaze Trail is now closed, so that part of my data is irrelevant, but I do have data for the rest of it. Just let me know and I will post it.

[+hydnsek]

Would you guys be able to make any use of the GPS data that I have for the hike (track logs and trailhead waypoints, etc.)? The Kamikaze Trail is now closed, so that part of my data is irrelevant, but I do have data for the rest of it. Just let me know and I will post it.

Oh! Yes, please!! Thanks.

[Moun10Bike]

Okay, here's the link to the data in GPX format:

 

Mount Si-Mount Teneriffe.gpx

 

It contains 2 waypoints (the Mount Si Trailhead and the School Bus Turnaround) and 5 tracks:

 

Kamikaze Trail

Mount Si Trail

Si-Teneriffe Road

Teneriffe Road

Teneriffe Trail

 

Let me know if you need it in a different format.

[+Og's outfit]

Anyone else? Og, where are you?

I like to keep my movements low key. You know, to throw off the paparazzi.

 

Actually I'm about 67% sure I'll be there. I'll be less noncomital as the week-end draws nearer. Heck, I'll probably decide Saturday afternoon. There ARE only 80 shopping days left till Christmas!

[+Cruiser Guy]

Thanks For the tracks Moun10bike. I've only gone up and down the Kamakazie trail never the road.

[+grossi]

I think it's exit 31, not 32. You can use Cruiser Guy's starting coords for his Under the Clock Tower cache (GCMDDM), which is right next to the Starbucks, or the following minutely-closer-to-Sbux coords: N 47 29.288, W 121 47.521.

 

One reason I'm fairly certain it's exit 31 and not 32 is that it took me three separate tries to score CG's Clock Tower Night Cache, and I remembered taking exit 31 each blessed time. Anyway, the aforementioned coords are good for the meeting place no matter which exit you take!

 

The weather looks great today--hope it holds for tomorrow.

[+Cruiser Guy]

I think it's exit 31, not 32. You can use Cruiser Guy's starting coords for his Under the Clock Tower cache (GCMDDM), which is right next to the Starbucks, or the following minutely-closer-to-Sbux coords: N 47 29.288, W 121 47.521.

 

One reason I'm fairly certain it's exit 31 and not 32 is that it took me three separate tries to score CG's Clock Tower Night Cache, and I remembered taking exit 31 each blessed time. Anyway, the aforementioned coords are good for the meeting place no matter which exit you take!

 

The weather looks great today--hope it holds for tomorrow.

You are correct, it is exit 31 and not 32. sorry about that and my under the clock tower is right in front of the Starbucks.

[+Cruiser Guy]

All right....Cruiser Guy and I have been talking about doing this Mt Si hike for a while, and we've made a plan - two, actually. Who wants to join us?

 

Mt Si hike - Sunday, Oct. 9. Meet 9 am at TBA. We'll look at doing it as a thru-hike, per MA's suggestion.

 

Top Side

SiHi

Yep! Up There!! - maybe

 

Any others? If through-hike, add:

 

Top of Teneriffe (TNAB)

Path Less Travelled

 

Rattlesnake Ridge hike - Sunday, Oct. 16. Meet 9 am at TBA. Cache list TK.

So I was just starting the planning for next weekends Hike along rattlesnake ridge. Here's what I was thinking so far.

 

Meet at 9am at the Rattlesnake lake trailhead (off exit 32 go south) from there we leave some vehicles and head back to the starting point.

 

here are the caches along the way:

 

Goodfellow

Easter cache

H2O Tower #3

stumped at the Winery

Snoqualmie Point

the sound os music

the BIG Kahauna #2

Velcro

Rattlesnake rest stop

owen creek cache

RMT prospect peak

rattlesnake mountain - east peak

rattlesnake mountain - log jam landing

rattlesnake ridge

snakes that rattle 2

snake bite

rattlesnake cache

cedar falls

 

and a few more are located at the rattlesnake lake end of the hike. This is the long list and a few of these may need to be removed for us to make the hike a little more streamlined.