I am addicted to the mountains and I just had to have a fix. Forecast for today was for a downpour but it held off until 2pm so I snuck out and went up NF9021 to Garcia, turned right and went to the Mine Creek Trestle:
Along the way I noticed Change Peak looking a bit snowy:
Maybe 4.5 miles, not a huge amount of elevation gain but the trek from where I parked on Homestead Valley Road up to the PTC is a nice workout.
On the way home I drove the “back” way through North Bend, Snoqualmie, Carnation and Duvall and I can report that the combination of Covid restriction loosening (not a good idea, IMO) and nice weather turned Snoqualmie and Duvall back into over-crowded weekend tourist destinations. It was a bit slow getting through downtown Snoqualmie (which consists of one street and about three blocks). I guess that is good news for the local businesses.