A post on the WTA web site yesterday led me to believe that the Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, closed due to the plague since last March, had re-opened. So this morning I drove there and sure enough, the trail is now open. It is a great hike physically but I generally avoid it due to the massive crowds that are typically on this trail.
I figured today would be different, and it was, but I did see more than a dozen people on the way down so I will continue to avoid it. Still, it was nice to do this one again.
As always, the views are terrific.
When I got back down I strolled up to the (also closed) Cedar River Watershed Education Center just to see what it looked like. Duh! It looked the same but there was no one around. Sad. On the way back I saw a lone fisherman floating in the lake and I was able to look up to the ledges, which were floating in the clouds.
I have to be creative this week to get in my 3 hikes because I am scheduled for my 2nd Covid vaccine on Thursday, and I am told to possibly expect a bad reaction the next day. And on Saturday Jan and I are doing a bird watching tour in Duvall. So Sunday looks like the likeliest candidate for this week’s hike #3.
The track, which was just under 6 miles:
