Derek and I did a great hike this morning. Jan (aka Granny) and I stopped by Derek and Jill’s house about 7am and then Derek and I took off, each in his own car, leaving Granny to enjoy some time with the grandkids.
We both went to the Sno Point parking lot off I-90 Exit 27 and I left my car there, put my gear into Derek’s car, and we drove to the area of Rattlesnake Lake, via Exit 32.
Our plan was to traverse the entire length of the Rattlesnake Mountain trail. And it worked. We racked up about 10.75 miles altogether (including a turn I missed right at the beginning – we had to backtrack a bit) and had a terrific time.
We made it to the upper Rattlesnake Ledge in almost exactly 1 hour, a steep 2.3 miles, beating my best time by 10 minutes. We finished in about 4 hours and 15 minutes, and felt we had done a super workout.
The trail, across the entire length of the mountain is in good shape.
There are views along the way:
And there is a section that, in recent years, has been clear cut:
Ugly, but on the other hand, the missing trees open up some great views.
A great morning, excellent workout, and just plain fun.
The track:
