I did a nice hike today, to the Teneriffe Falls. Actually, I could have gone farther up and gotten a bit closer to the falls but the rocky trail:
was a bit slippery so I turned around near the top. On the way down I rock-hopped the stream and found the unofficial trail that connects the Falls trail to the Teneriffe Mountain trail and went back down that way. Thus, the track is a bit of a loop.
A nice, mostly sunny day:
The view just above shows mountains above a valley, created thousands of years ago by a huge glacier. The various ice ages shaped much of the northern hemisphere and the impact in the Pacific Northwest was huge. I sat there for about five minutes, just digging the view and thinking about the unstoppable movement of time. How our little lives are, in fact, rounded with a sleep.
About 6 miles, 1,800 feet of elevation gain, a good workout and a fun day. This trail has a long section of rocky switchbacks and it is imperative that you keep your eye on the trail – the occasional loose rock can create a painful surprise.
