As hustle bustle of daily school routine was just a week away we made no big plans for the long Labor Day weekend. It was supposed to be lazy weekend of chilling at home and catching up on Marvel movies. The weather however played a spoilsport to our plans, Sunday turned out to be a gorgeously warm day. After having lived in Seattle for over 5 years we now know better to make hay while sun shines. The guilt of…
Here it is!!The last post of the road trip that we set on from Seattle WA to the epic Glacier National Park MT. If you just landed on this page you may want to catch up on the The Beginning and The Middle ,this here is the final chapter of our 5 day road trip. Any guesses on what was the coolest part of day 4?It was… 🎉Ms. V’s birthday 🎉!! Yes,my not-so-little Lioness turned 9 that day😍 ,we had…
Right in the middle of the Bellevue city,Washington just 30 minutes drive from our home lies one of the easiest,fun,scenic kid friendly trail called the Bellefields Loop Trail. We did this trail the evening before we went on the RattleSnake Trail. The Bellefields trails lies in the 320-acre Mercer Slough Nature Park and it loops through upland forest and scrub-shrub wetland,a scenic gift for those tired eyes. The Mercer Slough is Lake Washington’s largest remaining wetland and home to to…
No,this wasn’t an easy hike by any standards,even the seasoned hikers on this trail can be found taking breaks and resting those legs as they ascend towards the Rattlesnake ledge for the breathtaking panoramic view of mountains and the gorgeous rattlesnake lake. The hike up to Rattlesnake Ledge is a sharp 1.9 miles ascend gaining a total of 1143 feet in elevation. From there, the trail goes another 3 miles on Rattlesnake Mountain, with scenic viewpoints all along the way….
On a warm wet spring afternoon of Mother’s day we completed the second hike of 2021-Coal Creek Falls!An easy and shorter hike than Wallace falls,I for one enjoyed the hike more than the water falls on this one trail.Narrow muddy trail in the midst of the evergreen trees and delightful bird songs as we hiked towards the waterfalls was really the highlight of Mother’s Day.
Washington is known for its greenery and trails.On any warm day you’ll find trails thronged with hiker, young, old and even kids.With a bucket list of hikes to complete there are those who hike throughout the year,even in peak winters! No,I am not one of those hikers,I am though part of a facebook hiking group.Most days I am just admiring their grit as they share their conquests in the group !😛 We started hiking just last year when our summer…