Rattlesnake Ledge

Over the weekend, Scott went on a bike packing trip while Evie, Nora and I had a nice girls-only weekend. The girls thought that meant they'd get out of doing outdoor activities but I made them do pickleball, swimming and hiking!

For our hike, I picked Rattlesnake Ledge because it's a very classic Seattle area hike but in my 10+ years living here I hadn't done it yet, the trail is relatively close by (30 min away) and it is well traveled and busy - I don't feel comfortable hiking in remote areas by ourselves. The hike was great - at 2 miles each way and a 1100 ft elevation gain, it's just long and hard enough to be a worthy hike but not so bad that you're completely worn out after. It was also very shaded throughout, and offered up great views at the top! The ledge was a bit scary and had a huge 20ft deep gap that we steered clear of.

Also, we learned that it's called Rattlesnake Ledge (and Lake) because the noise of the wind rustling through the grass sounds like a rattlesnake. There are no poisonous snakes in Washington. Phew!

Checking out the lake before going up the trail.

A hiking we will go!

Crowded at the top. We stopped and had brownies and apples.

But really awesome views!

The gap in the ledge. Don't fall in!

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