Rating a hiking experience on a fun scale
Hiking - the word brings forth the therapeutic power of nature, the magnificent mountain views, lakes, human attributes of strength, vulnerability, a sense of community where nothing but kindness prevails, and feelings of joy and accomplishment. Heather Maple Pass Loop, 2021 Sheep Lake and Sourdough Gap, 2021 I started hiking after moving to Seattle in 2017 and the bulk of my hikes happened to be in 2019 when I signed up in multiple hiking groups on meetup.com . While I continued to go on hikes with friends ( Twin Falls , Wallace Falls , Rattlesnake Ledge , Little Si , Beckler Peak in Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Region, one other in Mt. Rainier), I did five hikes with different meetups that year including Lake 22 , Ira Spring Trail , Burroughs Mountain in Mt. Rainier, Easy Pass (anything but easy), and Maple Pass Loop . I only have fond memories of all those hikes except the last two, particularly the maple pass loop where I struggled the most. The first