April 2, Saturday, Little Si with SVTC

Distance: 9.28 km, car to car 

Weight: 20# daypack, 20# vest

Weather: Sunny, not hot

Elevation gain:1,300 feet

Accumulation elevation gain for 2016: 21,694 feet.

Accumulated distance hiked: 173.77 km
Food consumed during hike: 3 mini candy bars, apple, some tuna salad

Note: Hike Leader not seen; parking at 10 a.m. was impossible. But lady, there, Jane, retired airline employee, became hiking companion. Energy level not high. Because parking was bad, I drove down the road 1/2 mile and parked on the shoulder; that worked fine, and it was only a 10 minute walk back to the trailhead. "Accurate Altimeter" app was remarkably spot-on at the top: showed 1551 feet, and Washington Trails Assn lists it at 1550! I didn't take a fix at the trailhead for comparisons. Shot bearings at summit of haystack, and found it to be at 160 degrees; and at end of hike, shot bearing on Rattlesnake ledge, and got almost the same bearing. This suggests that Little Si wraps around Mount Si. Something to check against maps.

Photo taken from Dairy Freeze in North Bend.