Baby Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

HIKE : Green Mountain trail (Bremerton) MILEAGE :  5.0 miles roundtrip ELEVATION GAIN : 1,000 feet SEASON : late Spring PARKING : decent lot, gravel; yet to see it ever all the way full The trail is at the left-most corner. THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND : Horses are allowed on this trail. So are pets. ( Discover Pass needed for this hike ) ***The stats listed here are for the whole trail up to Green Mountain vista. We just did the first quarter-mile (half mile roundtrip), flat trail. ***If you do this trail in its entirety, it is pretty steep, but so worth the views. Even if you just get up to the logging road (about halfway up) it's beautiful. And space for kiddos to run around MORE INFO : https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/green-mountain-1 05.18.2020 The Squish is 15 months old (+2 days) Hike #16 Okay. I'm just gonna come right out and say, hiking with kid(s) is sooo much more different than I was ever told it would be. And every kid, and every parent are goin...

It's been a while! Life happened, and The Squish and I are now flying solo a majority of the time, and there was an almost-8-month stint where we weren't on the trail hardly at all. The Squish has since found his legs, and we are back to exploring together! Here's a double post to count the 2 hikes we did do during that 8 month stagnant time, and what I can still remember about it. January 1 - New Year's Hike HIKE : Rattlesnake Ledge MILEAGE :  4.0 miles roundtrip ELEVATION GAIN : 1160 feet SEASON : Winter PARKING : huge lot, but can fill up easily THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND : This is a very popular trail. No pass required The second half of this hike is the steepest, so save some in the tank the first half! MORE INFO: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/rattlesnake-ledge I was witness to a horrific trail accident on September 21, 2019 where Search & Rescue was involved, and this was my first time setting foot back on a "real" trail. I have ...