
The lowland forest near the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie made for nice sun-dappled strolling on what was the hottest day of the year so far.

Less than 1,000' up we came upon some loaded huckleberry bushes. On a more popular trail they'd have been picked clean, but these were right on the trail.

Rainy Creek peeking through the woods. The trail, which is really just an informal path for fisherman to reach Rainy Lake, parallels the creek for about ⅔ of…

Rainy Lake! The moon made a cameo appearance. Not sure what peak is peeking out at just left of center.

Zilly is not at all sure what to make of the gigantic rocks so needed to be carried through the trickier bits.