We usually go hike somewhere every weekend, so this morning we hiked Little Si, like we did last year. We went at the end of April last year, so there was still snow on Mount Si, but this time all the snow was gone. It wasn't nearly as difficult as I remembered, probably because we've done a lot of hiking since then and gotten used to harder hikes. We got started early and were done by about noon. The weather was nice and cool on the way up, but it was starting to get warm by the time we finished coming back down.

The main reason we did Little Si today was so that we could make sure we could handle hiking Mount Si next Friday, since we have the day off for the 4th of July. We also wanted to try out our new hiking poles we bought last week. They weren't much help on the way up, but on the way down they helped keep us more steady, especially while navigating rocky areas.

So, we plan on hiking Mount Si next Friday. It'll be a tough hike, with an elevation climb of like 3,500 feet. But I've heard at the top there are great views of Seattle and Mount Rainier, so hopefully it will be worth all the work.