Denny Creek Hike

Amazing how the bubbling sounds of Denny Creek can mask the rumbling freeway that is just above the trees and over our heads (to the left) in this picture.  See how tiny we are compared to the trees and the massive I-90 overpass?

What a pretty hike.  This was one of the many small falls that we got to see along the river.  

Even though the storm that blew through a couple of weeks ago damaged one of the foot bridges and knocked another one completely down we had a good time on this hike.  Well, after it stopped raining that is...  (Seattle is still on track for a record breaking dry spring.  We were in the mountains where any type of weather goes.)  

As usual, we got to the trail head and realized that we didn't have our State Park parking permit so daddy and I stayed at the trailhead to eat lunch while mommy looked for the ranger station to get our permit.  During the 15 minutes that she was gone, the sky decided to open up and drop buckets of rain on our heads.  By the time she got back daddy and I were drenched.  We almost gave up and went home, but after eating lunch in the car, the rain stopped, our spirits improved and we decided to tough it out and hike for awhile.  We are glad that we did.  

We had already decided that our final destination was going to be the area of the hike they call the Water Slide.  After the slide, the trail gets steeper.  ...Daddy says I am a bit heavy to carry in the backpack so he will have to work his way to to steeper hikes as the summer goes on...   The water slide is a huge flat rock in the shallow part of the river where you can cool off on hot summer days.  Today was a bit cool to get in the water, but maybe one of these days will come back so we can play.  This is also the area of the hike where the second bridge had been washed away so it was good that we had already decided to turn back at this point.  All in all, we hiked a little over two miles round trip today.  Near the end of the hike I was able to get out of the backpack and stretch my legs a little before the ride back home.  Where, oh, where will we go next?