Little Si, WA + Snoqualmie Falls
Distance: approx 4 milesTime: 3.5hrsKids age: kid 1: almost 4, kid 2: 10 monthsHappiness: 5/5Date hiked: 2021-03-12Pass needed: Discover Pass In terms of the views, Little Si is not the most spectacular. If you are looking for a hike with a higher reward-to-effort ratio, checkout Rattlesnake Ledge. At the top, you finish it on the […]
Thanksgiving at Columbia River Gorge, Maryhill State Park. Day 1 & 2
Covid time. No meetings with friends. No flights. 5 days long weekend. (Thursday to Monday). Some clouds and rain in the forecast for Kirkland… But not for Columbia River Gorge. It’s supposed to be 30-32F at night.
Review of Hollywood Sport Rider SE4 (HR1400) bike rack
We spent too much time in the last 2 weeks doing research online about a good platform bike rack to carry up to 4 bikes. There were really two contenders: Thule T2 Pro XT (plus extension) and Hollywood Sport Rider SE4 (HR1400Z). There are a lot of similar racks to Thule T2: Kuat NV 2.0, […]
Biking with babies/kids
We have only(?) one car. When our kid was born, quite a few people suggested that we might need another one (because of him). We decided not to get another one for now. I commute by bike, and it was only natural that I need to be able to take Antek with me. He is […]
Rattlesnake Ledge
Antek’s age: 6 months, carried (duh!). Rattlesnake Ledge is probably one of the best hikes near Seattle (~40 minutes drive) in terms of effort to reward ratio. It’s fairly short (4 miles roundtrip), and the views from it are stunning.