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Day 14 – Snoqualmie Falls #Fail

Elliott — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:13:54 +0000

Wow this week I ran a little behind in editing the footage from the adventures but I’m finally caught up. Day 14 was kind of a pain because I drove all the way out to Snoqualmie Falls to shortly find out that the trail has been closed to hike down to the bottom of the waterfall. So instead I went running which it was too darck out for the head cam to pick up anything worthwhile so I did some little clips of the crew and I hanging out at our new pad for the next couple weeks down on lake Sammamish.

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Day 12 – Hiking Coal Creek

Elliott — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:34:48 +0000

The trailhead of this hike is located right off Coal Creek Parkway between 405 and Newcastle. It’s a small dirt parking lot which fits about 6-7 cars.

You’ll see lots of knocked over trees and erosion around the trail but the trail itself is well maintained. The hike starts out very close to Coal Creek. After leaving the trail head you can hear the parkway for a while, but soon it fades away as you get deeper into the park.
From this trailhead you can go to just about all the mountains in the Renton/Issaquah area to mine shafts and babbling streams.

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Day 8 – Wilderness Creek Trail

Elliott — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:59:00 +0000

Before I get into the details of this hike make sure you watch the video because I’m running a little contest at this trail!

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This is a hike that to get you in shape that has easy access. The trail is mostly dry but there’s plenty of water running down the Wilderness Creek. This route takes about 2 hours from start to finish (it all depends on your skill level)

The Wilderness Creek Trailhead is in between Renton and Issaquah on SR 900. The lot can fill up quick since it only holds about 10 – 12 cars however, if it is packed you can park along SR900

If you want to help maintain this hike there’s filler rock at the parking lot that you can hike in to lay down on wet/muddy spots along the trail. The Wilderness Creek trail is in the best shape of the three trails on this hike. The trail climbs up quickly, but along the way you are treated to be the best creek views.

After about 1.5 miles of uphill hiking you connect to the Wilderness Peak trail (there is no view at Wilderness Peak).

Continuing another .4 miles the trail connects to the Wilderness Cliffs Trail. This is where the trail becomes a bit muddy still — but is not too bad. Hint – This is where you might find a little notebook.

On the way back down the mountain, there is a peek-a-boo view The Wilderness Cliffs trail connects back to the Wilderness Creek trail and then continues back to the trailhead and the parking lot.

Directions:

From Interstate 90 (eastbound or westbound), take Exit 15 and drive south on Highway 900 (Renton-Issaquah Road Southeast) for 3.3 miles. Turn right at the trailhead sign into the parking lot

Poo Poo Point – Day 1 of 31

Elliott — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:27:23 +0000

Today was the first day of the 31 days of 31 activities. I started the project when I was traveling the last couple of days but it didn’t seem fitting to put them in since it wasn’t in the northwest. Anyways my long time friend Cory and I met up at Poo Poo Point in Issaquah, WA for a great hike. Watch the video below for our adventure and make sure you watch the end for a good laugh.

I’m also looking for new ideas and people to go out and try some of these adventures. I’ve posted a list of dates and events on a previous blog post if you’re interested.

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31 Days of 31 Activities – Schedule

Elliott — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:13:24 +0000

I took my nephew to Mt. Rainier over the weekend

For a personal project/experiment I’ve decided to do 31 activities in 31 days. This is a rediscovery of the northwest for me since I’ve recently moved back to the Seattle area (note first five days will not be in the Northwest). After each event I’ll post up a new video for everyone to see, hopefully inspiring others to go out and try it and maybe even come out and meet up with me at a future event.

I’ve scheduled the whole month of October out so take a look and feel free to reach out to me at Elliott@nwevolution.com if you want to come out for one or multiple days. If you do come out remember that I’m going to have cameras rolling the entire time so if you’re camera shy let me know in advance. In addition if you think there is something else that I should do than what’s on this list leave a comment.

31 Activities in 31 Days:

October 1st – 3rd: I’ll be in San Francisco since I’m speaking at West Coast Green so it’s going to be running on the pier an some nice hikes (you never know I might sneak something crazy in).

October 4th – 5th: I’m going to be in Phoenix with Small Leaks Sink Ships and I’ll be hitting up Squaw Peak and hopefully some rock climbing.

October 6th: Hiking Poo Poo Point

October 7th: Canoo Lake Washington

October 8th: Bike Ceder River Trail

October 9th: Stand Up Paddle on Lake Union

October 10th: Skydiving!

October 11th: Little Si Trail

October 12th: Rock Climbing

October 13th: Cougar Mountain Trail

October 14th: Bike Mercer Island

October 15th: Kyak in the Puget Sound

October 16th – 18th: Hike the American Ridge Trail

October 19th: Wakeboarding Lake Sammamish

October 20th: Para Gliding off of Poo Poo Point

October 21st: Hike Rattle Snake Lake

October 22nd: Hike Burt Gilman Trail

October 23rd: Hike Snoqualmie falls

October 24th: Bungee Jumping!!

October 25th: Hike Mt. Si

October 26th: Sky High Sports

October 27th Hike Squak Mt.

October 28th- 30th: Mountain Biking

October 31st: Hike Mail Box Trail and party afterwards!

Come out an join the fun or you can also follow me on Twitter.