Adelaide and I had a mom and daughter day yesterday. Instead of going to camp, she accompanied me on a nice hike near Index on Highway 2, north and east of Seattle. Adelaide has gotten very good at hiking longer and more difficult trails this summer, and it is delightful to spend time in the woods with her.
The lower portion of the trail has wonderful mossy trees and boulders. As you climb you quickly leave the highway noise behind, fortunately.
Adelaide found a walking stick left by a previous hiker. She used it for the ascent, then left it where she had found it for the next lucky climber.
There were some nice diversions along the trail where she could climb and we could explore boulders and caves.
I imagine that there are great views on a clear day from the lookout. We did go up but for us it was just an exercise in deep breathing as the open stairs and sides of the lookout were pretty scary.
Once we were back on solid ground we enjoyed a snack and explored the open area along the ridge.
We got pretty chilly on our descent but all in all it was a nice cool day to go for a hike.
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