Snoqualmie Falls

Saturday morning, we had a delicious breakfast at the hotel then packed up and checked out.  We headed to Olallie State Park at the Twin Falls Trailhead.  Arriving early, it wasn't too crowded.  Setting out on the trail, we followed South Fork Snoqualmie River upstream.

There were a few points to go out to the river.

The trail then climbed a bit and we reached the first overlook for the waterfall, but it as hard to see.

In about a mile, a spur trail led down to a view of the lowest drop of Twin Falls.

At 135 feet, it was really impressive.  With the water low, the beautiful rock was visible beneath the streams.

Heading back up to the trail, a footbridge led over the river with a view of the middle drop.

The lower drop was just downstream and the upper drop was partially visible.

A little further up the trail, we had a view of the upper drop, but it was blocked by foliage.  A scramble path led down to the base with a rope tied off near the end where it got really steep.  But we had a good view of the third section.

Twin Falls doesn't really make sense as a name for this one.  But it was a great waterfall to visit.

From here, we wanted to make one more stop before the airport at Snoqualmie Falls.  We parked at the free lot and took the footbridge across for a view from the upper overlook.

The lighting was poor with the midday sun and not a cloud in the sky.  The water level was low and most is diverted for hydroelectric generation, but it was still quite impressive.  At 268 feet high, it's one of the high in Washington.  We followed the trail down to the lower parking area at river level.

The trail ended at the lower viewpoint of the falls.

We got a few pictures from here, then hiked back.

Back at the car, we got our stuff reorganized and headed back to the car rental return.