Mud Mountain Dam Part Duex

Location: Mud Mountain Dam at Enumclaw, WA

Trail: Mud Mountain Rim Trail

Elevation gain: 200-350

Duration: 1.5 hours

Miles: 3

Level: Easy

Unfortunately, we didn't get to the river even though our guide said the Rim trail would be 3 miles round trip and we would be at the river. We didn't have enough time to get to the river, and there was still a 300 feet drop to the river still. The trail was kept at a constant flat trail until we got off the rim trail and went down the steep gravel trail, hoping we came to the river. Oh, and Washington State has reached 70 degrees yesterday at 3pm!

A very narrow trail for most of the hike, it made me feel a tad bit claustrophobic.

Oh, such a beautiful day. Also, there was an annoying bee following me throughout the hike.

Hey look, a pseudo chair/toilet from a stump!

Garry's A.D.D. kicked in and knocked on the fence with a small log.

The ladybug was uber patient with me while I was taking pictures of it for 10 minutes.

Yeah, we didn't at all listen to those signs.

I am OBSESSED with lichen!
(A lichen is not a single organism the way most other living things are, but rather it is a combination of two organisms which live together intimately. Most of the lichen is composed of fungal filaments, but living among the filaments are algal cells, usually from a green alga or a cyanobacterium)

This is off the rim trail, and going down to the river. Or trying to go. This was on our way back up...super steep.

Licorice Fern!