Hiking - Mt Washington! (Medium-Hard)

NOTE : I created a WhatzApp group / channel to facilitate communication for this specific event, since the meetup app doesn't always work well. You can join here:

https://tinyurl.com/yzxfddyp

We're ramping up the difficulty a bit from our previous hikes in order to get ready for the tougher hikes later in the season!

The hike is approximately 8.5 miles roundtrip and is a 3250 ft gain. I have never hiked it before, but my impression is that it is generally considered a medium-hard hike by Washington standards. It is generally considered comparable in all ways to Mount Si. We will be going at a somewhat relaxed pace, aiming for 30 minutes per mile, maybe a bit slower.

https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-washington-1

Bring hiking shoes or at least tennis shoes, two liters of WATER, and appropriate clothing. Be sure to either eat a snack/meal before coming or bring a sandwich or portable meal!

We will drive to this trailhead:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bx4spsv9Rtts8Dd48

Everything below relates to carpooling:

We'll meet at the Starbucks in the long narrow public parking lot along Westlake Ave at 9 AM and split into our carpools at around 9:15! Let us know before 9 AM if you are on your way. We generally wait 15 minutes for people to arrive. If you are arriving with your own car, be sure to park in a spot marked "ALL DAY" parking (in case you end up not driving)! Please coordinate carpools in the comments or better yet, the google doc!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18xjx4aNgA26su6xjAJvZ7gA4tHVavQQ2ijO7jOa1xX8/edit?usp=sharing

Please post if you can drive or if you need a ride!

Drivers and riders are expected to evenly split the approximate cost of gas, plus perhaps an additional reasonable fee paid to the driver for wear and tear.

If you are going to arrange your carpool to meet somewhere OTHER THAN the Starbucks on Lake Union, I suggest a park and ride such as Greenlake, Northgate, Eastgate, or Tukwila/SouthCenter. Passengers, please do not ask to be picked up at your home; drivers, please don't offer to do so. It usually creates problems and makes the timing and logistics much more complicated, since people often aren't ready on time, cancel last minute, or just plain don't show up. On the other hand, dropping people off at their home after the hike is much easier.

I strongly discourage meeting at the trailhead unless you need to, especially if you haven't already been to one of our meetups before. People who drive themselves often arrive earlier or later than us, don't recognize us, go to the wrong place, and/or get stressed out. Most trailheads don't have cell signal, so we will lose the ability to communicate issues at some point during the drive.