The road was horrible, but the trail was lovely. That pretty much sums up our day. The Middle Fork Snoqualmie Trail was on my list of options, but a couple of days ago I knew that it was where we were going to find ourselves today.

So what did I shoot today? Not much of the river, which probably sounds odd since it’s a river trail. The other item you might find odd is that the river isn’t actually in sight for the majority of the portion of the trail we were on. I sometimes have to wonder about trails that are named after rivers or creeks that don’t actually have much water access. But I already knew about it before we arrived. The forest is lush and wonderful, so it was very pleasant walking through it without any particular destination. We shot some wildflowers and ate some salmonberries. I carried my tripod six miles and only shot three pictures with it.

We later ended up walking a small portion of the trail downstream from the bridge (The Pratt River connector). This trail is so sparkly new that they’re still working on it. Carrying my tripod here was a very good thing. I just kept it slung over my shoulder since I had been carrying it all day. It came in very handy where the trail crosses Rainy Creek.