Having never gone to Cave Ridge, I decided to give it a try. I headed up Commonwealth Basin and over the ridge between Guye Peak and Snoqualmie peak. I was hoping for a simple hike, but this one gained two thousand feet in less than two miles. Well trail is a little strong. Sometimes it was hard to see except in the places where it was well marked because of the moss being scraped off by boots in what was probably desperate struggles by a hiker sliding down the hill.
I finally got to the top and was able to look out across common wealth basin in a view I don’t usually get. Across the top of the ridge across Kendall Peak, you can see the trail to the catwalk.
I didn’t have a lot of time to wander around cave ridge, but I will get back. I was surprised that there were still a lot of fall colors. It looked like there were a lot of places to wander around.
I decided to traverse over to the Snoqualmie Mt trail and drop down to Alpental. It an additional mile and 1/2 walk back to where my car was parked, but I hoped the trail was in better shape. Well that was a fantasy. the Snoqualmie Mt trail was steeper than I remembered. It drops down 1500 feet in 1/2 mile. But I got down pretty quick. (Actually it took an hour to cover that half mile because you really need to be careful going down something that steep.) But it was still a great hike.
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