{"id":949,"date":"2010-08-30T21:36:20","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T05:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?p=949"},"modified":"2010-08-30T21:36:20","modified_gmt":"2010-08-31T05:36:20","slug":"hiking-to-margaret-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amyalphin.com\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"Hiking to Margaret Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few weeks ago, I had my summer break week.\u00a0 As in, there was a week when I did not have classes and I did not have to teach.\u00a0 It was a wonderful, magical time filled with lots of sleep and sunshine.\u00a0 There was also this fun little hike.\u00a0 SIL S and I decided that even though the weather in Seattle was grey and cloudy, we bet that on the other side of Snoqulamie Pass, there might be sunshine to be found.\u00a0 We were right!\u00a0 We decided to hike up to Margaret Lake, and figured that, as it was a weekday, it wouldn’t be too crowded.\u00a0 We were right, and were given the wonderful gift of having the trail essential to ourselves.\u00a0 Sweet!<\/p>\n

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The first few miles of the trail follow the same trail as the trail to Twin Lakes, but the way to Margaret Lake drops off at the ridge instead of continuing on to Twin Lakes.\u00a0 The hike up is exposed and warm until you get through an old clear cut and into some nice old (er) growth near the ridge. Oh, and there are Rainier views, which are always sweet.\u00a0 As I mentioned, you quickly drop over the other side of the ridge down a steeper and rougher trail down to the lake.\u00a0 The lake its self is on the small side but very pretty, with Mount Margaret as the backdrop and pikas whistling all around.\u00a0 The day was warm, and so was the lake!\u00a0 We swam around for about 20 minutes before settling down for lunch.\u00a0 It was so peaceful to have the lake all to ourselves.\u00a0 What a treat.\u00a0 I need to hike more on the weekdays!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A few weeks ago, I had my summer break week.\u00a0 As in, there was a week when I did not have classes and I did…<\/p>\n

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