Today was a beautiful sunny day in Washington state. I had the day off and one of my roomies did as well , soooo what better way to spend the day then to go for a hike!! We had perused the different hiking trails close to the Seattle area and found a trail at Lake Serene- Bridal Veil Falls in the Central Cascades- Stevens Pass West, Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. The reviews off of the Washington Trails Association were great and we were up for the moderate to hard hike so long as we got to see the beautiful waterfall and lake.
Ready, set, go!
We set off at 8:00 am and after a few wrong turns, finally made it to the trailhead. The hike started off fairly nice, but soon turned challenging. We were huffing and puffing by the time we reached the sign that directed us to Bridal Veil Falls. It was only 0.5 miles, but that half mile felt forever because of the switchbacks and the steepness of the trail. The end result was well worth it though. We were awed by the spectacular waterfall that roared down the huge granite stones. It was nice and refreshing to sit by the falls and eat a snacks. The next part of our hike was the hardest stretch. We came back down the 0.5 mile and headed up another path to Lake Serene. It was another 2 miles uphill with multiple switchbacks, rocky paths galore, and cute bridges and pathways before we got to the lake, but oh my Lake Serene was gorgeous! It looked like a scene out of a National Geographic magazine. The lake was clear and serene with granite slabs that stretched high into the sky with waterfalls in the distance which we could hear clear as day from where we sat. The sun spread its warmth on us as we sat down for a break and snack and we basked in it for a bit. God is good!
To Bridal Falls!
Stairs and Bridal Falls!
Gorgeous!
Giant tree that fell & some uphill climbing!
Lake Serene
(check out those granite slabs!
So peaceful
Ohhhh lunch?
Lunch rock, time to rock out lunch!
Tired feet need a break
Finally we packed up our bags and got ready to head down to the car. It was an arduous journey and our legs were fatigued already with the uphill climb, but coming down required the use of more calves and quads and boy were we tired! We also had to be more careful because of all the rocks and watch out that we didn't twist an ankle. An hour and a half later from when we left the lake, we made it back to our car. It was hot! We saw a bunch of other hikers on our descent and were glad that we had started early to beat most of the heat. It was a long day, we're exhausted, but happy for the day trip. Hopefully we'll get more hikes in and you'll see a few more blogs on them!
Until next time!
Lake Serene-Bridal Veil Falls
Central Cascades -- Stevens Pass
WestMount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
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