I hiked Little Si today. I hadn’t hiked in a long time; it was nice to get back out there. This is only 30 miles or so from my house — gotta love Seattle!

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Latitude: 47.5076029
Longitude: -121.7401092

Mount Si is the imposing mountain that towers over the town of North Bend. Mount Si (pronounced like sigh) has been a popular hike among locals long before it was featured on the television show Twin Peaks. Mount Si is named for an early settler, Josiah Merritt, who had a cabin at the base of the mountain in the 1800′s.
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Hard-core hikers might think of Little Si as a desperation hike for the rare occasions when its larger counterpart, Mount Si, is under snow. And indeed, kingly Mount Si looming above is hiked year-round by mountaineers staying in shape for summer climbs.
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