"Hi!" from the Droeges. We hiked up to the peak of Green Mountain. It is the second tallest peak on the Kitsap Peninsula. Sounds impressive, but it is only 1639 feet above see level. The climb was about 1000 feet from the start of the 2.5 mile trail. The peak is about 9 miles straight line from our condo.
We were not alone on our hike. Karen, our neighbor, went along for the trek. During the 4 hour hike, we counted 40 people, 5 dogs, one horse, a lot of dragonflies (Washington State Insect!) and a few Douglas squirrels. Almost the entire hike was shaded by Douglas Fir forest.
This is a view from the peak. The bright dot is a window reflection in Seattle. The main part of the city is just to the right of it. Our condo is invisible at this distance, but is almost directly below the bright dot.
This is the city zoomed in. Behind Seattle are the Cascade Mountains.
This is looking further south. This is Mount Rainier. We are about 60 miles straight line to the peak. The top is about 14 000 feet above sea level.
Barely visible north of Seattle is Mount Baker. We live on what is known as the "Ring of Fire". Mount Shasta, Mount Hood, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier and Mount Baker are part of the series of volcanoes that are on the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean.
These are the Olympic Mountains on the North and West of Green Mountain. They should be covered with snow at this time of year, but this has been the hottest and driest July on record.
We saw this woodpecker, too!
The entire area was showing the effects of the lack of rain. We still found two small waterfalls.
This is the view of the peak of Green Mountain from the balcony of our condo in Bremerton. The summit is just to the right of the tower you see on the peak.
We highly recommend this trail. It was clean and well-maintained!
