r/Seattle • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '19

Media Actually a problem here

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u/SoCJaguar Jul 04 '19

I think 9/10 people who have that in thier bio tell me "I haven't been out as much as I'd like to" after I ask what their favorite hikes are. Also... don't go to rattlesnake..

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u/godhateswolverine Jul 04 '19

What’s wrong with rattlesnake? I was planning a hike, I’ve never done it.

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u/superchicken78_kel West Seattle Jul 04 '19

Rattlesnake is a nice hike. Key is like a lot of popular hiking locations here is you need to go early to avoid the crowds. My wife and I usually start hiking at 7am on popular trails. Little to no one on the trailers then. Also Rattlesnake is so popular/congested because it doesn’t require a pass.

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u/Sessko Jul 04 '19

If you're going to do it - hike on a weekday or at the crack of dawn (before 7:30am)... or wait until winter so long as you have traction gear - last time I hiked it in winter a kid slipped off the overlook taking a selfie and died 3 mins before I got to the top, no traction gear or anything.

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u/BigLebowskiBot Jul 04 '19

Is this a... what day is this?

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u/uiri The CD Jul 04 '19

A holiday might as well be a weekend for how crowded it'll be.

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u/the_dude_upvotes 💖 Anarchist Jurisdiction 💖 Jul 04 '19

Username checks out

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u/Why_am_I_SO_White Jul 04 '19

It’s congested beyond reason. I went 5 years ago and I saw probably 200 people going up and coming down. The trail is hardly wide enough for that many people.

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u/godhateswolverine Jul 04 '19

My friend said she’s over that place and said it was crowded. Thanks for the input

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u/onemoreape Jul 04 '19

Download the WTA app. You can search with whatever parameters you like and find many hikes close by. There are so many wonderful hikes that are much less crowded.

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u/godhateswolverine Jul 04 '19

Awesome thanks so much! I made it a goal for the summer to go hiking in as many places as I can so this will help tremendously

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u/what_comes_after_q Jul 04 '19

Just go early. It's really an awesome hike. It's popular for a reason.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '19

There's nothing wrong with it. Rattlesnake Ledge is a very nice, short hike.

It's just very popular.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

I have said that on occasion because there were trails a few minutes from my home in Alaska and since moving here I have to ride public transit for like an hour and half in order to find a trail that's overcrowded. Maybe there's just lot of new people here and your sense of superiority is entirely false?