{"id":285,"date":"2010-03-22T01:22:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hundredtenpounds.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/22\/hiking-rattlesnake-ridge"},"modified":"2010-08-25T11:11:42","modified_gmt":"2010-08-25T18:11:42","slug":"hiking-rattlesnake-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Rattlesnake Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We stayed with some friends in Seattle this weekend. Saturday had fantastic weather! Michael made omelets for breakfast for everyone (I forgot to take a picture). Basically he made two omelets and each couple split them. Lots of veggies, some cheese, topped with sour cream and chopped tomato and a side of bacon. Delicious! My best friend Rachel drove us to Rattlesnake Ridge where the three of us hiked to the top! Here is a picture from the bottom before we started:<br \/>\n<a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0821.jpg?w=225\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><a style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0827.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0827.jpg?w=300\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe picture to the right is of us before we got to the trail.<\/p>\n<p>It was a gorgeous day and everyone else came out to play too. The trail was packed. There was also Search &amp; Rescue Teams in training along the way. That was interesting to see.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0822.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-266\" title=\"Hiking Rattlesnake Ridge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0822-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0822-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0822-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0822.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>So the hike was apparently only 2 miles up but let me tell you, it was pretty steep! We stopped a long the way to rest and to enjoy the view.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0836.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-271\" title=\"Hiking Rattlesnake Ridge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0836-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0836-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0836-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0836.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I felt really good about the hike. I never felt like I was going to die. I definitely got my heart pounding but I was barely out of breath.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0843.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-274\" title=\"Hiking Rattlesnake Ridge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0843-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0843-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0843-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0843.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here is a picture of Rachel and I at the top! The view was absolutely amazing! It was very scary as well&#8211;so I didn&#8217;t want to get any closer to the edge!<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-275\" title=\"Hiking Rattlesnake Ridge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0848-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0848-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0848-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0848.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I wish I could remember what the mountain range was behind us! Like I said earlier, there were sooo many people out hiking that it was QUITE the party at the top!<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/hundredtenpounds.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/dscn0849.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hundredtenpounds.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/dscn0849.jpg?w=300\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And here is the other side of the top:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-277\" title=\"Hiking Rattlesnake Ridge\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0850-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0850-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0850-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dscn0850.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We sat down to rest. Rachel shared some of her homemade trail mix (yum). Michael and I brought our protein bars (Luna for me, Atkins for him) but the breakfast had been pretty filling and neither of us felt like we needed the protein bars.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of my resting at the top:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_CPINJh9YH0s\/S6bGNPnosAI\/AAAAAAAAA0g\/AepWf6faRWg\/s1600-h\/top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_CPINJh9YH0s\/S6bGNPnosAI\/AAAAAAAAA0g\/AepWf6faRWg\/s320\/top\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We headed down and made it to the bottom much quicker and with no stops. <strong>2 hours of hiking burned 826 calories for me! <\/strong>Now lunch time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We stayed with some friends in Seattle this weekend. Saturday had fantastic weather! Michael made omelets for breakfast for everyone (I forgot to take a picture). Basically he made two omelets and each couple split them. Lots of veggies, some cheese, topped with sour cream and chopped tomato and a side of bacon. Delicious! 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