Mt Si

 Hiked up to Mt Si this morning near North Bend. 8 miles round trip with 3,200 ft of gain.
Started in the dark and  was the first person up to the top.
The sun rose while I was still in the forest.

 Light snow on the ground from about 3,000 ft.

 A bit deeper snow from 3,300 ft up.

 About 3.5 miles from the trailhead, there is a little view, I was glad to see the sun was out.

 Some icicles on this boulder.

 View to the east from the bottom of the boulders.\

View to the south from the boulders, Mt Rainier in the distance.

There was about 6" of snow in the boulders, but it was easy to tell where the trail was under the snow.

More icicles on this large boulder.

The Haystack on Mt Si

View to the west from the Snoqualmie Valley Overlook

 Another view of Mt Rainier from the Boulders as I hiked back down.

 As I continued down the trail, it was nice to see the sunlight through the trees.

 Back below snow level.