That's a good reminder to slow down and appreciate the beauty in which we walk. I mean, we had to stop regularly to catch our breath on the steep trail anyway. But Comet Falls is so impressive it puts these to shame.īut hey, just because Comet Falls is super awesome doesn't mean these falls along the way aren't worth appreciating. And to be fair, these falls are way better than some I've hiked miles to see. Later in the day we'd see some hiking groups who got this far and called it done. Okay, it was still unforgivingly up-up-up, but we minded it less once the sound of cars driving on the road below was drowned out by the sound of water crashing over falls in the canyon.īTW these are not Comet Falls. Soon it crossed over the stream canyon and "Up, up, up" became "Falls, falls, falls". Right away the trail climbed up steep switchbacks from the parking lot. We parked along the side of the narrow road, our rental car seemingly only 12 inches from sliding down the side of a mountain.
#Comet falls full#
(Remember, closer lodgings were booked full when we planned this last-minute trip.) Anyway, the lot was overflowing. The remainder of the time is how long it took to get there.
We checked out of our hotel and were driving by 8am. That may not sound like we got an early start on the day, but we did. The parking lot was overflowing when we arrived around 9:45am. That would be a good "main event" hike for the day we'd combine it with a few other falls that were either drive-to or involved short hikes. The trail promised a 3.8 mile round trip trek with an elevation gain of 900'. We began Day 3 of our 3-day trip to the Washington Cascade mountains- which was, gosh, almost 2 weeks ago now!- by hiking Comet Falls in Mt.
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