Day 457 – US – Washington [Snoqualmie Ridge to Snoqualmie Pass]

05/07/21

50.2km

  From Snoqualmie Ridge (Washington) to Snoqualmie Pass (Washington)

North Amercia

A long and tough day on the trails of the Snoqualmie mountain range and a technical glitch

Foggy and misty morning

It was misty and foggy as I left Snoqualmie ridge this morning. I enjoyed a fairly easy 20km run on the quiet road towards North Bend and Tanner. Then I entered the Twin Falls Trail. And… things got complicated! It is one of these single track trails that is simply not suited for a stroller. I made my way in and the further I went, the more difficult it got.

Iron Horse Trail under bright blue skies

I was incredibly lucky that there were so many hikers on the trail and there was always someone to give me a hand. I reckon there were at least 10 places where, had I been on my own, I would have been incapable of moving forward. There were a few very hairy moments when I thought if my foot slides just a little bit, that’s BoB going in the ravine and maybe me too. It was not much in terms of kilometers but I was moving at snail pace. Going over roots, maneuvering around rocks, going on two wheels on narrow stretches with the weight of BoB on one wrist only.

In front of the Snoqualmie range

When it was finally over, I reached the Iron Horse Trail. A very nice and smooth trail that crosses the Washington state all the way to the border of Idaho. It had a steady incline throughout, of about 15m per kilometer (1.5%) which was perfect for me, allowing me to run – slowly but surely. Then as I approached Snoqualmie Pass, I was faced with the Tunnel. A 4km tunnel, with no light, pitch dark, humid and going under a huge mountain. I did not like the thought of having to run through it! I only had the torch light from my IPhone to give a bit of light and I must have run these 4km very quick. I was glad when it was over!

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Today’s run – Google Maps source

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Note: I had a technical glitch today – if anyone reading this blog thinks he/she can help, please contact me (lootierun@gmail.com)
Here’s the story:

–> My main GPS recorded the whole track and the file (.FIT) for some reason cannot be uploaded to Garmin which reads “The file you are trying to upload is unsupported” – I have uploaded FIT files for 1 year 1/2 from this device…

–> Mybackup GPS is on “autopause” mode and missed about 4km and 420m+ throughout the day (slow kilometers where the device goes on “pause” because it is too slow for movement)


–>If you know how to fix an apparently corrupt FIT file, I’ll gladly send it over to you. Let me know!

(meanwhile I uploaded the incomplete Garmin file and added a manual file with the 4km 420m+ missing)

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: