Badger Hike

Sunday afternoon my friend Hailey and I hiked up Badger Mountain here in the Tri-Cities. I had never hiked it before but was always interested. Yes I know it isn't exactly a "mountain" but it's the best we've got unless we drive to the Blue Mountains or the Cascades! So we take what we can get.

I'll be honest, it was pretty strenuous for me because I am out of shape! But I loved the views as we kept going higher and higher. I was just getting a good breathing workout trying to keep enough air in my lungs.

It was perfect weather to hike it. Just a tad chilly, cloudy but bright, and a little breezy now and then to cool you down.

And there were a ton of people. I was so surprised at all the different people we saw. Kids, parents with babies, high schoolers, even a pretty elderly man who we saw as we were heading down - I hope he made it to the top! And lots of dogs. We took Tinkerbell, which was fun, but she was so overwhelmed with the number of people and other dogs that it was more almost more work just to keep up with her or to keep her going sometimes.

Here are some pics of the view from the top:

Looking towards West Richland and the Hanford reservation:

Richland, West Pasco and the Columbia River:

South Richland, Kennewick, and most of Pasco looking towards the Blue Mountains and Walla Walla: