Traditional Knowledge Trail in Snoqualmie

After reading about the Traditional Knowledge Trail http://snovalleystar.com/2013/06/19/snoqualmie-tribe-unveils-two-new-trails, a trail created by the Snoqualmie Nation to teach people about native plants and preserve some of the Snoqualmie dialect of the Lushootseed language, I wanted to check it out.  WTA page: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/traditional-knowledge-trail

This .5 mile trail would be interesting for school-aged kids and older who are interested in local plants.  However, because of the narrow path with nearby stinging nettles, the youngest botanists should skip this one.

Adjacent to the Snoqualmie Casino, we found the trailhead by entering SE 93rd Pl and 372nd Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA into the GPS.  Map: http://binged.it/19ZZ4EA.

After finding easy street parking, we found the trailhead.

 Along the way, there are 24 signs that talk about native trees and plants.  Jake liked the photos and asked me to read every one.

 The narrow path goes steadily downhill for a quarter mile.  It made the first half really easy, but then it was a quarter mile walk uphill back.  The trail is too narrow for any stroller.

 There was tons of trillium along the way.  Honestly, I wouldn't have known what it was, but there was a handy sign next to one grove that made it easy to figure out.

 At the end of the path was a little stream that we had heard along the way.  Of course we stopped to throw some rocks and splash around.

 

Examples of some of the signs: