"Mailbox up the old trail, down the new with AK. Started early and managed to beat the heat on a busy Mother's Day hike. Down in back in ~4.5 hours. Not a cloud in the sky, 88F. Snow was minimal, walked probably 20 total steps on snow." — zachmitch • May 14, 2023

"A really cool peak. Got to the trailhead well before sunrise and took the old trail to the summit in the snow for sunrise. Overall rating 7/10, definetly recommend hiking it at a time where you can have the trail to yourself and enjoy the view" — MountainQuest • Jan 26, 2023

"A classic summit. Ran to the trailhead from North Bend and took the Old Trail to the top. Overall rating 8/10, amazing views, close to town, and a fun Class 3 scramble to the top of the Haystack" — MountainQuest • Sep 27, 2022

"Solo hike today and to the TH @ 7:30AM, 3 cars in the lot on a Friday. Kamikaze up is as fun as everyone says, lots of gain. My calves and achilles were feeling it. On the descent (down Teneriffe trail) I found talus on only about 30% of the hike -- a majority of the trail was quite clean. No sweeping landscape photos were possible today, as the smoke finally found it's way here. " — zachmitch • Sep 9, 2022

"Solo hike today with a late start. It was pretty toasty up there for Seattle standards, probably 85F. Parking lot was about half full when I left @ noonish (Monday). Sticks are nice as it was moderately rocky on the bottom half, eases/speeds up your descent. The haystack is worth it, go all the way if you dare!" — zachmitch • Aug 22, 2022