Last night, my family and I drove to Rattlesnake Mountain to see if there were any hiking trails. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that there was a trail right next to Rattlesnake Lake as well as the mountain. (It was only about 7 minutes away from our house...what a blessing!) It was a beautiful setting with mountains in the background, a stunning lake in the foreground and some lovely foliage all around us. Here are some of the pictures Ari took.
Rattlesnake Mountain!
This is not Rattlesnake Mountain, but one of the surrounding mountains...maybe Mount Si???
Picture of Rattlesnake Lake and a surrounding mountain...with clouds moving in.
Charity, sitting on one of the stumps next to Rattlesnake Lake.
The beautiful color of Rattlesnake Lake!
Boo sure was excited to run around in the dirt/sand!
Then there was the fun job of catching Boo! :)
Of course, being in Washington, we would see a recycle bin on the trail.
I love this picture that my sister took of a daffodil!
Walking the trail!
The history of Rattlesnake Lake was also very interesting! In the picture above, where the stumps and water are, a town used to thrive in the early 1900s. The town was called Moncton (as you can see in the picture below.) On higher land, there was a dam called Masonry Dam. Although the dam was watertight, water began to leak through the surrounding hillsides like a sieve and within two months had flooded the town of Moncton in 1915. Rattlesnake Lake is what's left of the town.
Family Picture!
Rattlesnake Mountain!
This is not Rattlesnake Mountain, but one of the surrounding mountains...maybe Mount Si???
Picture of Rattlesnake Lake and a surrounding mountain...with clouds moving in.
Charity, sitting on one of the stumps next to Rattlesnake Lake.
The beautiful color of Rattlesnake Lake!
Boo sure was excited to run around in the dirt/sand!
Then there was the fun job of catching Boo! :)
Of course, being in Washington, we would see a recycle bin on the trail.
I love this picture that my sister took of a daffodil!
Walking the trail! 
The history of Rattlesnake Lake was also very interesting! In the picture above, where the stumps and water are, a town used to thrive in the early 1900s. The town was called Moncton (as you can see in the picture below.) On higher land, there was a dam called Masonry Dam. Although the dam was watertight, water began to leak through the surrounding hillsides like a sieve and within two months had flooded the town of Moncton in 1915. Rattlesnake Lake is what's left of the town.
Family Picture!
