One hour from Seattle? . . . Try the Bridal Veil Falls Trail just before the Index turnoff on SR2. Can be turned into a more adventurous hike to Lake Serene. (Trailhead is on the Index Road immediately east of the bridge over the Skykomish River and the turnoff for the town of Index).

Just a a couple of miles beyond the Index turnoff (past the Mountain Chalet Espesso) is the Heybrook Lookout Trail (large gravel siding on the left of hwy 2 just as you pass the sign announcing you are entering the Mt Baker/Snoqualimie National Forest). This short hike takes you to a Fire Lookout Tower which you can ascend.

An hour and a half, at the base of Cowboy Mountain (this side of Stevens Pass just into the hairpin turn at the bottom) is the one and one half mile Tunnel Creek Hike up to a couple of nice alpine lakes. This is one of my favorite hikes.

Rick

Annette Lake off of I-90 might also fit your criteria!

Other hikes along I-90:

www.mountaineers.org/climbin...kes.html

ps: Michael, I'd love to join you for morning hikes once my schedule settles down a bit. In September. I'll have days off in the middle of the week then.

Thank you both for the information. I’ll research the web sites and get some topo maps, then off to the woods.
When I have something planned, I’ll post it here in case anyone wants to join in.

Yet the Storm Princess – I’d enjoy the company.

I finally made it out to Tiger mt, did a short loop (1 hour) to check out my new daypack, boots and see how my knees are working. Everything seems fine, so I’ll try a longer one next week. I’ll post it when I know my work schedule; it’ll be in the morning though.