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Snoqualmie falls near Seattle

An ideal getaway, Snoqualmie falls is just a 30-35 minute drive from Seattle. No wonder, the place is crowded on weekends and a parking place can be so difficult to find. The fall is 268f feet high and  pretty wide

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Paradise Park Visitor Center

This is most popular destination within the park and to find parking here is as difficult as, if not more than, downtown Seattle. The only difference is that the parking here is free. I was shocked to see that parking

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Narada Falls

No idea why this falls is called the Narada Falls (Maybe appears in Hindu Mythology somewhere!), but this is a truly majestic waterfall. Don’t miss it. This involves a short but steep (0.5 mile downhill and then the same distance

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Christine Falls

A short drive further up from Longmire/Carter Falls will bring you to a parking lot next to Christine Falls. Few steps down will take you to a lookout point from where you can get a beautifully framed view of the

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Carter Falls near Longmire

if you go from Longmire towards Paradise, you will come to a trailhead giving directions for Carter falls. we were surprised that a trail had been laid out going across a river! We didn’t go until the falls as the

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