The Kendall Katwalk is the name for a small section of the Pacific Crest Trail about five miles north of Snoqualimie Pass in Washington State. This section of the trail is probably not more than a couple of hundred yards long, but is quite spectacular since it is cut into a rather steep cliff face. It is not a particularly tough or dangerous hike , but it is a little unusual to find popular trails blasted from sheer cliffs like this.

The photos on this page are from an October Saturday in 1986 --- a long time ago. I've been to the 'katwalk' several times since; the last time was probably in the mid-90's. Photos from these later hikes were either lost or never taken.

Strangely, I remember this hike more clearly than others, even though it was a simple dayhike and so very long ago. I remember quite clearly leaving my Seattle Queen Anne neighborhood apartment with my friends in my old 1978 Audi Fox , dressed warm in our autumn wool and flannel clothes uncertain whether we'd encounter snow up high --- thinking not likely but who knew? (...this was before ubiquitous pass web cameras and weather reports...); driving down to lower Queen Anne in the early morning low light for a couple of coffees to go with some pastries (...in the days before corporate coffee houses were so prolific...).

Camp jays in this area are used to humans apparently. I have a photo or two of my friend feeding one from her hand. When searching the web for more recent photos of the Kendall Katwalk I noticed several similar pictures.

All in all a pretty terrific dayhike with spectacular views and only a short distance from Seattle. Although I have never camped in this area, there are plenty of campsites in the area with many places to explore.

Ironically, I have no pictures of the actual "katwalk' on this particular hike; and afterall it's the key and namesake feature of this hike. But one can find many photos by performing an image search on the Alta Vista® or Google® search engines.