Alpine Washington

Having hiked the other "famous" peaks in North Bend, those being Mount Si and Mailbox Peak, I set aside a full day on a Friday to tackle the lesser known but equally difficult Mount Teneriffe. You might recall that Jeannie and I hiked to Teneriffe Falls back in December , which is about halfway to the top of Mount Teneriffe. I also did a quick reconnaissance mission earlier this week to the falls and 1000' higher up the trail. My recon showed no problems, and no snow to my turnaround point at 3400'. Supposedly, Mount Teneriffe gets its name from the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, though I haven't been able to uncover exactly why - perhaps it looks like the famous volcano there. Taking a poll on Facebook, I discovered that there are at least three different ways to pronounce the name of this peak. The most common to locals seems to be "ten-uh-riff", whereas the official pronunciation of the island is "ten-uh-reef". Speakers familiar