Lovely fall hike on a quiet Wednesday morning, only 9 cars in the lot when I arrived around 10:30 am. Toilets are clean and stocked with TP. Trail is in great condition, just a bit slippery at parts due to wet leaves and there’s one blowdown easily stepped over near the very top by the falls  

There’s a tiny amount of water dripping from the moss on the rocks, but no waterfall to be seen. The only things falling are the leaves. There are still some fall colors but many of the leaves are on the ground.

This was the first time I’ve done the hike when it’s dry. Not only did I miss the sound of the water, I also noticed way more car noise throughout the hike that must normally be drowned out by the sound of the water. If that matters to you, perhaps wait until the waterfall returns. 

This is a good half-day hike.  Even with the falls dry, the rocky backdrop was stunning.  This hike is 6 miles; I clocked it with AllTrails.  It has three sections: a 1/2 mile amble through pretty woods;1.5 miles on a repurposed logging road, but it is quite nice, flat or slight incline, pine needles or flat rock surface, also pretty woods; then 1 mile of steady incline on rocky surface.  This last part is trickier going down than up.

Notes:

The last section starts with a sharp right turn upwards.  There is a sign here, but no arrow, and even though there is a pile of sticks to block the way, we did see people continue straight ahead.  It does look as if straight is the continuation of the trail (if not for the sticks).

There is no good place to stop along the last mile of the trail.  And there is no room to sit and relax at the falls. 

It is mostly shaded, so great for a hot day, or for a hot dog.  The down side of this is that views are peekaboo only.

There is a new connector trail, which may provide places to stop, and may not be rocky.  We did not take it.  I saw just one intersection, so have no idea where it drops back in.  

The drive is easy, no forest road, and there is plenty of parking.  The lot is nicely paved, the outhouse is odor-free. 

Waterfall is dry as a bone, but nice views along the way and the beginning of fall foliage starting to show along the way.

I took the Trailhead Direct bus from Seattle to the Mt. Teneriffe trailhead. I hiked up to where the falls would be, but they're dry at this time of year. The trail is easy to hike; I like the modifications made to the switchbacks a few years ago -- no more scrambling up rocks in the stream during the wet time of year.

Then I started up the Kamikaze Trail towards Mt. Teneriife. This is a steep scramble; I'm glad I had hiking poles. I got as far as the ridge leading towards the actual summit, planning to get to the summit and then hike down the trail to the west that used to be an old road. But when a hiker coming down told me it was still a mile of this trail along the ridge (I think he overestimated, but still), I considered the time and turned back. I took the connector trail and came out at the Mt Si trailhead, and caught the Trailhead Direct bus back.

It was a hot day; I was glad that most of the trail was in the shade. There weren't a lot of people on the trail, probably because of the heat. I hiked about 8.5 miles according to the health app on my phone.

Let me begin by prefacing: The waterfall is completely dried up. Zero water!

This trail started out like a nice gradual nature hike, passing through lush greenery. We encountered ripe thimbleberries , blackberries, salal berries and red huckleberries. Some blackberry vines were flowering shades of purple. The climate was dry and a little warm with a slight gentle breeze. 

Beware of a large ground wasp nest (small soccer ball size) formed around a fern on the ground, to your right as you're hiking up in the first leg of the trip.

The trail isn't marked well in multiple areas. There comes a spot on the trail where you begin walking over some downed sticks. Stop there and look right! The trail does a switchback to the right. If you continue straight, you'll encounter a metal stake with signage telling you 'this is not a trail...backtrack and find the switchback. 

Eventually you'll hike through a large mountain rockfall area, with the switchbacks passing you over fallen rock of varying size boulders and stones. This may be a little more challenging or intimidating for some travelers. 

When you get near to the waterfall area, there is signage for the mountain hike. It will continue up a steep embankment trail with loose rock. We didn't take the trail, but heard rocks shifting and rolling down the hill above our heads as other hikers traversed. We continued to the left to make our way over to the waterfall area. There is no water right now...at all. It's dry. There are some pretty yellow flowers that speckle the rockface of the waterfall rock bluffs. I also spotted a few purple flowers. 

The trail was fairly sparse on hikers mid to late afternoon. We encountered a handful of hikers, but it was mostly a private adventure. 

Hiking poles help tremendously!