Tiger Mountain

It was a glorious Seattle spring day so Sarah and I decided to take advantage of it and hit the trail. Unfortunately, our cold spring meant most of the mountains were covered in slushy snow. So we opted for a slightly less wilderness hike and headed to Tiger Mountain about 30 minutes outside of Seattle. Tiger Mountain is part of the Issaquah Alps, an area in the foothills of the Cascades that is managed by Washington DNR. There are lots of trails that traverse Tiger ending a several different summits. We headed up West Tiger #3. It's a 5 mile out and back trail with about 2,000 ft of steady elevation gain. We were definitely not alone with the trailhead parking lot over flowing and about 20 people at the summit. At the top we sat in the sun and looked down upon King county. Poo poo point just a little south of the summit is a popular paragliding spot and on a day like this there were about 10 people gliding through the sky. It was really nice to get out in the sun. This is a good hike for training and getting in shape for summer, but not a place for solitude.

Here's a link to a map of the entire Tiger Mountain trail network.