High Point Creek, Dwight's Way, Preston Trail, Bootleg
Mar 18, 2010
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Mar 19, 2010 05:18 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: High Point Creek
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Trails: High Point Creek (#TIGER)
- Avg Rating: 2.75
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- Hike: Dwight's Way
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Trails: Dwight's Way (#TIGER)
- Avg Rating: 2.80
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- Hike: Preston Trail
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Avg Rating: 3.00
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- Hike: Bootleg
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Trails: Bootleg (#TIGER)
- Avg Rating: 3.25
- Why You Should Go Now
- Wildflowers blooming
Ferns and moss along Dwight's Way
A beautiful day for our first Tiger hike in a while: My hiking buddy Blue Towel and I took the High Point exit off I-90 and parked by the white gate at the east end. A short walk east on the old paved road brought us to the High Point Trail (HPT.) We followed the HPT to Dwight's Way to the Preston Trail to the Bootleg Trail. We elected for a very leisurely day, taking the Bootleg just past its intersection with the Paw Print Connector to reach the Christmas tree, where we stopped for a snack before returning via the same route. We enjoyed the mossy forest and the first few wildflowers of the season: Lots of yellow violets and a few salmonberry blossoms; some skunk cabbage and coltsfoot; a single, quite small, red current bush and a single Oregon grape; and the first two trilliums we've seen this year.
A few observations on the trails: generally, they were in good shape, moist, occasionally soft, but rarely muddy (by Northwest standards.) The first part of the HPT, just beyond the pond, is being reworked, adding a switchback to eliminate the initial steep section (work in progress.) Further along, near the first of the old electrical boxes, another section of the HPT has been rerouted to avoid a steep, sometimes muddy, section. Part way up the Bootleg trail, two motorbikes recently had entered from the Preston side, leaving frequent and unfortunate scars to mark their passing. Near the Christmas tree, a trace of snow remained in shady areas off the trail.
On this beautiful day, we had the trails and the tree all to ourselves, and saw a few other hikers and pooches only near the parking area.
A few observations on the trails: generally, they were in good shape, moist, occasionally soft, but rarely muddy (by Northwest standards.) The first part of the HPT, just beyond the pond, is being reworked, adding a switchback to eliminate the initial steep section (work in progress.) Further along, near the first of the old electrical boxes, another section of the HPT has been rerouted to avoid a steep, sometimes muddy, section. Part way up the Bootleg trail, two motorbikes recently had entered from the Preston side, leaving frequent and unfortunate scars to mark their passing. Near the Christmas tree, a trace of snow remained in shady areas off the trail.
On this beautiful day, we had the trails and the tree all to ourselves, and saw a few other hikers and pooches only near the parking area.
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Christmas tree close up
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