Tiger Mountain Trail North
Apr 27, 2012
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Apr 28, 2012 10:24 AM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Tiger Mountain Trail North
- Region: Issaquah Alps -- Tiger Mountain
- Agency: Department of Natural Resources, South Puget Sound Region
- Avg Rating: 2.86
Heading back to the trailhead, around 11:30am, encountered large female Black bear about 50 feet to the right of the trail. She'd apparently heard us approaching and sent her 3 cubs up a tree very near the trail. We backtracked 'til we were out of sight, waited 15 minutes and tried again. She and her kids were long gone.
Reported sighting to Dept of Fish and Wildlife. They welcomed the info and said they need to know if bears are acting as they should, or if agressive/different than what's "expected".
Made for a really great ending to a nice day hike!
Sidenote: We were a little surprised to see bears so close to Seattle. We've hiked lots of trails much further out and only encountered them near Rainier.
Reported sighting to Dept of Fish and Wildlife. They welcomed the info and said they need to know if bears are acting as they should, or if agressive/different than what's "expected".
Made for a really great ending to a nice day hike!
Sidenote: We were a little surprised to see bears so close to Seattle. We've hiked lots of trails much further out and only encountered them near Rainier.
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