Grand Ridge Park — Saturday, Apr. 26, 2014

Issaquah Alps

5.6mi 421m ascent. Having new boots to break in, this seemed a reasonable trail to visit at least once. This is very near to being a city park, but there are some paths worthy of a quick jaunt. The trail was mostly groomed enough that one could run the whole way. Near the upper parts, it connects to a sports area, baseball field, a manmade lake, and some expensive houses. The bathroom was actually open at the baseball field, which was good as there was no bathroom elsewhere on the trail. Near the west side of the park, the downward trail was not well defined, but it connected to the trail at the lower end, so I returned via a different path. As a loop, it's not too bad of a small hike and provides some hills. Parking is near I90. Some less-than-intelligent creature broke out my driver-side window and they made off with items having a total value of... zero dollars. They took my bag of clothes and drive-home food out of the driver's side leg compartment, and then chunked it in the parking lot 30ft away.