There are open salmonberry flowers (Swamp trail, photo 1) and tall Oregon grape flowers (Power line trail, photo 2). Many of the oso-berry bushes are in full bloom (picture 3). The moss and lichen can be so colorful when the sun is out (photo 4).

2024 spring milestones on Tiger Mt:

2-22 salmonberry open flowers (Swamp trail)  

2-22 tall Oregon grape flowers open (Power Line above Sunset Way) 

2-14 colt's foot flower buds (Poo Poo Point trail)

2-13 colt's foot (Petasites frigidus) shoots appear (section line, they must have been many days earlier on the Poo Poo point trail)

2-13 red elderberry leaves (Sambucas racemosa)

2-8 tall Oregon grape flower buds (Mahonia aquifolium)

2-2 oso-berry flower (Oemleria cerasiformis)

2-1 male Pacific Wrens singing for mates and territory

In the Tiger lowlands: There are many oso-berry bushes in bloom (the large one by the old bus is always out in front of the others, photo 2). There are few tall Oregon grapes just starting to bloom (under the power lines above the East Sunset Way trailhead, photo 1). I took the Brink trail and was rewarded with British soldier lichen (photo 3) and woolly bird's nest fungi (photo 4). A shout-out to Issaquah parks for smoothing over the largest of the potholes in the East Sunset Way trailhead, thanks for all of the great work that you do!  

Geeky info: Last year (on Tiger) the first flower that I saw in bloom was skunk cabbage (Mar 7th) and the first oso-berry was on Mar 17. This year the first leaves on a few of the skunk cabbage are just emerging on the Swamp trail. I'm guessing the oso berry is driven by the soil temperatures that are warmer this year and the skunk cabbage are sitting in an area chilled by the water on top. I've included 2 links to USDA data, the first is for soil temperatures and the second is for SWE (snow water equivalent snow levels). Once you are in one of these you can switch to the other or many other options.

All of these trails are in great shape with no snow or blowdowns and very little mud. It's Spring!: I heard the song of a Pacific Wren, there are buds on some of the Salmon Berry, I spotted an emerging skunk cabbage leaf on the Swamp trail, and many of the oso-berries have buds (and a few of them are opening, picture 3). The mosses, lichen, and liverworts are thriving. 

It was a nice pleasant walk - its more a easy walk with many paths ground around. Not much of a climb but still a forest atmosphere. And kids could enjoy it more. 

During the time i went it was wet and muddy. So you sure you want to wear gaiters or some quick dry type of pants

Tiger Mt is very flowery right now. The highlights for me were wild ginger (picture 2,  Big Tree trail), Columbia Windflower (picture 1, Talus Rocks), American Speedwell (picture 3, Swamp trail), and that there are flowers almost every footfall.

The video is a slideshow and the link is a video with flower IDs (the photos aren't that good, it's a learning aid for me).