the conditions for the trail were great. when we made it out of the forest near the south traverse fork the grass had completely overtaken the power line section. the grass was over 7 feet and flowering berry bushes had several bees but the rest was terrific!

I started at the trailhead in Mirrormont for an evening hike after work. Getting there during times of high traffic is extremely frustrating - it does not matter if you go through Issaquah or take 18, you will be stuck in traffic bumper to bumper for at least half an hour or longer. I can't imagine how residents in Mirrormont put up with that BS for their daily commutes. If you plan to use this trailhead, choose a time outside traffic hours.

There is nothing better than hiking Tiger Mountain on a gloomy day with low hanging clouds and intermittent rain. Tiger Mountain at its best! While it didn't actually rain while I hiked, the overgrown parts of the trails of which there are plenty essentially drenched me. I was soaking wet with water in my boots by the time I got to the top of South Tiger from all the water passed on to me from the plants I had to brush by.

If you're a fan of foxglove, you must hike up to the summit of South Tiger while the bloom lasts. It's insane.

This part of Tiger is less frequented, I did not run into a single person the entire hike up to the summit and back down. There was only one other car at the trailhead when I started.

Along the trail you can see the devastation the bomb cyclone from last November caused, but the trails have been cleaned up and there are no obstacles.

***NOTE: The road to East Tiger Mt TH parking lot is currently closed d/t logging activity and trail work projects.  This section of trail is still a work in progress and is closed to the public.

I joined this work party on this pleasantly mostly cloudy day to help rebuild/revise a section of the Tiger Mountain Trail (TMT) that was demolished during the logging project.  This section is near the junction to Middle Tiger Mt. Trail.  My main project on this work party is to assist with removing a large stump thats in the planned path of the new trail.  We spent most of the day digging out and exposing the stump roots then using hand and/or electric saws and loppers to cut them.  We were able to cut most of the large roots but there's still more work to be done to dig out the stump and expose the area underneath it.  That will be a task for future work parties!  Happy trails!

**Check out vlog of the work party on my Youtube channel in link below!

Just wanted to put up a notice that I had an encounter with a mountain lion on the TMT near the upper junction With K-3.  Animal was a juvenile, maybe two and a half feet at the shoulder.   Hopped onto the trail about 10 yards ahead of me and looked curious, but quickly turned to annoyance when I got loud and turned around and trotted down the trail ahead of me.

After about half a mile of following it, it melted into the ferns.  

Given it's size, I don't think it would consider a full size human prey, but best to be cautious in this area for now.  Of course, by the time I write this, it could be over on East Tiger.

Picture is not of the animal just wanted to get it up to bring attention to the post.  Credit: Juergen & Christine Sohns  

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