Trip Report
Old Man's Trail, By Pass Trail, Fred's Railroad, Quarry, Coal Creek Falls, Cave Hole, Nike Horse Trail, Shy Bear, Wilderness Peak Loop, Long View Peak & Deceiver — Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain
This is a tale of two hikes in the Issaquah Alps over the last two Saturdays. The first hike was on November 14th and did a loop hike to Coal Creek Falls from the Sky Country Trail Head. This is a short 3 mile walk on good trails which were not very muddy and had no significant blow down. There is a new bridge over Coal Creek on the trail, quite nice and likely overdue.
On the more recent Saturday, I walked to Wilderness Peak from the Sky Country Trail Head and then to Long View Peak, returning via the Deceiver and Shy Bear Trails. On the 21st there was more evidence of wind fall (blow down) but nothing that could not be stepped over easily. The trails were a bit more muddy and Shy Bear Marsh was more like a shallow lake.
On both days I avoided rain, a nice thing, and saw deer tracks in the mud. Trails are still in good shape despite the rain.
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