Poo Poo Point, Poo Poo Point - Chirico Trail — Monday, Sep. 27, 2010

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain

This morning the weather was cloudy, warm and humid with drizzle off and on. The trail is mostly undercover protected by the trees of the forest. Very few people were on the trail. One can usually have a great view of Mt. Rainier from the first grassy view point. Today, the mountain was in hiding. It takes less than 10 minutes to continue to the top - Poo Poo Point - where the paragliders typically take off and one can see the town of Issaquah, Bellevue, Seattle and Mt. Baker on a clear day. Today, I was the only one at the top with views of Issaquah and Bellevue. The highlight of my hike was the number of mushrooms popping up all over - several different varieties. In addition, the vine maple trees are starting to lose their leaves as a reminder that Autumn has arrived.