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Swamp Trail, Big Tree Trail — Monday, Apr. 24, 2023

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain

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Type of Hike

Day hike

Trail Conditions

Trail in good condition

Road

Road suitable for all vehicles

Bugs

Bugs were not too bad

Snow

Snow free

Trails Hiked

  • Wildflowers blooming

So many plants are thriving and a few flowers too! Trillium, evergreen violets, Oregon grape, horsetail, bleeding hearts, salmon berry, oro-berry, and a few more are blooming. 

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Maddy on Swamp Trail, Big Tree Trail

Great pictures!
Are those green corn cobs horsetails? I need to get down on my hands and knees more often...
BTW, how did you get the tiny light bulbs inside the bleeding heart flowers?.. lol

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Maddy on Apr 25, 2023 05:08 PM

AlpsDayTripper on Swamp Trail, Big Tree Trail

Thanks! They are horsetails, I'm a big fan! I sometimes bring a camping stool. :-)

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AlpsDayTripper on Apr 26, 2023 04:47 AM

hikingwithlittledogs on Swamp Trail, Big Tree Trail

I always like seeing horsetails popping up in the spring. Try as I might, I’ve never been able to capture a photo of them as interesting as those baby corn. Nice shot!

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hikingwithlittledogs on Apr 25, 2023 09:45 PM

AlpsDayTripper on Swamp Trail, Big Tree Trail

Thanks! It was a nice little patch of them.

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AlpsDayTripper on Apr 26, 2023 05:00 AM