Last December after the big wind storms, a group of us tried to hike the Tiger Mountain Trail (TMT) from south to north. We failed miserably and had to bail out a side trail at about 1/3 of the way in. On that trip we lost track of the number of blowdowns at 200 or so. This trip was much more pleasant and enjoyable. We dropped a car off at the High Point parking lot at 6:30 and were on the trail just north of the Issaquah-Hobart Road by 7 am. Throughout the day we kept marvelling at the amazing trail repair that had been accomplished over the entire 15 miles of the TMT. The weather was amazing – sunny with a light breeze. The trilliums were huge; there were a few samples of skunk cabbage around; and there were lots of YWF’s (yellow wild flowers). Very few people were on the southern 2/3 of the TMT (3 other people and 3 or so dogs). We stopped for our third lunch break on the summit of Tiger 2 and enjoyed the views to Rainier and out to the sound. The sound of the generator running near the antenna tower seemed better to us than the hordes of people that we knew must be over at Tiger 3. The parking lot was entirely different at 3 pm compared to 6:30 am. There were so many people and cars that we even considered trying to sell our parking spot.
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