Wilderness Peak Loop — Saturday, Apr. 23, 2005

Issaquah Alps > Cougar Mountain

A great and warm Sunday called for a walk, if even a brief one. I headed up to the Wilderness Creek trail for a trip to Wilderness peak and down. The Wilderness Creek trail is in excellent shape and was a joy to hike to Wilderness Peak. No views of course and another party was eating lunch so down the Wildeness Cliff trail. There are some views from this trail as you are about 1/3 the way up. Several parties were occupying the view spots so just a brief look and then down to the Squak Connector Trail which I had not been on. The Squak Connector Trail was also in good shape and an easy walk to SR 900. SR 900 was busy on Sunday and no fun walking the 0.2 mile or so back the my car. I did note an abandoned car on the Squak Connector Trail. It looked like a 1970's Ford. This section of trail is an old road and my guess is the Ford predates the area becoming a King County Park.