Tiger Mountain Trail, Tradition Lake Loop, West Tiger Railroad Grade, Preston Trail, Poo Top, Bootleg Trail, One-View Trail & Poo Poo Point — Monday, Mar. 5, 2007

Issaquah Alps > Tiger Mountain

Today, balmy springlike zephyrs were gently caressing Tiger Mountain, and I was able comfortably to hike in a T-shirt all day. Blowdown from the winter's big storms have been removed from almost all trails, although a few new ones have appeared, not enough to spoil your hike. Here's the rundown on the trail conditions: TMT from Tradition Lake to K3 Trail: Good condition, although the trail has gotten muddy around the cable line. I had thought that this chronically muddy area had been fixed, but not so. In fact all the trails seemed muddier tham usual. Maybe it was due to the recent snow. K3: Although the sign says ""unmaintained"" this trail is perfectly decent, except for the initial 100 feet, which is muddy. W Tiger RR Grade from K3 to Preston Trail: Good enough to Fred's Corner. Beyond, the trail gets narrow and slumpy beyond the hundred yards or so that had been reworked. Preston Tr to Bootleg Tr: Good. Gloppy melting snow covers the path toward the top. Poo Top: Narrow, steep in spots. Good enough for the current use level, which is light. One View: Good. The section near the TMT is rougher and ought to be redone eventually. Poo Poo Point Tr. Quite good.