Carl and I had an ambitious plan for today’s hike. We were going to do either McClellan Butte or Granite Mountain. Both of those hikes are challenging.
The weather forecast was for a dry morning and a wet afternoon so we met at the Park and Ride at 7am.
But it was already raining so we decided to downsize our ambitions. We hopped in the cars, headed two exits west on I-90 and parked at the Tiger Mountain High Point parking lot. From there it was a straightforward hike up and down the West Tiger #3 trail.
Even as we parked we thought we might extend the hike by hitting #2 and #1 (see track below) but when we hit the summit:
It was raining steadily so we just headed back down.
Still, it was a fun time and a good workout. I am going to try to get out this coming Sunday, and next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as a final prep for our Ireland trip. We leave on Sunday, September 1. Carl and I are tentatively planning something for Wednesday.
A picture of our track:
