Tiger Mountain 5/18/2021

Deer

I got a relatively close look at a deer today. I startled her and her startle startled me. She ran just off the trail and stopped. I stopped. I pulled out the camera, zoomed in, and got the shot above. When I proceeded she bounded uphill a few strides and stopped again. I take it she has seen plenty of hikers, is wary of us, but has learned we aren’t pulling out guns. Bambis on Tiger Mountain are safe.

I went up Section Line as per my usual conditioning hike, but extended it a bit by taking the Talus Rocks Trail to West Tiger 3 trail, and down to the Swamp and Big Tree Trails, etc., back to the E. Sunset Lot.

Plenty of nice flowers out right now:

Where is Van Gogh When You Need Him?

And there is the decent view of Issaquah and Lake Sammamish (look up July 14, 1974) in the distance.

Town and Country

About 5.5 miles, a nice little workout.