Retirement isn’t all roses but this morning I was focused on the good news. It was Tuesday and I didn’t have to go to work. I could go outside and play, which for me means go hiking.
I have hiked down from the Tiger #3 summit via the Tiger #3 trail but I have never gone up that way. So today I reversed a previous route where I had gone up the Section Line and down Tiger #3. Here is the track, with ‘up’ on the right (east):
The summit of Tiger #3 does not offer the greatest views but there is a bit of a look west, towards Bellevue, Seattle, and the Olympics if you look hard enough:
One reason I have avoided this trail is because it is notoriously crowded. But I figured early Tuesday (I hit the trail at 7:21 am) would be an exception and I was right. I probably saw about a dozen people all day, and no one at all on the very steep Section Line that I took going down.
No need to guess the elevation of Tiger #3:
All in all it was a terrific way to start the day, just under 5 miles (3 miles up, 2 miles down) and 2K elevation gain. 2.5 hours, a decent workout.