10/17 - Hike to the top of Tiger Mountain!

          This weekend, our entire family hiked to the top of Tiger Mountain. We saw some neat views of Mt. Rainier, Lake Washington, and the Bellevue and Seattle skylines. The hike was in Issaquah, a town right next to Bellevue.We hiked through a forest, and the hike went steadily up hill. There were two viewpoints, one on each side of the mountain. One had a view of Mt. Rainier and the cascades, the other had a view of Bellevue, Lake Washington, and behind the lake, a view of Seattle. At the second viewpoint, there were a few people launching paragliders, and landing in a field at the botton of the mountain. On the way back, the trail was very steep, and sometimes we couldn't keep ourselves from running a little.

                                                                              -Written by Joseph Rodgers


Here are some photos I took while we were on the trail, and at the two viewpoints:

View of the Lake and the City

 View of the Cascades Mountains

 View of Mt. Rainier

 View of Mt. Rainier