West Tiger Mountain 2 and 3
Written by Michael on May 9th, 2006
West Tiger Mountain #2 Summit and the moon as seen from West Tiger Mountain #3 Summit (click for larger version)
Tiger Mountain is only 20 miles east of Downtown Seattle and insanely popular (though probably less so than Mt. Si). One thing is certain however, it ain’t easy. West Tiger 3 is absurdly steep and only let’s up about once. It’s relatively short (2.6 miles from the trailhead) but I consider it harder than Mt. Si which gets 1,200 feet higher and is a 1 1/2 miles longer. I was at my limit then entire 56 minutes it took me to get to the top of Summit 3. Since I hadn’t had enough fun yet, I continued to Summit #2 which is about 230 feet higher but is marred by some radio communication towers (one of which I engineered at a past job).
Check out the pictures in my Flickr photoset.
Stats:
Mileage: 6.87
Max Elevation: 2,797
Total Elevation Gain: 3,004 feet
Total Time (including dinner break and photos): 2 hours 56 minutes
Hike Profile
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One thing for certain, (just like your Dad) when you decide to pursue something you ‘go at it’ full speed!! So glad you are continuing to enjoy your newest hobby of mountain hiking!
Nance
Did you ever purchase the GPS that you wanted specifically for hiking??
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Hi Nance, yeah, I seem to follow in Dad’s footsteps with new pursuits. I’m sure it’s not healthy but it is fun.
As for the GPS, I bought this one http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap60csx/ using my annual REI dividend and a 20% off coupon. It’s a great GPS, even picks up satellites inside the house! Haven’t had to rely on it for anything other than statistics yet.