Joan and John on Tiger 3, Sept. 8 2018Joan

Joan Tito and John Anderson along the bus trail on Tradition Plateau at Tiger Mountain

Yesterday was an easy, plodding hike. We walked slow and just enjoyed the ambiance of walking with friends. We ascended Tiger 3, passed the one mile mark for a ways, then reversed course, descending to the junction of the Talus Rocks loop trail and headed for the caves. At the caves, we headed for the junction with the Nook trail and returned to Tradition Plateau, heading back to the trailhead and then the parking lot. We took several hours, covered at least 3.5 miles, and ascended about 600 feet (the Green Trails map shows an elevation of 1,140 feet at the junction with the Talus Rock Loop, and the plateau shows to be 500 feet, according to a sign along the trail. I was packing a little over 16 pounds.

Note: The photo is badly pixilated due to pushing the phone camera beyond its capabilities.

Statistics, year to date:

Distance: 1442.80 miles

Elevation gain: 44,720 feet