Tiger; map confusion

The overcast and light rain created a verdant landscape.

I'm confused over my elevation gain on today's Tiger 3 hike. My GPS said 567 meters at the 2.2 mile mark, which comes out to 1,860 feet. But as I read Green Trails Map 204S, the point I believe I reached is listed as 1,980 feet. And Map My Hike seems to indicate 1,791 feet. I'm going to have to study the map more carefully the next time I ascend. There is one piece of agreement -- Map My Hike agrees that it is 2.2 miles from the marker to the trailhead -- presuming that the trailhead is where I believe it is. Just past the trailhead there's a sign claiming 500-feet elevation. If I believe that and accept my GPS figure, then I ascended 1,360 feet. I'm going with that.

Feet

I put new inserts into my hiking boots -- inserts that I heated in the oven and then stood in so that they would better conform to my feet. There were times on the trail when my right foot hurt, and it was a little troublesome afterward when I went shopping at Costco, but later it recovered and I am able this evening to walk without a limp and to perform rise and fall.

Just inside the horse barrier fence near the trailhead

Fungi colony on a rotting log

Lichen runs the length of a crooked section of fallen tree branch.

Statistics for the day:
Distance:> 4.5 miles, counting distance to parking lot 
Conditions: Cool, overcast, light rain
Load: 24 pounds 
Elevation gain: 1,360 feet


Statistics, year to date:
Distance: 108.1 miles
Elevation Gain: 32,670 feet
Next Goal: 43,233 feet (third Rainier)