Tiger Mountain Nook Trail with 33 pounds

Fungi grow out of the end of a rotting log along the Tiger 3 trail.

Today's Tiger Mountain Hike: On the right, up the Nook Trail; on the left the Tiger 3 descent.

At this writing I packed 35 pounds for about 3 miles up the Nook Trail and down Tiger 3 this morning, for an elevation gain of about 700 feet. Then I walked another 2.4 miles  round trip to Columbia Bank for an investment consultation, for an elevation gain of about 200 feet. Not a lot of work; sort of a toning exercise.

The Nook Trail starts at the bench on the left.

An early, verdant, portion of the Nook trail prior to its ascent

Witches hair moss

Statistics for the day:
Distance: 5 miles for the combined hikes
Conditions: Cool, overcast
Load: 33 pounds for the Tiger Mountain portion: backpack and 20# weight vest.
Elevation gain: 900 feet

Statistics, year to date:
Distance: 80.1 miles
Elevation Gain: 23,790 feet, 5,032 feet until my second Rainier.