说起来惭愧,老居民了居然是第一次去。人往往是舍近求远,眼光搜寻着远处,忽略了近处的好去处。查看一下说是trail head在伊沙誇高中(Issaquah High School),因为重建整修没有校牌开车时居然错过。将错就错硬着头皮继续前行终于看到路边一个貌似trail head的地方停满了车,心想这么多人,凑热闹多半不会错。路边趴好车,一看竟是The
Chirico Trail的源头。
着陆成功,不过是屁股着地(2个人)
进Trail,走起来才发现有点难度(对LD而言),3麦一路上坡没有喘息之机。如果5分最难这个trail是3分。因为天气好,trail上的行人也多。
大队人马过后的Trail,几十秒前的喧闹如过眼云烟,显得十分清净
大队人马过后的Trail,几十秒前的喧闹如过眼云烟,显得十分清净
只有路边灌木丛中厚厚的尘土,追忆着大队人马轰隆的脚步声。
虽然很累,还是奋力向上,总有爬到顶的那一刻。
终于到了中场休息的地方。往南翘望,西雅图版富士山(Mt.Rainier)隐约可见。
往西望去是新城堡高尔夫场(Newcastle Golf Club,那个黄黄的平顶山)。
休息的地方有很多野花。野花总是充满不一样的魅力,照一张。
不知终点多远,LD实在是累了,提出红旗到底能打多久的疑问。俺绞尽脑汁搬出古今中外的励志榜样,她还是希望从这里打道回府。到了这里,俺岂有不上Poo Poo Point的道理。只好派儿子陪她下山。
俺正打算一人鼓足干劲向上冲刺的时候,没想到才几百步,眼前就豁然开朗:原来儿子说的“便便点”就在眼前。
赶快掏出手机叫她们过来。再次证明,黎明前的黑暗总是出现在人最想放弃的困难时刻。
看滑翔伞在空中就像五彩缤纷的蝴蝶。
北方不远处I-90高速,赛马米西湖(Lake Sammamish)依稀可见。老亮家就是那个湖边上的红瓦豪宅,看到没?
成功飞出去了!为他们鼓掌喝彩。
看着很和谐,给不认识的爬山者照一张。
再来一张
从相机里调出片片给小伙子看,叫俺email给他们。
下山好像更难,不过傍晚的斜阳透过树丛撒来光线也别有风味。再说目标达成,不急,慢慢下去。
下得山来,中秋预备月已经探出小脸了。
这个是trail起点处的滑翔伞信息板。
遗憾这么个好trail今天才去。很值得再爬几次,最好把这次爬trail所用的时间减半。儿子说将来要学滑翔伞呢,不记得俺当时在便便点是否答应过他的要求。
参考资料
How to get there
From I-90 take exit 17
(Front Street) and turn right (south). After 0.6 mile turn left (east) onto
East Sunset Way, and in two blocks turn right onto 2nd Avenue SE. In about 0.5
mile park near the high school. The trail begins just south of the school on
the switchback of the old railroad grade
Trail Description
The Chirico Trail is a
steady climb up the western side of Tiger Mountain to Poo Poo Point. The point
and the field below are used as a major paragliding park in cooperation with
the Washington State Department of Natural Resources along with King County.
The area features two launching sites, one facing south at 1,550 feet and one
facing to the north and west at 1,650 feet. The north facing aspect provides
views of Squak and Cougar Mountains along with Lake Sammamish, Issaquah,
Bellevue and Seattle while the south facing aspect provides views of Mt.
Rainier. This is a fun, but strenuous hike close to the city and if you don’t
feel like hiking to the top, stay at the bottom and just watch the
paragliders.
Type
|
Length
|
Difficulty
|
Rating
|
Gain
|
Latitude
|
Longitude
|
View
|
3.2
mi
|
3
/ 5
|
7.88
/ 10
|
1650
ft
|
47°
29' 59.53'' N
|
122°
1' 15.17'' W
|
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