Tim, Rachel and I met at Tiger Mountain on Friday evening for our first hike of the year. We decided to take it easy and not go for the peak right away. Instead, we hiked up the cable line trail and then headed west around the lake, by the high school, up to the junction with Sunset Way, and then back east past the lake. We returned to our cars just before dusk.
While our route could have had a bit better scenery, it was still enjoyable and we get a few good pictures. I'm looking forward to a lot more hiking this year!
On Saturday, Tim and I hiked up to the top of Tiger Mountain along the West Tiger #3 trail. I’ve read about it online and it’s often mentioned as one of the most popular hikes in the area. Tiger is the mountain (large hill) that stares you in the face as you get off of I-90 on exits 17 or 18 and when you leave my house and head down Trossachs Blvd. There are over 80 miles of trails on Tiger Mountain, but the trail we hiked was 2.5 miles and 2000 vertical feet one way.