Hike 5: Poo Poo Point *

Sept. 16, Issaquah WA:  Roger and I hiked to Poo Poo point on Tiger Mountain, following the Chirico Trail.
 

From the knoll at trail's end, onlookers can watch a hanglider launch his personal search for an updraft.

Poo Poo Point is a small knoll on a shoulder of West Tiger Mountain. The spot is a launch site for paragliders, many of whom backpack their gear up the Chirico Trail that leads from the field where the hang gliders land to their launch point.

Here are the latest stats on today's training hike:

Distance: 3.59 miles
Time:  4 hours
Elevation gain: 1760 feet
Packing: 20-pound weight vest and 10-pound back pack.

Accumulation to date: 22.6 miles and 5,900 vertical feet gained.
* 5 hikes since Aug. 29: Rattlesnake Ledge (twice), McDonald Mountain, Snow Lake and Poo Poo Point.

Immediately below is a map of today's hike, using the Map My Hike application on my Verizon 3G Incredible (droid) phone, and the mapmyhike.com Web site:

Love,
Robert