iaUs Club "The Apparatus" President: Gus Nelson. 392-7428 Treasurer: Jim Cadigan '641-4046 ::~:~'- Secretarjr Lisa Burlingame 868-3513 May V' 'Thairman of the Board: . ,Miñning .746-1017 Bórdmnbers: .:.. !jed Weinmann' 392-9230, TedThciiisëfl.' 454-8643 r.t-: tO' •''T 1. 222-6175 rIibwen' 746-1010 ' A hiker stands on a wide trailhead, ele' feet*"on the okirts Tóynbee .723-6716 'rhoi!Ii)son' 831-6339. of a small town. The town spans most of a hey and frequently is Wanne Tagney Jones 2-7615 flooded. A large, dark river winds downva rd saltwater, more McFerren • 391-3359 than 20 miles distant.: Thefrailhead,nowatownpark,wasoi óf'a railroad station. üàh Alps was doubletrack. The railroa rbrachline, carried' Hotllne: 328-0480 the line here hou! freightn thgw r ca'tde foothills. rations Director. From thi point trains headed north to inte nscontmental line 391-3359 running east from saltwater over the Casc eother direction vii Director: Joe Toynbee. 7234 tracks, ran toward another transcontinental ky, Government Issues: Ne1son,392-7428 S Greenway Director staflons..Uny one u 454-8643 ous route to the Casi id Iand Trails Director: ,This track did fl( phOwen• 746-1070 .oldtiine steam engiii perhaps more like 1 'Pxr.&Helen Thompson' 831-6339 Merhbership records: Actually, three I Art Wallenstein • 392-7813. apartial line still ex p Vókiñieers Coordinator: facts. an occasional ( Mai'Cadigan'641-4O46' Booksales0issufttiorn. Marty Hanson • 392-2458 i:i.Watchers: Ruth Kees • 392-3410 RogeiJ)elmar .392-9553 Cougar Watcher: Sarah Haynes .562-8092 'This branchlin& followed the route of Li. AbielTinkhain(tw Squak Watchers Dan DeWald .391-4395, Snoqunimie peaks are nand for him) as he explored from Gus Nelson • 392-1428, to Snoqualinie Pass in 1854. Today it still provides a transcontinental Marc Bullock • 271-9932 route, albeit a fiber-optic: one. Tiger Watcher: larry Hanson • 392-2458 growing and Preston Watcher: From the trailhead t6 hiker walks past 20-year-old fir trees Maryanne Tagney Jones '222-7615 on the site of the old station, passes a high school on a raised bed, and in Rattlesnake Mountain Watcher: more than a mile, gains only 18 feet of elevation. On loth sides of the Ted Thomsen • 454-8643 grade stand new subdivisions and old farms. Hay barns moulder in wet Chief Ranger: Bill Longwell .222-6775 pastures roamed by a variety of breeds of cattló. The grade soon crosses a Save Lake Sammamish Boaid wide river, drift logs lining its gravel banks. About 2 miles beyond, a Fred Weinmann • 392-9230 Friends of Grand Ridge Rep: smaller fishable stream crosses underneath the grade, but new homes line access. Eagles sometimes Maryanne Tagney Jones ' 222-7615 its banks. Fisherfolk must be clever to find Trails Assn. Rep: Tom Lucas perch in tall trees to hunt the stream. Volunteers for Outdoor Washington Rep: During the hunting season hunters stalk nearby, right along busy JoeToynbee'723-6716 rc.ads and the backyards of close-by homes, seeking their prey. The hiker Snoqualmie Valley Trails Club Liaison: fabric of Roy Thompson' 831-6339 may be treated by sounds of their gunfire, an ornament of the Legal Advice: Tom Lucas sound in this neighborhc9dCrows and ravens and occasional gulls lend The Alpiner is published in cacophonous protests. Jànuaiy, April, July and October by The grace curves at a duckpond, passes a small, still active sawmill .( The Trails Club and aims for the forested hillside. Here the grade/trail serves as interface .P.O. Box 351, Issaquah, WA 98027. betwtei current logging and new subdivisions.: Jüncos, their two white- Subscriptions: $10 per year. the Copy Editor: ' 74641 tail!thers sign*lling thçit retreat, scatter ahead of theiikr and into Production: Sissy Roth & Mark Bullock - hitM Distribution: Rodi Ludlwn' 6j3-4095 - kY - • 4, \ A Puzzle... (cont.) on for the whole 12 miles. .Greenway Hike trees to stir up a flurry of other The grade must climb almost a birds: bushtits and chestnut-backed mile upstream to an airy crossing eri es chickadees. If he waits long and then reverse its course, com- Joe Toynbee enough, the hiker spots Hutton's pleting a classic railroad horseshoe vireos and kinglets. curve to head downstream. Near This coning July the Issaquah " In olden times as a train ap- the head of this valley the old grade Alps Trails Club will conduct a proached a road crossing, a "W" on crosses the stream on a 10-foot- series of hikes to acquaint partici- tall white signs reminded the wide curved trestle that stands 200 pants with the various sections of engineer to whistle. In mind's ear a feet above white water. Vertigo! the 1-90 Greenway Corridor. nostalgic hiker can hear the long- Horses do not cross here. Deer do Anyone doing all six of the hikes lost sounds. not cross hear. They have built would be replicating most of the After 4 miles the east-bound their own trail down into and "Mountains-To-Sound March" walker can see far up-valley a tall across the stream and up again. which the club sponsored in July of mountain that serves as a bench- Some hikers turn back because the 1990. Each individual hike will mark to nearby communities. Now ties sit about 4 inches apart and have its own leader and be con- the grade cuts through a ridge and some of them wobble! Other hikersj ducted in the same manner as hikes winds beneath tall trees, mostly cross by linking arms to fonn an in the regular hike schedule. firs. An autumn wind passes electric current to power the neces- The hikes and their dates are: through the treetops and works at saiy courage. July 11, Saturday. the soft fibers of rotting snags. Beyond the trestle views open Snoqualmie Pass to McClellan Occasional cracking sounds predict up-valley toward Snoquahnie Pass. Butte trail on the railroad grade. the certain outcome of this contest. The grade here takes dead aim, on Optional overnite campout at the After a 2 percent climb, reason- West Tiger Mountain. The northern Tinitham Campground. ably steep for most railroads, the Olympics loom in the west. The July 12, Sunday. MClellan grade levels and rides along a grade turns east and leaves the Butte trail to Rattlesnake Lake on bench high above the nearby violent stream. the railroad grade. (Some portions highway. Planes fly low overhead Original plans in 1888 called of this route may be bypassed to approach a private air strip. for this railroad to climb a nearby because of downed trestles.) Peering from the edge of what valley and cross the at July 18, Saturday. was a siding, the hiker can find a Dutch Miller Gap, a wild idea . view across the 2-mile-wide valley perhaps inspired by Pacific Rail- 'July 19, Sunday. Tiger to another grade hugging the wall way crossing of Stampede Pass. Mountain. of the next ridge to the south. Both Moss-covered boulders and July 25, Saturday. Squak grades joined about a dozen miles licorice fern line the now-level and Cougar Mountains. ahead, at a sawmill that still oper- grade. One or two telephone poles July 26, Sunday. Newcastle ates. On the valley floor a church still stand. Metal hangs from their Beach Park to Discovery Park. steeple stands above a rural subdi- SUmmtS, but a climb would knock ( has greenways, too!) vision. At this point the grade once the whole pole down. To receive more complete again begins a 2 percent climb, Most hikers exit at the next information on these hikes, includ- passing over fills and through cuts paved road to cars or the bus' line, ing routes, distances, leaders, and under several rockslides; about a mile distant. But don't meeting places, etc., please send a Boulders 3 feet high line the grade. leave the grade until passing self-addressed, stamped envelope Some doubtless fell on the tracks, a through a tunnel for views to a after May 1 to: Greenway Hikes, menace to trains. sawmill this grade once served. 5908 So. Prentice Street, Seattle, At another view of the bench- Two miles beyond the mill await 98178. Additional information will mark mountain, the grade passes a more treasures: what's left of a be in the next Alpiner. red,#8 painted on a rock and enters,, covered bridge and intact beaver a 'Stj walled valley drained bya 'ths, brand new in 1991. Beyond violent stream. White water POUTS That he more airy trestles, the high over huge boulders and waterfalls Cascads,awidelake, the Great and races to its confluence with the Athóiicñ' Desert, and the Rockies. large, dark river in the main valley. Do you know the location of This stream offers the main attrac- this grade? For the solution see tion for the hikers who have kept page 9.

Page2 •>' • .••••,', •' • Public Involvement—What Can You Do? by Sarah Young with Gus Nelson

Do you have an environmental concern for our local area? Do you want to preserve md enhance our hiking trails? Do you have a question regarding trail use enforcement? Are you interested in wetlands and wildlife issues? Consider contacting the King County or Issaquah local government agencies for information or action. The IATC can help you find the right organization or person within our local government to talk to! If uncertain about who to contact, call the President or a Vice-President of the IATC for assistance. For questionable activities on Cougar, Squak, or Tiger Mountain, also feel free to contact the IATC Cougar, Squak, or Tiger Mountain Watcher. See the Alpiner masthead for names and numbers of these IATC contacts. King County Council meetings are open to the public and are regularly listed in the Seattle and Eastside newspapers. For current information on protection of our trails, wetlands, and wildlife, or other issues affecting our environments, please call one of King County Council members listed below, or the President or any Vice Presi- dent of the Issaquah Alps Trails Club. Some of the King County Council members are: Bruce Laing ...... 296-3457 Greg Nickels ...... 296-1008 Brian Derdowski .....296-1003 Larry Plulli...... 296-1000 And what about the city of Issaquah? Check the Issaquah Press—published every Wednesday—for listings of civic meetings, including the City Council, Park Board, Planning Policy Commission, and Development Commission. You, the public, are welcome at all of these regularly scheduled meetings. You may call the City Hall at 391-1000 for information or stop by the City Hall on the day of the City Council meet- to get the evening's meeting agenda (note: you may have to ask for it! !). The City -Council regularly meets on the first and third MondAys of every month at 7:30p.m. at City Hall South. The Issaquah Parks and Recreation Director at 391.1008 can also be a valuable source of current information on environmental issues. And lastly, if you receive cable TV and live within the city of Issaquah, you can now tune into Channel 28 for live coverage of the City Council meetings. Here are the names and telephone numbers of some other key local organizations that you may want to clip and save. Call them, or call the IATC if you want information on how you can help enhance and protect your natural environment Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) ... 888-5215, or 1-800-5273305 Trail use conflicts, land use issues, stare-wide logging permits. Save Lake Sanimamish ... 641-3008 Water quality (chemicals, silt, sewage) of the Lake and its contributing streams and creeks. Mountains to Sound (MTS) Greenway Trust.. .587-2447 Pmtection of wildlife, scenic views, historic features, recreational opportuni- ties, and open space buffers along the 1-90 corridor. . King County Parks ... 296-4169 Regional Wildiand Park, , MTS Greenway. Washington State Parks ... 753-5757 . Squak Mountain State Park, Lake Smmnmish State Park, TwinTh Us State Park, and the John Wayne Trail Remember, you don't have to be an expert to participate! Every day there are issues Ihat affect our lives and that we, in turn, can influence—take the time to learn more .Jtbout some of them. A simple phone call or letter can makea difference!

.- • . f . Page3 . .. . April 1992 Hikes and Events APRIL 1992 S M T W T .F S Wednesday April 1 Squak Summit Loop 1 2 3 4 3C 9:00 a.m. 5 6 7 89 1011 Tom Mechier 255-0922 12 13 14 15.16 17 18 Friday April 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Tiger Mtn. - Leader's Choice 26 27 28 29 30 3C 8:30 a.m. Will Thompson 488-8592 Friday April 17 Saturday April 25 Saturday April 4 Tiger Mtn. - Leader's Choice Flower Identification - Tiger Mtn. Cougar Mtn. - Bear Ridge & 3C 8:30 a.m. Trail South - Slow Pace! Tibbetts Creek Will Thompson 488-8592 2A 9:00 a.m. 2B 9:30 a.m. Bill Longwell 222-6775 Kate Finegan Gross 329-2412 Saturday April 18 Tiger Mtn. Trail Grand Ridge Variations from City Sunday April 5 4D&OOa.m. Hall. 3B 9:00 a.m. Tiger Mtn. - Silent Swamp Loop Joe Toynbee 723-6716 Gus Nelson 392-7428 2B 9:30 a.m. Warren Jones 888-0262 Tiger Mtn. - Around the Lake, Trail Maintenance Wetlands Adventure Trail 9:00 a.m. Wednesday April 8 lB 9:30 a.m. Will Thompson 488-8592 West Tiger Peaks - Ways Less Kate Finegan Gross 329-2412 Travelled. 3C 9:00 a.m. Sunday April26 Jim & Maiy Cadigan 641-4046 Sunday April 19 Cougar Mtn. - Wilderness Creek td Cougar Ring - Beginning and FAM and Return Friday April 10 Ending at Coal Creek Townsite. 3C 10:00 a.m. Lake Desire & Echo Mtn. - Spring Will hit all four corners of Cougar Peggy Flowers, Chocolate Lily, Etc. Mtn. Regional Wildiand Park. 2B9:30a.m. 3C+ 9:00 a.m. Tradition Lèk Plateau-. Tour of Betty Culbert 432-7387 Ralph Owen 746-1070, the BestTrails 2B 1:00 p.miY. Saturday April 11 Lake Tradition Plateau Ted Thomsen45 -8643 East Tiger from Preston 1A 12:30a.m. 4D&OOa.m. Bob Gross 392-0539 Monday April 27 Tom Palm 783-6005 Board Meeting Wednesday April 22 7:30p.m. Issaqzwh Comnuinuy Trail Maintenance Toddler/Family Hike - Kelsey Crk Hall (next to Fire Station) 9:00a.m. 1A 10:00 a.m. Will Thompson 488-8592 Peggy Barchi 432-5446 Tuesday April 28 Tiger Mtn.Trail-15+ Miles Sunday April' l2 Friday April 24 3D&OOa.m.. Cougar Mtn - Wilderness Peak DeLco Wall Loop - Seeking the Joann Howe 3C9:30a.m. Chocolate Lily & Wild Easter Lily Torn Walsh 453-8319 c: 3B:.9:00 a.m. Gail Palm 783-6005 - DeLco Wall - Far Countiy Cougar Bob Kntsen 243-4546 Mtn. Park -' 2B 9:30 a.m. Jim & Mary Cadigan 641-4046 May 1992 Hikes and Events MAY 1992 SM T W T F 1day May 1 S jrower Identification Walk on 1 2 Paved King Co. Trail - Slow Pace! 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1A 6:30 p.m. Bill Longwell 222-6775 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Saturday May 2 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Rattlesnake Mm. - Ridge Trail Work Party. Sign-up required! 31 3C 8:30 a.m. Ted Thomsen 454-8643 Wednesday May 13 Saturday May 23 Toddler/Family Hike - High Point Middle Tiger from S. Tiger Moun- Sunday May 3 RR Grade. 1A 10:00 a.m. tain Trail Trailhead Tiger Mm. - Leader's Choice Peggy Barchi 432-5446 4C8:30a.m. 3C 9:00 a.m. Tom Palm 783-6005 Will Thompson 488-8592 Saturday May 16 Squak Mm. - South Loop: Phil's Trail Maintenance Artist's Hike - short hike, will stop Creek, Central Peak, West Peak, 9:00a.m. to do a painting. Call leader for Bullit Gorge. 3C 8:30 a.m. Will Thompson 488-8592 details. Patsey Parsons 255-6603 Gus Nelson 392-7428 Tiger Mm. - Wetlands, Big Tree & Thursday May 7 Tiger Mm. - Artifacts Trail Work Adventure Trail Hobart RR Grade & Tiger Mm. Party. 9:00 a.m. 2A 9:30 a.m. Loop. Spring flowers of the woods. John Johnson 633-3805 Kate Finegan Gross 329-2412 9:00 a.m. Gail Palm 746-1070 Cougar Mm. - Far Country & Coal Sunday May 24 Bob Knutsen 243-4546 Creek. 2B 9:30 a.m. Coal Creek Fails & Marshall's Hill Kate Fmegan Gross 329-2412 2B 10:00 a.m. Saturday May 9 Clifton Cooper 932-3124 Squak Mm. from City Hail - Sunday May 17 Waterfall Creek, East Ridge Trail, Joint Hike with SVTC - Exploring Lake Tradition Plateau Old Griz Trail, Bullitt Fireplace North Slope of Rattlesnake Mm. 1A 12:30 p.m. 3C9:OOa.m. 3C8:30a..m. Bob Gross 392-0539 Gus Nelson 392-7428 Ralph Owen 746-1070 Monday May 25 Rattlesnake Ridge - Ridge to Tiger Mm. - Leader's Choice West Tiger 2 and Railroad Grade Winery Loop Trail 3C9:00a.in. 4C 9:00 a.rn. 3C9:OOa.m. Will Thompson 488-8592 Jim & Mary Cadigan 641-4046 Ted Thomsen 454-8643 Beyond the Alps - Little Mt. Si Board Meeting Trail Maintenance 2B 12:30 p.m. 7:30p.m. Issaquah Community 9:00 a.m. Bob Gross 392-0539 Hall (next to Fire Station) Will Thompson 488-8592 Tuesday May 19 Friday May 29 Sunday May 10 Leader's Choice - Tiger Mm. Pot Bird Identification Lake Tradition Plateau - Adven- Luck Lunch —Bring your favorite 1A 6:30 p.m. ture Trail, Big Trees & the Under- hiking lunch item to share (enough Bill Longwell 222-6775 de of 190.23 12:30 p.m. ';. for 10). Anntcber746-3291 3D 8:30 a.m. Joann Howe Saturday May 30 Cougar Mtn. Work Party 9:00 a.m. John Johnson 633-3805 Pages June 1992 Hikes and Events JUNE 1992 SM 1W T F S Monday June 1 Tiger Mm. - Leader's Choice 1 2 3 45 6 3C 8:30 a.m. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Will Thompson 488-8592 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Tuesday June 2 21 22 23 2I 25 26 27 Sneaking Up to AA Park via Big 28 29 30 Tree &Little Big Tree 2C 9:00 a.m. Gail Palm 783-6005 Sunday June 14 Monday June 22 Bob Knutsen 243-4546 Mushroom I.D. - Grand Ridge Yah-er Wall via Hidden Estates or 2B 8:30 a.m. Bill McFerren & Poo Poo Point Saturday June 6 Mary Lynch 391-5379 3B 9:00 a.m. Squak Mtn. - Perimeter Loop Gail Palm 783-6005 Trail. Circle Squak and see it all. Monday June 15 3C+ 8:30 a.m. Tiger Mm. - Leader' s'1Choice Board Meeting Gus Nelson 392-7428 3C 8:30 a.m. 7:30p.m. Issaquah Community Will Thompson 488-8592 Hall (next to Fire, Station) Trail Maintenance 9:00 a.m. Saturday June 20 Saturday June 27 Will Thompson 488-8592 Bird LD. - Snoqualmie Ridge East Tiger Variations 2A8:30a.m. 3D 9:00 a.m. Beyond the Alps - Twin Falls Bifi Longwell 222-6775 Bob Knutsen 243-4546 2B 9:30 a.m. ) Ann Leber 746-3291 Poo Poo Point / W. Tiger RR Sunday June 28 Grade Loop Peak Hopping on Tiger Mm. Will Sunday June 7 3C8:30a.m. visit S. Tiger, Middle Tiger, E. RETURN TO NEWCASTLE! Tom Palm 783-6005 Tiger & W. Tigers 12 & 3 on this S-N traverse. 4D8:30a.m. Wednesday June 10 Trail Maintenance Work Party Ralph Owen 746-1070 Toddler/Family Hike - Twin Falls 9:00 a.m. Area Will Thompson 488-8592 Tuesday June 30 1A 10:00a.m. Preston - East Tiger Peggy Barchi 432-5446 Sunday June 21 3D 8:00 aim. Joann Howe Cougar Mm. - Exploring the North Friday June 12. Village Trails Beyond the Alps -Twin Falls State 3B 10:00 a.m. Park & P.R grade east to trestle. Ralph Owen 746-1070 2B9:30a.m. Jim & Mary Cadigan 641-4046 Licorice Fern to Far Country Lookout Saturday June 13 2A 12:30 p.m. West Tiger 1 John Johnson 633-3805 3C8:30a.m. Trudy Ecob 232-2933 Talus Caves of Tiger Mm. 2B 12:30 p.m. Bob Gross 392-0539

Page 6 Hike Information Degree of DIfficulty Youth HIke little or no elevation gain, up to 500 For children ages six to 12. feet, no difficulties for average walker Parents must come along. HIKE LEADERS some climbing: up to 1200 feet, or The hike leaders are volunteers who some other difficulty Toddler's Walk )ave donated their time to lead people more climbing: up to 2500 feet, or For parents with very small children or who want to hike and explore the trails some other difficulty infants. in the Issaquah Alps and other nearby much climbing: over 2500 feet foothills (Cascades) in King County. elevation gain MEETING PLACE Hikes are scheduled and led year- This is an estimated degree of Trails Club hikes meet in the parking round regardless of weather. Minimum difficulty. Most trails in the Issaquah lot just south of Issaquah City Hall. To attendance is 3, including the leader. Alps are not up to the high standards get there, take Exit 17 (Issaquah—Front Trails in the Issaquah Alps may be of state and national parts. Issaquah Street) off Interstate 90 and turn south good or bad, easy or hard, muddy or Trails can be very steep in parts or into downtown Issaquah. Go one mile dusty, brushy or clear, steep or flat, muddy and brushy. Hikers may gain or so down Front Street, past the light easy orhard---or all of the above. 1000 feet in just one mile of a five- at Sunset to S.E. Andrews. Turn left Some are not much more than animal mile, 1500-foot elevation gain hike. into the KC Foods complex. Go one trails. As volunteers, neither the hike Sometimes there are trees to climb block to parking area between First leaders, the Trails Club or club over or ncttles and beny bushes to Avenue and Rainier Blvd. Part south directors are in any way responsible or beat through. Short doesn't automati- of Andrews Street. liable for hiker's comfort, transporta- cally mean easy and long doesn't tion, property, safety, or general automatically mean tough. CLOThING wellbeing while traveling to and from Dress for the Pacific Northwest the trailhead or while hiking or HIKE DESCRIPTION MODIFIERS outdoors—expect rain, snow, sun- working any trail. shine, fog and everything in between. The club's sole purpose is to show Exploration Bring extra clothing, rain gear, food, hikers where the trails are and to lead' The leader shows trails and points of drink, matches, flashlight and first aid the way. The public, other clubs, youth interest along the way. The trails to be supplies. Wear comfortable hiking groups, church groups and others are hiked or points visited depend on the boots or hiking shoes.• welcome and wholeheartedly invited weather and the group's interests. }to join with the hike leader and others who want to hike these trails. Children TRAIL MAINTENANCE Leaders Choice Volunteers organize and schedule trail under 13 should be accompanied by an The leader had not decided where to adult. maintenance parties periodically as Please, no pets on these hikes. hike before publication of the hike listed in the hike schedule. These work schedule. parties meet at the same place as the HIKE CLASSIFICATIONS regular hikes (see "Meeting Place" Each hike has a number and letter Trail Party above). The Club is well supplied with designation after it (e.g., 2C). Num- Trail maintenance work party. heavy trail maintenance tools, but bers indicate the hiking time and workers may also bring their own letters indicate the degree of difficulty. VarIation loppers, weed whackers and other The leader may detour, take short cuts tools. Trail work parties last at least HIkIng Time and loops, explore or otherwise four hours. Trail maintenance is a Class l:2hours deviate from the main trail to make the vital part of the Club's work—and a Class 2:4 hours hike more interesting. great way to meet people! Class 3:6hours Individuals Class 4:8 hours and groups are also encourage to adopt Exploratory Bushwhack a trail, or section of trail, and be These are approximate hiking times, The leader goes cross country off the responsible for maintaining it. not including travel time to and from main trail system to explore animal the trailbead (20 to 70 minutes, trails, canyons, old logging roads, or depending on the hike) and meal times old railroad grades. Expect to go (lunch will add another 20-70 min- through brush, over logs, tiptoe utes, depending on the mood of the through wildflowers and/or mud and ISSAQUAH ALPS group). The times are based on an have a good time biking where others HOTLINE: 328-0480 assumption of a two mile per hour seldom tread. ace, with a half hour added for each 24 hours a day, recorded hike 1000 feet in elevation gain. Trail descriptions and club messages conditions, weather, and unexpected hazards can extend the hiking time. Page 7 v,. FOOT Asks King County To "Pause" In Their Efforts to Acquire Land For A Sammamish To Redmond Watershed Trail Friends Of Open Trails (FOOT) is circulating a petition asking King ii IN County to pause in their efforts to acquire land for a Sammamish to Redmond Watershed Trail and allow time for community input: Much of the proposed trail's corridor crossing the East Sammamish Plateau is routed beneath the high voltage Bonneville Power Line. FOOT is asking the area's residents if this is the type of tra experience they prefer. After one day of making the petition available to the public, FOOT has indi- cated that many residents feel that this is not the kind of trail they want King County to build. The following is an excerpt from the petition FOOT is circulating:

Please Say No To King County's Ugly, Hazardous, Sammamish to Redmond Watershed Trail. We support scenic safe trails through a natural environment which gives the user a quality experience. Instead, King County is proposing to spend over $3.2 million for its ugly, hazardous Sammamish to Redmond Watershed Trail. Once that money is spent, there will be no funds left for a quality trail. King County's proposed trail is hazardous because most of it is routed beneath a 230,000 volt transmission line. This will expose the users to dangerous electromagnetic radiaton which may cause genetic defects and cancer. These harmful effects will be quadrupled if Bonneville Power increases the voltage up to 1 million volts in the future, as may be pres- ently planned. King County's proposed trail is ugly because nearly all of it is routed through degrading fenced corridors, in residents' yards and through industrial gas line and ultra-high voltage power line clear cuts, which will be clear cuts forever. It crosses numerous arterials, streets and driveways. Is this how you want your scarce tax dollars spent?

For more information and a copy of this petition please contact Greg Moravan at 392-2690

The View Loggers The chief enemy of "urban forests"? The view loggers. The Summit is the one that is most visible from the Mountains-to-Sound Greenway and has received the most newpaper ink. But the chainsaws on The Precipice of Cougar Mountain have slaughtered a grove of ancient Douglas firs—so that a single recent immigrant from Los Angeles could look down from his picture windows to the traffic on 1-90, so warming to the heart of an Angelene. :. King County's new Sensitive Areas Ordinance regulates tree-cutting. Recently Northsam Development, owned by a member of the. )• Nordstrom family, was fined $250,000 for cutting 31 maples and alders ,..oni.6 acres to open up views of Lake Sammamish and. the Olympics, logging that boosted the asking price of the five lots involved by $50,000 each. Northstream also is required to plant three 6-foot trees for evety one that was cut. •. • : • So when you spot a view logging operation, call the cops! (King County, Bellevue, Issaquah, depending on the location) Join Former Coal Minersat 'Return to Newcastle' . )IATC Mail Distribution IATC Historic Preser- King County Parks will once - Coordinator vation Coordinator again sponsor "Return to Must either live or work in Responsibilities include helping Newcastle", our annual celebration Issaquah. Responsibilities include: to identify and inventory historic of history, parks and open space on monitoring our Post Office box two artifacts in the Issaquah Alps, and Sunday, June 7 from 10 to 5. to three times a week, and distrib- serving as liaison between the The event is held in the uting or rerouting of various club IATC and various local historical Newcastle area of Cougar Moun- correspondence. You will also keep societies. Person should have an tain, near the Red Town trailhead. several locations in Issaquah interest in, and some knowledge of, For directions, call Ralph Owen at supplied with our membership local history. If interested, please 746-1070 or follow the signs from brochures. If interested, please call call Bill McFerren at 391-3359. Newport Way and 150th. Bill McFerren at 391-3359. Historical artifacts will be displayed along with photos and maps. Former miners and their Basin families will attend to tell about the The Issaquah Creek Basin, 61 square miles between Preston and coal mining days in what is now Cougar Mountain, Hobart and Lake Sammamish, is in deep trouble. The Cougar Mountain Regional nine-member Citizen Basin Advisory Team has put together a worst-case Wildiand Park, King County's scenario that would cause "a lot of people's mouths to fall open in total largest park. horror." Though 80 percent of the basin currently is forested, that ratio King County will arrange will drop dramatically as development occurs. For example, the 4.5 musical entertainment, good food square miles of the North fork subbasin (Grand Ridge, etc.) presently is will be on sale and the Trails Club 72 percent forest; under full development, that would fall to 5 percent. will lead history walks and hikes *Of horror stories there is no end. The December 1991 Save Lake throughout the day. Trails Club Sammanish Newsletter reports that though the development in the lake's books and maps will be on sale. basin increased by 10 percent from 1986 to 1990, the average increase in Spend an hour or the whole day! lake level response to such storns as those of November, 1990 was 24 percent. If the predicted development continues, it will expand from 25 to 65 percent in the next 10 years. Such eansion could increase the lake level in heavy storms by several feet above their current levels. Any person who lives on or near Lake Samimimish or any of its feeding streams would do very well atd wisely to keep up to date on the bad that is planned and the good that must be done to prevent it by read- ing the SLS Newsletter. Do so by joining: Save Lake Sammamish Suite2565,l42OGjJmanBlvd. Issaquah, WA 98027 641-3008 Membership dues? Name your own figure—any amount will be appreciated- There is much work to be done. Volunteers are sought Call Joanna Buehler, 641-3008

Ans tier to "APuzzle..." The Ri.vrs: Snóqualmie, Tolt, Griffin CrEek, Tokul Creek. The Communities: Duvall,Carnation,Fall City, Spring Glen, Tokul, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Tanner, Cedar Falls The BenchmarkMountain: Mt. Si. HighwvOO2. Page Tiger Mountain State Forest - The Self-Sustaining Greenway by Doug Mcclelland, Wendy Sainmarco and Dan Pomerenk4206) 825-1631 What does being a neighbor or unit. Over 4.500 acres on Tiger . ment process. Public meetings visitor to the Tiger Mountain State Mountain are designated in these sharing information and gathering Forest mean? The answer varies by special uses. input is part of our daily business. your viewpoint. From the forest The Tiger Mountain State Often our forest neighbors have managers' perspective, we will Forest Management Plan allows the better knowledge about a part of share some of our thoughts. annual harvest of 125 acres of Tiger Mountain than we do. The usual description for the timber. This rate of harvest allows Through this information sharing Tiger Mountain State Forest is that for timber production on a sus- process we can make informed of a working forest in an urban tained yield basis—harvesting only land management decisions and the environment The term working what grows each year. The harvest forest neighbors become a part of forest indicates that preservation areas are designed on a five year the timber management process. and park cannot be a part of the action plan guided by the age of the Tiger Mountain contains some plan ... or can they? trees and scattered within the five of the most productive timber By its location alone, Tiger drainage basins on Tiger Mountain. producing soils in the world. The Mountain is an urban forest. Typi- Timber management on Tiger State Forest generates revenue for cally when we think of urban Mountain is a classroom in new schools and King County. The forests we think of city trees, small techniques of harvest planning. In majority of the revenue is gener- plantings that beautify a city park other words, timber sales are ated through the sale of timber. or backyard open spaces. When designed using new ideas to better Timber sales can annually generate you view Tiger Mountain from manage habitat immediately after over a million dollars in revenue. Interstate 90 or Issaquah the per- harvest and in the future. Ideas In this way the forest becomes a spective of the urban forest be- such as snag protection and recruit- self-supporting Greenway. :1 comes a broader greenway. ment (habitat inns), landscape Tiger Mountain is a working How can preservation or a park design (minimum fragmentation), forest with a variety of goals. There become a part of a working forest? promoting structural diversity. is great care taken to conserve There are a variety of management (mimicking old growth) and pro- unique habitats through upland areas on Tiger Mountain which viding a local seed source through management protection and the make a pretty strong argument for leaving some of the existing stand Natural Resource Conservation preservation. This working forest behind are some of the techniques Area. There is equal care given to includes a 2.000 acre Natural of new forestry. Tiger Mountain preserve water quality through Resource Conservation Area whose State Forest is helping in the riparian management corridors and primary management emphasis is evolution of the new forestry regulated harvest rates within on conservation of ecological concept. -. drainage basins. Sensitive areas are habitat Throughout the forest there What if you happen to live left undisturbed in off base desig- are riparian management/wildlife directly adjacent to the forest and nations. Harvest activity is de- corridors which are preserved to we are planning a timber sale near signed by using the leading edge of insure water4uality and offer your property? At first glance you forestry practices. wildlife undisturbed routes of may not be excited about timber A working forest is an exciting travel. At various locations in the harvesting in your backyard. But place to share our renewable forest there are selected gene pool remember, one of the advantages of natural resources. Next Alpiner reserve areas, typically 100. year living adjacent to the Tiger Moun- article ... Managing recreation in an old+ trees, which have been pre- lain State Forest is knowing the. urban forest—will it work? served to provide future gene -. forest will not be develOped. This tions of genetic diversity..There are land will stay in forest management upland management areas which forever. The Department of Natural have environmental features, such Resources wants to be a good as wetlands, or areas that provide neighbor. We want to involve unique habitat adjacent to a harvest everyone in the timber manage- Page 10 Snoqualmie Valley Trails Club______Spring Hike Schedule April1992 SUN 3 MAY Rattlesnake Ledge SU 14 JUN W. Washington "Sunrise." 10 MI 3200 ft. 41) 9:00 NB 2M1 llOO ft. 2B6:45NB Superb views of Snoqualmie Peaks and AT 4 ;P0R000tt6er9 Falls. Spectacular vistas from atop this awesome Chester Morse Lake. 8 MI 600 ft. 389:00 NB escarpment. Trail steep and rough in Jim and Ginny Evans 226-5825 Unique falls and lake hidden amid the spots. Hiking boots required. beauty of the Taylor River valley Daucey Brewington 888-2426 SAT 20 JUN Dorothy, Bear, Deer Mike Leake 333-4243 and Snoqualmle Lakes. SUN 10 MAY Little SI. 15MI 1600 or2600 ft. 4C or SD SUN 5 APR LIttle SI. SM! 1200 ft 10:00NB From the Miller River to the Taylor River 5 MI 1200 ft. 2B 9:30 NB Beautiful views of North Bend and through the heart of the Alpine Lakes Enchanting trail with wonderful views of surrounding mountains. Wilderness. A long tough trip for experi- mountains and valley. Peggy Owen 746-1070 enced hikers. One-way hike which Alexandra Pye 935-8510 requires drivers to exchange cars. Limit SAT 16 MAY Old CCC Truck Road, 24. Call leaders to reserve space. SAT 11 APR Bandera Mtn. Big Blowout and Moss Cliffs. Diane Guthrie 788-6755 7 MI 2800 ft. 3D 8:30 NB 4 MI 570 ft. 2B 9:30 NB June Stevens 222-5452 This is a "snowline probe" and will go as Beautiful scenic spring walk on old road high as conditions allow. Views will be (closed to cars). Views of Middle Fork SUN 21 JUN FranklIn Falls Loop great from any elevation. Steep footpath - and Pratt River valleys. Optional side trip and Denny Creek. hiking boots required! to "secret place." 6 MI 980 ft. 1A 10:30 NB June Stevens 222-5452 Pat Brewington 888-2426 Beautiful river walk through virgin forest. Return via historic wagon route. Optional SUN 12 APR Twin Falls State Park SUN 17 MAY N. Rattlesnake Ramble walk to picturesque falls on Denny Creek. and Cedar Butte. 3C 8:45 NB Franklin Falls is the site of aproposed 7M1 1800 ft. 3C 9:00NB Exploring the north slope of Rattlesnake hydro project. One-way hike features waterfalls, streams, Mm. Joint Hike with IATC. Pat Brewington 888-2426 beaver pond, lake and a footstool peak. Ralph Owen 746-1070 Ralph Owen 746-1010 Clifton Cooper 932-3124. SUN 28 JUN Loch Katrine & Ridge. 10 MI 2500 ft. 3C 8:30 NB SAT 18 APR Phelps Ridge. SAT 23 MAY West Defiance Ridge. Step from clear-cut vistas into virgin 6.5 MI 2250 fI 3C 9:30 NB 11MI3400ft.41)8:15NB forest. Stop at beautiful lake or climb to Iery scenic road walk with great vistas of Immense views from the scenic and long- outstanding panorama. Toll and North Fork valleys. abandoned Dirty Harry's logging mad. Diane Guthrie 788-6755 osie Bodien 828-0170 Some brush. Hiking boots required. Pat Love 243-0355 SUN 19 APR Rachor Creek Vertical SVTC Information EXPLORATORY BUSH WA CK. SAT 30 MAY Marten Lake. SS•SSSSSSSS•SS.S.S.. 1 MI 900 ft. fl 9:30 NB 9M1 1900fL3C8:30NB Down Rachor Creek to river (is it pos- Lovely lake in fine old growth forest with For membership and information about the sible?) and back up! Steep, unknown sparkling streams and waterfalls. NOTE: Snoqualmie Valley Trails Club call 888. groun4 definitely exploratory. Difficulty one-third of hike is on extremely rough 2426. and time unknown. Call leader before-- fisherman's footpath. Possible snow. hand. Hiking boots required! Hiking boots required. Party limit 12— NB = meet at the North Bend Park and John Johnson 633-3805 call leader to reserve space. Ride at4th and Main by the library. Warren Jones 888-0262 SAT 25 APR Mt. Washington "owr FC = meet at the Fall City Community site via Twin Falls. Park parking lot, junction of SR202 and 9MI2600ft.3D9:00NB June 1992 SR203. Spectacle of plunging cataracts and a f ••. •... S S•S•SSS• S•SS• wooded climb to a popular viewpoint. SAT 6 JUN Mt. SI via Old Trail. PPR = meet at the Preston Park and Ride Tom Palm 783-6005 8MI3450 ft. 3D900NB located at 1-90 Exit 22, Preston/Fall City. Quiet private way to hike this old favorite May 1992 Tom Palm 783-6005 PLEASE, NO PETS ON HIKES! . .. . S. SS .SS S. • S S S S S • •. SUN 7 JUN Anette Lake. SAT 2 MAY Silent Swamp and 73 MI 1400 ft. 3B 1000 NB Beaver Valley. Fine old growth forest and sparkling peak- 9.00 nnged lake. The issaquah Alps Trails Club Sweeping views of Raging and Clifton Cooper 932-3124 has no Involvement with V: Snoqualmie valleys plus the solitude of deep woods wetlands. :3JJj Lake Blethen these hikes. This schedule Is JoeToynbee 723-6716 10MI2000ft3C8:30NB provIded at the request of the Lonely lake lying near the very scenic SVTC, which has classified Quartz Creek Road. Involves some rough,. possibly muddy fishennan's trail. these hikes and provided all Warren Jones 888-0262 other Information. I •" I Page 11

FsaaaddhROMM Alps MãH Order Service Membership Application P.O. Box 351, Issaquah, WA 98027 Guide to Trails of Cougar Mountain Regional Wildiand Issaquah Alps Trails Club CJ Creek Park, May Creek Park By Harvey P.O. Box 351, Issaquah, WA 98027 :~_-;Marvdnv and Ralnh Owen .This n wedition brings you all the C Name: V favoiites—new trails on the west plus all new

1989 updatétê1ition. New trails: Trail (adding $iip and Wetlands Phone:. olkg Trail, thç Preston Trail. Plus nimaI. $8.50 (dijdés map, tax and ppi Annual Regular Dues...... $10 Bedrock and Bootsoles—An!ntroduction to the Geology AnnualContributingt)ues $20 of me Issaquah Alps Ry Marvin ...... $100 Lifetime Membership ' A thorouØi hot simple chronology of the jeology of the Limited Income ...... $5 Alps fnnh the early Eoc ne period to mdem times. $330 (includes tax and shipping) All memberships cover the entire family .S The CcaLc of Newcastle A Hundred Yearsof Hidden tog History By Richard K. McDonald and Lucille McDonald A uIar amual family membership is $10. ;A comphle f th thrving cOl thnigarea This covers the cost of printing and mailing the : on Cougar Mountain, now hidden fith all but hikers. Alpinàr and apart of the club's overhead ;,. More than 100 photos, four maps and Tim O'Bnan's - expenses. . account of the incredible Seattle and WallaWalla Rail- ad. $11.50 (includes tax andshipping) Coiibutingmembershipsat $20 or more 7oTIg&M:. map $1.75 (iñcludestax and shipping) : CougaiMLmap$I.75 (includes tax and shipping) coverthe. rest of the club's overhead expenses and . :. *Tr didonL4kenuq, and Grand RidgE map $1.00 allow us some financial leeway A.in planning -. %(includes tax and shipping) - special event jublishing trail guides and keeping. T-Shirt "Iss4zhAjps Tra4Lc Club" Specify size our tril maintenance tool supply fit and ample. (SM,L,XL) color (blue or white) and sleeve length. Short "sleeve: $11, long sleeve: $15.00. Lifetime memberships at $100 give us room to *T-Shirt: to Sound March" Specify size (S. be creative and visionary, to venture forth on M, L W. $11.00. All shirts are blue and short-sleeved. projects otherwise beyond our means and dreams. Poster: Mountains to Sound March. Full-color poster depicts the dramatic sweep of Interstate 90 as it winds down out of the Cascades into Seattle. $1230.

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