Grand Ridge
10-20-19


After nearly two weeks sick at home for the first time in years I was more than ready to get out of town. Not far out of town but at least to Issaquah. It had been raining heavily for days and this day looked to be at least partly dry. In fact I carried an umbrella but did not use it until I was near my turnaround point. Not many bikes or people on the trail. I saw only one bike on the way out. A quick 9 miles with 1500' of elevation gain. The deciduous trees were very colorful. The best color was on the old railroad grade. Even the forest had a little leaf color. The mushroom display was pretty good in general. There was a log and a snag along the trail near the same point that were covered with mushrooms. A real treat that required quite a bit of photography time.

I was starting to feel better but two weeks in the house had me dragging a little. The fairly gentle bike trail was a good choice. I was able to keep up a pretty good pace though slower than usual. That's about it. I was back at my car before noon. I generally do not take photos on a Grad Ridge hike. This day it was well worth having at least my phone camera along. All photos were taken by my phone. And now for the photos.
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Issaquah Creek
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First Mushrooms
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Lots Of Mushrooms
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Colorful Leaves
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Nice Contrast
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Leaves Along Trail
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Light Against Dark
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Lots Of Small Leaves
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Shroom Covered Log
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Lit Up Mushrooms
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Wow!
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Shrooms Cover Snag
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Shroomy Stump
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Nice Leaf Color
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Mossy Log
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Back On RR Grade
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Peaking Colors
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Last Leaf Colors
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Trips - 2019

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