Here is a sign at the trailhead on the way down the mountain, it indicates two options - going to an overlook two miles away, or finishing the hike at the trailhead. Taraz and Megan were interested in hiking the two miles to the overlook. We'd already done about three miles, some of it hard climbing, and we only had .09 of a mile to go before finishing. George and I were worn out from the climb, so we had to take a vote, using Rahmat as the deciding vote. It looked like he was going to side with his brother and Megan, so George talked about going to a restaurant for an early dinner, something we don't often do... That settled the score. We hiked down the mountain to the trailhead.
As you can see, we hiked to a beautiful waterfall within the Cougar Mountain Range. All of that water eventually flows into Lake Washington. Oh, speaking of signs, there was one warning us of bears, cougars, and cave-in dangers.
This area had at one time been a coal mining area, and there were pock-marked areas where underground mine shafts had caved in. You could also see mineral residue in the mud and rivulets in the road - just unsightly yellow and gold liquids trickling down the access road.
