Some of you remember a post I had made in late September about my climb up Tiger Mountain. I decided to do it again, now that the nice weather has returned to the Seattle area. Of course, things are a little bit different now. Back when I first climbed Tiger Mountain, there were two important things to note:
- I weighed 285 pounds (not including the 30lbs in my backpack)
- The entire round trip took me 4.5 hours (3 hours up, with many stops, and 1.5 hrs down).
During this time between my ascents up Tiger Mountain, I went into a rigorous program that corrected my bad eating and exercise habits, and have _so far_ lost over 50 lbs. So this time, there were a couple minor changes:
- I now weigh 230 lbs (and I'm still working to get down to a comfortable 210-215 range).
- The entire trip took me about 2.5 hours, and that included a leisurely 30 minute rest at the summit and stroll back down. The ascent alone was completed in 1 hour, 10 minutes.
Anyway, I did take a few pics...although I didn't get some real stunners like I did the last time, probably because I did the hike MUCH faster than I thought it would take me (time flies when you're having fun!).
Here's my (blurry) happy face as I started the hike. Yes, I should have turned the flash on. Compare that pic with the fat version of me (the next pic) from my first hike!
The start of the trail...about to begin a 3 mile, 2000ft hike.
Reached the top in 70 minutes...I was tired, but not exhausted (like the last time). Heck, I even passed some people on the way up. The last time I did this, SNAILS were passing me 
You'll also see that I wasn't the only one that decided to get out and enjoy the hike.
And here's a couple of scenery pics. The first one is looking east, the second one is looking west. The blurry city you see in the pic is Seattle.
