Indian Shy Bear Loop – Saturday, March 12, 2022

It turned out to be a beautiful sunny day on Saturday for our hike. On Friday, the weather prediction for Saturday was 80% rain…we definitely lucked out…the rain came once we arrived home. Trekkers for the hike included: Cam Bradley, Gerlinde Gruber, Joanie Pryor, Mary Morgan (new member) and Kendra Wanzenried, hike leader.

We started our hike on Licorice Fern Trail… weaving our way along the trail in the lush forest, crossing a bridge and continuing on to Indian Trail. Before heading up the Shy Bear Trail, we took a side trip to Far Country Falls - a beautiful, many-tiered waterfall on the west side of Cougar Mountain. Following Shy Bear Trail, we stopped at Far Country Lookout which was the perfect place to enjoy the view of greater Seattle and the Olympics, hydrate and grab a snack before continuing up to Deceiver Trail. 

Deceiver Trail has some ups and downs but for the most part is fairly level. We found the perfect log in the woods to sit on and enjoy our lunch.

On our way back down Shy Bear, it was fun to see a Douglas Squirrel leaping through the forest and to hear the sweet sounds of a northern flicker bird.

It was another great CAI-PNW outing!