Pickering Trail

I love this trail!
My work office recently moved to Issaquah and my office overlooks this trail. Since the weather seems to be improving, I decided to walk this trail during my lunch breaks. It is wonderful!
It connects to the Sammamish Trail on the northern side, and it winds to the south to the Pickering Farm and the Pickering «commercial area», passing over bridges and through glades of trees, heady with the aroma of lilacs and sweet botanicals.
Today alone, during my brief 30 minute walk, I saw up close and personal a magnificent blue jay, a crow wrestling with a small snake (and winning that battle, I might add — soundly!), a vibrant Monarch butterfly that flew so close to me, I could touch it, and lots of folks out with their dogs. What a great way to escape the corporate world, if just for a brief respite.