Kenworth Split-level Bus - Issaquah, Washington
Posted by: 
giacaches
N 47° 31.572 W 122° 00.228
10T E 574989 N 5264122
The Bus Road Trail is named for an overturned bus alongside the trail, deep in the woods of the Tradition Lake Plateau outside Issaquah, Washington.
Waymark Code: WM1807C
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2023
Views: 4
Tiger Mountain is full of historic trails, but the Bus Trail gets its name from an old Kenworth split-level bus that lies on its side along the trail.
According to an article found an article in the Seattle Times from May 28, 2005, The relic, on the south side of Lake Tradition on the Busline Trail, is often wrongly identified on some hiking maps as a Greyhound Scenic Cruiser, said Erica Maniez, director of the Issaquah Historical Society. Todd Sargeant and other society members believe it is a vintage Kenworth split-level bus, circa 1930.
So how did it end up on the Tiger Mountain hiking trails?
Those routes follow old logging roads, and another society member, John Blincoe, learned the bus was used by logging companies to haul crews to work sites on the mountain. In the early 1950s, the bus apparently was used like a building in a logging camp.
By 1954, it was abandoned, on its side, and salvagers yanked out the engine and tires.
The Bus Trail is roughly 2.1 miles and can be used to make a variety of loops on the north side of Tiger Mountain.
Make and model: Kenworth Split-level
Year: Not Listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Enjoy your visit, tell your story and post a picture.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|