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- Squak Mountain’s East Side Loop (wta.org)
It’s appropriate that this hike begins in the heart of Issaquah. In the language of the native tribes, Ishquowh means “sound of water birds.” The raspy name of this mountain destination, meanwhile, comes from the raucous calls of the herons that migrate through this area in the spring and fall–their mighty squak, squak, squak! echoes off the forested slopes of Squak
