husband Ron in Squak Mountain State Park. Her body was found nearly one year later on April 27, 1992. On April 25, 2004, the body of Alena Stathopoulos, 29 was found on the Squak Mountain trail not far from SE May Valley Road by two hikers. Her roommate Esther Rose Havekost was convicted in December 2004 for murdering her in their shared apartment and for paying a man $10,000 to dump the body. She was sentenced to 27 months in prison. On August 7, 2011, Kenneth Blanchard, 53, an experienced paraglider, died after a rigging problem caused him to fall 40 to 50 feet to his death. He had launched from Poo Poo Point on Tiger Mountain with the intent of landing not at the Tiger Mountain Flight Park landing point, but instead in a pasture near his home in Renton, Washington. While flying over the High Valley neighborhood on the southwest side of Squak Mountain, his rigging experienced a catastrophic failure that caused him to fall to his death in a pasture. Park The well-signed trail system consists mostly of abandoned roads that are narrowing to single-track trails, more so each year. One such road-trail leads to a foundation and fireplace that is the remnant of the Bullitt family summer home. Distant views are infrequent because of the forest. The major attraction of Squak Mountain is its urban wilderness. Trails Residential development in Issaquah extends to the park boundary at an elevation of about . The park is accessed from a trailhead (elevation ) at the hairpin turn of Mountainside Drive in the north, and the signed state park entrance on May Valley Road in the south (elevation ). A lesser trailhead is found on the Renton-Issaquah Road on the west (elevation ). Other trailheads may be reached via Sycamore Drive SE and Sunrise Place SE. References Simpson, Douglas G. Squak Mountain: An Island in the Sky A history and trails guide to Squak Mountain'', Issaquah Alps Trail Club. Manning, Harvey & Penny. Walks & Hikes in the Foothills & Lowlands Around Puget Sound'', The Mountaineers, Seattle, 1995. External links "Squak Mountain". SummitPost.org. "Squak Mountain". Peakbagger.com. "Squak Mountain-West Peak". Peakbagger.com. "Squak Mountain-Southeast Peak". Peakbagger.com. Green Trails Maps Map of Cougar and Squak Mountains. Washington State Parks Map of Squak Mountain State Park. Cascade Range Mountains of Washington (state) Mountains of King County, Washington State parks of Washington (state) Parks