Bud Abbott is trailed by the baby lamb he has adopted on Aldera Farms, the Boeing family property soon to become a golf course on Sammamish Plateau. Bud Abbott is trailed by the baby lamb he has adopted on Aldera Farms, the Boeing family property soon to become a golf course on Sammamish Plateau.

White picket fences and kids on bikes are part of the scene in the Lakewood Lane development near Pine Lake on the plateau. White picket fences and kids on bikes are part of the scene in the Lakewood Lane development near Pine Lake on the plateau.

Fred Wang, left, and Michael Rutt raise the flag at Arbor Montessori School. The 4-year-old school has 82 students in preschool through seventh grade.

Students at Arbor Montessori School fashioned a sign post to point the way from the Sammamish Plateau to some of the world's faraway places.

Laureita Caldwell moved to the plateau 24 years ago from Bellevue because her 12-year-old daughter wanted to own a horse. She is not happy with new housing development next to her log home. Laureita Caldwell moved to the plateau 24 years ago from Bellevue because her 12-year-old daughter wanted to own a horse. She is not happy with new housing development next to her log home.

Pine Lake is a picturesque backdrop as Sue Antonsen runs with her dogs Yukon and Kodiak. Pine Lake is a picturesque backdrop as Sue Antonsen runs with her dogs Yukon and Kodiak.

A forest of signs advertise new housing developments. A forest of signs advertise new housing developments.

Duane Isackson runs a small sawmill at the base of the plateau. The operation has been in his family since 1936. Duane Isackson runs a small sawmill at the base of the plateau. The operation has been in his family since 1936.

Wetlands steward Tina Miller walks in Laughing Jacobs Creek, downstream from extensive housing development on the Sammamish Plateau.

Mount Si offers a stunning backdrop for one of sculptor Layton Kiblinger's eagle carvings at Mount Si Golf Course.