Goat Lake

November 3 - 4, 2012

Elevation Gain: 1400'
Highest Point: 3161'
Length: 10.4 miles roundtrip
Difficulty: Easy

We were expecting low temps and were excited to put our cold gear to the test - down jackets and sleeping bag. The forecast changed a couple days before the trip and instead of the 30s, changed to the low 40's and not cold enough for us. Oh well. It sure did rain a lot. Like downpour. Good thing Andy was prepared - he made a tarp shelter out of 2 mil plastic, duct tape, and grommets. Andy's parents came with us, too, but just for the day. They have been here before and I can see why - lots of waterfalls all around us. We took the Upper Elliott trail to Goat Lake.

The trail was mostly flat, wide, and well maintained. It was foggy in many areas and reminded Andy of the movie The Ring..

Since Andy and I were the only people here we had our pick of campsites. We chose the one overlooking the lake.

Goat Lake

Andy is collecting some water to filter.

Backtracked to a nearby roaring waterfall.

We stayed under the tarp during the afternoon before retreating to the tent at around 5pm. It poured rain all day and through the entire night. It was loud but cool, too, plus we got to see how our tent held up in a downpour (good, but seams leaked some rain so will need to seal that up).