Beautiful day out. No snow left except one teeny avoidable patch. My puppy liked it! Gorgeous loop around the lake. 

Bring a garbage bag with you, there’s no garbage can and lots of trash that could be picked up. 

Very full toilet too. 

Do not attempt to navigate the road unless you have a high clearance vehicle for a few more weeks. Full size trucks or large SUVs. Outbacks/Crosstreks are not considered high clearance in this case. One got stuck today but we were able to pull them out safely. Tow truck told them nearly $1000 to get them out. Don’t risk it. 

Trail is about 50% snow. We started to the left of the lake (clockwise) and it wasn’t bad but the last 1/3 is slippery and tough with a toddler. Opted to carry him due to the steep drop off to the creek on one side. Spikes would’ve been useful. Passable in sneakers, might get your feet a bit wet. 

Busy. Beautiful. Still lots of snow but we didn't posthole. We saw a snake, elk and a beaver. Too much trash... it breaks my heart.

We had a lovely walk at Gold Creek Pond for mother's day. We have a new trail pup and are limited to very short distances - so we only went from the road (the summer parking lot is still closed) to the picnic area and back. We saw 8 other people at various times walking in and at the picnic area and that was it. Two snowmobiles did come by as well, so make sure you are watching for them. My goal was a new family photo (since our last family photo didn't have our puppy) as a mother's day present. Nailed it! 

The forest road to the summer parking lot is still snow covered and it is soft and slippy. Microspikes would have been perfect. Snowshoes wouldn't have been ridiculous either because of how soft the snow is. No hard packed path today. 

Bathroom is still locked. Litter is not as bad as I've seen it before, but seriously, carry the poop bags out you guys! Saw a couple with a pretty golden retriever, poop bag in hand. Thanks!