Goat Mountain and Deadman's Lake — Friday, Jul. 24, 2020

My first time hiking here. we went to Deadmans lake and stayed the night. gorgeous stites on the lake. Only passed 2 other pairs of hikers, one coming down. Trail was well maintained. Wildflowers were abundant the whole way. Trekking poles were a must for a novice like myself. First 2+miles of switchbacks gained 1800 ft. Brutal but well worth it. Mosquitoes were terrible once we started down off of the ridge. Thermal cell helped a bit. Saw one other camper. Lake was clear, we had amazing sunny weather, then clouds creeped in over the lake at night.