Norse Peak Lollipop via Goat Lake Trail, Bullion Basin — Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020

A thousand thanks to the crew camped at Goat Lake that built the great rock crossing (see picture 2) over the first gully on the Goat Lake trail!! I'm hoping that they will also be able to do the same to the second gully and maybe even clear the blowdowns further on down the trail (a couple of these are a little tricky to get around). Then this trail would be really accessible. It's a beautiful area, even though the trail often travels through a ghost forest (burnt in the fire). I call it the land that hikers forgot, there are always more elk hoof prints on the trail than there are boot prints. Today was the second time this year I've seen a large herd of elk (see the video footage). I have also seen a goat family high up in the peaks. Castle Mountain is striking and the peaks that the trail travels below are unique. Up until a few weeks ago the wildflowers were very good.