Lake Ingalls — Friday, Jul. 11, 2025

Had a great early morning hike to Lake Ingalls.  The weather was beautiful, the bugs not so much.  We went through the valley on the way to the lake and the mosquito intensity increased as you got closer to the lake, it was really pretty incredible the number of mosquitoes swarming around.  I was planning on taking some quick pictures of the lake and to move away from the mosquitoes; but we saw a goat and marmot at the lake and needed to take a few pics.  We took the high route on the way back and the number of mosquitoes went down the farther we got from the lake, and after going over the saddle there were very few.  We did see two more goats on the way out with one that was very interested in a salty spot by a tree right on the trail, and wasn't moving, so we waited a bit and then walked around him.  The rest of the trip back was uneventful.  There were some flowers on trail, mostly as you approached the trail.  All the pictures were taken with the telephoto lens that I lugged up the mountain with the hope that I'd see some goats.