Spent the night at Goat Lake Saturday night. Arrived to an almost full Artist Point parking lot at 8:45 am Saturday am. A few patches of snow left on the trail but easy to cross with the help of hiking poles. We counted 35 tents at the lake and surrounding ridge line Saturday night. Most hikers and dog parents were respectable and spread out. Was a very hot day as the lake is exposed with no shade nearby. We came prepared with some supplies to create make shift shade shelters which helped. It was a gorgeous warm night with lots of stars.
On our hike out, we noticed many hikers seemed unaware of trail etiquette for allowing the uphill hiker to pass. FYI: The uphill hiker always gets the right of way and the downhill hiker should step off the trail to allow the uphill hiker to pass. Happy trails!
Comments
dchk on Ptarmigan Ridge
35 tents! Do you gat a zip code with that? I was trying to count the tents in your picture and gave up at 20 something.
Posted by:
dchk on Aug 25, 2025 04:24 PM