Gold Creek - Devils Slide — Saturday, Jun. 15, 2019

I took a hike up the Gold Creek Trail on this sunny, warm, boring-blue day.  On the way up I made the short detour to the top of Devil's Slide hoping to see the resident herd of goats.  There was lots of sign, but, alas, no goats to be seen.  The view of Rainier, however, was as good as ever.  Once on top where the trail intersects the Bald Mtn Rd, I walked SE along the road until I had good views of Adams, the Goat Rocks, Nelson Ridge, & Mt Rainier.  After lunch I returned the way I had come, with another detour to Devil's Slide, but still no goats.  There were lots of different wildflowers in bloom, but it was very dry and they were not as profuse as I have often seen them along this trail.  The trail itself is open to motorized use & is very rocky in places.  I saw a few motorbikes and 4-wheelers, but it was still a mostly quiet day.