Got to the TH around 10:30 am, and parked along the road with the others.
Hiked up the road to the summer lot, it's still snow covered adding an additional ½ mile to the trip overall.
This was my first time to Gold Creek pond, and wow, that view of the mountains over the pond is really quite beautiful. And it was especially fun since I've climbed a few of them, and seen the pond from above, so a fun change in perspective.
The entire way is compact snow. Didn't need spikes. A bit slushy in places. Never post-holed the whole route.
There were quite a few other parties out, but the trail never felt crowded. All of the bridge crossings are fine, nothing too sketchy.
Went out on that little peninsula thing to get a different perspective on the opposite side of the pond. The far side of the pond is starting to melt out, and saw quite a few ducks and geese enjoying that fact.
Finished it in about an hour, went really slow taking pictures.
The parking off the road was about as crowded as when I started. Not too bad.
This is a beautiful and easy trail, I will be back to see what it looks like in the summer.
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