Elkhorns: G.O.A.T!?!? (8/9-13/20) plus some goat beta
Posted: August 14th, 2020, 11:32 am
TL, DR: vistas, peaks, lakes, bluebirds, nutcrackers, sandpipers, eagles, hawks, even a peregrine and goats, goats, goats! Put a quarter in the phone booth, had a drink at the bar, but passed on the rafting.
Route/traffic:
Weather: Clear and sunny most of the time, highs in the low 70s. Cloudy on Wednesday with an hour of light rain/hail mid-day, enough to make spots in the dust, but not actually dampen anything. Cleared up in time for Perseids, quality stars all around.
Route/traffic:
- Sunday: Anthony Lakes to Summit Lake - about 25 people/horses dogs all between TH and Dutch Flat Saddle. No one else at Summit Lake.
- Monday: Summit Lake to Twin Lakes. Two trail runners around Sardine Gulch. 4 others camping at Twin Lakes.
- Tuesday: Twin Lakes to Summit Lake. No one on trail. No one camped at Summit Lake, 4 mountain bikers rode by around 7pm.
- Wednesday: Summit Lake to Hoffer Lakes via Crawfish Basin with side trips to Lost Lake and Lakes Lookout. On the trail, met 2 backpackers we'd previously chatted with at Twin Lakes and a pair of hikers on their way to Lost Lake. No one else camped at Hoffer Lakes, a few people wandered by on an evening stroll from campground at Anthony Lake.
- Thursday: Hoffer Lakes back to TH via Lilypad Lake and Black Lake. No one on trail, ours was the only car in the parking lot when we got back.
Weather: Clear and sunny most of the time, highs in the low 70s. Cloudy on Wednesday with an hour of light rain/hail mid-day, enough to make spots in the dust, but not actually dampen anything. Cleared up in time for Perseids, quality stars all around.