Ingalls Lake, WA, USA

[cs_girl]

The objective for me for this weekend was to see the wonder of our state - golden larches. Those are conifers that turn yellow and lose their needles in fall only to reacquire them in the spring time! I specifically browsed the trails for the word "larches" and came up with Ingalls Lake trail

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[mary_spiri]

We went there in summer (which is August for the lake, before that it is under ice), and fishing for trout was fabulous! And there were some habituated goats that came really close for photos! I love this place, thank you for sharing!

[cs_girl]

We were really hopeful to see the goats as this area is so close to Enchantments, but didn't, unfortunately :(

Did you stay there overnight?.. Are there any side hikes to do once you reach the basin and camp there?..

[mary_spiri]

We did not stay overnight, Andrei (my husband) doesn't like to sleep in a tent if he could help it (and Lake Ingalls is doable as a day hike). Regarding side trips - basically, there should be an option to go to a pass in the shoulder of Mt Stuart that leads to the valley of Lake Stuart (and there is a lake in the upper valley above Lake Stuart that some people praise as the most beautiful ever). I am not sure if there is a good trail to the pass (most probably not). It may also be inaccessible most of the year due to snow. Our goal was to fish (we both LOVE it), so we were not much into further exploration.

[kitya]

Fortune Mountain is an easy hike up from the basin and really nice (still easy to do in one day, instead of returning same way from the lake you can climb Fortune peak (and see other lake on the other side) and come back from there.

[cs_girl]

Oh, I wish we had known! Thanks for sharing, Kitya, gonna check that out next time!

[kitya]

the lake on the other side is called Lake Ann

http://lj2.karlson.ru/USA/Ingalls/lake_ann.jpg

http://kitya.livejournal.com/287456.html

I suspect for the goats they might have already migrated for the lower grounds, though a bit strange you haven't seen them. A couple of years ago I've seen them in November there too. I guess you never know for sure where they are

http://kitya.livejournal.com/308681.html

One thing I noticed that time is that some days goats come out only after dusk.

[cs_girl]

Оооооо, сколько мимимишности в одном посте!!! Спасибо, что поделился, Китя! Хоть названия пиков узнала! :)
(Ну, гору Стюарт мы и так узнали, по Enchantments, а все остальное - не знали :) Как ты сам узнаешь названия на месте?..)

[kitya]

Есть такая штука - карта.

[cs_girl]

Ты с бумажной картой ходишь? :)

[kitya]

у меня есть карта в GPS, но вообще-то лучше с бумажной (и я хочу начать таки ходить с бумажной, она удобнее). все кого я знаю ходят с бумажными.

[cs_girl]

Ничего себе... Я думала, что все уже давно ходят с gps трекерами или телефонами на крайний случай...

[kitya]

это крайне плохая идея. то есть телефон и gps трекер может быть полезно носить в дополнение к бумажной карте, но не в замен.