{"id":3818,"date":"2013-09-22T06:55:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2013-10-02T20:10:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T04:10:34","slug":"goat-peaks-hike-september-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=3818","title":{"rendered":"Goat Peak Hike, September 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goat Peak<\/strong>
\nDate:<\/strong> September 21, 2013
\nDifficulty:<\/strong> 4 out of 10
\nDistance:<\/strong> 5 miles \/ 8 Kilometers roundtrip
\nElevation Gain:<\/strong> 1,500 feet \/ 457 meters
\nTime:<\/strong> 2 to 3 hours
\nLocation:<\/strong> Near Mazama, Washington
\nUsers Group:<\/strong> Hikers & Dogs Only
\nPermits:<\/strong> None Required
\nTrail Conditions:<\/strong> Damp
\nHiking With:<\/strong> Jim Darmiento, Ione Darmiento, Linna Freeman, Rick Massie and Macho.<\/p>\n

The hardest part about Goat Peak goo.gl\/XUCb1n<\/a> is the 11 miles of rough gravel road heading up to the trailhead. The trail starts off fairly easily and then gets down to business with over a mile of steepness without traverse. The last half mile lets your heart-rate calm down as you stroll to the look-out.<\/p>\n

At the look-out you will encounter the famous Lightning Bill and his two dogs Thunderdog-Shilo and Blaze; he has manned the look-out for 19 years now. Our group arrived on top just in time to snap a picture with him before he closed down the tower for the winter.<\/p>\n

After a quick descent we headed back to our rented Cottonwood Cottage in Winthrop, Washington and cleaned up and had a lovely dinner at Sun Mountain Lodge.
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