Hiked the Mt Aeneas trail (say 'uh-knee-us') in the Jewel Basin about 45 minutes from Flathead Lake Lodge. The trail went up, up, up for miles. The view was panoramic. We reached the top and took a photo on self timer. Just as we crested to begin the walk down a mountain goat and her kid ambled up the trail toward us. She was timid and wary. We moved right so she could have the trail.
It was toe jamming steep on the way down. Momma goat watched us for many minutes from above.
The trail skirted the lake. We stopped to chat with hikers at the lake's edge, locals from Kalispell. We continued on while following the locals. An old man in their group realized we were on the wrong path. We backtracked. Poorly signed junctions would have been a problem if not for the helpful directions from the old man.
Total miles - 6
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Sounds like you almost got lost! Those mountain goat are pretty cool!
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