Horseshoe Basin, Boundary Trail - Pasayten & Pacific Northwest Trail - Pasayten Traverse — Friday, Jul. 12, 2019

Pros: Wildflowers were the best part of the trip. Elevation changes were not too strenuous. Trails not crowded. Plenty of campsites. No issues finding water sources.

Cons: Mosquitoes in the evening made it impossible to hangout outside. Not many campsites next to usable water sources. Not much wildlife (saw lots of squirrels, a marmot, and a few deer)

Iron Gate Trail to Boundary Trail: Trail to Loudon Lake Terrain was clear of obstacles. A few nice campsites on the way in. Took the trial to Smith Lake. Glad we did not stay there, the views were pretty simple and lake shallow. Checked out Coyote Camp, which is no longer a usable camp. We stayed about halfway between Coyote and the lake. By the time we left, we had other groups camping on either side of us, just out of sight.

Boundary to Teapot Dome. Came by several campsites and a few of them were really great. Dome Camp was by far the best! If we were not basing in one location both nights, we would have gone there. It does take going around about three blowdowns. As we approached Teapot, we took a direct route up since there seemed to be no trails. We went down the other side where there is a lake. It was not nearly as steep, but we did have to cross some marsh lands right before joining back up with the trail.

Long Draw Trail to Good Enough Peak. Right before the trail turns left, we saw a state park sign on a tree identifying the trail to the peak was straight. It was just by chance that we saw it and turned out to be the wrong way (not a trail). It was weird to hop around a cattle fence. The peak had the best vistas of the hike and the top of the peak is large and fun to bounce around.