This morning I drove tot he Gold Creek SnoPark at Hyak to hike out to Gold Creek Pond and Heli's Pond. My route today was 4.5 miles and the snow was well packed down, so snowshoes were not needed. I did not see any other people until I was well along the closed road heading back to the parking area. It was amazingly quiet, serene and beautiful this morning. I hiked up the closed forest road and turned into the closed parking area to head around Gold Creek Pond clockwise from the south side. View of Gold Creek looking upstream from the bridge.
Just past the bridge, this is the view looking downstream along Gold Creek.
The south end of Gold Creek Pond is completely covered with snow, looking northward.
The very north/northeastern part of Gold Creek Pond was not frozen and was a beautiful place to take lots of photos. Looking southwest:
View along the east side of the narrow peninsula into the pond
View along the peninsula looking southwest, and
the view looking northeast out on the peninsula.Views looking southwest and westward as I continued going around Gold Creek Pond,
From the east side of Gold Creek Pond, I took the Gold Creek Trail up to the closed road, and continued northward for about 0.7 miles to the turn off to Heli's Pond There were some peekaboo views of the nearby ridges.
View of Heli's Pond looking southwest. There are signs stating the bridge is not safe and not to cross. There was enough well packed down snow on the north side of the bridge to safely cross to the other side of the pond.
View of Heli's Pond standing in front of the bridge looking north. I could see a distant snowy peak.
zoom of the peak, I think it is Chimakin Peak
Views as I continued going clockwise around Heli's Pond
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