This was my first 14er. We started our hike about 4:40am, there was about 8 other cars in the main parking area at that time. I started with fairly light layers on, but made many changes throughout the hike up. Up above the tree line it was a little windy and the temperature was a bit cooler. The trail was well marked and pretty easy to follow for most of the hike. When you get within about a half mile from the peak, there is a much steeper climb and the trail becomes a little harder to follow. There is definitely a lot of loose rock, but we didn't have much issue finding good footings while climbing. Right before the peak there is a bit of snow still, keep to the right side of that and you'll be fine. Made it to the top in about 2.5hrs. By the time we were coming down there was a lot of people making their way up which made the decent take a bit longer than it could have.
Peak conditions for us were very foggy, windy, and snowing a bit. We missed out on the great views from the top, but it was still great being up there. As you can see from the pictures we also ran into a mother mountain goat and its baby. They didn't act aggressive at all, we just gave them their space and let them continue on their way.
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