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Also, if Aragorn had come through Moria from East to West in the period 2988 to 3017, he would have seen the lake, since the Watcher apparently got Oin (?) a year or so the death of Balin. This implies that the lake was already there.
Aragorn seemed to have no knowledge of the western gate at all, while Gandalf had some. Given that Gandalf is much older, it does seem reasonable to me that Aragorn went and then left again by the eastern gate.
The search for Gollum seems the most likely reason to enter Moria, but this is only speculation.
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`These are indeed strange days,' he muttered. `Dreams and legends spring to life out of the grass.'
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