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Silvercrest and Memorial Falls, Dec. 20, 2014

12/20/2014

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Eight gals, nice weather, powdery snow provide great day

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Dawn greeted eight gals as we climbed into two cars and headed out of the 4B's parking lot around 8 a.m. on a warm winter day. The clear skies provided a beautiful backdrop to the Highwood Mountains that followed us half the way.

As we arrived at Silvercrest, we were the first to hit the trails for the day.  We followed the snowshoe trail to the overlook, backtracked to the main trail but then hooked up with the D Loop, being careful to follow the ski trail but stay off the groomed track. We broke trail most of the way, except when on the snowshoe track, as two new inches had fallen the night before.

We followed the D Loop to the warming hut, the one to the south, rather than the one on Mount Eureka, the one at which we had originally planned to eat our snack.  The total trip was about four miles.

After Silvercrest, we headed back toward Neihart with a stop to go to Memorial Falls, which added about another mile.. We didn't take our snowshoes on this short jaunt, which turned out okay as others had been up the trail before us.  The falls weren't covered with ice but still we saw gorgeous ice formations and icicles at the falls and along the creek.

We saw another one of the GIG along the trail: Camille and her husband snowshoeing and two other parties. The snow machines were out and caused a racket as we approached the parking lot.

We ended the day with a late lunch at Bob's Bar in Neihart, hassling the bar tender a bit, as he is getting used to us coming in all of the time--with separate tickets.  Susan provided a nice surprise for the end of the meal: iced sugar star-shaped cookies from Hempl's bakery, the perfect treat to end a perfect day.

Who went: Jo Ann, Gail, Bonnie W, Sue, Susan, Catherine, Mary, Katie
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December 07th, 2014

12/7/2014

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First Snowshoe of the Season: Warm but Weather Blows In

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 At 8:30 am. the day started sunny for five gals as we headed up Porphyry peak to see how in-shape we were.  With the weather in the 30s, we realized within 100 yards that we were wearing too much clothing and started stripping layers.  The sunny windless day--or at least that is how it started out--revealed sparkling snow and gorgeous views. The trees were laden with four inches of new snow from the night before, and the powder was deep but started getting sticky as the weather warmed later in the day.

We were grateful that several other snowshoers had ventured up the trail ahead of us, so we didn't have much trail to break. And Katie's husband Tom had also gone up first, providing tracks for us to follow.  In addition, the ski patrol was busy on the hill practicing rescues and preparing for Showdown's opening on Sunday, so there were plenty of people around as well as groomed trails when our paths intersected with the ski hill.

On the way up, we followed the blue diamonds of the marked cross-country ski trail. On the way back, we went down the actual ski hill trails, starting at the top of Quick Silver and connecting to Golden Goose.

It was such fun to get out with friends, enjoy the fresh air and fresh-fallen snow.

At the top, we had a quick lunch as the wind whipped up and started blowing in a storm.  About a half mile from the car, the snow started coming down, with it turning to a near whiteout on our drive back to Neihart, at which point the snow turned to sleet and then rain.  Along the way , we saw a chipmunk and a mouse skittering across the trail.

Since it was raining, we had to skip the trip to see Memorial Falls, so we will have to save it for next time. It is always fun to see the frozen falls as the crystal formations are never the same.

We had a hot drink (and some of us ordered the sweet potato fries as well) at Bob's bar before heading for home. We arrive in Great Falls before 5 p.m.
Who went: Katie, Kathy M, Susan, Gail and Jeanne

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