Four-mile flat hike--'girls' still work up a sweat and appetite
"It's a moose!" Susan shouted, and we all turned her direction to see a large moose crash through the trees to get out of our way. He had an unusual black coat, that made some of us second guess what we had just seen cross the road a few yards in front of us as we ended our hike along Jones Creek in the Rocky Mountain Front. Katie had once more seen her sacred totem animal on a hike. Her husband can't believe how often she scares up a moose along the trail.
The morning drive was foggy and looked socked in, with a temperature under 10 degrees, promising a frosty hike with a breeze. However, by the time we arrived at the trailhead, the sun was shining and the sky a brilliant blue, so we were stripping layers before we had hiked a quarter mile. Susan commented that the way were were shedding clothes, we would all be naked by lunch.
The hike was mostly flat, with a slight uphill on the way going with downhill on the way back. We hiked 4.4 miles with an elevation gain/loss of 500 feet, an easy hike, but we were all sweating. Still, Catherine's husband Ed still found the energy to hike the side hills.
On the way home, we stopped in Choteau for soup, burgers and pie at the Log Cabin Cafe, followed by a beautiful drive home. Car conversation dealt with AFM's, which Susan will ask Tom about later, Special Olympic kayaking and kids. On the drive, we saw antelope, deer and snow geese by Freeze Out Lake.
Who went: Kathy M, Katie, Mary, Gail, Susan and Gail's friend, Shelly. Catherine and her husband were also on the hike
Link to Katie's photos.
The morning drive was foggy and looked socked in, with a temperature under 10 degrees, promising a frosty hike with a breeze. However, by the time we arrived at the trailhead, the sun was shining and the sky a brilliant blue, so we were stripping layers before we had hiked a quarter mile. Susan commented that the way were were shedding clothes, we would all be naked by lunch.
The hike was mostly flat, with a slight uphill on the way going with downhill on the way back. We hiked 4.4 miles with an elevation gain/loss of 500 feet, an easy hike, but we were all sweating. Still, Catherine's husband Ed still found the energy to hike the side hills.
On the way home, we stopped in Choteau for soup, burgers and pie at the Log Cabin Cafe, followed by a beautiful drive home. Car conversation dealt with AFM's, which Susan will ask Tom about later, Special Olympic kayaking and kids. On the drive, we saw antelope, deer and snow geese by Freeze Out Lake.
Who went: Kathy M, Katie, Mary, Gail, Susan and Gail's friend, Shelly. Catherine and her husband were also on the hike
Link to Katie's photos.
