Today the Moxies hiked the moderately strenuous Maggie gulch to Continental Divide Loop. This 3.5 mile loop hike starts up a steep grassy slope that is full of wildflowers and climbs from the trailhead at 11,850' to a high point of 12,822' gaining 1,145'. This portion of the Continental Divide trail is very scenic and follows a ridge line near Canby Mountain to West Pole Creek. Snow remains on portions of the trail and the wildflowers are just starting to show their color. Today was a very special day as it is Angela Bouchard's Birthday. After our hike we celebrated and ate cake at the trailhead. Although none of us wanted to eat the calories we decided: The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap so to stay safe we eat cake... Great excuse don't you think?
