I was happy to once again lead the Moxies on a hike up Black Bear Road to an overlook near Trico Peak. Black Bear Road still has not been plowed and remains closed to motor vehicle traffic due to snow. There were eleven of us on todays hike including Mary Peil, Lisa Vajda, Nancy Ottman, Jill Hood, Mary Howell, Laurie Van Ingen, Margaret Mayer, Kyla Prestwood, Gina Kaufman and Lois Bachus. I was so excited that Kyla was able to join us today since she told me this was her most favorite hike. She could hardly wait to hike to the mud puddle for lunch.😂 I had informed Nancy not to wear her mushroom basket today as I was afraid of what she might try to take home to Jim for dinner. I think he is safe at least for tonight. Mary Howell provided us with her gourmet food tip. She said the mint chocolate chip Oreo cookies were the best! I can’t wait to try them. Jill took a spill and fell on her hand. I truly hope that she is doing okay this evening. We didn’t need to perform surgery and its a good thing because Lois told her “ if it’s not your vagina that’s hurt then I can’t help you”. For those who do not know Lois she is a retired OBGYN. Margaret had to make the trip short today but Gina probably should have turned around early too as she was delirious. She told everyone that she saw Hunter (her son) in Silverton when in fact he was in Ouray. I also thought I was going to have to call Mary Peil an uber to get home as she couldn’t keep her eyes open and almost feel asleep in the backseat of my truck. And as to not leave out Lisa and Laurie, I want to mention how good they were to follow my directions to drink extra water for this high altitude hike. As a result, they sure insisted on that bathroom stop in Silverton. It was a a fun day and a great group that I’m thankful to have gotten to spend time with. As usual our trail stats at the end of the afternoon didn’t match but my Alltrails recorded 4.8 miles and 1473” of elevation gain. And last but not least, thanks to Jill and Laurie for driving.
