High Ridge and Baird Lake Loop Trail

 I usually hike with my friend Pam on Fridays. She wanted to check out the High Ridge Lake Trail that I discovered last week. So we met at the Crevasse Moraine Trailhead and I showed the route to her. It was a little muddier than last week, but we were able to avoid the worst mud. Two muddy dogs had a great time. I watched our progress on the AllTrails iPhone app and noted where a few other trails crossed the main one. Now I can see where it would be accessible via the Old Cat Trail off of Long Lake. We ran into a couple of ladies with 4 dogs who had actually come up that way, thus confirming that it is possible. I will check out that route soon. We found a narrow trail heading down to the shore of High Ridge Lake. It was a little disappointing because the lake was so high that there wasn't any real shore to walk on. Lots of sticker bushes and brush were along the lake shore too. But at least we got a closer look at the lake and its great view of the mountains. There were thousands of screaming seagulls flying around over the far shore of the lake. I wonder what had their attention. I noticed a couple of houses through the trees, likely accessed on the private roads I found when I tried to get there along the road last week. They have great homesites, with a lake and an entire trail system at their back doors. Pam enjoyed seeing the trails and I'm sure we will do it again soon, or at least explore getting there from Long Lake.