School Connector Trail

 Virginia asked if I wanted to check out the School Connector Trail that intersects the loop trail that we took around High Ridge and Baird Lakes the other day. I always wondered where that actually went myself. So, I said of course, and we met at the Crevasse Moraine Trailhead. Before we met, I drove to the school that is at the end of the trail to see if I could see where the trail reaches the school. I drove all around the parking lots but never saw the trail. We met then walked the Crevasse Moraine Outer Loop Trail to the Bottom Loop where we found the unmarked School Connector Trail take off to the left. It's pretty narrow and doesn't look like it is used a lot. But it was fairly easy to follow. There were a couple of other vague trails leading off of it and we relied on our phone apps to stay on the right one. It deteriorated into a grassy ATV trail but was still the obvious correct way. It did in fact lead down a steep hill to the parking lot of the school, but it had not been very obvious from the school when I drove right by it. Instead of retracing our steps, we saw the powerline across the street that leads directly in a very straight line back to the Crevasse Moraine Trailhead. It was definitely a straight line and had a nice trail beneath it. But the trail itself was anything but straight. It was one steep hill after another because powerlines don't follow the contour of the land. They just go directly to their destination. It was kind of fun and a very nice hill climbing workout, although only a little less than 3 miles. We were both glad we hiked it and vowed to never bother to do it again!!! But our curiosity was totally satisfied.

That straight line is the powerline