Hiking – Hike "Lady Moon" and "West Lady Moon" peaks

This hike will take us to the summits of two infrequently climbed ranked peaks east of Red Feather Lakes Village, south of County Road 74E. We’ll begin at the Lady Moon Trailhead parking lot on County Road 74E about 20 miles west of US 287 at Livermore.  Trailhead elevation is 8,290 feet. We will hike a fairly short distance south on the Lady Moon Trail before veering SE and beginning our climb of “Lady Moon Peak” (aka Point 8722). As we get onto the slopes of the peak the terrain steepens and we’ll encounter a section of fun Class 2+ scrambling that requires modest zig-zag route-finding. The summit offers great views including down to Lady Moon Lake to the east. We’ll relax for a period on the top and look westward toward our next objective, “West Lady Moon Peak” (aka Point 8820). Depending on conditions we will either retrace our route to the base of Lady Moon Peak or, preferably, descend its south ridge to join a trail that we’ll follow west for a mile before leaving the trail for our climb to our western destination.

In the event of unexpected deep snow that will necessitate snowshoes and gaiters I will communicate details of equipment needs soon before the trip. But it is likely that we will be hiking on this trip, rather than snowshoeing.

This is a fun off-trail experience to two interesting summits. The trail, lake and the two peaks are named after an extremely interesting, flamboyant woman in Larimer County’s history. Years ago I wrote a synopsis of her life and will email it to any of you who are interested in learning about her wild endeavors.

Meeting time and place will be emailed to participants two days prior to the trip.