Overlook & Echo Lake

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Overlook and Echo Lake
I think weekday hikes are my favorite ones because the popular trails are much less crowded and you can feel some sense of solitude—especially if you don’t mind hiking in the dark.
I had to grab gas on the way, but when I saw the prices I thought my car must’ve traveled back in time to the first Gulf War. Sorry, my precious Outback, you’re going to have to deal with the 87 for now.
The trail up to Overlook is super dry. I kind of like hiking Overlook because it has the most diversity in terms of people you’ll see on the trail. I also dig the hippiness of the crowd that frequents there. I saw people hiking down with guitars and other instruments so I guess I missed the summit party.
The trail to Echo Lake is another story in terms of conditions. It’s pretty wet and muddy. Wear waterproof boots. I saw this serpentine bike track that had cut through the long puddles of water and mud. No one was at Echo Lake when I arrived except a couple beavers (I think) doing laps.
I got back to the car around 10 and got to experience a beautiful starry night on the trail.
Today’s beer was a Blood Orange IPA. I grabbed a bunch of these last weekend in my frenetic Guy’s Grocery games-like excursion at Killington Market. I don’t taste the blood orange much, but it’s a good IPA regardless.




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