The second New Year's Day hike was done by Burt and me, leaving the boys in the cabin watching Twilight Zone re-runs. Hey, they were on vacation, too. In the afternoon, it remained cold enough that we still needed to bundle up, but soon enough, our jackets were unzipped.
We began on the Den Tree Trail, which was our access trail to Lake Shore. Den Tree was relatively flat and meandered through woods. Lake Shore had a few minor ups and downs, but was a pretty easy trail. What made this hike difficult was the trail conditions. It had warmed up just enough o make the trails wet and mushy.
The entire hike was through woods. Snow was still around, but not on the trail, only mud and slush there. It was very quiet: no animals, no humans. We saw precious little of the lake, although the trail took us completely around it. When we did glimpse the water, it was mirror like in its stillness, with a layer of ice along the shoreline.
Total distance for Lake Shore trail was 2.2 miles.
We began on the Den Tree Trail, which was our access trail to Lake Shore. Den Tree was relatively flat and meandered through woods. Lake Shore had a few minor ups and downs, but was a pretty easy trail. What made this hike difficult was the trail conditions. It had warmed up just enough o make the trails wet and mushy.
The entire hike was through woods. Snow was still around, but not on the trail, only mud and slush there. It was very quiet: no animals, no humans. We saw precious little of the lake, although the trail took us completely around it. When we did glimpse the water, it was mirror like in its stillness, with a layer of ice along the shoreline.
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