Equinox

Howie and I did a hike today in Southern vermont near Manchester. We climbed Equinox mountain (sounds like a mountain name that a corporate committee came up with). The blue trail started at the Burr and Burton Seminary behind the athletic fields. The first part was an old logging road that wound its way up the mountain. We took a short spur trail to the upper spring (a white plastic pipe stuck in the side of the hill with water gushing out), and then continued on up to the summit. The trail was more of foot path at this point. On the summit, there is an old hotel and a bunch of antennas and relay towers. BTW, there is a toll road that takes you to the top as well ... but that's for wimps. There were no cars parked in the lot near the hotel, so I am guessing that the road is now closed for the season.
We wandered around the top for a bit, and then continued on the ridge trail to Lookout Rock, passing Mr. Barbo's memorial on the way (Mr. Barbo is a dog). Stopped for snacks and photos at the lookout and then returned back to the car (using the yellow trail to take us back to the blue trail). We saw only a few other hikers out on this cool and partly sunny day.
On the drive back, I stopped at two covered bridges near Arlington - the Chiselville Bridge and the Bridge at the Green.

Summit Elevation: Equinox 3850 ft
Round-trip Distance: 5.8 mi
Elevation Change: 2880 ft




Trying to look not confused


View from hotel's deck


Bridge at the Green



Chiselville Bridge