Earth Day

Howie and I celebrated Earth Day by going hiking. Ok, I didn't know it was Earth Day until I read QM's blog ... but I did go hiking today.

We arrived at the Pilot Knob trailhead near Lake George and it was nearly full. There was even a yellow school bus there. Most everyone's destination was Buck mountain today ... ours was the Pilot Knob ridge. We started out on the marked trail and then took an "unofficial" (but marked very well with orange paint) path up towards the 1900 feet false summit. The woods were predominantly pine and the forest floor was covered with pine needles which were very soft underfoot. There were lots of views on the way up and at the top (and nobody around). We continued east toward a notch and then followed a drainage north/northeast back down to the state trail and then out. It was a very warm and sunny Spring day.

Round-trip Distance: 5.5 mi
Elevation Change: 1460 ft

This is a good spot to roll around


Looking south toward the village of Lake George

Looking north toward the "tongue" (with snow-capped high peaks way in the distance)


Howie on thin ice