![thermometer at 87 degrees](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1078-87Degrees.jpg)
Let me just say up front that if any external force does in this hike, it will be heat. It was a great day to sit in a comfortable chair with a glass of iced tea and a book. However... I'm on a hike.
Midafternoon, I came to the Skyline Lodge at Highland Forest. This is a county park with miles of ski, snowshoe and hiking trails.
![Skyline Lodge](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1079-SkylineLodge.jpg)
The interior has upscale decor and history displays. Incidentally, they have been very supportive of the North Country Trail.
![Skyline Lodge](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1081-SkylineLodge.jpg)
However, this was the important amenity for me. I rarely like to take a break in the middle of a hiking day to buy something consumable. But today, I put in my money and got back a nice cold lemonade. I sat in the hallway and drank it, knowing this would mean a late finish. But I just couldn't care. I was so hot.
![drink machine](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1082-DrinkMachine.jpg)
Highland Forest also has a really nice vista!
![Skyline Lodge view](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1080-HighlandForestView.jpg)
Earlier in the day there was a perfect view of the village of Fabius. This is the classic American small town picture.
![Fabius](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1083-Fabius.jpg)
Early in the day, I passed Shackam Pond, a quiet and placid little place with no vehicle access!
![Shackam Pond](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1084-ShackamPond.jpg)
Babies are always cute.
![baby geese](https://www.booksleavingfootprints.com/BlogPix/NCTthru1085-Goslings.jpg)
Tomorrow I'll have hiking companions. Stay tuned.
Miles today: 15.6. Total miles so far: 2106.5 Over 2100 !
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2 comments:
Such a wonderful narrator you are…..while encountering the “ highs and lows “ temps and dailies you are dealing with.
We had the heat here too. I don't handle the heat as well as I used to. Love the view of village
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