The day after Christmas Martin, my dad and I headed over to Overlook mountain for a little walk to burn off all the extra calories we had ingested over the holiday weekend. The hike to the peak (which is at 3,140 feet elevation) is only 2.5 miles, making the round trip a comfortable 5 miles (beware the hike to the top is a lot of uphill and is quite steep in spots). Though of course when we went there was quite a bit of snow and ice towards the top but we still managed the hike in sneakers.
Here is the old abandoned hotel that is near the top of the mountain. It first opened in 1871 and apparently burned down several times throughout history and in the end was just abandoned and looted and what remains today is just the stone skeleton:
Me and my dad, at the top:
Some views from the top:
And the fire tower at the top. It's 60 feet high and we would have gone to the top but the stairs were covered with ice so it wasn't very safe. We did climb up a couple of flights just to see above the trees but that was it.
And Martin and I at the top:
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