Taking another afternoon hike, this one on November 5th, I decided to take a
trail that I take several times each year. Dorothy Lake is just a fifteen minute walk westward, from the Ebbetts Pass
monument marker on Highway 4. Like that Little Lake area, Dorothy Lake is too close for backpackers and too far
for car camping. The result is another little, almost private spot, to visit.
The trail is an easy walk of moderate sloping trails and offers good vistas for
photos of the surrounding areas.
It is another of those "quick get away spots" for me when I have little time
for a good day hike. I can leave home, drive up the hill, park, hike to and return from the lake, and drive home, all
within three to five hours.
This day hike was actually made in the late afternoon (3:00 to 5:30) on
a return from Nevada and a visit to Dad's place. I decided, with a storm predicted to come in over the next week, that
this would be the last visit for 2002. The coming snows would close Highway 4 until late spring or summer. So,
off I went.
