Quartz Mountain Lookout
I arrived at the parking lot below the Summit Road around noon on this birthday Wednesday. No one else was on trail today. I walked leisurely for the first mile of trail before the ascent to the lookout. The grade was pretty easy. The trail was a mix of muddy ice and frozen ground, but not too bad. The fall colors were beautiful. The lookout was boarded up for the winter, so I wasn't able to go up on the deck, but the view from the quartz outcropping was a nice lunch spot.