90 Second Escape: Last Call at Lake Crabtree

Monday — never an easy time for the outdoors enthusiast, especially come summer. After a weekend of adventure, returning to the humdrum work-a-day world can make one melancholy. 
To help ease this trying transition, we’re running a new feature every Monday, at least during the summer, called 90 Second Escape. Essentially, it’s a 90-second video of a place you’d probably rather be: a trail, a park, a greenway, a lake … anywhere as long as it’s in the sun.

Today’s 90-Second Escape: Lake Crabtree at closing time.

The bewitching hour starts about 6:30 on a summer evening: That time when you realize another gorgeous summer’s day is about to come to a close — and you’ve done nothing to take advantage of it. It’s a busy time, in particular, at Lake Crabtree County Park in Morrisville, where hordes of hikers, mountain bikers and runners descend to get in a few miles before sunset. It’s also a good time to take advantage of (slightly) cooler temperatures and to let the day’s fading light — a changing mix of reds, yellows, pinks and violets — distract from a sweaty workout.

Today, we spend 90 seconds escaping to Lake Crabtree for last call in the recreation world.