In 2013, I started making trips from Burlington to Vermont’s remote northeast to work on a long shot dream project.

For two summers, I dug a quarter mile walking path with over 100 cedar stairs climbing up to a hilltop lookout. The next idea was a skate ramp. Evan and Colin joined in and for another two summers we hiked lumber up the path with hopes of completing something unique at the lookout.

This had been a no-media zone, but seeing its condition in 2022 I realized all our energy needed to be preserved. I restored everything to its original state, clearing down trees off the driveway and path, and fixing many broken stairs. I even finalized some stuff that I never quite got around to like one side of the railing and the painted banners. Then we put it all on 8mm film: a morning in Burlington, the drive north, and finding a hidden path way out there where the road turns to forest.

Builders
Evan Litsios • Colin Frost • Matt Plays • Tommy Delitto • Joe Rittling • Zoie Rittling • Brendan Trapani • Taylor Craft • Colby Sears • Mike Fagan • Matt Gendron • Jeff Yeager