Red Zip-Up + Navy Running Shorts for a Lake Day Hike

How to make this work for you

Lake mornings run cold and lake afternoons do not, so the whole outfit is built around one removable layer. A fitted zip-up with thumbholes and a high collar handles the shade and the boat wind, then ties around the waist the second the sun clears the treeline — and red is the one colour that keeps an otherwise plain navy-and-white outfit from disappearing into the scenery.

Lined running shorts do double duty near water: they dry fast if you end up wading, and they layer over a swimsuit without bunching. Trail sneakers with crew socks finish it — the tread matters more than it looks like it should on wet dock boards and loose granite.

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