2011

Gary and Ginger at the end of our Berryman Trail backpacking trip (365:083). 8 pictures

Feet up, taking a break on the trail (365:082) – Today was a very windy day. Five-minute read, 8 pictures

Waking up in the woods. Berryman Trail, Missouri (365:081) – Last night we slept under the stars. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Near Floyd Tower Road, heading towards Harmon Spring Trail Camp.

Gary and Ginger Allman, backpacking on the Berryman Trail, Missouri. March 2011.

Gary and Ginger Backpacking on the Berryman Trail (365:079) – Today the sun shone. Three-minute read, 6 pictures

Backpacking the Berryman Trail, 2011 – With the kids away for Spring Break with their father for a week we decided it was time for our next backpacking trip. Journal: 18 20

Resting my eyes (365:078) – At a service station in Eureka, Missouri, just off the I44. One-minute read

Final preparations (365:077) – Today we did a lot of running around. 3 pictures

Gary checking the tyre pressure (365:076) – I had a busy day planned, and so it turned out. Two-minute read, 2 pictures

Petting Sprinky (365:075) One-minute read.

Something Spicy at Mama Jean’s (365:074) – The black caterpillar thing must go. Two-minute read

Annual Accounts (365:073) – Today the procrastination ended. After a slowish start, I spent most of the day working on my business accounts. 2 pictures

Self Portrait at Natalie Anne’s Christening (365:072) – This morning I was temporarily a Lutheran. 5 pictures

Drinking a beer at Tom & Rebbie’s (365:071) – I spent most of the day variously doing my accounts and studiously avoiding doing my accounts. Fortunately, I had an even better distraction this evening, as we’d been invited to spend the evening with Tom, Rebbie, Dash and Leslie.

New tent (365:70) – Today we set up our latest tent in the backyard.

New tent

Gary testing the new tent.

Gary crossing Woods Fork at Busiek (365:069) – Time for another hike. We’re getting ready for a longer backpacking trip, so we need to get in as much hiking as we can in preparation for several days of carrying our packs. One-minute read, 6 pictures

Price Cutter parking lot (365:068) – Today the van broke down.Two-minute read

Pancake supper at Christ Episcopal Church, Springfield Missouri (365:067). 9 pictures

Lunch at Busiek (365:066) – Today we went on a re-run of last week’s hike at Busiek. +4

Doing the dishes (365:065) – A fairly typical Sunday. Up at Seven, in church by half eight, and back out around eleven forty or so. We stopped to do some grocery shopping on the way home, and by one pm it was Sunday nap time (and yes that is frequently an euphemism). I didn’t surface until gone five, it was a tiring week. One-minute read, 2 pictures

Late night browsing (365:064) – Today was a lazy Saturday. It was cold outside so we spent the day lounging around in the warm.

Breakfast at Aunt Martha’s Pancake House (365:063).

Breakfast at Aunt Martha’s Pancake House (365:063).

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