Pees Hollow Backpacking Trip – My new Hammock arrived last week and I couldn’t wait any longer to try it out. Journal: 12 55
2018
Glades and Knobs – You cannot be a Brit (well this Brit anyway) and not occasionally snigger at the local term for a pointy hill – ‘knob’. Two-minute read, 6 pictures
April 10, 2018 13:47
Dodge Truck Hood. We find some odd things in the wilderness, this old truck hood, the truck cab, then a Busiek there’s an old panel van, and two old nitrogen railroad trucks (imported for use as culverts).
April 10, 2018 12:44
Brushy Creek
April 10, 2018 12:11
Gary Modestly Posing at Brushy Creek. 2 pictures
April 10, 2018 12:05
The Confluence of Brushy Creek and ‘Cab Creek’
April 10, 2018 11:52
Brushy Creek – The name is very well deserved, it is brushy almost to the point of being impassable. 6 pictures
April 10, 2018 11:51
A Clear Path – The trail through the woods was very clear here. 2 pictures
April 9, 2018 15:22
Watch Your Head – fragile looking tree by the trail.
April 9, 2018 14:27
View From The Ridge at the Start of the Pees Hollow Trail. One reason why I prefer fall, winter, and spring to summer is that you can see the views and the ‘bones’ of the land…
April 9, 2018 14:24
“E LIZ-ard” Mild steel, lizard sculpture by Jim Davis. 2 pictures
April 2, 2018 19:09
Following a successful field test with our old lounging hammock, I decided I could afford to buy a light-weight backpacking hammock, tarp, and under-quilt…
Four hours later, the dishwasher died, and we were mopping up a quarter inch of water from the kitchen floor.
Is someone trying to tell me something?
March 29, 2018 23:00
Three Days Backpacking with a Hammock at Hercules Glades Wilderness – My first backpacking trip with a hammock. Journal: 10 56
March 25, 2018 18:30
Sleepy Mao.
March 16, 2018 15:57
Day Hike on the Busiek Yellow Trail. Today we decided to take one of the easier trails, and spend a bit of time looking around. Two-minute read, 30 pictures
March 9, 2018 14:15
Woods Fork, Busiek. Just below the bridge by the east parking Lot. 2 pictures
March 9, 2018 14:05
Creek Crossing. There are a total of five places where you have to cross Woods Fork. 3 pictures
March 9, 2018 13:44
Snack Break. We stopped at the Woods Fork crossing to have a quick break. 4 pictures
March 9, 2018 13:30
Ginger crossing Woods Fork, and a couple of views of the ridge to the south. 3 pictures
March 9, 2018 13:27
Decimation. The lower ground alongside the creek took quite a beating during the recent rain and this area must have looked very impressive when Woods Fork flooded. 3
March 9, 2018 12:51
Easy Hiking. The colors and way that the vines were over-running the trees were asking to be captured. 4 pictures
March 9, 2018 12:46
Trail Closed. This is the start of ‘The Van Trail’ For a closed trail it gets quite a lot of traffic.
March 9, 2018 12:17
Dropping Down towards Woods Fork. 6 pictures
March 9, 2018 11:57
Edge – Getting near the glades on the Busiek Red / Yellow Trail. 4