Welcome to Breakfast in America
I’m a Brit who unexpectedly emigrated to the USA in 2008, and this is my photo journal.
It’s an eclectic mix of things; there’s no guiding theme or topic. It is whatever catches my attention, what I’ve been thinking, doing, or piques my interest. Currently that’s mainly backpacking and clearing some of the backlog on my ‘honey-do’ list.
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Memories
A dozen pictures, picked at random from my favorite memories. You can see my portfolio here.
Day Three — First Light, Irish Wilderness
Sappho – Alone in the crowd
Cottage Still Life
A Stroll on the Beach at Sunset, Widemouth Bay, Cornwall
Luna Corona & Flag over the Brentwood Library, Springfield, Missouri
Langstone Harbour from the locks
Fr. Jonathan Frazier, Rector, St. Peter & All Saints, Kansas City, Missouri
Ginger’s Studio Worktable
Morty – Workshop Cat
St. Jude’s – Menaced
Safety in Numbers – Reprise
Gary Allman – Self Portrait
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Getting near to the top
Getting near to the top — Day 8 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Looking southwest. A glimpse of the trail is visible at the bottom of the frame. It’s looking quite rugged, and it was. It was somewhere around here I met the woman on her mountain bike again. It looked a tad easier going down, but only slightly easier.
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Time to head back up the ridge
Time to head back up the ridge — At least it’s only 300 ft. on this side. But I still have 900ft. to descend on the other side. Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Heading back
Heading back — Look carefully, and in the middle distance, you can see the ridge I’m going to climb. Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Turnaround Point, and stopped for lunch
Turnaround Point, and stopped for lunch — Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. According to my calculations, I was about three-and-a-half miles into my hike, and this log offered a great view and spot to eat lunch. The weather for this entire trip has been fantastic, it’s just as well I brought some shorts along. It’s not been the cold and snowy trip the original forecast was promising when we left Missouri.
My calves are looking the part, even if I say so myself, and a shoutout for my Bedrock sandals too.
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Descending
Descending — Nearly down the south side of the ridge, and the trail is leveling out. It was quite rugged in places. I met a woman pushing her mountain bike up the trail, it looked like very hard work. Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
I could almost be in Hercules Glades
I could almost be in Hercules Glades — If the Glades were at around 10,000ft, that is. I’m following the trail as it runs along the northern side of the ridge. Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Looking over the other side of the ridge
Looking over the other side of the ridge — I’m facing roughly southeast. The drop on this side of the ridge is only 300ft. Hopefully not a very rugged descent, and not too far for me to climb up on my return. Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Under an hour later and I’m on the top of the ridge
Under an hour later and I’m on the top of the ridge — Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. And what a view! The fall colors and mountains are spectacular. That was a lot easier than I expected, but it was very steep in places. It was worth it for the views.
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On the Colorado Trail
On the Colorado Trail — Day 8 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Okay, I did a tiny bit of this trail yesterday, but I’m counting this as my first hike on a major through trail. I’ll only be going a total of seven miles or so, but that’s enough for me with all the elevation I’ll be gaining.
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Chalk Cliffs from the Colorado Trail
Chalk Cliffs from the Colorado Trail — Day 8 – Road Trip, October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Of course, they are not chalk. They are white quartz left behind after other minerals have been leached from the original rock by hot water (there are hot springs here). The cliffs are very friable, and landslides are common. The Agnes Vaille Trail I was on a couple of days ago had to be rerouted due to a major rockfall.
