Hercules Glades Wilderness

All my posts about Hercules Glades Wilderness presented in chronological order. Click here to see the pictures of Hercules Glades Wilderness without all the text.

April 18, 2022

‘That’ cairn

Pole (Pete) Hollow Trail Junction. Copyright © 2022 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

It was dark when I hiked in on Friday so I took my customary photograph of the cairn at the junction of the Pilot and Pole Hollow trails on the way out.

At the Pole Hollow Cairn. Copyright © 2022 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
April 18, 2022

Hike over

Hike Over. Copyright © 2022 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

Now to get back to Springfield and pick up a rental car and drive to Kansas City this afternoon.

Three nights, and 18-ish miles. That’ll do.
May 6, 2022

Journal: Two nights at Hercules Glades Wilderness, May 2022

Bath time — looking pleased with myself. That’s probably because I have warmed up after my wilderness bath. The pool wasn’t as deep as I thought — mid-thigh — and a lot colder than I’d anticipated, so I didn’t go for full immersion, but I did stick my head under the falls. Copyright © 2022 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

A two-night stay at Hercules Glades Wilderness. Ginger and I hiked in Friday night and camped at a nice spot Ginger found last year. Saturday I hiked the six or so miles to ‘Deep Hollow’ and spent the night there. Sunday I hiked back to Ginger’s camp, had some lunch, and then we headed back to the trailhead.

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May 7, 2022

Day Two – Back at the Pole Hollow cairn

Back at the Pole Hollow cairn. Copyright © 2022 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

Here I am, back at the Pole Hollow cairn in Hercules Glades, but this trip is a little bit different.

The difference is Ginger and I came out yesterday and spent last night camped at Ginger’s new favorite campsite. Today, I left Ginger back at camp and I’m off on a solo one-night trip staying at ‘Deep Hollow.’ I’ll be back tomorrow, meet Ginger at her campsite, and we’ll hike out together. This plan gives Ginger some R&R time in the woods, and I get to hike a few miles.

It’s hot today and there’s a bathing pool at ‘Deep Hollow’ that I’m looking forward to cooling off in when I get there. But that’s six miles away, so I’d better get on.
May 7, 2022

Inaccessible

Inaccessible. Copyright © 2022 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

Well, almost inaccessible. Looking downstream from the Bathing Pool in ‘Deep Hollow.’ I timed my arrival just right as the sun was shining through a gap in the trees and lighting up the creek, pool, and falls.