Breakfast in America

Meds

Gary — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:29:00 +0000

Meds — It seems that the older I get, the more meds and supplements it takes to keep me functioning.

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Hike almost over

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:22:00 +0000

Hike almost over — it's just a short way from here, at the edge of the wilderness, to the registration point and parking lot. All in all, I hiked a tad under 19 miles and climbed 1,500 feet of elevation. Backpacking the Big Piney Trail, February 2026.

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Big Piney Trail, South Loop along the top of a ridge, heading west near the Little Piney Creek Overlook

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:21:00 +0000

Big Piney Trail, South Loop along the top of a ridge, heading west near the Little Piney Creek Overlook. Backpacking the Big Piney Trail, February 2026.

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The trailside fire rings have been rebuilt

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:40:00 +0000

The trailside fire rings have been rebuilt — At first I thought it was just the odd one here and there, but all the fire rings I encountered and remember seeing on previous trips had either been rebuilt or cleared away. Many, like this one, had a supply of wood in them or nearby. 2

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Camped at ‘Paddy Creek Trolltunga’

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Camped at 'Paddy Creek Trolltunga' — this is such a great place to hang a hammock. Not so good if you want to set a tarp, though. I never have when stopping here. Backpacking the Big Piney Trail, February 2026. 2

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Preparing second breakfast — Peak Refuel Biscuits and Gravy

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:03:00 +0000

Preparing second breakfast — Peak Refuel Biscuits and Gravy. I'm glad I anticipated the burn ban and brought along my butane stove.

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View from my hammock at ‘Paddy Creek Trolltunga’

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:35:00 +0000

View from my hammock at 'Paddy Creek Trolltunga' — The real Trolltunga is around 2,300 feet above the lake below it.

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Coffee and an (out of shot) Pop-Tart in my hammock

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:59:00 +0000

Coffee and an (out of shot) Pop-Tart in my hammock. Eight o'clock and it's warming up just a tad.

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It got chilly last night – Day Three

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:20:00 +0000

It got chilly last night - Day Three — not quite as bad as the forecast at 26°F. My plan worked, and I was too warm at times. 1 2

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Big Paddy Creek was low enough to ford at the old crossing point

Gary — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:22:00 +0000

Big Paddy Creek was low enough to ford at the old crossing point — It's the first time I've been able to cross here in quite a while. All the weed in the creek shows how low and slow the creek is at the moment. 2

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