What a mouthful – I suspect the tree will win in the end. Paddy Creek Wilderness Day One. November 2020.
On the edge – Not the longest drop along the ridge, but the trees help give the picture a more vertigo-inducing look. It’s probably only 60-80 feet.
November 27, 2020 14:12
Little Paddy Creek Scenic Overlook – It took me an hour to get to the ridge that drops down to Little Paddy Creek. I was so busy trying to make up for lost time, that I didn’t realize I’d arrived at the ridge until the appearance of a fire ring prompted me to take better notice of my surroundings. 3
November 27, 2020 14:07
Getting started – It was good to be back on the trail. +1
November 27, 2020 12:53
Roby Lake parking lot – The Annual Diocesan Convention (the work project that has been keeping me busy for the past three months) and Thanksgiving are over. There’s a break in the weather, and I can spend two-and-a-half days backpacking.
November 27, 2020 12:52
There’s a break in the weather, and I can spend two-and-a-half days backpacking at Paddy Creek Wilderness. The forecast is for two good (but maybe cold) days before rain sets in.Journal: 10 44
November 27, 2020 11:30
At my desk – November 2020. +1
November 10, 2020 21:05
Decay. It’s been a wonderful fall this year.
November 8, 2020 17:40
The Fallen.
November 8, 2020 17:39
Fall 2020. +3
November 8, 2020 17:31
Journal: Fall backpacking at Hercules Glades Wilderness, October 2020.Journal: 15 38
October 25, 2020 17:15
Empty Parking Lot – The empty parking lot probably says more about the weather than I can.
October 25, 2020 16:53
Gary, back at the trailhead. Trip total, twenty-one miles and 2,000 ft. of elevation. I hiked a lot further this weekend than I expected.
October 25, 2020 16:51
Follow the trail – Nearly finished, just one last climb up to the trailhead left. Hercules Glades Wilderness – Day Three. 2 pictures
October 25, 2020 16:37
Another Gray Day.
October 25, 2020 16:01
Isolated – Some trail-side plants and I find some water. 2 pictures
October 25, 2020 15:01
Gary by the cab on the Pees Hollow Trail (October 2020) – A detour along the Pees Hollow Trail, lunch by ‘Cab Creek’ and another ‘Cab Selfie’ One-minute read
October 25, 2020 14:48
Camped in ‘Twin Falls Hollow’ – I’ve not camped in this spot for a while. Recently I’ve been bushwhacking further down the hollow where the sides are not quite so steep. But the views here are much nicer, and I like the little rock-shelf tables I can use as mini kitchen tables. 4
October 25, 2020 10:36
Cooking Breakfast – Using my Firebox Nano wood stove to heat water for my breakfast and morning cuppa. 2
October 25, 2020 9:59
When is a trail not a trail? When I think I’m on the trail and I’m not. At least I realized my error before I was too far off course. Two-minute read
October 24, 2020 14:30
Thwarted in the last few feet – I had hoped to get access to the creek here. The feeder-creek stopped some eight feet or so above the level of Beaver Creek. -2 min | x5
October 24, 2020 13:12
The gate at the end of the trail – It’s exactly what I imagined, but still a bit of a letdown. No pot of gold or welcoming streamers. I can, at least, say I’ve hiked the entire length of the Pilot (Tower) Trail now. 2 pictures
October 24, 2020 13:04
Fall at the far end of the Pilot Trail – On a whim, I changed my plans and decided to venture into uncharted territory and hike down to the end of the trail. One-minute read, 2 pictures
October 24, 2020 12:47
Gary at the junction of the Pilot and Devil’s Den West Trails – I encountered the second and last person I met during my three-day sojourn at Hercules Glades, here at the junction of the Pilot and Devil’s Den West trails. One-minute read