Preparing Breakfast – Day Two. 2
More wet trails – In places it was ankle deep.
April 24, 2020 17:14
Gary, happy on the trail – Note the amount of water on the trail in the background. It was yet another wet feet hike. 2 pictures
April 24, 2020 17:14
Wilderness Escape (again) – Two nights in Hercules Glades. A severe thunderstorm, wet and muddy trails, wonderful falls, a ghost from the past, some stupid mistakes and overall, a good time. Journal: 12 30
April 24, 2020 12:00
Having fun with my meeting backgrounds – I’ve not been counting how long we’ve been sequestering ourselves away from COVID-19, so I checked. Today is day 45. Three-minute read
April 22, 2020 23:12
Coffee Hour (or should that be ‘Tea break’) – I took this photo of my desk with my phone this morning. I didn’t realize at the time how much history and how many special things there could be in a simple picture. One-minute read
April 14, 2020 10:50
Ginger’s studio at night.
April 13, 2020 20:00
Blue bottle tree with lights.
April 1, 2020 19:48
Rocks on the cairn – I’m not sure when I’m next going to get a chance to get out here, so I added a couple of rocks to the cairn. A pretty lichen-covered one for Ginger and a cheese wedge shape one for me.
March 29, 2020 16:20
Two days ‘Self-Isolation’ in Hercules Glades Wilderness – We have been on COVID-19 lockdown since mid-march. The small ray of sunshine for us in Springfield is that we are allowed out to exercise, and liquor is considered an essential item. Backpacking is definitely exercising, so I decided to take a short break and enjoy some time out in the wild. Journal: 1025
March 28, 2020 18:05
Journal: Two nights and a superb sunrise on the Bell Mountain Trail, February 2020 – Many years ago I read about hammock camping on Bell Mountain and the beautiful dawn vistas to be had looking out over Shut-in Creek. Ever since I read that article I’ve wanted to camp there and watch the dawn. Journal: 12 38
March 1, 2020 14:00
Ozarks Horizon. Bell Mountain – Day Two.
February 29, 2020 9:12
Cooking a late lunch. Bell Mountain – Day One. Because of the rain, I decided not to make lunch on the trail and had a combined lunch and dinner after I’d set up camp.
February 28, 2020 17:51
The view from my hammock – There are dozens of fire rings here, but I had the mountain top to myself.
February 28, 2020 16:47
Bell Mountain. View to the east. Bell Mountain – Day One.
February 28, 2020 16:31
Tarp up in case it rains (again). Bell Mountain – Day One.
February 28, 2020 16:31
Bell Mountain. View to the northeast – Bell Mountain – Day One.
February 28, 2020 15:45
Mr. Grumpy Goes Hiking – there was a picture of me smiling, but for some reason it was out of focus. Here I am at the top of Bell Mountain (it’s a big hill really) with the view to the east across Shut-in Creek, 500ft below me. Bell Mountain – Day One.
February 28, 2020 15:44
Sun on hail – when the sun came out it lit up the hail and the water droplets in the trees. Bell Mountain – Day One.
February 28, 2020 14:06
Hail storm on the trail – I was expecting rain, but not hail. That’s the second time my rain gear has been tested recently. Bell Mountain – Day One.
February 28, 2020 14:05
Starting out on the Bell Mountain Trail – This wasn’t my first hike of the Bell Mountain Trail. We backpacked here during Spring Break 2012, again staying two nights. Then we’d gone around the loop counter-clockwise. This time I’d be going the opposite way around. 3 pictures
February 28, 2020 13:23
Bell Mountain North Trailhead Parking Lot. Bell Mountain – Day One. 3 pictures
February 28, 2020 13:09
February 2020, Big Piney Trail, Paddy Creek Wilderness – It was time for me to get out and clock up a few more miles. We first planned to visit Paddy Creek Wilderness in late December 2011, but with high winds in the forecast, we decided to go to Piney Creek instead. Somehow Paddy Creek Wilderness never featured in our plans after then. Now was a good time to put that right. Journal: 27 68
February 15, 2020 10:55
Tubby, chilling in the ‘Sparkle Zone’ 3 pictures