Backpacking 01-22-2021 tagged - Breakfast in America Living happily ever after still means you have to clean house and do the dishes Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:20:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://breakfastinamerica.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-2017-06-12-204131-square-1-32x32.jpg Backpacking 01-22-2021 tagged - Breakfast in America 32 32 49034375 Hike over, back at the trailhead https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/hike-over-back-at-the-trailhead/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/hike-over-back-at-the-trailhead/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 22:12:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24848 Hike over, back at the trailhead - That's my hike over, and it's just before 4:15 p.m. Not bad, and still daylight. I should be home by 5:45 p.m. I completed today's hike of six-plus miles in a little over three hours. I'll take that.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/hike-over-back-at-the-trailhead/feed/ 0 24848 Back at the Pole Hollow Cairn https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/back-at-the-pole-hollow-cairn/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/back-at-the-pole-hollow-cairn/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:38:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24844 Back at the Pole Hollow Cairn - It was too dark on the hike out Friday night for my obligatory Pole Hollow Cairn selfie, so I decided to slip one in on my return hike. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/back-at-the-pole-hollow-cairn/feed/ 0 24844 Nothing to see here, move on… https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/nothing-to-see-here-move-on/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/nothing-to-see-here-move-on/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:36:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24828 Nothing to see here, move on... View? there's supposed to be a view... +2

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/nothing-to-see-here-move-on/feed/ 0 24828 All packed up and ready to head home https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/all-packed-up-and-ready-to-head-home/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/all-packed-up-and-ready-to-head-home/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 18:46:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24823 All packed up and ready to head home - and it's only six-and-a-half miles of fairly flat going.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/all-packed-up-and-ready-to-head-home/feed/ 0 24823 Gear damage https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/gear-damage/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/gear-damage/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 18:14:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24820 Gear Damage - I tore my under quilt protector when I fell out of my hammock on my last trip. Despite spending half-an-hour looking for the damage at home, I didn't find it. I've now made careful notes of where it is so I can repair it.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/gear-damage/feed/ 0 24820 Improvised water filtering arrangements https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/improvised-water-filtering-arrangements/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/improvised-water-filtering-arrangements/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:13:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24816 Improvised water filtering arrangements - This is what happens when you don't use a packing list and pack in a hurry. I forgot to pack the 64oz water pouch I use for holding unfiltered water. The pouch screws onto the filter, squeeze it, and you have clean water. Fortunately, my 8oz squeezy washing bottle has the same fittings, so I used that instead.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/improvised-water-filtering-arrangements/feed/ 0 24816 Hot chocolate to start the day https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/hot-chocolate-to-start-the-day/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/hot-chocolate-to-start-the-day/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:08:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24801 Hot chocolate to start the day. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/hot-chocolate-to-start-the-day/feed/ 0 24801 Camped above ‘Deep Hollow’ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/camped-above-deep-hollow/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/camped-above-deep-hollow/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:57:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24806 Camped above 'Deep Hollow' - Despite exploring for several miles yesterday, this appears to be the only place near a water source. Oh, and it rained (a lot) overnight.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/camped-above-deep-hollow/feed/ 0 24806 Settled in for the night https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/settled-in-for-the-night/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/settled-in-for-the-night/#respond Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:31:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24798 Settled in for the night - somehow, despite arriving in daylight, I ended up setting up my hammock in the dark (again).

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/settled-in-for-the-night/feed/ 0 24798 Bearing Tree & Land Survey Monument https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/bearing-tree-land-survey-monument/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/bearing-tree-land-survey-monument/#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:12:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24793 Bearing Tree & Land Survey Monument - Marking a corner of the Hercules Glades Wilderness. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/bearing-tree-land-survey-monument/feed/ 0 24793 Puffy jacket hood malfunction https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/puffy-jacket-hood-malfunction/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/puffy-jacket-hood-malfunction/#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:26:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24789 Puffy jacket hood malfunction - What can I say? You would think I could dress myself by now. At least I didn't fall out of my hammock this time.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/puffy-jacket-hood-malfunction/feed/ 0 24789 First hike of 2021 – Camped at ‘Twin Falls Hollow’ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/first-hike-of-2021-camped-at-twin-falls-hollow/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/first-hike-of-2021-camped-at-twin-falls-hollow/#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:24:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=24772 First hike of 2021 - Camped at 'Twin Falls Hollow' - I didn't start packing my gear until I finished work, and so it was dark when I left home. I started my hike at 7:40 p.m., there was some light from the risen half-moon and the sky was clear. Following the trail was easy, and I kept my headlamp on its lowest setting -- which proved to be a mistake when I accidentally took the Cedars Trail in the dark. Two-minute read, +2

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