Back at the Collins Ridge Trailhead – and some notes on the trip. 2 pictures
Devil’s Backbone Wilderness, January 2020
Three days, two nights in the Devil’s Backbone Wilderness checking out new gear and hiking a trail — the McGarr Spring Trail — that I’ve not hiked before.
Lunch stop on the Collins Ridge Trail. I promised myself a lunch stop, and I was going to have one. 2 pictures
January 27, 2020 13:00
On the Collins Ridge Trail. Moments after I took this picture four deer came running past.
January 27, 2020 12:12
Breakfast, pack up, and go.One-minute read. 3 pictures.
January 27, 2020 9:32
Day Three – Morning Light – I tried all sorts of shots to capture the light glistening in the frozen droplets on the branches. I failed.
January 27, 2020 9:00
The setting sun bathes the world in pink.
January 26, 2020 17:23
McGarr Spring – I have been meaning to visit this spring almost every time I’ve hiked in the Devil’s Backbone Wilderness, so I made it the focus of this trip. 4 pictures
January 26, 2020 13:37
Lunch at McGarr Spring. 6 pictures
January 26, 2020 13:03
Stock pond on the McGarr Spring Trail – The water in this pond looked very clear and clean.
January 26, 2020 11:47
The unofficial McGarr Spring Trail is very well marked – It’s a sad comment on the state of things, that the unofficial trails are better maintained and marked than the official ones looked after by the Forest Service. One-minute read
January 26, 2020 11:43
Trailside Fungi. In my current favorite color. 2 pictures
January 26, 2020 11:40
Trail Junctions – Devil’s Backbone Wilderness. 3 pictures
January 26, 2020 11:21
Breakfast, and time to hit the trail. 3 pictures
January 26, 2020 8:48
Day Two – Sunrise near Mary Hollow.
January 26, 2020 8:20
Mary Hollow Trail – I liked the colors and light.
January 25, 2020 15:44
Icicles. 3 pictures
January 25, 2020 15:25
Snow, moss, and leaves – Seen on the Mary Hollow Trail.
January 25, 2020 15:20
Loading up with water at the end of the Devil’s Backbone Trail – Gone are the days when I carry loads of water. The Sawyer Squeeze filter is so quick and easy to use, often I only have the one-and-a-half pints that my water bottle holds, filtering water as I find it. 2 pictures
January 25, 2020 14:46
Lunch on the trail – Ramen Noodles. 3 pictures
January 25, 2020 14:15
Another empty trailhead – Here I am parked up, ready to start a three-day hike around the Devil’s Backbone Wilderness
January 25, 2020 12:57
January 2020, Three Days At Devil’s Backbone Wilderness – I visited old haunts and hiked the last of my un-trod trails in this wilderness. Journal: 18 48