Gary at Piney Creek Wilderness — I spent most of my time sitting and watching the lake and trees, with the occasional swim to cool down, which was exactly what I wanted to do.
Backpacking – 09-12-2024
Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri (looking southwest).
September 17, 2024 13:24
Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri (looking southeast).
September 17, 2024 13:23
Just another picture of my campsite by Table Rock Lake. Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri. +1
September 17, 2024 13:12
Yet another visitor — I was sitting by the lake enjoying the view when this tarantula ambled by. I’ve been told there are tarantulas in Missouri, but I’ve never seen them, until now.
September 16, 2024 19:16
Another visitor — This time a Stick Insect, or Walking Stick, as Ginger calls them. Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri.
September 15, 2024 20:48
Clearing skies after rain. Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri. +1
September 13, 2024 18:47
Lil’ friend — Unlike all the other Harvestmen in the area who were busy doing their harvestman things, this one chose to come and sit by me for an hour while we watched the rain fall. +1
September 13, 2024 16:44
Cue the ‘Twilight Zone’ music — Last night, stumbling around in the dark, my headlamp picked out a glint in the rocks that make up the campfire surround. When I went to investigate, I found a Pilot pencil, just like the one I lost in February some 2½ miles away near the stock pond on the Lake Trail.
September 13, 2024 10:50
The view from my hammock. Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri.
September 13, 2024 7:57
Rainbow at sunset. Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri.
September 12, 2024 19:23
Sunset at Piney Creek Wilderness, September 2024.
September 12, 2024 19:22
Back at my Lakeside Retreat — Time for five days R&R by Table Rock Lake. +2