Backpacking 12-01-2022 tagged - Breakfast in America

End of trip selfie

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:31:00 +0000

End of trip selfie - and a summary of the trip. Three-minute read, +4

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State Highway CC Wrangler Trailhead, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:27:00 +0000

State Highway CC Wrangler Trailhead, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri. +2

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McGarr Ridge Trailhead, Devil’s Backbone Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:17:00 +0000

McGarr Ridge Trailhead, Devil's Backbone Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri - Approaching the McGarr Ridge Trailhead. Almost at the end of my hike. +2

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Looking up ‘Camp Hollow,’ the hike out, and more horses

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 20:40:00 +0000

Looking up 'Camp Hollow,' the hike out, and more horses - It took me an hour to get to this spot, about two-and-a-half miles from McGarr Spring. I've named this hollow 'Camp Hollow' because, surprise, surprise, I've camped here a couple of times.

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McGarr Spring, and on my way again

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:44:00 +0000

McGarr Spring, and on my way again - I had plenty of water for my hike out, so I didn't need to collect any. The main Spring is located up the hill a ways and it drains down into this pool which is slowly filling with debris. It was a lot more 'pool-like' when I first came here a couple of years ago.

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Camp cooking, snow, and horses

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:22:00 +0000

While I was getting breakfast ready it started to snow. I then spent a quiet morning enjoying the solitude until I was visited by a bunch of people on horseback. Two-minute read

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Morning view from my hammock

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:20:00 +0000

Morning view from my hammock.

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Keeping warm in my hammock

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:19:00 +0000

Keeping warm in my hammock — The low was 23°F (-5°C), well within the 10°F rating of my quilts. I was nice and cozy. A forecast of 20°F is my lower limit, I do this for funsies, not to prove anything.

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The forecast Lied. Again

Gary — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:48:00 +0000

The forecast Lied. Again - And a couple of early morning passers by. Start of Day Four. It was 23℉ overnight - A bit cooler than the pre-trip forecast of 31℉, and I did not set my tarp last night.

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Camped above McGarr Spring, Devil’s Backbone Wilderness

Gary — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 21:48:00 +0000

Camped above McGarr Spring, Devil's Backbone Wilderness. Near the end of the third day of my trip. I surprised myself with an 8 mile hike today. Not bad. Four-minute read, +1

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Another view of the North Fork River

Gary — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 22:22:00 +0000

Another view of the North Fork River - I took this picture because it seemed to be pretty much where I took a picture the last time I hiked this trail. +1

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The trail here is not for the faint-hearted

Gary — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:38:00 +0000

The trail here is not for the faint-hearted - Not only is the drop-off steep but so is the trail. It drops 300ft in three-tenths of a mile. I don’t think I’d like to hike this trail clockwise and have to climb up it.

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Selfie on the bluffs overlooking the North Fork River

Gary — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:12:00 +0000

Selfie on the bluffs overlooking the North Fork River - Being so high up, I checked for cell service, and immediately received some messages on WhatsApp from my daughter-in-law in the UK. So I took a quick selfie to show the folks where I was. I still forget to look at the darned lens when I’m taking a selfie with my phone.

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The North Fork River from the Ridge Runner Trail North Fork Loop

Gary — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:11:00 +0000

The North Fork River from the Ridge Runner Trail North Fork Loop - The bluffs here are impressively high (well they are to me). I was glad that the trees had shed their leaves, otherwise, the views would have been pretty boring.

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The North Fork River from the Ridge Runner Trail North Fork Loop – take two

Gary — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:11:00 +0000

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The forecast lied …

Gary — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:23:00 +0000

The forecast lied … Not only did it rain overnight, but the temperature was a lot lower than the forecast at 30℉.

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Camped near the Ridge Runner / Ozark Trail & My plans for the next four days

Gary — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:02:00 +0000

Camped near the Ridge Runner / Ozark Trail - I last camped near here in May 2021 on my first hike of the North Fork loop of the Ridge Runner Trail. Then the leaves were out, it was warm, and I deliberately missed a large section of the trail in order to explore Steam Mill Hollow. Two-minute read, +3

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