Backpacking - 12-12-2024 tagged - Breakfast in America Living happily ever after still means you have to clean house and do the dishes Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:03:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://breakfastinamerica.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-2017-06-12-204131-square-1-32x32.jpg Backpacking - 12-12-2024 tagged - Breakfast in America 32 32 49034375 End of hike selfie https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/end-of-hike-selfie-3/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/end-of-hike-selfie-3/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:34:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35568 End of hike selfie — I've not taken an end of hike self-portrait in a while. Here I am all ready for the drive home. Trip over, four days, three nights, 21 miles, and 1800ft. climbed. Two-minute read.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/camp-five-pond-irish-wilderness/feed/ 0 35565 Whites Creek Trail, loop complete https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/whites-creek-trail-loop-complete/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/whites-creek-trail-loop-complete/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:07:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35560 Whites Creek Trail, loop complete. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/whites-creek-trail-loop-complete/feed/ 0 35560 The Whites Creek Trail South Loop is much easier going https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/the-whites-creek-trail-south-loop-is-much-easier-going/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/the-whites-creek-trail-south-loop-is-much-easier-going/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:55:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35556 The Whites Creek Trail South Loop is much easier going — As I've mentioned this before. If you don't like hiking through oak woodland, this is not the trail for you.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/the-whites-creek-trail-south-loop-is-much-easier-going/feed/ 0 35556 Whites Creek https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/whites-creek-2/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/whites-creek-2/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:50:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35553 Whites Creek — there was water running where I camped, but I'd filled up at Fiddler Spring.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/whites-creek-2/feed/ 0 35553 Spring https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/spring-2/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/spring-2/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:49:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35550 Spring — This spring pool was almost empty when I arrived, but it filled up overnight. The rain must have done some good. I've never taken water from this spring, for some odd reason I have never trusted it.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/spring-2/feed/ 0 35550 Mist after rain https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/mist-after-rain/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/mist-after-rain/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:38:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35547 Mist after rain — After yesterday's rain, last night and this morning were very misty.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/mist-after-rain/feed/ 0 35547 Day Four — Misty, damp morning https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-four-misty-damp-morning/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-four-misty-damp-morning/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:37:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35542 Day Four — Misty, damp morning. I was planning on spending the night at Fiddler Spring, but there was a hunting camp set up there (no one was at home). I grabbed three liters of water from the much slower than usual spring and decided I'd head away from the hunters to this established primitive campsite around three quarters of a mile away.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-four-misty-damp-morning/feed/ 0 35542 Dry – Looking up Whites Creek https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dry-looking-up-whites-creek/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dry-looking-up-whites-creek/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:26:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35531 Dry - Looking up Whites Creek. Now to get to my campsite for the night. Two-minute read, +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dry-looking-up-whites-creek/feed/ 0 35531 Caves on Whites Creek https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/caves-on-whites-creek-2/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/caves-on-whites-creek-2/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:25:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35525 Dry — Whites Creek was dry. The hike here was good, taking me and hour and fifteen minutes to get to Whites Creek. The rain had eased off, and I used a compass bearing to get me from where I'd camped overnight back to the trail. As is usual for this section of the Whites Creek Trail, I lost the trail often, +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/caves-on-whites-creek-2/feed/ 0 35525 Dry — Whites Creek was dry https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dry-whites-creek-was-dry/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dry-whites-creek-was-dry/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:24:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35521 Dry — Whites Creek was dry. The hike here was good, taking me and hour and fifteen minutes to get to Whites Creek. The rain had eased off, and I used a compass bearing to get me from where I'd camped overnight back to the trail. As is usual for this section of the Whites Creek Trail, I lost the trail often, +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dry-whites-creek-was-dry/feed/ 0 35521 Day Three — View from my hammock, rain and more rain https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-three-view-from-my-hammock-rain-and-more-rain/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-three-view-from-my-hammock-rain-and-more-rain/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:07:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35510 Day Three — View from my hammock, rain and more rain.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-three-view-from-my-hammock-rain-and-more-rain/feed/ 0 35510 Gary at the Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, Irish Wilderness, December 2024 https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-eleven-point-river-scenic-overlook-irish-wilderness-december-2024/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-eleven-point-river-scenic-overlook-irish-wilderness-december-2024/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:40:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35498 Gary at the Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, Irish Wilderness, December 2024.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-eleven-point-river-scenic-overlook-irish-wilderness-december-2024/feed/ 0 35498 Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, December 2024 https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/eleven-point-river-scenic-overlook-december-2024/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/eleven-point-river-scenic-overlook-december-2024/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:39:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35488 Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, December 2024 — I had a lot of fun getting here. The Whites Creek Trail North Loop was tough to follow, and the downed trees across the trail made for many diversions. Two-minute read

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/eleven-point-river-scenic-overlook-december-2024/feed/ 0 35488 Hammock Camping in Irish Wilderness https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/hammock-camping-in-irish-wilderness/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/hammock-camping-in-irish-wilderness/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:59:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35481 Hammock Camping in Irish Wilderness. If you don't like this view of the trees, then Irish Wilderness is probably not for you. The view of 90% of the Whites Creek Trail looks just like this. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/hammock-camping-in-irish-wilderness/feed/ 0 35481 Day Two — Breakfast https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-two-breakfast/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-two-breakfast/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:58:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35477 Day Two — Breakfast. As usual, I'm heating my water on my Fancee Feest alcohol stove. And I'm using my boxed Firebox Nano wood stove to keep the alcohol burner off of the ground. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/day-two-breakfast/feed/ 0 35477 Dawn, Day Two on the Whites Creek Trail https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dawn-day-two-on-the-whites-creek-trail/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dawn-day-two-on-the-whites-creek-trail/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:57:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35463 Dawn, Day Two on the Whites Creek Trail. Tales of stupidity, critters, and angry deer in the night Two-minute read.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dawn-day-two-on-the-whites-creek-trail/feed/ 0 35463 Dusk in Irish Wilderness https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dusk-in-irish-wilderness/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dusk-in-irish-wilderness/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:55:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35458 Dusk in Irish Wilderness. A couple of hours later and I'd left the trail in search of a spot to stop for the night. It was just about to get dark as I selected some suitable trees for my hammock. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/dusk-in-irish-wilderness/feed/ 0 35458 Camp Five Pond, Irish Wilderness. December 2024 https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/camp-five-pond-irish-wilderness-december-2024-2/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/camp-five-pond-irish-wilderness-december-2024-2/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:36:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35448 Camp Five Pond, Irish Wilderness. December 2024. What a wonderful afternoon to be hiking in the woods! This is the view from the trail across the Camp Five Pond earthen dam. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/camp-five-pond-irish-wilderness-december-2024/feed/ 0 35434 Gary at the Camp Five Pond Trailhead, Irish Wilderness https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-camp-five-pond-trailhead-irish-wilderness/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-camp-five-pond-trailhead-irish-wilderness/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:32:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35430 Gary at the Camp Five Pond Trailhead, Irish Wilderness — It's late in the day (14:30), and I'm carrying 4 liters of water. I want to get around four miles in and camp set up before it gets dark, in about three hours.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-camp-five-pond-trailhead-irish-wilderness/feed/ 0 35430 It’s a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Irish Wilderness from Springfield https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/its-a-two-and-a-half-hour-drive-to-irish-wilderness-from-springfield/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/its-a-two-and-a-half-hour-drive-to-irish-wilderness-from-springfield/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:37:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35424 It's a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Irish Wilderness from Springfield.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/its-a-two-and-a-half-hour-drive-to-irish-wilderness-from-springfield/feed/ 0 35424 Prepping for a four-day hike in Irish Wilderness https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/prepping-for-a-four-day-hike-in-irish-wilderness/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/prepping-for-a-four-day-hike-in-irish-wilderness/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:48:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35410 Prepping for a four-day hike in Irish Wilderness — There's a break in the weather and even some rain in the forecast. Tomorrow I'm driving the two-and-a-half hours east to Irish Wilderness, and I'm hiking the Whites Creek Trail counter-clockwise and I'm going to take a leisurely four days to do it. Two-minute read, +2

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