Heating water to make breakfast, May 2025. Hercules Glades Wilderness. 3
Deep Hollow
Deep Hollow is my name for a quite deep, and steep, ravine with a fairly reliable water source on the western edge of Hercules Glades Wilderness.
Camped above ‘Deep Hollow’, May 2025. Hercules Glades Wilderness. 2
May 9, 2025 17:57
Bathing Pool in ‘Deep Hollow’. Hercules Glades Wilderness, May 2025.
May 9, 2025 16:44
Gary camped here. There was a fair buildup of snow around the edge of the tarp from where the snow kept sliding off.
January 10, 2025 13:28
Snow covered treetops.
January 10, 2025 11:14
Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025. The ‘doors’ on my bad weather tarp help keep the weather out and the warmth in. I could have set the tarp closer to the ground, but I prefer more standing room.
January 10, 2025 11:13
Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025.
January 10, 2025 11:12
Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025.
January 10, 2025 11:11
Wintery view from my hammock.
January 10, 2025 8:07
Keeping my nose and ears warm. I’m just out of bed, and I didn’t bother to remove the buff I use to keep my nose and ears warm while I sleep.
January 10, 2025 7:29
Hammock camping in the snow. 7:20 a.m. and it’s been snowing for around nine hours. I was nice and cozy in my hammock.
January 10, 2025 7:21
Waiting for ‘Snowmageddon’ — there’s five to seven inches in the forecast. Should be fun! (Plus, Day One stats.) +1
January 9, 2025 19:59
Creek and spring in ‘Deep Hollow’ — time to top up my water before it gets dark, and the storm arrives.
January 9, 2025 15:37
Jus’ Chilling — The six-mile hike back to the trailhead should only take three to four hours (depending on if I stop for lunch), so I can sit back, take it easy, and enjoy the forest for a while. +1
April 21, 2024 12:02
Day Two. Late Breakfast — Biscuits and Gravy, and a cup of Rosie Lee.
April 21, 2024 11:31
The pollen was prodigious — As the green-yellow dusting of pollen on my feet attests, the pollen was indeed prodigious. No wonder I was coughing and sneezing.
April 20, 2024 17:10
There was a trickle of water coming from the spring — With camp set up I headed off down into ‘Deep Hollow’ to see if the spring was running. Much to my surprise it was — just a trickle but enough to have saved me from having to lug in three liters of water! Not to worry, I need the exercise!
April 20, 2024 17:04
Day One. Back at ‘Deep Hollow,’ Hercules Glades Wilderness — I decided to get out for a one-night trip to Hercules Glades. Apart from our Eclipse Trip I’ve not been out this month. An overnight stop at my camping spot near Deep Hollow would be just what the doctor ordered. One-minute read.
April 20, 2024 16:47
Day Three. Tucked up in my hammock. Deep Hollow, January 2024.
January 4, 2024 8:38
Heating water for dinner — Using my Firebox Nano wood stove.
January 3, 2024 16:52
Hammock sunset — Camped above ‘Deep Hollow’ January 2024.
January 3, 2024 16:20
Journal: Three days hiking at Hercules Glades Wilderness, April 2023. My original plan for the weekend was scrapped. With some time on my hands, I decided to head down to Hercules Gades for a couple of nights. Journal: 8 25
April 30, 2023 18:00
Sig Sauer P938 Extreme, Alien Gear Shape Shift Retention Holster, and a spare magazine — I could have sworn that magazine was full when I headed out.
April 29, 2023 13:17
Preparing and eating lunch — time to have some lunch before getting on the trail. And finally the sun has come out! +1