Final trip of 2020 over — Not the most flattering of pictures. A quick summary of my hike out. One-minute read.
December 29, 2020 12:23
Fuji FinePix F30
My Fujifilm Finepix F30 is the first digital camera I bought back in 2006. I still like the pictures it takes. It continues to work (2022), and every now and then I give it an outing.
December 29, 2020 9:36
Tales of stupidity — Camped overlooking ‘Twin Falls Hollow’ – This trip had been dogged by a series of stupid mistakes. My final mistake could easily have been fatal, but as is usually the case when I do something stupid, I was lucky and got away with it. Until possibly, one day I won’t. Five-minute read, +3
December 28, 2020 12:11
Gary at the Blair Ridge Trailhead – The hike from the Falls to the Blair Ridge Trailhead is supposed to be around three-and-a-half miles. I’d say it was nearer to three. It was a cold, dull, gray day, so no pictures. Anyway, it was just standard Ozarks ridge trail scenery. That’s my last unhiked trail in Hercules Glades completed. One-minute read, +3
December 28, 2020 10:40
Vertigo – Watch your step, it’s a fairly steep drop of around 100ft and a very narrow trail. I made sure I didn’t drop a hiking pole while taking a picture here.
December 28, 2020 10:32
Small Falls on Long Creek. +1
December 28, 2020 10:28
Meet the Flintstones – Looks like somewhere Fred, Wilma, and Pebbles might live. It’s another overhang campsite, but this one has more home comforts and a rock-edged path down to the creek where there is a wide pool. +2
December 28, 2020 9:22
Long Creek. Hercules Glades – Day Three – This is the spot nearest to my campsite and where I drew my water. What you can’t see in this picture are the frozen bits.
December 28, 2020 9:20
Overhang Campsite – When I camped here in May 2019 I ended up in the ER the next day.
December 28, 2020 9:17
Getting ready to break camp on Day Three.
December 27, 2020 15:38
Lower Pilot – from the Coy Bald Trail, Hercules Glades Wilderness. I started my day camped about three-quarters of a mile to the west (left) of the Lower Pilot. Taken with my 14-year-old Fuji Finepix digital camera. One-minute read
December 27, 2020 15:29
The Pilots – Seen from the Coy Bald Trail.
December 27, 2020 13:14
Looking up Long Creek (east). Hercules Glades – Day Two.
December 27, 2020 11:55
View out of Hercules Glades Wilderness to the north. +1
December 27, 2020 10:20
About to break camp – There are three things to note in this picture…
December 27, 2020 8:12
I get my day’s breakfast and trail food out first thing so I don’t forget to unpack it before I break camp and put everything in my backpack.
December 26, 2020 14:25
Ice in ‘Deep Hollow’ – Okay, so I managed to let one of my hiking poles fall into the hollow while taking the previous picture. Which meant I had to climb down and retrieve it. While I was there, I took this picture.
December 26, 2020 14:22
Ice falls – In ‘Deep Hollow.’ One-minute read, +2
December 26, 2020 13:52
A rather sluggish grasshopper.
December 26, 2020 12:36
Gurgling – it was interesting listening and watching the creek flowing under the ice. I stopped here to refill my water bottle. Hercules Glades – Day One.
December 26, 2020 12:23
Unexpected ice – there was a lot more ice on the trail than I expected. Hercules Glades – Day One. +1