All this bushwhacking is scratching up my feet and legs.
Gary Allman
Pictures of Gary Allman — If you don’t see me in one of the pictures below it means I’m featured in a picture in the post.
Morning tea in my hammock — Irish Wilderness, Missouri.
February 2, 2024 9:42
At the Float Camp Junction of the Whites Creek Trail — I was last here in March 2023.
January 31, 2024 13:47
Trying out a gas stove for a change — Conclusion: I prefer my Fancee Feest Cat Can stove.
January 31, 2024 8:21
Ready to get on the trail — I’m planning on spending four days hiking the Whites Creek Trail. This time I’m starting with the South Loop (I don’t know why they call it a loop it is not. But hey!).
January 30, 2024 13:10
At the Pole (Pete) Hollow Trail Junction. 39°F and feeling a bit chilly with a slight head wind. Two nights, three days, and a modest 13 miles. That will do for my first run out of 2024. Time to go home and trim my beard. It has done its job! +1
January 4, 2024 14:58
Day Three. Tucked up in my hammock. Deep Hollow, January 2024.
January 4, 2024 8:38
Just to prove that I was there.
January 3, 2024 14:00
Day One. Another year, same trail cairn — I’m off out for three days, blowing away the cobwebs and walking off some holiday season excesses.
January 2, 2024 14:16
My quilt got a little frosty, though according to my notes it was only 30°F. +1
December 7, 2023 7:11
A selfie for the folks back home — I actually had some cell service here!
December 6, 2023 14:22
Don’t take a step back …
December 5, 2023 11:14
Not a lot of water — This is Little Paddy Creek. I’ve never seen it this low, it was not really running. That doesn’t bode well for my trip. And all the small springs I have passed so far have been dry too. 2
December 4, 2023 14:32
Eclipse glasses — Ginger and Gary ready for the annular eclipse, in Odessa, Texas. Annular Eclipse Trip Day Four. 8
October 14, 2023 11:12
Testing, testing. One, two, three — Two outpatient visits to the hospital today for some tests. Ultrasound in the morning, and my annual cardiology checkup in the afternoon. All my results were good. In a little experiment, I used AI to obfuscate the personal information in the image. It makes a nice change from pixelating it.
October 3, 2023 10:09
Bowed — before I threw away the bowed worktop I’d set aside as a workbench top, I decided to check how bad it was: 5/16-inch over 36 inches. No, I wasn’t going to be able to use it for anything, so into the trash, it went.
October 1, 2023 12:04
Lanie’s been in Europe since December. It’s been my job to give her car a run out every now and then while she’s gone. One has to do these things in style 🙂 +1
September 23, 2023 11:37
Family range time — We organized a family trip down to the Sound of Freedom in Ozark and had some fun. Katie is trying out a scope on a pistol. Gary is reloading. There was also a new AR15 to be tried out and sighted in, and some other new handguns we’d not taken down the range.
September 16, 2023 13:52
Trip over — Three nights and four days by the lake. I left a day early as I didn’t fancy hiking out in the 90°F+ temps forecast for Monday. +1
July 9, 2023 17:37
Just sitting and watching — That’s pretty much how I spent four days. The cup of tea was optional. +2
July 9, 2023 14:22
Noodles for lunch.
July 9, 2023 13:58
Campfire — It is very rare for me to have a campfire nowadays. But I’d collected the wood, so I might as well use it and keep the fire ring clean.
July 8, 2023 22:15
We have plans … It’s been a great nine years with the diocese (how did that happen?), but now it is time to move on to new ventures.
June 2, 2023 14:15
I had just crossed Paddy Creek Road for the second time today.