Camped at the top of the bluffs – The only problem with camping here is that there is no water. Unless you count Beaver Creek, 200ft (vertically) away. 2 pictures
Hammock Camping
I’ve been hammock camping since 2018, once I am in my hammock, it is so comfy and cozy I don’t want to get out!
Camped Near ‘Twin Falls Creek’ 2 pictures
May 30, 2020 12:17
Enjoying the view from my hammock – Piney Creek, Day Two. 3 pictures
May 10, 2020 13:00
Hammock camping at Piney Creek, preparing breakfast – It was an interesting night. Not because anything happened, but because of the odd and vivid dreams I had. 2 3
May 10, 2020 8:15
Preparing Breakfast – Day Two. 2
April 25, 2020 10:26
Wilderness Escape (again) – Two nights in Hercules Glades. A severe thunderstorm, wet and muddy trails, wonderful falls, a ghost from the past, some stupid mistakes and overall, a good time. Journal: 12 30
April 24, 2020 12:00
Two days ‘Self-Isolation’ in Hercules Glades Wilderness – We have been on COVID-19 lockdown since mid-march. The small ray of sunshine for us in Springfield is that we are allowed out to exercise, and liquor is considered an essential item. Backpacking is definitely exercising, so I decided to take a short break and enjoy some time out in the wild. Journal: 1025
March 28, 2020 18:05
Journal: Two nights and a superb sunrise on the Bell Mountain Trail, February 2020 – Many years ago I read about hammock camping on Bell Mountain and the beautiful dawn vistas to be had looking out over Shut-in Creek. Ever since I read that article I’ve wanted to camp there and watch the dawn. Journal: 12 38
March 1, 2020 14:00
The view from my hammock – There are dozens of fire rings here, but I had the mountain top to myself.
February 28, 2020 16:47
Tarp up in case it rains (again). Bell Mountain – Day One.
February 28, 2020 16:31
February 2020, Big Piney Trail, Paddy Creek Wilderness – It was time for me to get out and clock up a few more miles. We first planned to visit Paddy Creek Wilderness in late December 2011, but with high winds in the forecast, we decided to go to Piney Creek instead. Somehow Paddy Creek Wilderness never featured in our plans after then. Now was a good time to put that right. Journal: 27 68
February 15, 2020 10:55
Breakfast, pack up, and go.One-minute read. 3 pictures.
January 27, 2020 9:32
The setting sun bathes the world in pink.
January 26, 2020 17:23
Breakfast, and time to hit the trail. 3 pictures
January 26, 2020 8:48
January 2020, Three Days At Devil’s Backbone Wilderness – I visited old haunts and hiked the last of my un-trod trails in this wilderness. Journal: 18 48
January 25, 2020 12:00
Piney Creek Wilderness – January 2020 – A three day, two night, relaxing stay by the lakeside in Piney Creek Wilderness. Journal: 13 54
January 7, 2020 15:00
Time to have breakfast, then pack up and go. One-minute read, 3 pictures
January 7, 2020 8:31
Good morning! To get up or not to get up? Now that’s a question when it is cold out.
January 7, 2020 7:43
Day Three – view from my hammock.
January 7, 2020 7:42
Contemplating – nothing of great import, and I don’t think I wrote more than half a dozen words. 2
January 6, 2020 14:48
Camped by Table Rock Lake – The astute will notice that this is not my regular camping spot by the lake. The reason is quite simple; some expletive deleted hunter decided that a good place to leave the carcass of a deer they’d dressed would be right by the fire ring of my usual camping spot. One-minute read, 5 pictures
January 6, 2020 13:33
This can only mean one thing … After a seven-month break, I’m finally back on the trail with my last hike of 2019. Journal: 16 31
December 29, 2019 12:53
Camped behind the Bluff at Hercules Glades. 5 pictures
May 27, 2019 8:30
Despite my best intentions, I’ve been too busy to get out on the trails since my last trip in March. This weekend I decided to fix that with three days hiking at Hercules Glades. My plan was to catch a sunset from the bluffs and do some exploring down Long Creek. Things didn’t quite end up how I’d planned though. Journal: 11 23