Table Rock Lake was the highest I’ve seen it — At 928.5 ft. It was 18 ft higher than when I was last here in September 2024.
Lakes and Creeks
Lakes, creeks, rivers, ponds, streams. Just about anything wet that isn’t the sea.
View from my hammock. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. 2
June 12, 2025 11:13
Piney Creek Wilderness, Table Rock Lake. Looking west towards Buck Hollow and Piney Creek. I took a short hike further east along the lakeshore to find a spot where I could see out across the lake.
June 11, 2025 12:21
Concrete Spring box in ‘Twin Falls Hollow’. 1
May 10, 2025 17:02
Bathing Pool in ‘Deep Hollow’. Hercules Glades Wilderness, May 2025.
May 9, 2025 16:44
Whites Creek had been running hard a couple of days earlier — The trail was buried in debris and had been submerged under many feet of water. 2
April 7, 2025 18:20
Whites Creek on the Whites Creek Trail South Loop — Looking upstream
April 7, 2025 15:08
Whites Creek on the Whites Creek Trail South Loop — The trail at the bottom of the descent down to Whites Creek had been washed out, and parts of the trail were knee-deep in water. Nothing unexpected after all the rain we have had.
April 7, 2025 14:53
Little Brazil Creek is very ‘scrubby’ — Looking north. I’m filling up with water for tonight and tomorrow. I’ve yet to find a good camping spot near this creek. I hiked over ten miles today to get here.
March 21, 2025 18:09
Little Paddy Creek crossing on the North/South Loop Shortcut — This is the crossing on the shortcut between the North and South Loops. You used to be able to cross straight over here, but now it is too deep for my short legs.
March 1, 2025 12:19
The second Big Paddy Creek crossing — After crossing the creek, the sign directs you to go right. No, not anymore. Follow the trail to your left. 1
February 28, 2025 14:14
Frozen stock pond.
February 28, 2025 12:15
Looking out across ‘Spring Hollow.’
February 28, 2025 10:29
‘Spring Hollow’ — I decided to camp above the big rock formation on the right. 2
February 27, 2025 16:00
‘Spring Hollow’ a great secluded spot — Getting here across all the large boulders and down the steep hollow sides can be a bit sketchy, but worth the effort.
February 27, 2025 15:58
Brazil Creek. I arrived at Brazil Creek at twelve-fifteen. I stopped and ate some trail snacks while I toyed with the idea of not taking on any extra water and relying on the small spring where I’d be camping. x2
December 29, 2024 12:34
Tree down across Little Brazil Creek. The top of this tree landed right where I had been thinking about setting up camp. That ain’t going to work. Plenty of water to top up my supplies though.
December 28, 2024 14:10
Camp Five Pond, Irish Wilderness. From the western side looking towards the trailhead and parking lot. Once more, ours is the only vehicle present.
December 15, 2024 14:20
Whites Creek — there was water running where I camped, but I’d filled up at Fiddler Spring.
December 15, 2024 11:50
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
December 13, 2024 14:39
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
December 12, 2024 14:36
Camp Five Pond, Irish Wilderness. December 2024. +1
December 12, 2024 14:34
A better place to cross. Climbing down the bank here and crossing Big Paddy Creek would have been the clever thing to do. But scouting for a good crossing point I didn’t see it. So, I crossed the hard (and cold) way.
December 4, 2024 14:22
The Big Paddy Creek Crossing has been washed out. But I crossed here anyway. It was deep and cold. How deep? Well, my trail journal in my pocket got wet.