Morning Coffee at Long Creek Falls, Hercules Glades Wilderness – A wonderful and peaceful way to to start the day.
Lakes and Creeks
Lakes, creeks, rivers, ponds, streams. Just about anything wet that isn’t the sea.
Cooling off in a pool on Woods Fork – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. Birthday solo backpacking for a couple of days at Busiek.
June 20, 2012 14:50
This was the last bit of the shore we examined before heading back to the campground.
April 21, 2012 15:23
Ascend D10 & Ascend FS10 Kayaks at Berry Bend, Harry S Truman Reservoir – The dew and the quality of the light caught my eye.
April 21, 2012 14:32
This was our view of Truman lake first thing Saturday morning. Wonderful. Ginger got a better picture of this, but I’m quite happy with this image.
April 21, 2012 12:51
It was hot and record temperatures were predicted. So, after filtering enough water to last us our hike back to the trailhead I decided that I’d lie in the creek a while and get soaked before we started climbing the 600+ feet out of the wilderness. 2
April 1, 2012 17:02
I spotted this dandelion and it reminded me of a picture I took of my son Robert while on vacation in Scotland over twenty years ago.
March 22, 2012 21:45
A 6.6 mile hike with 800′ of elevation climbed on Busiek’s White and Orange trails.
January 6, 2012 22:15
Typical Ozarks recreational arrangements (365:365) – Today we sunbathed and went on a short exploratory hike. Yes, that’s right, sunbathed on the 31 December in the Northern hemisphere. Three-minute read, +8
December 31, 2011 19:09
Today looked like being the last nice day for a while so we took Lanie out fishing on the James River. 3
November 13, 2011 17:55
Sunset at Bucksaw, Harry S Truman Lake, Missouri – Note the cool Crepuscular Rays.
November 5, 2011 21:12
The fall color has been magnificent this year. Thus far we’ve not had an opportunity to get out to enjoy them. So, we’ve decide to take a couple of days out and enjoy the weather and the color while both last.
October 31, 2011 21:50
Crossing Camp Creek (365:124) – Today we hiked the white and orange trails at Busiek. 8 pictures
May 4, 2011 15:55
Running Water – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area.
May 4, 2011 11:57
You can read more about our hike here.
May 4, 2011 11:53
Little Sac River, near Willard, Missouri. 3
April 18, 2011 19:57
Bluffs on the Meramec River at Meramec State Park, Missouri – I love my little Fuji Finepix F30 compact, it produces such ‘painterly’ pictures.
March 24, 2011 22:49
Kayaking on James River, Springfield Missouri — Today was a busy day. 2 7
January 29, 2011 17:39
Kayaking in the ice on Lake Springfield – It’s Saturday so we must be kayaking. It’s amazing how quickly the weekend and our Saturday lie-in comes around each week. One-minute read, 5 pictures
January 22, 2011 16:13
Camping at Berry Bend – This weekend we tried out our backpacking gear. Two-minute read. 3 pictures
November 20, 2010 17:56
Minivan Complete with ‘Stealth Pods’ — Crighton put in for kayaking on the James River. We call them stealth pods because once we have them on the roof people seem to be unable to see us coming, and pull out in front of us, or even drive into us!
October 2, 2010 17:58
Kayaking on James River – Look carefully and you’ll see Ginger in the distance.
October 2, 2010 17:04
James River Near the Crighton Access Point – We put in at the Crighton access point on the James River this afternoon. The light was excellent and the colder weather meant that there was no one else around.
October 2, 2010 16:20
Ginger kayaking on James River.