‘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.
Lakes and Creeks
Lakes, creeks, rivers, ponds, streams. Just about anything wet that isn’t the sea.
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.
December 4, 2024 14:20
Santeetlah Lake, North Carolina.
November 22, 2024 11:28
Santeetlah Lake, North Carolina.
November 22, 2024 11:17
Pinnacle Lake, Table Rock State Park, South Carolina.
November 21, 2024 15:33
Pinnacle Lake, Table Rock State Park, South Carolina. +1
November 21, 2024 15:32
Reed beds — Assateague State Park, Maryland.
November 19, 2024 11:44
Reeds — Assateague State Park, Maryland.
November 19, 2024 11:41
Reeds on the Boardwalk Trail. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware.
November 18, 2024 13:15
Boardwalk — Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware.
November 18, 2024 13:07
Raymond Pool from the Raymond Observation Tower. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware. Road trip, November ’24.
November 18, 2024 12:33
Trout Fishing on Spring Creek, Rockbridge. I took a break from looking at all the cool cars to watch some trout fishing below the mill pond. Ava Hometown Hotrods Festival — 100 Mile Cruise, stop at Rockbridge.
October 19, 2024 13:48
Gary at Piney Creek Wilderness — I spent most of my time sitting and watching the lake and trees, with the occasional swim to cool down, which was exactly what I wanted to do.
September 17, 2024 13:26
Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri (looking southwest).
September 17, 2024 13:24
Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri (looking southeast).
September 17, 2024 13:23
Clearing skies after rain. Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri. +1