Pees Hollow, Counter-clockwise For a Change – The last time Ginger and I went backpacking together was in August 2017. For this trip, Ginger chose the trail — Hercules Glades Wilderness, Pees Hollow trail, and I chose the route — Counter-clockwise. Journal: 6 14
Looking Across the Glades – Pees Hollow Trail.
Gary and the Truck Cab on the Pees Hollow Trail. 3
‘Cab Creek’
That’s One Way to Get Ginger to Laugh.
Pees Hollow Backpacking Trip – My new Hammock arrived last week and I couldn’t wait any longer to try it out. Journal: 12 55
Glades and Knobs – You cannot be a Brit (well this Brit anyway) and not occasionally snigger at the local term for a pointy hill – ‘knob’. Two-minute read, 6 pictures
Dodge Truck Hood. We find some odd things in the wilderness, this old truck hood, the truck cab, then a Busiek there’s an old panel van, and two old nitrogen railroad trucks (imported for use as culverts).
Brushy Creek
Gary Modestly Posing at Brushy Creek. 2 pictures
The Confluence of Brushy Creek and ‘Cab Creek’
Brushy Creek – The name is very well deserved, it is brushy almost to the point of being impassable. 6 pictures
A Clear Path – The trail through the woods was very clear here. 2 pictures
View From The Ridge at the Start of the Pees Hollow Trail. One reason why I prefer fall, winter, and spring to summer is that you can see the views and the ‘bones’ of the land…
Branch of Brushy Creek off of the Pees Hollow Trail, Hercules Glades – This creek was mainly dry, but near where we camped there was some water. 3 pictures
We had a little navigational problem getting started. The beginning of the western half of the Pees Hollow trail isn’t marked, and the trail isn’t much used. With all the fallen leaves we went past the start of the trail and had to backtrack. The views were well worth the effort.