Another Pole (Pete) Hollow Trail junction cairn selfie — Well, it had to be done with some snow in the background.
Pole Hollow Cairn
It’s become customary to grab a quick picture at the cairn at the junction of the Pilot and Pole Hollow Trails at Hercules Glades.
Note. The current trail names are the Tower and Pete Hollow Trails. Recently some bright spark had an idea to rename a lot of the trails in the wilderness, ignoring the existing historical trail names, and in the case of the Pole Hollow Trail, just getting it wrong (according to the USGS maps).
Pole (Pete) Hollow Cairn Selfie — It looks like someone may have tidied the cairn. I didn’t have time to check, I have places to be before it gets dark.
January 9, 2025 12:17
It’s that trail cairn again — By one-thirty I had camp squared away, and I started an uneventful hike back to the trailhead. +2
April 21, 2024 16:09
At the Pole (Pete) Hollow Trail Junction. 39°F and feeling a bit chilly with a slight head wind. Two nights, three days, and a modest 13 miles. That will do for my first run out of 2024. Time to go home and trim my beard. It has done its job! +1
January 4, 2024 14:58
Day One. Another year, same trail cairn — I’m off out for three days, blowing away the cobwebs and walking off some holiday season excesses.
January 2, 2024 14:16
This wasn’t my plan for the weekend. Day One — Gary at the Pole Hollow trail Junction. Orange hat because it is turkey hunting season. Two-minute read, +1
April 28, 2023 15:23
Dusk at the Pole (Pete) Hollow Trail cairn — Right on target, 25 minutes from the trailhead.
February 11, 2023 17:57
Back at the Pole Hollow Trail junction cairn (and few ‘selfies’ taken on the trail). +3
August 20, 2022 12:06
Day Two – Back at the Pole Hollow cairn – Here I am, back at the Pole Hollow cairn in Hercules Glades, but this trip is a little bit different.
May 7, 2022 12:40
‘That’ cairn. Hercules Glades, Cairn at the junction of the Pilot and Pole Hollow trails (and a selfie). +1
April 18, 2022 10:22
Day One. Back on the trail – My first trip out since November – maybe that’s why my hat is looking a little neglected. Two-minute read, +2
February 20, 2022 13:49
Hercules Glades Wilderness from the Pole Hollow Trail – Looking east. Two-minute read, +1
November 16, 2021 14:47
Gary at the Pole (Pete) Hollow cairn, Hercules Glades Wilderness.
November 15, 2021 13:03
Two hours later – back at the Pole Hollow cairn
October 5, 2021 15:40
Gary and the Pole Hollow Cairn – Time for the obligatory selfie at the cairn. I prefer this black and white version. +1
October 3, 2021 13:02
Gary and Ginger at the Pole Hollow Cairn — Ginger is never one to miss the chance to ham things up. There are several outtakes.
June 4, 2021 17:12
Gary and Ginger at the Pole Hollow Cairn – I know how to treat Ginger to a good time, I made sure she had plenty of exercise, time to relax, and her own room with a forest view. One-minute read, +1
June 4, 2021 17:10
Pole Hollow Cairn (it’s behind me) – The weather seems to be doing a better job of keeping me off the trails in 2021 than COVID-19 did in 2020. Two-minute read
February 27, 2021 14:26
Back at the Pole Hollow Cairn – It was too dark on the hike out Friday night for my obligatory Pole Hollow Cairn selfie, so I decided to slip one in on my return hike. +1
January 24, 2021 15:38
Gary at the Pole Hollow Cairn, October 2020 – what can I say? It’s become a tradition to take a selfie here.
October 23, 2020 15:00
Back on the trail – I was working in Kansas City two Saturday’s running, so I decided I’d earned myself a Monday off, and headed down to my usual stomping ground, Hercules Glades for a single night visit. +1
September 20, 2020 13:26
Rocks on the cairn – I’m not sure when I’m next going to get a chance to get out here, so I added a couple of rocks to the cairn. A pretty lichen-covered one for Ginger and a cheese wedge shape one for me.
March 29, 2020 16:20
Hercules Glades Backpacking, November 2018 – Van problems forced me to select a nearby trail for a late fall break. Another visit to Hercules Glades was on the cards. Trip write-up: 10-minute read, +52