Day Three stats and end of hike thoughts.
Topographic Map
A snowy view from my hammock.
January 11, 2025 8:48
First Breakfast (in the hammock). Yes, I am taking a page from the Hobbits’ playbook and having a first and second breakfast! One-minute read, +2
January 11, 2025 8:07
Day Two stats. I arrived at my campsite at three-fifty, with just ninety minutes of daylight left to set up camp and finish all my camp chores.
January 10, 2025 15:50
Berryman Trail — Day Four stats and a summary of the trip. Three-minute read.
December 30, 2024 16:00
A summary of the day’s hiking stats.
December 29, 2024 16:45
Berryman Trail — Day Two stats and the rest of the day’s hike. Including some unexpected noisy neighbors. Three-minute read, +1
December 28, 2024 16:00
Day One Stats and a packing omission — My heart was playing up, and I might not have enough meds to continue my trip. Two-minute read.
December 27, 2024 18:00
Day Four & Trip Summary — Whites Creek Trail, North Loop. Whites Creek Crossing to the Camp Five Pond trailhead.
February 2, 2024 16:30
Day Three – Camped above the Eleven Point River to the Whites Creek crossing on the North Loop. A hard day, and some health concerns. Two-minute read
February 1, 2024 16:30
Irish Wilderness Day Two — Fiddler Spring to the end of a ridge overlooking the Eleven Point River.
January 31, 2024 17:00
Irish Wilderness Day One — Camp Five Pond Trailhead to Fiddler Spring — It was a loverly warm afternoon. At two pm I had to stop and get rid of some layers, have a bite to eat, and a drink. The South Loop was easy to follow, until, that is, I dropped down to Whites Creek, where it had been washed out in several places. But that’s par for the course. Two-minute read
January 30, 2024 16:30
Paddy Creek — Day Four.
December 7, 2023 15:00
Paddy Creek — Day Three.
December 6, 2023 16:00
Paddy Creek — Day Two.
December 5, 2023 15:00
Paddy Creek — Day One
December 4, 2023 21:00
Plans for the weekend — Ridge Runner/Devil’s Backbone. This is the last of my ‘Must do’ winter hikes before spring takes off. I have had two failed attempts at finding where the Ridge Runner Trail joins the North Fork loop. I’ve decided if I can’t find the trail this time, I’ll bushwhack my way.
March 17, 2023 17:15
The Unknown Joys of Cartography. Several years ago we made a map … One-minute read
February 13, 2018 23:15
Gary and Ginger’s Christmas present (356:360).
December 26, 2011 11:20
Bull Shoals Lake – Normal Pool Elevation 654′ (365:146) – Currently the elevation is 696′. That’s a foot over its fully flooded design capacity. One-minute read