Trail Sign tagged - Breakfast in America Living happily ever after still means you have to clean house and do the dishes Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:43:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://breakfastinamerica.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-2017-06-12-204131-square-1-32x32.jpg Trail Sign tagged - Breakfast in America 32 32 49034375 Hike almost over https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/hike-almost-over/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/hike-almost-over/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:22:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42450 Hike almost over — it's just a short way from here, at the edge of the wilderness, to the registration point and parking lot. All in all, I hiked a tad under 19 miles and climbed 1,500 feet of elevation. Backpacking the Big Piney Trail, February 2026.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/hike-almost-over/feed/ 0 42450 Blazes? We don’t need no stinking blazes https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/blazes-we-dont-need-no-stinking-blazes-2/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/blazes-we-dont-need-no-stinking-blazes-2/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:05:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42389 Blazes? We don't need no stinking blazes — Yes I've used that image title before. Then it was on the Berryman Trail.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/blazes-we-dont-need-no-stinking-blazes-2/feed/ 0 42389 Big Piney Trail https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/big-piney-trail/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/big-piney-trail/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:23:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42357 Big Piney Trail — these signs are easy to spot when they are new, but after a year or so they go gray and almost invisible unless you know to look out for them.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/big-piney-trail/feed/ 0 42357 New Trail junction on the Big Piney Trail https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/new-trail-junction-on-the-big-piney-trail/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/new-trail-junction-on-the-big-piney-trail/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:22:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42350 A while back, I met a Forest Ranger and a couple of guys near the trailhead. They'd been surveying the trail, assessing changes, as it had become eroded and rough in places. That work looks to have been completed. 3

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2026/new-trail-junction-on-the-big-piney-trail/feed/ 0 42350 On the Colorado Trail https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/on-the-colorado-trail/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/on-the-colorado-trail/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:08:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42492 On the Colorado Trail — Okay, I did a tiny bit of this trail yesterday, but I'm counting this as my first hike on a major through trail. I'll only be going a total of seven miles or so, but that's enough for me with all the elevation I'll be gaining.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/on-the-colorado-trail/feed/ 0 42492 Day 8. Colorado Trail Segment 14: Chalk Creek to US Hwy 50 https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/colorado-trail-segment-14-chalk-creek-to-us-hwy-50/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/colorado-trail-segment-14-chalk-creek-to-us-hwy-50/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:54:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42486 Day 8. Colorado Trail Segment 14: Chalk Creek to US Hwy 50. Day 8 - Road Trip, October 2025.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/colorado-trail-segment-14-chalk-creek-to-us-hwy-50/feed/ 0 42486 Trail Sign, the western end of Narrow Gauge Trail #1432 https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/trail-sign-the-western-end-of-narrow-gauge-trail-1432/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/trail-sign-the-western-end-of-narrow-gauge-trail-1432/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:42:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42196 Trail sign, the western end of Narrow Gauge Trail #1432. With my short road hike and excursion up a brief bit of Section 14 of the Colorado Trail, I managed six and a half miles for my second hike. Day 7 - Road Trip October 2025. 2

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/trail-sign-the-western-end-of-narrow-gauge-trail-1432/feed/ 0 42196 The western end of Narrow Gauge Trail #1432 https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/the-western-end-of-narrow-gauge-trail-1432/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/the-western-end-of-narrow-gauge-trail-1432/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:41:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=42193 The western end of Narrow Gauge Trail #1432. The Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Trail. Day 7 - Road Trip October 2025.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/the-western-end-of-narrow-gauge-trail-1432/feed/ 0 42193 New trailhead signage at Camp Five Pond https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/new-trailhead-signage-at-camp-five-pond/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/new-trailhead-signage-at-camp-five-pond/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:32:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=39368 New trailhead signage at Camp Five Pond — And a rant about apparent illiteracy/lack of care. 3

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/new-trailhead-signage-at-camp-five-pond/feed/ 0 39368 Berryman Trail — twenty-six miles to go https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/berryman-trail-twenty-six-miles-to-go/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/berryman-trail-twenty-six-miles-to-go/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:08:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=39019 Berryman Trail — twenty-six miles to go. My plan is to spend a leisurely four days hiking those twenty-six miles.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/berryman-trail-twenty-six-miles-to-go/feed/ 0 39019 North Loop https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/north-loop/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/north-loop/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:04:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=37792 North Loop — At the start of the Shortcut to the North Loop. Paddy Creek Wilderness, February 2025.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/north-loop/feed/ 0 37792 Signs of confusion https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/signs-of-confusion/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/signs-of-confusion/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:27:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=37770 Signs of confusion — It appears that the most popular route, along the North Loop to the falls (straight ahead) is no longer signposted. Plus, my plans and lots more confusion in general. Five-minute read, +4

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2025/signs-of-confusion/feed/ 0 37770 The things people leave behind https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/the-things-people-leave-behind/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/the-things-people-leave-behind/#respond Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:20:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35733 The things people leave behind — a hillbilly hunting hide.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/the-things-people-leave-behind/feed/ 0 35733 Seventeen miles down, another ten or so to go https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/seventeen-miles-down-another-ten-or-so-to-go/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/seventeen-miles-down-another-ten-or-so-to-go/#respond Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:16:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35729 Seventeen miles down, another ten or so to go.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/trail-signs/feed/ 0 35615 Berryman Trail Mile Marker https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/berryman-trail-mile-marker/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/berryman-trail-mile-marker/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:51:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35621 Berryman Trail Mile Marker. There's a couple of problems with the trail markers and blazes. First the wildlife likes to chew on them, and second, they curl up when they get heated by prescribed burns/wildfires.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/berryman-trail-mile-marker/feed/ 0 35621 Gary at the start of the Berryman Trail — Berryman Campground, Missouri https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-start-of-the-berryman-trail-berryman-campground-missouri/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-start-of-the-berryman-trail-berryman-campground-missouri/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:48:00 +0000 https://breakfastinamerica.me/?p=35605 Gary at the start of the Berryman Trail — Berryman Campground, Missouri. This will be my last backpacking trip of 2024. I’m nowhere near my goal of hiking 240 miles in 2024, but I’ll be spending the next four days hiking the twenty-seven-mile Berryman Trail. Three-minute read, +4

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/gary-at-the-start-of-the-berryman-trail-berryman-campground-missouri/feed/ 0 35605 At the Float Camp Junction of the Whites Creek Trail https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/at-the-float-camp-junction-of-the-whites-creek-trail/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/at-the-float-camp-junction-of-the-whites-creek-trail/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 19:47:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=33068 At the Float Camp Junction of the Whites Creek Trail — I was last here in March 2023.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/at-the-float-camp-junction-of-the-whites-creek-trail/feed/ 0 33068 New notice boards and a registration point at Camp Five Pond https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/new-notice-boards-and-a-registration-point-at-camp-five-pond/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/new-notice-boards-and-a-registration-point-at-camp-five-pond/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:21:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=33024 New notice boards and a registration point at Camp Five Pond. And a warning about not taking maps or a GPS. +1

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2024/new-notice-boards-and-a-registration-point-at-camp-five-pond/feed/ 0 33024 Yes, they are alive… https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/yes-they-are-alive/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/yes-they-are-alive/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:37:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=32328 Yes, they are alive... Didn't see any though. Cattail Marsh, Tyrrell Park, Beaumont, Texas.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/yes-they-are-alive/feed/ 0 32328 Found it! The lost trail junction https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/found-it-the-lost-trail-junction/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/found-it-the-lost-trail-junction/#respond Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:09:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=30966 Found it! The lost trail junction — At last, I have found the elusive point where the Ridge Runner Trail joins the North Fork Loop. And here there are very faint signs of the Ridge Runner Trail I've been hunting for over a year.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2023/found-it-the-lost-trail-junction/feed/ 0 30966 McGarr Ridge Trailhead, Devil’s Backbone Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri https://breakfastinamerica.me/2022/mcgarr-ridge-trailhead-devils-backbone-wilderness-mark-twain-national-forest-missouri/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2022/mcgarr-ridge-trailhead-devils-backbone-wilderness-mark-twain-national-forest-missouri/#respond Sun, 04 Dec 2022 21:17:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=30413 McGarr Ridge Trailhead, Devil's Backbone Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri - Approaching the McGarr Ridge Trailhead. Almost at the end of my hike. +2

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2022/mcgarr-ridge-trailhead-devils-backbone-wilderness-mark-twain-national-forest-missouri/feed/ 0 30413 Back to the start and some notes https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/back-to-the-start-and-some-notes/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/back-to-the-start-and-some-notes/#respond Sun, 23 May 2021 19:25:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=26514 Back to the start and some notes - From here there is just a short thirty-minute hike, south, down the Ozark Trail to get back to the trailhead. That's it, trip over, though there's still the two-hour drive home to complete.

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]]> https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/back-to-the-start-and-some-notes/feed/ 0 26514 Ozark Trail, trailblaze https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/ozark-trail-trailblaze/ https://breakfastinamerica.me/2021/ozark-trail-trailblaze/#respond Sat, 22 May 2021 16:32:00 +0000 https://www.breakfastinamerica.me/?p=26409 Ozark Trail, trailblaze.

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