View from my hammock

A snowy view from my hammock.

View from my hammock. The Berryman Trail, December 2024.

Day Four — Making breakfast. It was quite cold last night — 36 Degrees — and it’s pretty damp, too, so it feels colder than it is. A Pop-Tart, ginger and orange tea, with biscuits and gravy will soon warm things up.

A tiny bit of sunshine.

Day Three — Planning the day’s hike. It was a wet and misty morning. Last night, six hours of rain fell, which bodes well for water availability on the trail.

Day Three — View from my hammock, rain and more rain.

The view from my hammock. Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri.

Jus’ Chilling — The six-mile hike back to the trailhead should only take three to four hours (depending on if I stop for lunch), so I can sit back, take it easy, and enjoy the forest for a while. +1

Heating water for breakfast.

Finally, the sun reaches inside my hammock.

Enjoying the view from my hammock.

Day three, sunrise from my hammock — Well, I’m still alive! That’s a good thing. My AFIB has abated, and if I’m feeling okay, I’ll take the longer more arduous route back to the trailhead.

Enjoying the view from my hammock.

Breakfast in my hammock. Irish Wilderness, Missouri

Day Four — View from my hammock, February 2, 2024 — I survived the night 🙂 (at my age I sometimes wonder!), but my heart was still in AFIB. I had enough water for breakfast (12oz), a cup of something hot (10oz), and about 4oz for the trail.

Day Two, the view from my hammock — When I decided to stop at Fiddler Spring, I forgot to check its orientation to the rising sun. It was a long chilly wait until the sun climbed high enough to reach the campsite. It was also “Surprise! Suprise!” a lot colder than forecast. At seven-thirty it was twenty-four degrees. Two-minute read, +1

Morning view from my hammock — Day Two, Camped in Paddy Creek Wilderness.

Day Three – tea in bed at ‘Cab Creek’. Note the sun just rising above the edge of the hollow.

Morning view from my hammock as the sun breaks through. Not bad last night, it dipped to just below freezing. I was nice and warm.

Morning view from my hammock.

Morning view from my hammock.

Lazing in my hammock – I’m having a lazy day. And why not? Until the bugs and weeds die back a bit I’m quite happy to lay here and enjoy some peace and quiet.

The View from my hammock, Piney Creek Wilderness, Day Two – You are not supposed to camp this close to a water source, but this was the only spot I could find. +2

Photograph of Gary Allman with his morning tea in a hammock on the Berryman Trail, Missouri.

Morning Tea. Berryman Trail – Day Two, December 2020.

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