Ready to move on — The sun is shining at last after nearly twelve hours of rain, huge thunderstorms, and lots of wind. I was snug and dry. It’s a late start because I fell asleep reading my book while waiting for the rain to stop.
Zpacks Arc haul backpack
At the Devil’s Den (Lower Pilot) Trail junction. The Pilot (Tower) Trail is straight ahead and should be easy to follow from here on. I stopped to re-secure my camp shoes which had come loose and to brush some of the accumulating snow off my pack.
January 10, 2025 14:55
Bad Decisions Make Good Stories. It’s coming up on midday, and I’m packed, ready for the last six miles back to the trailhead. It turns out my ‘Bad Decision’ to carry on with my hike on Day Two was a good decision after all.
December 30, 2024 11:54
Stopped for lunch at Little Brazil Creek. 2
December 28, 2024 14:09
Gear all packed — Irish Wilderness, Missouri. February 2024.
February 1, 2024 10:12
My winter backpacking gear ready to be packed away — Well, I already had a lot of my stuff laid out on my ground sheet while I was playing “Hunt the glasses,” so why not?
February 1, 2024 9:58
A break in the weather means I’m off on a four-day hike of the Whites Creek Trail, South and North Loops at Irish Wilderness. Just for a change I thought I’d take out my old 60/70-liter Deuter backpack for a trip. Then I changed my mind. 2
January 30, 2024 9:37
Making lunch — That’s the objective of this trip achieved, I’m at the Big Paddy Creek Scenic Overlook. It is time to make lunch and enjoy the view.
December 6, 2023 13:56
Packing away — It rained quite a lot last night and the drips were still falling from the trees, so I kept the tarp up while I packed everything away.
April 29, 2023 12:37
Waiting for my meeting to start – This is what happens when you decide to take (a well-earned) impromptu comp day off without thoroughly checking your calendar. 2
October 4, 2021 10:20
Packed ready for a four-day trip – Except there has been a change of plan, now it’s only going to be three days. +2
March 20, 2021 8:31
Packed and Ready to go – The Bishop’s staff were delivering the second of two training events for new vestry and church leaders this Saturday morning. Like most meetings nowadays, it was on Zoom. I got to be slide master, and we all gave 10-minute talks to introduce ourselves and let the folks know how we can help them. As soon as we’d finished delivering the morning’s training I was ready to get changed and head out of here! Two-minute read.
February 27, 2021 11:18
All packed up and ready to head home – and it’s only six-and-a-half miles of fairly flat going.
January 24, 2021 12:46
My 2020-2021 Winter Backpacking Gear. 6 2
December 11, 2020 9:31
Gear change – new backpack. Zpacks Arc Haul. 3