Trail shelter, Bluffs Trail, Meramec State Park (365:084) – I started the day with a monster hangover. Which, of course, was totally my own fault. I obviously ate far too much cheese. One-minute read, 4 pictures
Albums
Collections of ten or more pictures, often with write-ups about what was going on.
Bluffs on the Meramec River at Meramec State Park, Missouri – I love my little Fuji Finepix F30 compact, it produces such ‘painterly’ pictures.
March 24, 2011 22:49
Backpacking the Berryman Trail, 2011 – With the kids away for Spring Break with their father for a week we decided it was time for our next backpacking trip. Journal: 18 20
March 20, 2011 16:56
Gary crossing Woods Fork at Busiek (365:069) – Time for another hike. We’re getting ready for a longer backpacking trip, so we need to get in as much hiking as we can in preparation for several days of carrying our packs. One-minute read, 6 pictures
March 10, 2011 13:03
Day hike – with creeks (365:060). 8 pictures
March 1, 2011 13:17
Gary and Ginger on a snowy Sac River Trail (365:036) – No Interwebs today. To keep busy I cleared the drive of last night’s couple of inches of snow, and we decided to enjoy the sunshine, brave the snow cover and go for a short hike on the Sac River Trail. The hike was fine, proving our gear is up to a winter hike, getting to the trail and away again was not so good. One-minute read, 4 pictures
February 5, 2011 20:14
At the Antique Mall (365:035) – Today we managed to escape the kids for the first time in three days. 2 5
February 4, 2011 19:50
Kayaking on James River, Springfield Missouri — Today was a busy day. 2 7
January 29, 2011 17:39
Halfway up the first hill – Busiek State Forest & Wildlife Area (365:27) — Tomorrow I’ll ache.
January 27, 2011 17:16
Stopped for lunch — We stopped for lunch near the end of our hike on the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. +1
January 27, 2011 12:49
View to the North from the Silver Trail at Busiek — This descent is much steeper than it looks, and it’s very easy to lose your footing on the loose stones that make up the trail.
January 27, 2011 11:52
Ginger approaching halfway up the first big (200-ft.) ascent on the Silver Trail.
January 27, 2011 11:27
Kayaking in the ice on Lake Springfield – It’s Saturday so we must be kayaking. It’s amazing how quickly the weekend and our Saturday lie-in comes around each week. One-minute read, 5 pictures
January 22, 2011 16:13
Gary and CD (365:017) – Today we went to Ginger’s parents to pick up Lanie. 7 pictures
January 17, 2011 13:25
Recycling (365:004) – It’s been a quiet day in Springfield. One-minute read
January 4, 2011 18:09
Gary and Ginger on the trail at Valley Water Mill Pond (365:002) – About time for a short hike.
January 2, 2011 16:59
December 2010, and our very first backpacking trip. Journal: 10 21
December 31, 2010 18:42
Our First Wilderness Hike. If we were going to give backpacking a go we thought it might be an idea to visit a wilderness first and discover what we were letting ourselves in for. 4 12
December 18, 2010 11:58
Camped at Berry Bend – Truman Lake. 5 pictures
November 21, 2010 9:50
Berry Bend Campfire – We cheated on the fire. We didn’t want to spend a lot of time and energy gathering and cutting wood, so we bought some logs for $4 and I split them.
November 20, 2010 20:20
Camping at Berry Bend – This weekend we tried out our backpacking gear. Two-minute read. 3 pictures
November 20, 2010 17:56
Minivan Complete with ‘Stealth Pods’ — Crighton put in for kayaking on the James River. We call them stealth pods because once we have them on the roof people seem to be unable to see us coming, and pull out in front of us, or even drive into us!
October 2, 2010 17:58
Kayaking on James River – Look carefully and you’ll see Ginger in the distance.
October 2, 2010 17:04
James River Near the Crighton Access Point – We put in at the Crighton access point on the James River this afternoon. The light was excellent and the colder weather meant that there was no one else around.