Sunset at Piney Creek Wilderness. Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two. 2
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Evening light on Buck Hollow – Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two.
July 4, 2020 20:05
Preparing dinner – Chicken curry for dinner, the wood stove’s up and running, and if you look closely you’ll see that the campfire’s all ready for lighting once dinner is over. 4
July 4, 2020 20:03
Afternoon swim – Two or three steps back from where I am standing in this picture and it’s six to eight feet deep. Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two. Slideshow: +5
July 4, 2020 13:43
Camp life – Relaxing in Piney Creek Wilderness – I put my wet shirt and a pair of shorts on for this picture. They came off as soon as I’d taken it. Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two. 5
July 4, 2020 11:56
Mossy – Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two.
July 4, 2020 10:27
Morning Tea – Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two.
July 4, 2020 10:24
Table Rock Lake from the water’s edge. Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two. 2 pictures
July 4, 2020 9:59
Glimpse – because the lake-side trees were in the lake it was hard to get a clear view.
July 3, 2020 17:30
Temporary shelter – I quickly put the tarp up so I could get out of the rain. Quickly, but not before I had a swim. Piney Creek Wilderness – Day One.
July 3, 2020 17:21
Storm clearing – Piney Creek Wilderness – Day One.
July 3, 2020 17:17
Gary on the ‘Farm Track Trail’ at Piney Creek Wilderness – Piney Creek Wilderness – Day One.
July 3, 2020 14:39
Once more unto the trails dear friends1 (three days in Piney Creek Wilderness) – Rain, thunder, a flooding lake, wading, and bushwhacking make for a different start to a weekend’s R&R. Piney Creek Wilderness. Journal: 13 44
July 3, 2020 14:39
A wet hike back to the trailhead – I hoped I’d beat the storm, but I didn’t. Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail. Two-minute read, 3 pictures
June 21, 2020 15:18
Mid-hike posing – What the well-dressed English hiker wears abroad – I’m not going to win any fashion awards. It’s just as well I didn’t meet any people on the trail. Three-minute read.
June 21, 2020 14:44
Flowering meadow – Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
June 21, 2020 14:03
Another good thing about my chair… I discovered that my chair comes in useful to keep all my gear on as I break camp.
June 21, 2020 13:10
‘Cab Creek’ – Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail. 3 pictures
June 21, 2020 12:18
Drying my clothes and enjoying the sun – No, I wasn’t really wearing camo undies, but your eyes are not deceiving you, for the sake of modesty, in this picture I am.
June 21, 2020 10:47
Camped by ‘Cab Creek’ – Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
June 21, 2020 10:10
Camped by ‘Cab Creek’ – Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
June 21, 2020 9:00
All lit up – Day One, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
June 20, 2020 21:12
Sunset after the rain – Camped on ‘Cab Creek’. Day One, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
June 20, 2020 20:31
Trail-side shelf fungi – Day One, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.