At the end of the hike (365:182) – UK June 2011 – Day 17. It was a long hike. Two-minute read, +10
Camping
Campfire (365:163) – Today we drove to St Louis to drop the girls off with their father for a few weeks in Chicago while we cross the Atlantic and spend some time in the UK. Alek is staying at home to work and hopefully not burn the house down in our absence.
June 12, 2011 11:36
Waking up (365:150) – For once we didn’t hang around too long drinking coffee and eating breakfast, though it was still ten am before we were back on the trail. Two-minute read, 7 pictures
May 30, 2011 21:09
Just before I stuck my head in the falls behind me (365:148) – Invigorating was one word for it. Three-minute read, +9
May 28, 2011 20:17
More fun in the workshop (365:095) – Today we are building a “batch-loaded, inverted downdraft gasifier” wood stove out of old tin cans. 2 4
April 5, 2011 23:14
Trying out my new sleeping bag (365:094) – Technically speaking its a quilt and not a sleeping bag, however, the the net result is the same. I found a nice summer weight bag at 40% off retail price, hopefully it should be good for temperatures from 40°F up. One-minute read, 2 pictures
April 4, 2011 11:29
Snow? What snow? (365:085). I was most disappointed to find it didn’t snow in the night. Two-minute read
March 26, 2011 22:21
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
March 25, 2011 22:11
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
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
Pre-Dawn at Table Rock Lake. We were up late watching the Perseids meteor shower, which we did by laying in the warm waters of Table Rock Lake. 2 pictures
August 13, 2010 6:22
Still Waters – Waiting for the dawn on Table Rock Lake.
August 13, 2010 6:16
Red Bluff on Huzzah Creek, Davisville, Missouri – With Mick heading back to the UK, we had a couple of days leisure time before we had to collect the girls at St Louis.
August 5, 2010 18:50
Pines Overlook Campsite at night. Red Bluff Campgound, Davisville
July 22, 2010 22:11
Ginger enjoying the view at Pines Overlook Campsite. 2
July 22, 2010 20:05
Whatever it takes – Taking a picture of the red bluffs. Huzzah Creek, Red Bluff Campground, Missouri. Picture by Mick Felton.
July 22, 2010 19:30
Huzzah Creek and Red Bluff, Red Bluff Campground, Missouri. 2 pictures
July 22, 2010 19:29
Packing for car camping — we are organized! When we first started car camping we quickly discovered it paid to be a bit organized. Our first ever car camping trip included a diversion to buy a couple of camp chairs because we’d left ours at home in the garage.
July 9, 2010 20:17
Independence Day camping 2010 at Berryman Trail and Campground 9 pictures
July 3, 2010 18:46
We decided to go camping and try out our new tent for the first time. The campsite Ginger picked was fantastic. 5 16
June 20, 2010 18:39
Sunrise on Table Rock Lake. We were up early and ventured down to the lakeside to see the sunrise.
June 20, 2010 6:11
Storm Clearing. Not long after we’d set up camp at Big Bay Campground on Table Rock Lake some storms rolled in.