Hiking

Ginger Grouse – Being thirsty we visited a local pub after our hike. Ginger had to try this drink, and the bottle came all the way back to the US with us.

Lanie Meets Some Scottish Donkeys – Lanie never bothered to ask Uncle Keith why he’d brought carrots on a hike. 7 pictures

Balcary Bay Hike – Vacation Day 17 – A hike at Balcary Bay and the Solway Firth Coast. 10 pictures

Twighlight on the River Nith.

An evening visit to Caerlaverock Castle – Vacation Day 16 – Scotland, and some time with my uncle. One-minute read, 7 pictures

This afternoon we made the effort to leave our desks behind and hike what we call the ‘Hill Loop’ of the Busiek Silver Trail – 2.58 miles and 574 ft of Elevation. 4 pictures

We hiked the Busiek Red and Yellow trials today – 5 miles and 596 ft. 18 pictures

Hiking the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area

Choices: Hiking the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area – The Silver trail loops here. Album: 11

Gary and Ginger’s Christmas present (356:360).

Ginger, Gary and Lanie stopped for Lunch on the Sac River Trail.

Lookout tower at the Piney Creek Wilderness Tower trailhead – A day hike to Piney Creek.

Gary by Piney Creek, Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri (365:315) – We took the girls with us on a scouting trip down to Piney Creek Wilderness. +7

Looking South up the Hill at the Busiek South Access - www.ozarkswalkabout.com

Fall color on the track leading back to the road from the south trailhead at Busiek.

Fall Color - www.ozarkswalkabout.com

Looking up I saw these wonderful colors…

Fall Color at Busiek - www.ozarkswalkabout.com

We hiked the Yellow and Silver trails at Busiek today – a little over 4 miles and around 624 feet of elevation climbed.

The the color of the trees on the trail by the Carter Cemetery were breathtaking.

Gary, Lanie and Ginger (hiding at the back) too (365:248)

Larchwood path. 4

Uncle Keith, Gary and Ginger on Dumyat, Stirling, Scotland (365:179) – UK June 2011 – Day 14. Time to get some hiking in again

Muddy feet (365:141) – After yesterday’s rain it was a bit muddy on the Sac River trail today, but I revel in squelching through mud and splashing through creeks so I had great fun. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Crossing Camp Creek (365:124) – Today we hiked the white and orange trails at Busiek. 8 pictures

Running Water – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area.

You can read more about our hike here.

Making huaraches (365:123) – I meant to make a to-do list today. So I ended up doing all sorts of things that didn’t really need doing, and missing out on things I should be doing. Oh well. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Silliness on the Sac River Trail (365:120) — The real picture is in the background. Ginger, Katie and I put in a four-mile hike on the Sac River trail today.

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