Outdoor Activities

Time spent in the great outdoors hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, paddling, and shooting. Anything well away from the madding crowd.

Camped at the Cascade Campground, Chalk Creek Canyon, San Isabel National Forest. Day 6 – Road Trip October 2025.

Camped at the Cascade Campground, Chalk Creek Canyon, San Isabel National Forest. Day 6 – Road Trip October 2025.

Camped at the Cascade Campground, Chalk Creek Canyon, San Isabel National Forest. Day 5 – Road Trip October 2025.

Snow on the mountain tops. Day 5 – Road Trip October 2025.

Early morning sunshine — Little Maud Campground, White River National Forest, Basalt, Colorado. Day 4 – Road Trip October 2025.

Glorious colors — Early morning sunshine on the aspens at Little Maud Campground, White River National Forest, Basalt, Colorado. Day 4 – Road Trip October 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

Camped among the aspens. Little Maud Campground, White River National Forest, Basalt, Colorado. Day 3 – Road Trip October 2025.

Little Maud Campground, White River National Forest, Basalt, Colorado — Day 3 – Road Trip October 2025.

Table Rock Lake was the highest I’ve seen it — At 928.5 ft. It was 18 ft higher than when I was last here in September 2024.

Making a cup of tea.

View from my hammock. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. 2

Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness — Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. The lake was a lot nearer to my campsite than usual.

Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. 2

Piney Creek Wilderness, Table Rock Lake. Looking west towards Buck Hollow and Piney Creek. I took a short hike further east along the lakeshore to find a spot where I could see out across the lake.

Packing for four days by the lake — I’m off to spend four days sitting watching the Lake at my favorite Piney Creek Wilderness camping spot.

Sunday check, clean, and oil — My Sig P938 got very wet while backpacking in the rain at Hercules Glades a while back. Today, I decided to give it a good cleaning and thorough inspection. 1

Camped on ‘Ant Hill’ — I’ve camped on ‘Ant Hill’ before, but this time, I had to shift to a nearby location to avoid a dicey-looking dead tree.

Concrete Spring box in ‘Twin Falls Hollow’. 1

Scenic overlook, southwest of Lower Pilot Knob. Hercules Glades Wilderness. 2

Wear and tear — That’s what over 100 days of backpacking will do. 1 3

Heating water to make breakfast, May 2025. Hercules Glades Wilderness. 3

Camped above ‘Deep Hollow’, May 2025. Hercules Glades Wilderness. 2

Bathing Pool in ‘Deep Hollow’. Hercules Glades Wilderness, May 2025.

Journal: Exploring some old trails, Irish Wilderness, April 2025 — A trip to explore a couple of old trails, looking for water sources, and seeking another campsite overlooking the Eleven Point River. Journal: 27   42

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