Caves on Whites Creek.
Outdoor Activities
Time spent in the great outdoors hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, paddling, and shooting. Anything well away from the madding crowd.
Eleven Point (Wild and Scenic) River – This is pretty much the only overlook in the entire 20-mile Whites Creek Trail. The trail here is very narrow and rough with a 100+ft. drop-off on one side. 2
May 1, 2021 11:32
This is not the trail you are looking for… You would think (and I and apparently, many, many others have), that the trail goes straight on here. Not so. Look carefully and there’s the trail, two feet in front of the sign on the left going up the hill. +1
May 1, 2021 11:24
Campsite by the Eleven Point River. I followed the trail, that I thought was the Whites Creek Trail to this campsite. I took a couple of pictures and then went back to Bliss Spring to work out where I went wrong.
May 1, 2021 11:15
Old homestead chimney
May 1, 2021 11:14
Camped at Bliss Spring. +2
May 1, 2021 10:02
Bliss Spring (Second spring). +1
May 1, 2021 10:01
Bliss Spring. 2
May 1, 2021 9:55
Bliss Spring has to be seen and heard, so I recorded a short video. Video: 2 minutes
May 1, 2021 9:30
Bliss Spring – Panorama
April 30, 2021 22:26
The two springs at Bliss Spring, Irish Wilderness, Missouri.
April 30, 2021 18:12
Bliss Spring – Irish Wilderness
April 30, 2021 18:09
On the trail to Bliss Spring – I’m not sure when I made up my mind to hike the eight miles to Bliss Spring, but I kept moving on. For some reason, I didn’t take any pictures of White’s Creek when I crossed it. I should have, it was wide and fairly deep. There was a big pool too. +6
April 30, 2021 15:59
Gary, ready to get moving again – On the Whites Creek Trail, Irish Wilderness. When it comes to backpacking fashion, I lead where others dare not follow 🙂
April 30, 2021 14:31
Lunch Break on Whites Creek Trail – Well, it was more of a snack than lunch. I didn’t want to spend time heating some food, so I made do with a tuna sachet.
April 30, 2021 14:27
Whites Creek Trail (North Loop).
April 30, 2021 13:21
Spur Trail from Camp Five Pond to Whites Creek Trail, and the junction with the trail. 3
April 30, 2021 13:10
Irish Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest – I’ve been planing this trip for a while. One-minute read
April 30, 2021 13:02
Camp Five Pond Notice Board and hitching post. +1
April 30, 2021 12:53
Parking lot at Camp Five Pond, Irish Wilderness, Missouri. +2
April 30, 2021 12:49
Irish Wilderness – I’m running out of wildernesses to visit in Missouri. Irish Wilderness, so named after a group of Irish immigrants who lived in the area. The settlement was destroyed and abandoned during the American Civil War.
April 30, 2021 12:29
Three days on the Whites Creek Trail at Irish Wilderness. Journal: 15 64
April 30, 2021 11:50
Tomfoolery at the trailhead. +2
April 13, 2021 16:26
The end of the hike – Day hike with Katie and Lanie. I took them to my favorite spot in Piney Creek Wilderness. It was an easy 5.5 mile hike with 570ft of elevation, and a nice long lunch stop by the lake.