Overhang Campsite – When I camped here in May 2019 I ended up in the ER the next day.
Outdoor Activities
Time spent in the great outdoors hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, paddling, and shooting. Anything well away from the madding crowd.
Getting ready to break camp on Day Three.
December 28, 2020 9:17
Lower Pilot – from the Coy Bald Trail, Hercules Glades Wilderness. I started my day camped about three-quarters of a mile to the west (left) of the Lower Pilot. Taken with my 14-year-old Fuji Finepix digital camera. 1
December 27, 2020 15:38
The Pilots – Seen from the Coy Bald Trail.
December 27, 2020 15:29
Looking up Long Creek (east). Hercules Glades – Day Two.
December 27, 2020 13:14
I stopped for lunch and to refill my water bottle, and I learned a lesson while I was about it. One-minute read
December 27, 2020 13:13
View out of Hercules Glades Wilderness to the north. +1
December 27, 2020 11:55
About to break camp – There are three things to note in this picture…
December 27, 2020 10:20
I get my day’s breakfast and trail food out first thing so I don’t forget to unpack it before I break camp and put everything in my backpack.
December 27, 2020 8:12
Good Morning. Hercules Glades – Day Two.
December 27, 2020 7:58
Camped by ‘Deep Hollow’ – After years of camping down in hollows to be near water, I am now learning the advantages of going higher and putting up with a longer trek to fetch water. +1
December 26, 2020 16:39
Ice in ‘Deep Hollow’ – Okay, so I managed to let one of my hiking poles fall into the hollow while taking the previous picture. Which meant I had to climb down and retrieve it. While I was there, I took this picture.
December 26, 2020 14:25
Ice falls – In ‘Deep Hollow.’ One-minute read, +2
December 26, 2020 14:22
A rather sluggish grasshopper.
December 26, 2020 13:52
Gurgling – it was interesting listening and watching the creek flowing under the ice. I stopped here to refill my water bottle. Hercules Glades – Day One.
December 26, 2020 12:36
Unexpected ice – there was a lot more ice on the trail than I expected. Hercules Glades – Day One. +1
December 26, 2020 12:23
Journal: Last Backpacking trip of the year, December 2020 – I’m planning on staying out three nights, finding my way to Beaver Creek to the north of the bluffs, and hiking the only trail here that I haven’t hiked yet. Hercules Glades. Journal: 10 43
December 26, 2020 12:00
Last Backpacking trip of 2020 – I’m planning on staying out three nights, finding my way to Beaver Creek to the north of the bluffs, and hiking the only trail here that I haven’t hiked yet. Hercules Glades – Day One.
December 26, 2020 11:05
End of trip selfie – Day Four – In total I’d hiked 27.5 miles and climbed over 2,600ft. I’m still not particularly fit, but my averages are rising.
December 12, 2020 13:06
Splashes – As anticipated, the hike out was cold and damp. So I ‘poured on the coal’ again and got moving. I wanted to get to the warmth and heated seat in the car as soon as possible.
December 12, 2020 10:27
Packing up after the rain – Everything including the hammock has been packed away leaving just the tarp which I kept up so that the occasional rain shower and drips from the trees didn’t get me and the gear wet.
December 12, 2020 9:10
Beecher Spring and site of the abandoned Edward Beecher Recreation Area – my destination for the day. One-minute read, +2
December 11, 2020 12:50
Berryman Trail sign – Anyone know what the logo at the bottom is? Ginger reckons it’s a bong. I think it means potable water. Again Google has let me down.
December 11, 2020 12:26
Poor flag etiquette – Not content with letting the flag touch the ground, it’s also in an appalling state. +1