On the Berryman Trail.
Outdoor Activities
Time spent in the great outdoors hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, paddling, and shooting. Anything well away from the madding crowd.
Late Fall in the Ozarks. Berryman Trail – Day One. December 2020.
December 9, 2020 13:40
26 miles to go – The Ozark Trail Association keep this trail well maintained. There are regular blazes and distance markers every half-mile.
December 9, 2020 12:54
Remains – I didn’t check, but I suspect this is an old decommissioned vault latrine.
December 9, 2020 12:45
The Berryman Trail (Counter Clockwise).
December 9, 2020 12:43
Arrived – Parked at the Berryman Campground/Trailhead, ready to start a leisurely four-day 27-mile hike of the Berryman Trail.
December 9, 2020 12:42
Journal: Four days on the Berryman Trail, December 2020 – Looking for a different trail to hike, I decided to re-hike the Berryman Trail, which we hiked during Spring Break 2011. Journal: 15 44
December 9, 2020 11:00
Gary – Hike finished and a tad damp – For the second time, my hike of the Big Piney Trail ends with rain. But I don’t mind with two nights out on the trail, over twenty-three miles hiked, 2,116 ft of elevation under my belt, and the last of trails in the Paddy Creek Wilderness hiked, it’s been a good weekend.
November 29, 2020 15:02
Stopped for lunch
November 29, 2020 14:02
Lunch Break on the Big Piney Trail – here I am, sheltering from the rain by some small falls, while I have a cup of tea and heat up my lunch. +1
November 29, 2020 13:51
Who Lives in a house like this? The last time I came by this refuse/swill collector, I didn’t take a picture of the occupant as I didn’t want to spoil the surprise. This time around, though, I didn’t have any such concerns. +1
November 29, 2020 11:42
The light at the end of the tunnel – Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Three.
November 29, 2020 11:19
Ready to go – all packed up and ready for the five-mile hike back to the parking lot. Once again there is rain in the forecast on the final day of my hike.
November 29, 2020 11:01
Hot chocolate and enjoying the view. +1
November 29, 2020 9:17
Camped above Little Paddy Creek – Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Three. +1
November 29, 2020 8:10
Paddy Creek – Three-fifteen, and I’d only just crossed Paddy Creek. With a long way to go, I stopped just long enough to fill up with water and take a picture.
November 28, 2020 15:15
View from the Slabtown Overlook – Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Two. 6
November 28, 2020 13:08
Bones – I say it every winter. I love this time of year when the bones of the land are laid bare. Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Two. November 2020.
November 28, 2020 11:24
Frosty Morning at Paddy Creek Wilderness – Eight o’clock and the sun hasn’t reach my hammock yet. Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Two. +2
November 28, 2020 7:55
It was a tad chilly out last night – I was nice and cozy though. Too hot at one point. The night’s low was 26°F. Colder than forecast, but not unexpected.
November 28, 2020 7:53
Setting up camp at dusk – The sky is so light because the nearly full moon has already risen.
November 27, 2020 17:21
Little Paddy Creek on the short cut between the South & North Loops. Incorrect maps, and assisting some misplaced riders. 4 4
November 27, 2020 16:00
Pine trees by the Big Piney Trail – The climb up from Little Paddy Creek to the ridge is some three-hundred feet. Unlike some of the other climbs on this trail, it is a fairly gentle ascent. One-minute read
November 27, 2020 14:36
Once you get to the bottom of the ridge, there are two creek crossings before the climb up the other side of the hollow begins. +1