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Outdoor Activities
Time spent in the great outdoors hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, paddling, and shooting. Anything well away from the madding crowd.
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
February 3, 2013 17:33
Weekend with Ginger’s Parents – Ginger’s parents have been asking us to come down and visit for ages. For some reason things always seemed to be getting in the way and our weekends haven’t been clear. Two-minute read, 12 pictures
October 28, 2012 20:42
We hiked the Busiek Red and Yellow trials today – 5 miles and 596 ft. 18 pictures
October 2, 2012 20:06
Black Eyed Susan, Ginger and Lanie.
September 23, 2012 22:19
Morning coffee and hot chocolate by Long Creek.
September 23, 2012 22:13
Morning Coffee at Long Creek Falls, Hercules Glades Wilderness – A wonderful and peaceful way to to start the day.
September 23, 2012 22:10
Pool below Long Creek Falls.
September 22, 2012 22:08
Gary and Lanie tending the campfire – Photo by Ginger.
September 21, 2012 22:01
Stock Pond by the Devil’s Den West Trail.
September 21, 2012 21:54
Taking advantage of a long weekend, we took Lanie with us on a three-day backpacking trip to Hercules Glades. Album: 15
September 21, 2012 21:22
This picture appeared in print on the cover of a camping brochure and on the Tiso website as an advertisement.
July 20, 2012 21:46
Cooling off in a pool on Woods Fork – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. Birthday solo backpacking for a couple of days at Busiek.
June 20, 2012 14:50
Do You Know Pete Best? — A chance meeting with locals looking for directions on a remote Ozarks farm road. Two-minute read
June 6, 2012 13:00
This was the last bit of the shore we examined before heading back to the campground.
April 21, 2012 15:23
Ascend D10 & Ascend FS10 Kayaks at Berry Bend, Harry S Truman Reservoir – The dew and the quality of the light caught my eye.
April 21, 2012 14:32
This was our view of Truman lake first thing Saturday morning. Wonderful. Ginger got a better picture of this, but I’m quite happy with this image.
April 21, 2012 12:51
Choices: Hiking the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area – The Silver trail loops here. Album: 11
April 8, 2012 17:32
Resting on the trail out from Piney Creek Wilderness. 4
April 1, 2012 17:50
It was hot and record temperatures were predicted. So, after filtering enough water to last us our hike back to the trailhead I decided that I’d lie in the creek a while and get soaked before we started climbing the 600+ feet out of the wilderness. 2
April 1, 2012 17:02
Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. 3 pictures
April 1, 2012 14:38
I spotted this dandelion and it reminded me of a picture I took of my son Robert while on vacation in Scotland over twenty years ago.
March 22, 2012 21:45
Journal: two nights at Bell Mountain Wilderness, March 2012 – Eager to find a new sort of ground to cover, we turned our attention to the St. Francois Mountain area, and Bell Mountain in particular for our Spring Break trip. Post by Ginger. Journal: 10 22
March 17, 2012 16:00
A 6.6 mile hike with 800′ of elevation climbed on Busiek’s White and Orange trails.