Family cookout (365:294) – Tonight we’re camping at Ginger’s parents.
Outdoor Activities
Time spent in the great outdoors hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, paddling, and shooting. Anything well away from the madding crowd.
Gary on Hawksbill Crag (Whittaker Point), Arkansas (365:287). One-minute read, 11 pictures
October 14, 2011 15:02
Backpacking gear (365:286) – I’ve got a busy seven days ahead. Tomorrow I’m off backpacking with a couple of friends. Should be good; I’ve no idea where we’re going – somewhere on the Buffalo River in Arkansas. We’ll be back Saturday, and then on Sunday, I’ll be off at 7.30 am to Chicago with Tom to help clear a house and haul some stuff back to Springfield.
October 13, 2011 21:34
Another month spent almost entirely chained to the computer working late into the night. We did manage to get out for one short hike, so that’s better than nothing. I started the second year of my EFM course – which is a fantastic help in keeping me sane. We also saw the Symphony orchestra (thanks John & Marsha), I renewed my driving license, which surprisingly now doesn’t expire until 2018, and I helped some friends with logging some timber. Next month is extremely full already – I’m planning to go on a short backpacking trip and spend a week in
September 30, 2011 11:55
There goes September. Hiking: 4 miles (just). Kayaking trips: 0. Nights camping: 0. Hours spent at the computer working – too many to count. I cock a snoot (metaphorically, and photographically quite literally) at September. Definition: Cock a Snoot Photography: Snoot
September 30, 2011 8:52
Gary, Lanie and Ginger (hiding at the back) too (365:248)
September 5, 2011 21:54
Gary upside down with his head under the deck of a Kayak (365:221) — No, it’s not very well framed, but if you think I was going to extricate myself from being jammed under the foredeck of the kayak just to check if the darned picture was alright, you are very much mistaken.
August 9, 2011 10:29
Making plans (365:220) – I just wish they included hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking or fishing. Unfortunately they didn’t.
August 8, 2011 10:18
On the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Springfield (365:196). UK June 2011 – Day 31. It was a long day. 2 2
July 15, 2011 20:09
The Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant – Berwick-Upon-Tweed (365:187) – UK June 2011 – Day 22. Today we said goodbye to Scotland and headed South. One-minute read, 5 pictures
July 6, 2011 22:40
Gary and Ginger in the tent camped beside Loch Rannoch (365:186) – UK June 2011 – Day 21. The plan was to go backpacking in the Cairngorms. One-minute read
July 5, 2011 22:25
Enjoying the scenery by Loch Bad a’Ghaill – UK June 2011 – Day 20. Today I met an old friend, it was the first time we’d seen each other in nearly forty years. Russell and I had said our goodbyes back when we left school in July 1972, exchanged a couple of letters and then lost contact. Thanks to the joys of the Internet we’d got back in touch about a year or so ago; he and his wife Chris have a bed and breakfast in Scotland; our planned destination for the day. One-minute read, 3 pictures
July 4, 2011 22:04
Looking out over Gruinard Bay, Scotland (365:184) – UK June 2011 – Day 19. This might have been my favorite photo of the entire holiday,but the autofocus didn’t work properly so it’s a bit blurred. Two-minute read, 12 pictures
July 3, 2011 21:06
Hiding from the midges ( 365:183) – UK June 2011 – Day 18. Today I drove across Scotland, twice. 1 4
July 2, 2011 18:41
At the end of the hike (365:182) – UK June 2011 – Day 17. It was a long hike. Two-minute read, +10
July 1, 2011 17:54
It’s been a busy month. The first couple of weeks were spent getting prepared and ready to go the UK, and the rest of the month was spent in the UK catching up with friends and family, eating and drinking. I managed to (at least temporarily) satisfy my desires for both pork pies and curry. I also managed to buy a new camera, and almost immediately broke it getting through security at the airport in Springfield (I was not a happy bunny). By the end of the month we’d begun a short tour of Scotland, which started with a couple
June 30, 2011 23:49
Gary and Ginger at the saddle of Lairig Gartain (365:181) – UK June 2011 – Day 16. The plan was to drive to Glen Coe and Backpack up into the Lost valley.
June 30, 2011 17:27
Late at night sitting on my uncle’s sofa, apparently with a ceramic pigeon sticking out of my head (365:180) — UK June 2011 – Day 15. More hiking, lots of driving, and a fish supper.
June 29, 2011 13:15
Larchwood path. 4
June 29, 2011 10:51
Uncle Keith, Gary and Ginger on Dumyat, Stirling, Scotland (365:179) – UK June 2011 – Day 14. Time to get some hiking in again
June 28, 2011 17:37
Layover at Chicago (365:166) – UK Vacation – Day 1. The day was going well until I checked on my camera. Two-minute read
June 15, 2011 13:20
Campfire (365:163) – Today we drove to St Louis to drop the girls off with their father for a few weeks in Chicago while we cross the Atlantic and spend some time in the UK. Alek is staying at home to work and hopefully not burn the house down in our absence.
June 12, 2011 11:36
May 2011.
May 31, 2011 10:52
Waking up (365:150) – For once we didn’t hang around too long drinking coffee and eating breakfast, though it was still ten am before we were back on the trail. Two-minute read, 7 pictures