People

Pictures of people, friends, and family.

Another Pole (Pete) Hollow Trail junction cairn selfie — Well, it had to be done with some snow in the background.

First Breakfast (in the hammock). Yes, I am taking a page from the Hobbits’ playbook and having a first and second breakfast! One-minute read, +2

Keeping my nose and ears warm. I’m just out of bed, and I didn’t bother to remove the buff I use to keep my nose and ears warm while I sleep.

Waiting for ‘Snowmageddon’ — there’s five to seven inches in the forecast. Should be fun! (Plus, Day One stats.) +1

Hike over back at the Berryman Campground Trailhead.

Gary ready to start out on the last leg of the trip. Another three hours or so and I should be in my nice warm car heading home!

Breakfast treat, a Pop-Tart.

Gary crossing Floyd Tower Road. Now it really feels like I’m on the last lap. I arrived at Floyd Tower Road just before three p.m. only a couple of hours of daylight left, and I have still got to get to my campsite and set up camp.

Gary at the start of the Berryman Trail — Berryman Campground, Missouri. This will be my last backpacking trip of 2024. I’m nowhere near my goal of hiking 240 miles in 2024, but I’ll be spending the next four days hiking the twenty-seven-mile Berryman Trail. Three-minute read, +4

End of hike selfie — I’ve not taken an end of hike self-portrait in a while. Here I am all ready for the drive home. Trip over, four days, three nights, 21 miles, and 1800ft. climbed. Two-minute read.

Whites Creek Trail, loop complete. +1

Gary at the Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, Irish Wilderness, December 2024.

Gary at the Camp Five Pond Trailhead, Irish Wilderness — It’s late in the day (14:30), and I’m carrying 4 liters of water. I want to get around four miles in and camp set up before it gets dark, in about three hours.

It’s a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Irish Wilderness from Springfield.

Keeping my feet warm at 26°F — A change of plan, I decided to hike the five or six miles back to the trailhead and go home. I ought to be able to finish the trip before it gets dark.

Wrapped up warm for a cold hike — I’m going off in search of a trail that I’m sure runs from where I’m camped near Little Paddy Creek to the North Loop. Then I plan to look for a better campsite at ‘Spring Hollow’.

Gary at the Big Paddy Creek Scenic Overlook.

Not another soul in sight — Assateague State Park, Maryland. +1

Atlantic View.

Ocean City Beach. Maryland.

Ginger dips her toes in the Atlantic Ocean. Lily Beach, Delaware.

A change of plan — Here I am enjoying the sunset and beer on the deck at the cottage.

Lanie — Just Lanie being herself. Walk by the creek.

Gary at Piney Creek Wilderness — I spent most of my time sitting and watching the lake and trees, with the occasional swim to cool down, which was exactly what I wanted to do.

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