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.
People
Pictures of people, friends, and family.
Waiting for ‘Snowmageddon’ — there’s five to seven inches in the forecast. Should be fun! (Plus, Day One stats.) +1
January 9, 2025 19:59
Hike over back at the Berryman Campground Trailhead.
December 30, 2024 14:38
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!
December 30, 2024 11:59
Breakfast treat, a Pop-Tart.
December 30, 2024 8:14
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.
December 29, 2024 14:54
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
December 27, 2024 11:48
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.
December 15, 2024 14:34
Whites Creek Trail, loop complete. +1
December 15, 2024 14:07
Gary at the Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, Irish Wilderness, December 2024.
December 13, 2024 14:40
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.
December 12, 2024 14:32
It’s a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Irish Wilderness from Springfield.
December 12, 2024 12:37
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.
December 5, 2024 14:04
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’.
December 5, 2024 13:00
Gary at the Big Paddy Creek Scenic Overlook.
December 4, 2024 12:51
Not another soul in sight — Assateague State Park, Maryland. 2
November 19, 2024 11:02
Atlantic View.
November 19, 2024 8:22
Ocean City Beach. Maryland.
November 19, 2024 8:08
Ginger dips her toes in the Atlantic Ocean. Lily Beach, Delaware.
November 18, 2024 15:53
A change of plan — Here I am enjoying the sunset and beer on the deck at the cottage.
October 22, 2024 18:05
Lanie — Just Lanie being herself. Walk by the creek.
October 18, 2024 10:57
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.
September 17, 2024 13:26
Back at my Lakeside Retreat — Time for five days R&R by Table Rock Lake. +2
September 12, 2024 15:43
Lizzi & Ginger Outside 78 Derngate.