Overdoing things mowing the front yard – Today the temperatures eased off slightly for the first time in many weeks. It was just low enough for me to venture out to tend to the front yard for a few hours.
Self Portrait
Pictures of me, taken by myself. I tend to go with the official (365 Days) definition of a self portrait: “A self portrait is a photo of yourself taken by you” … “The main thing is that you are both the photographer and the subject.”
Bath time — I’m looking pleased with myself. That’s probably because I have warmed up after my wilderness bath.
May 7, 2022 18:30
Day Two – Back at the Pole Hollow cairn – Here I am, back at the Pole Hollow cairn in Hercules Glades, but this trip is a little bit different.
May 7, 2022 12:40
Hike Over – Now to get back to Springfield and pick up a rental car and drive to Kansas City this afternoon.
April 18, 2022 11:00
‘That’ cairn. Hercules Glades, Cairn at the junction of the Pilot and Pole Hollow trails (and a selfie). +1
April 18, 2022 10:22
Day Three, and the start of the spring turkey hunting season – All ready to hit the trail again at ‘Twin Falls Hollow’
April 18, 2022 9:09
Day Two. Camped at ‘Deep Hollow’ – It rained through most of the night and into the morning. +3
April 17, 2022 11:17
Ready for the day’s hike – Midday, and just about to leave ‘Twin Falls Hollow.’
April 16, 2022 12:04
Trip over, back at the trailhead, and a very modest 14 miles hiked with 962 ft. of elevation gain.
February 22, 2022 13:53
Checking out the rain – Apparently, the trees I’ve been using have a dip between them, which proceeded to fill with water, The ground on the downhill side was very soggy. Two-minute read, +4
February 22, 2022 10:19
Gary Camped to the north of ‘Deep Hollow’ Hercules Glades.
February 21, 2022 10:52
Day Two. The view from my hammock – Morning sunshine in the woods. One-minute read, +1
February 21, 2022 9:29
On the Pilot (Tower) Trail to the north of the Lower Pilot Knob. Cheesy grin indeed. What I didn’t realize then was that in a couple of hundred yards I’d walk straight past the old forest road I take to get to my ‘Deep Hollow’ campsite. I obviously realized my hat was in need of some TLC. It’s looking a whole lot better now. Two-minute read
February 20, 2022 16:42
Day One. Back on the trail – My first trip out since November – maybe that’s why my hat is looking a little neglected. Two-minute read, +2
February 20, 2022 13:49
Gary in the workshop – Hindsight being the gem that it is, I now know it was a huge mistake to make the doors and not get them ‘off the shelf.’ +3
January 8, 2022 16:53
Gary and Ginger, Christmas Day, 2021 – Like the shirt? I was wearing it, plus shorts, in honor of the unseasonably hot weather we were having. 2
December 25, 2021 14:40
Bishop Provisional of West Missouri, The Rt. Rev. Diane Bruce and the Diocesan Staff.
December 6, 2021 12:05
Back at the trailhead – Trip over, and a modest 19.15 miles hiked and 2,000 ft. of elevation climbed. Time for a shower and a beard trim! And, of course, some end of trip thoughts. Two-minute read
November 17, 2021 11:45
Another backpacking fashion show – Not. Here I am all packed up, ready to head back to the trailhead and showing off what the well-dressed backpacker is wearing nowadays. 1
November 17, 2021 10:48
Seven Miles – and just under a mile to go before I set up camp for the night – I ended up hiking a total of 7.76 miles with 730 ft. of elevation gained.
November 16, 2021 15:20
Lunch break by Long Creek – The Falls on Long Creek are a popular destination, so I normally stop a couple of hundred yards or so further downstream to keep away from people. Two-minute read, +2
November 16, 2021 13:16
Gary at the Devil’s Den East (Upper Pilot) cairn – I’m just about to take the Devil’s Den East (Upper Pilot) Trail over to Rock Spring Trail, and head down to Long Creek and The Falls. Plus some notes on yesterday’s hike and and encounter with some deer. Two-minute read
November 16, 2021 11:04
Gary at the Pole (Pete) Hollow cairn, Hercules Glades Wilderness.
November 15, 2021 13:03
Hike over – back at the Tower Trailhead.