‘eek Float Camp – signs that there has not been a lot of trail maintenance for a while.
Irish Wilderness
Crossing Whites Creek – You have to cross Whites Creek to get back to the main Whites Creek Trail. It’s not very obvious in this picture (or in reality), but the trail climbs up the bank just to the right of the tree on the left side of the frame.
May 2, 2021 10:24
Change of Plan (And an unloved wilderness registration point) – My original plan for today was to hike part of the southern loop of the Whites Creek Trail and stop for the night near one of the big pools that form on Whites Creek. Instead I’m heading home. One-minute read
May 2, 2021 10:20
Time for a nice cup of hot chocolate – Cadbury’s Hot Chocolate, of course. +1
May 1, 2021 19:50
I have a picnic table and a grill – When I found this empty float campsite with a picnic table I knew I’d found my spot for the night. +1
May 1, 2021 17:14
Path from the put-in to the float camp.
May 1, 2021 17:00
Whites Creek at the Whites Creek Float Camp – Whites Creek Float Camp looks to be abandoned, but I’m guessing it is just showing a lack of TLC brought on by a year of neglect because of COVID-19. +2
May 1, 2021 16:58
Caves on Whites Creek.
May 1, 2021 13:41
This is not the trail you are looking for… You would think (and I and apparently, many, many others have), that the trail goes straight on here. Not so. Look carefully and there’s the trail, two feet in front of the sign on the left going up the hill. +1
May 1, 2021 11:24
Campsite by the Eleven Point River. I followed the trail, that I thought was the Whites Creek Trail to this campsite. I took a couple of pictures and then went back to Bliss Spring to work out where I went wrong.
May 1, 2021 11:15
Old homestead chimney
May 1, 2021 11:14
Camped at Bliss Spring. +2
May 1, 2021 10:02
Bliss Spring (Second spring). +1
May 1, 2021 10:01
Bliss Spring. +1
May 1, 2021 9:55
Bliss Spring has to be seen and heard, so I recorded a short video. Video: 2 minutes
May 1, 2021 9:30
Bliss Spring – Panorama
April 30, 2021 22:26
The two springs at Bliss Spring, Irish Wilderness, Missouri.
April 30, 2021 18:12
Bliss Spring – Irish Wilderness
April 30, 2021 18:09
On the trail to Bliss Spring – I’m not sure when I made up my mind to hike the eight miles to Bliss Spring, but I kept moving on. For some reason, I didn’t take any pictures of White’s Creek when I crossed it. I should have, it was wide and fairly deep. There was a big pool too. +6
April 30, 2021 15:59
Lunch Break on Whites Creek Trail – Well, it was more of a snack than lunch. I didn’t want to spend time heating some food, so I made do with a tuna sachet.
April 30, 2021 14:27
Whites Creek Trail (North Loop).
April 30, 2021 13:21
Spur Trail from Camp Five Pond to Whites Creek Trail, and the junction with the trail. 3
April 30, 2021 13:10
Irish Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest – I’ve been planing this trip for a while. One-minute read
April 30, 2021 13:02
Camp Five Pond Notice Board and hitching post. +1