Tree down across Little Brazil Creek. The top of this tree landed right where I had been thinking about setting up camp. That ain’t going to work. Plenty of water to top up my supplies though.
Mark Twain National Forest
Stopped for lunch at Little Brazil Creek. 2
December 28, 2024 14:09
Witness trees and survey marker.
December 28, 2024 12:17
The trail is well-maintained and skirts around the hollows. And lots of cyclists! Two-minute read.
December 28, 2024 11:39
Day Two, breaking camp. Do I return to the trailhead or carry on? Two-minute read.
December 28, 2024 10:19
Day One Stats and a packing omission — My heart was playing up, and I might not have enough meds to continue my trip. Two-minute read.
December 27, 2024 18:00
Trail Signs — The Berryman Trail forms part of the Ozark Trail, and the entire loop is looked after by the Ozark Trail Association, and a very good job they do too. -2 min | x3
December 27, 2024 11:57
Berryman Trail Mile Marker. There’s a couple of problems with the trail markers and blazes. First the wildlife likes to chew on them, and second, they curl up when they get heated by prescribed burns/wildfires.
December 27, 2024 11:51
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
All over — That’s it for twenty years. 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. Now for the long drive home.
April 8, 2024 14:10
2024 Total Eclipse — Not too bad for crop of a hand-held picture taken with a seven-year-old mirrorless camera, using the kit lens.
April 8, 2024 14:00
2024 Solar Eclipse — Composite — Eclipse detail merged with an image of the corona.
April 8, 2024 13:59
Doing the ‘Eclipse Dance.’ Just before the totality. 2024 Total Eclipse. Just four minutes to go…
April 8, 2024 13:53
Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans —Gary & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. +3
April 8, 2024 13:39
Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans — Lanie & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. Notice how the light in the background is already fading.
April 8, 2024 13:38
2024 Solar Eclipse Camping — Eclipse Day, and the weather is looking wonderful. Warm with clear skies. We spent the morning chatting before breaking camp around midday. Two-minute read, +1
April 8, 2024 10:23
2024 Solar Eclipse Camping — Sunday. Two-minute read, +1
April 7, 2024 9:44
Trip over — Three nights and four days by the lake. I left a day early as I didn’t fancy hiking out in the 90°F+ temps forecast for Monday. +1
July 9, 2023 17:37
Sunset at Piney Creek Wilderness. My neighbors are fishing the small bluff opposite their camp.
July 8, 2023 19:57
Camped near Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. The forecast was for two to three days of rain, so I carried in a second tarp to have a dry area to sit and prepare meals. It sprinkled once for about half an hour. 2
July 7, 2023 9:55
Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness — I never tire of this view or taking pictures of it. Look closely; you can see that I had neighbors on this visit. Two fishermen camped at the entrance to Piney Creek. +2
July 7, 2023 8:28
On the lake trail at Piney Creek Wilderness. It doesn’t look it, but that’s a 60-80 ft. climb.
July 6, 2023 12:37
Ready for the trail. Or, judging by the reflection in my sunglasses: “Car, dunny (a.k.a. vault toilet), arm and camera.” I’m planning on spending four nights and five days at my favorite camping spot by Table Rock Lake.
July 6, 2023 12:29
State Highway CC Wrangler Trailhead, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri. +2