Cairns, cairns, and more cairns – there were lots in this area, but I couldn’t see any side trails or other blazes.
Mark Twain National Forest
Dry creek bed – So much of my hope for finding water on the eastern side of the loop. +1
May 22, 2021 11:50
Camped off the Ridge Runner/Ozark Trail (and some minor irritations) – which were mainly brought on by my own stupidity. One-minute read
May 22, 2021 8:37
Back on the Ozark Trail – Fairly typical conditions for this section of the trail. The Ozark Trail is well maintained and very well blazed. I can’t say the same for the rest of the trail system in this area. +2
May 21, 2021 18:49
Another year, another empty trailhead, and my plans for the weekend – parked up at the HWY-CC (McGarr Ridge) Trailhead ready to start my hike. Two-minute read, +1
May 21, 2021 18:29
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
April 30, 2021 12:53
Irish Wilderness – I’m running out of wildernesses to visit in Missouri. Irish Wilderness, so named after a group of Irish immigrants who lived in the area. The settlement was destroyed and abandoned during the American Civil War.
April 30, 2021 12:29
Hollow – Just a typical Ozarks hollow. But, not just a typical picture. I decided to take a stereo pair. If you can manage to get your eyes to merge the two pictures, you can see it in glorious 3D. +1
December 10, 2020 14:44
Going up – When Ginger and I hiked this trail in 2011, we had to walk along the road from Brazil Creek Campground to where the eastern loop hits the road. Not this time. Either we missed the trail I used to get here, or it’s a new addition. One-minute read
December 10, 2020 14:39
Trail Erosion – Not the worst I’ve seen, the trail erosion at Hercules Glades is much worse, but it shows what years of use can do.
December 10, 2020 12:03
Thong Tree (Trail Marker Tree)? Ginger’s opinion is that it is not old enough, and I’d have to agree. But, it is on the line of an obvious old trail that crosses the Berryman trail. One-minute read
December 10, 2020 12:00
Floyd Tower Rd. – This is the point where the Berryman Trail crosses Floyd Tower Rd. I didn’t see or hear any traffic. +1
December 10, 2020 11:10
On the Berryman Trail.
December 9, 2020 14:19
Late Fall in the Ozarks. Berryman Trail – Day One. December 2020.
December 9, 2020 13:40
Hammock Camping By Table Rock Lake – My plan was simple. Hike down to the lake, set up camp, sit here for a day and then hike back out. 5 pictures
January 7, 2019 9:41
Sunset at Table Rock Lake.
January 5, 2019 17:45
Back at the Lake – I’ve not been here since July. It’s good to be back.
January 5, 2019 14:58
Last Leg to the Lake – It opens up into a flood plain. Easy going in the winter. Not so easy in the summer. 3 pictures
January 5, 2019 14:52
Crossing Piney Creek – I crossed the creek around five times… 2 pictures
January 5, 2019 14:07
Feeder Creek on the Tower Trail (Hollow route). One-minute read, 2 pictures
January 5, 2019 13:46
Fall In The Forest — Hercules Glades. 3
November 18, 2018 23:40
Three Days Summer Backpacking at Piney Creek Wilderness. I decided to take on my aversion to summer backpacking, face the heat, and see if I could get some wilderness rest and recuperation. Journal: 17 49
July 26, 2018 11:09
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Backpacking Trip – Our plans for viewing the eclipse were to go backpacking and watch the eclipse from the Mark Twain National Forest Journal: 11 17