On the Devil’s Den East (Upper Pilot) Trail. Hercules Glades Wilderness – The Devil’s Den East (Upper Pilot) Trail joins the Pilot (Tower) and Rock Spring (Long Creek) Trails. Arriving at the Rock Spring Trail at what we’ve dubbed ‘Sheep Frog Pond.’
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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
Fall Trail – Heading west on the Pilot (Tower) Trail. Hercules Glades Wilderness.
November 15, 2021 12:43
Spring – I am always on the lookout for reliable springs we can camp near. Hopefully, this one keeps running all year round.
November 15, 2021 11:18
Camped near the Pees Hollow Trail, Hercules Glades Wilderness.
November 15, 2021 8:41
Day Two. Morning tea in bed. +1
November 15, 2021 8:11
Fire Tower at the Tower Trailhead, plus a nearby find. +1
November 14, 2021 11:24
Day One. A picture of Tower Trailhead hunting glamping, plus my plans for the next few days. One-minute read
November 14, 2021 11:04
Four days, three nights in Hercules Glades Wilderness, November 2021. Journal: 10 34
November 14, 2021 11:00
The soft light on a dull rainy day on these flowers Ginger picked and placed on the kitchen table caught my eye, and prompted a discovery. 2
October 29, 2021 16:00
Waiting for watching – it’s a dull rainy day, and I liked the light.
October 23, 2021 10:39
Early morning clouds – Too much work equals awake at 4 a.m. and up and working at 5 a.m. Ginger dragged me away from my work to take a look at the play of daylight on the clouds while the street below was still wrapped in darkness.
October 20, 2021 7:08
Wishbone – The latest of Jim’s creations.
October 11, 2021 14:42
Hike over – back at the Tower Trailhead.
October 5, 2021 16:16
Two hours later – back at the Pole Hollow cairn
October 5, 2021 15:40
Lazing in my hammock – I’m having a lazy day. And why not? Until the bugs and weeds die back a bit I’m quite happy to lay here and enjoy some peace and quiet.
October 5, 2021 13:40
Back to the start – More ‘hammock porn.’ After leaving Mores Branch yesterday, I decided not to bushwhack up to the top of the hill and then find my way down to Sunday night’s campsite. Instead, I climbed up the side of the hollow until I was at around the same contour line. Then I bushwhacked around the side of the hill to my destination. One-minute read, +1
October 5, 2021 12:18
Mores Branch, looking upstream – After lunch, which I heated up on my new titanium wood stove, I lazed around enjoying the sunshine, peace, and quiet.
October 4, 2021 15:10
Deep Pool on Mores Branch – And deep it was. I had to leave my camera, clothes, and other gear behind because I was up to my waist within a couple of steps. I wanted to get to the end of the pool to see how easy the next section of the creek would be to hike. One-minute read
October 4, 2021 13:02
Mores Branch – Hercules Glades Wilderness – From the map, I could see it was under a mile of bushwhacking to get to Mores Branch. The hollow is steep but there was a point where a ravine ran into the hollow that looked like it would offer a good way down. +2
October 4, 2021 12:19
Waiting for my meeting to start – This is what happens when you decide to take (a well-earned) impromptu comp day off without thoroughly checking your calendar. 2
October 4, 2021 10:20
Camped on ‘Ant Hill’ overlooking ‘Twin Falls Hollow’ – Yup, it looks pretty much the same as everywhere else in the Ozarks. And very much like the last time I was here too. Which may have contributed to my decision not to sit in camp all day after my morning meeting.
October 4, 2021 8:40
Sundown at Hercules Glades, looking southeast – Hiking in today, I realized that I could attend my meeting the next morning if I could get a good cell signal. So off I set in search of a decent signal. Two-minute read, +2