Remains – I didn’t check, but I suspect this is an old decommissioned vault latrine.
Missouri
Words and pictures featuring Missouri
The Berryman Trail (Counter Clockwise).
December 9, 2020 12:43
Arrived – Parked at the Berryman Campground/Trailhead, ready to start a leisurely four-day 27-mile hike of the Berryman Trail.
December 9, 2020 12:42
Journal: Four days on the Berryman Trail, December 2020 – Looking for a different trail to hike, I decided to re-hike the Berryman Trail, which we hiked during Spring Break 2011. Journal: 15 44
December 9, 2020 11:00
Gary – Hike finished and a tad damp – For the second time, my hike of the Big Piney Trail ends with rain. But I don’t mind with two nights out on the trail, over twenty-three miles hiked, 2,116 ft of elevation under my belt, and the last of trails in the Paddy Creek Wilderness hiked, it’s been a good weekend.
November 29, 2020 15:02
Stopped for lunch
November 29, 2020 14:02
Lunch Break on the Big Piney Trail – here I am, sheltering from the rain by some small falls, while I have a cup of tea and heat up my lunch. +1
November 29, 2020 13:51
Who Lives in a house like this? The last time I came by this refuse/swill collector, I didn’t take a picture of the occupant as I didn’t want to spoil the surprise. This time around, though, I didn’t have any such concerns. +1
November 29, 2020 11:42
Camped above Little Paddy Creek – Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Three. +1
November 29, 2020 8:10
Paddy Creek – Three-fifteen, and I’d only just crossed Paddy Creek. With a long way to go, I stopped just long enough to fill up with water and take a picture.
November 28, 2020 15:15
View from the Slabtown Overlook – Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Two. 6
November 28, 2020 13:08
Bones – I say it every winter. I love this time of year when the bones of the land are laid bare. Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Two. November 2020.
November 28, 2020 11:24
Frosty Morning at Paddy Creek Wilderness – Eight o’clock and the sun hasn’t reach my hammock yet. Paddy Creek Wilderness Day Two. +2
November 28, 2020 7:55
It was a tad chilly out last night – I was nice and cozy though. Too hot at one point. The night’s low was 26°F. Colder than forecast, but not unexpected.
November 28, 2020 7:53
Setting up camp at dusk – The sky is so light because the nearly full moon has already risen.
November 27, 2020 17:21
Pine trees by the Big Piney Trail – The climb up from Little Paddy Creek to the ridge is some three-hundred feet. Unlike some of the other climbs on this trail, it is a fairly gentle ascent. One-minute read
November 27, 2020 14:36
Once you get to the bottom of the ridge, there are two creek crossings before the climb up the other side of the hollow begins. +1
November 27, 2020 14:23
What a mouthful – I suspect the tree will win in the end. Paddy Creek Wilderness Day One. November 2020.
November 27, 2020 14:21
On the edge – Not the longest drop along the ridge, but the trees help give the picture a more vertigo-inducing look. It’s probably only 60-80 feet.
November 27, 2020 14:12
Little Paddy Creek Scenic Overlook – It took me an hour to get to the ridge that drops down to Little Paddy Creek. I was so busy trying to make up for lost time, that I didn’t realize I’d arrived at the ridge until the appearance of a fire ring prompted me to take better notice of my surroundings. 3
November 27, 2020 14:07
Getting started – It was good to be back on the trail. +1
November 27, 2020 12:53
Roby Lake parking lot – The Annual Diocesan Convention (the work project that has been keeping me busy for the past three months) and Thanksgiving are over. There’s a break in the weather, and I can spend two-and-a-half days backpacking.
November 27, 2020 12:52
There’s a break in the weather, and I can spend two-and-a-half days backpacking at Paddy Creek Wilderness. The forecast is for two good (but maybe cold) days before rain sets in.Journal: 10 44
November 27, 2020 11:30
Decay. It’s been a wonderful fall this year.