Missouri

Words and pictures featuring Missouri

Twin Trunks – I loved the way the light caught these two trees on either side of the creek bed.

Woods Fork – Panorama

Woods Fork – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. 2

Pees Hollow, Counter-clockwise For a Change – The last time Ginger and I went backpacking together was in August 2017. For this trip, Ginger chose the trail — Hercules Glades Wilderness, Pees Hollow trail, and I chose the route — Counter-clockwise. Journal: 6 14

Looking Across the Glades – Pees Hollow Trail.

Gary and the Truck Cab on the Pees Hollow Trail. 3

‘Cab Creek’

That’s One Way to Get Ginger to Laugh.

Solo Backpacking at Piney Creek Wilderness — After a busy week, I made a snap decision to go backpacking. Journal: 15 35

Pees Hollow Backpacking Trip – My new Hammock arrived last week and I couldn’t wait any longer to try it out. Journal: 12 55

Glades and Knobs – You cannot be a Brit (well this Brit anyway) and not occasionally snigger at the local term for a pointy hill – ‘knob’. Two-minute read, 6 pictures

Dodge Truck Hood. We find some odd things in the wilderness, this old truck hood, the truck cab, then a Busiek there’s an old panel van, and two old nitrogen railroad trucks (imported for use as culverts).

Brushy Creek

Gary Modestly Posing at Brushy Creek. 2 pictures

The Confluence of Brushy Creek and ‘Cab Creek’

Brushy Creek – The name is very well deserved, it is brushy almost to the point of being impassable. 6 pictures

Black and White image of the Pees Hollow Trail , Hercules Glades, running through a wooded area.

A Clear Path – The trail through the woods was very clear here. 2 pictures

Watch Your Head – fragile looking tree by the trail.

View From The Ridge at the Start of the Pees Hollow Trail. One reason why I prefer fall, winter, and spring to summer is that you can see the views and the ‘bones’ of the land…

“E LIZ-ard” Mild steel, lizard sculpture by Jim Davis. 2 pictures

Three Days Backpacking with a Hammock at Hercules Glades Wilderness – My first backpacking trip with a hammock. Journal: 10 56

Photograph of a Maine Coon Cat

Sleepy Mao.

Day Hike on the Busiek Yellow Trail. Today we decided to take one of the easier trails, and spend a bit of time looking around. Two-minute read, 30 pictures

Woods Fork, Busiek. Just below the bridge by the east parking Lot. 2 pictures

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