Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025. The ‘doors’ on my bad weather tarp help keep the weather out and the warmth in. I could have set the tarp closer to the ground, but I prefer more standing room.
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Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025.
January 10, 2025 11:12
Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025.
January 10, 2025 11:11
Wintery view from my hammock.
January 10, 2025 8:07
Keeping my nose and ears warm. I’m just out of bed, and I didn’t bother to remove the buff I use to keep my nose and ears warm while I sleep.
January 10, 2025 7:29
Hammock camping in the snow. 7:20 a.m. and it’s been snowing for around nine hours. I was nice and cozy in my hammock.
January 10, 2025 7:21
Waiting for ‘Snowmageddon’ — there’s five to seven inches in the forecast. Should be fun! (Plus, Day One stats.) +1
January 9, 2025 19:59
Creek and spring in ‘Deep Hollow’ — time to top up my water before it gets dark, and the storm arrives.
January 9, 2025 15:37
My first icicles of 2025.
January 9, 2025 14:31
Glades (Upper Pilot) Trail Junction. The good thing about all the ice on the trail is that it means there’s plenty of water.
January 9, 2025 13:52
Ice Crystals.
January 9, 2025 13:51
Icy conditions on the Pilot (Tower) Trail heading west — I wasn’t expecting to find a lot of ice on the trail, it slowed me down a lot, I need micro spikes for these conditions.
January 9, 2025 13:11
Pole (Pete) Hollow Cairn Selfie — It looks like someone may have tidied the cairn. I didn’t have time to check, I have places to be before it gets dark.
January 9, 2025 12:17
Another empty trailhead parking lot — This time there might be a good reason. There’s a winter storm due in nine hours. Six-minute read, +2
January 9, 2025 11:44
Journal: Four days hiking the Berryman Trail, Missouri, December 2024. This will be my last backpacking trip of the year. Journal: 15 42
December 30, 2024 16:05
Berryman Trail — Day Four stats and a summary of the trip. Three-minute read.
December 30, 2024 16:00
Hike over back at the Berryman Campground Trailhead.
December 30, 2024 14:38
The Berryman Trail, December 2024.
December 30, 2024 12:03
Gary ready to start out on the last leg of the trip. Another three hours or so and I should be in my nice warm car heading home!
December 30, 2024 11:59
Bad Decisions Make Good Stories. It’s coming up on midday, and I’m packed, ready for the last six miles back to the trailhead. It turns out my ‘Bad Decision’ to carry on with my hike on Day Two was a good decision after all.
December 30, 2024 11:54
Breakfast treat, a Pop-Tart.
December 30, 2024 8:14
View from my hammock. The Berryman Trail, December 2024.
December 30, 2024 8:05
Day Four — Making breakfast. It was quite cold last night — 36 Degrees — and it’s pretty damp, too, so it feels colder than it is. A Pop-Tart, ginger and orange tea, with biscuits and gravy will soon warm things up.
December 30, 2024 8:00
A summary of the day’s hiking stats.