Cooling off in a pool on Woods Fork – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. Birthday solo backpacking for a couple of days at Busiek.
Missouri
Words and pictures featuring Missouri
Do You Know Pete Best? — A chance meeting with locals looking for directions on a remote Ozarks farm road. Two-minute read
June 6, 2012 13:00
This was the last bit of the shore we examined before heading back to the campground.
April 21, 2012 15:23
Choices: Hiking the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area – The Silver trail loops here. Album: 11
April 8, 2012 17:32
Resting on the trail out from Piney Creek Wilderness. 4
April 1, 2012 17:50
It was hot and record temperatures were predicted. So, after filtering enough water to last us our hike back to the trailhead I decided that I’d lie in the creek a while and get soaked before we started climbing the 600+ feet out of the wilderness. 2
April 1, 2012 17:02
Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. 3 pictures
April 1, 2012 14:38
I spotted this dandelion and it reminded me of a picture I took of my son Robert while on vacation in Scotland over twenty years ago.
March 22, 2012 21:45
Journal: two nights at Bell Mountain Wilderness, March 2012 – Eager to find a new sort of ground to cover, we turned our attention to the St. Francois Mountain area, and Bell Mountain in particular for our Spring Break trip. Post by Ginger. Journal: 10 22
March 17, 2012 16:00
A 6.6 mile hike with 800′ of elevation climbed on Busiek’s White and Orange trails.
January 6, 2012 22:15
Gary and Ginger stop for a drink and snack on the way back to the Tower Trailhead – Piney Creek Wilderness. One-minute read, 2 pictures
January 1, 2012 22:33
Typical Ozarks recreational arrangements (365:365) – Today we sunbathed and went on a short exploratory hike. Yes, that’s right, sunbathed on the 31 December in the Northern hemisphere. Three-minute read, +8
December 31, 2011 19:09
Penultimate campfire of 2011 (365:364) – We were in two minds as to where to go backpacking this weekend. Piney Creek Wilderness, or the similarly sounding Paddy Creek Wilderness… Two-minute read
December 30, 2011 19:33
Ginger dropped me off early at church tonight. I used the extra time to sit in the classroom and go over my coursework.
December 15, 2011 22:22
Cutting wood with Tom (365:337) – We’re going to have to come back and finish cutting up the log we’re sitting on.
December 3, 2011 21:03
Logging (365:332) – I spent the day in the woods pretending to be a lumberjack. I volunteered to give Loyal a hand today, and a jolly cold day it turned out too. Loyal felled a few trees, they were cut into logs and we dragged them then out of the way with the tractor and chains. This went on until Loyal ran over a small sapling, which got caught up in the tractor, cutting the tractor’s hydraulic hose and damaging the radiator.
November 28, 2011 18:54
An afternoon with Carol and Jim (365:331) – Today we collected Lanie from her Grandparents. Katie came too, the price I had to pay was a white knuckle ride in the co-pilot’s seat while Katie drove us through country roads. 4 pictures
November 27, 2011 18:09
Thanksgiving day with the family (365:328) – We spent the day at Matt and Betsy’s. Ginger’s aunt Susan asked if I’d take some family pictures – I’m glad I did. 2 3
November 24, 2011 17:15
Today we drove down to see Carol & Jim (365:323). After dinner we sat around chatting. 6
November 19, 2011 17:03
After Thanksgiving Dinner at church (365:320)
November 16, 2011 15:52
Gary Fishing , James River, Springfield, Missouri (365:317). 4
November 13, 2011 23:27
Today looked like being the last nice day for a while so we took Lanie out fishing on the James River. 3
November 13, 2011 17:55
Ginger, Gary and Lanie stopped for Lunch on the Sac River Trail.
November 12, 2011 23:06
Lookout tower at the Piney Creek Wilderness Tower trailhead – A day hike to Piney Creek.