A summary of the day’s hiking stats.
Missouri
Words and pictures featuring Missouri
Camped at sunset. The colors were glorious.
December 29, 2024 16:43
Camped at sunset. The colors were glorious.
December 29, 2024 16:39
Setting up camp. I camped here in 2020. It’s a good spot on a ridge above the trail.
December 29, 2024 16:23
Trail-side pretties. Unfortunately, my cell phone camera couldn’t do it justice.
December 29, 2024 15:04
Gary crossing Floyd Tower Road. Now it really feels like I’m on the last lap. I arrived at Floyd Tower Road just before three p.m. only a couple of hours of daylight left, and I have still got to get to my campsite and set up camp.
December 29, 2024 14:54
Trail conditions on the East Segment of the Berryman Trail. The section of trail from the road crossing of State Highway W to Floyd Tower Road (FR2265) is a bit more isolated than the West Segment. Parts of it run along the original trail route.
December 29, 2024 14:34
A trail marker for the original Berryman Trail — when the trail was considerably shorter.
December 29, 2024 14:24
Trail conditions on the East Segment of the Berryman Trail.
December 29, 2024 13:21
The things people leave behind — a hillbilly hunting hide.
December 29, 2024 13:20
Seventeen miles down, another ten or so to go.
December 29, 2024 13:16
Brazil Creek. I arrived at Brazil Creek at twelve-fifteen. I stopped and ate some trail snacks while I toyed with the idea of not taking on any extra water and relying on the small spring where I’d be camping. x2
December 29, 2024 12:34
Packing up camp. After a breakfast of biscuits and gravy and a cup of Ginger and Orange tea, I packed up camp and was back on my way just before eleven-thirty. It felt cold, with a brisk wind and damp air.
December 29, 2024 10:41
A tiny bit of sunshine.
December 29, 2024 9:10
Day Three — Planning the day’s hike. It was a wet and misty morning. Last night, six hours of rain fell, which bodes well for water availability on the trail.
December 29, 2024 8:33
Berryman Trail — Day Two stats and the rest of the day’s hike. Including some unexpected noisy neighbors. 3 2
December 28, 2024 16:00
Tree down across Little Brazil Creek. The top of this tree landed right where I had been thinking about setting up camp. That ain’t going to work. Plenty of water to top up my supplies though.
December 28, 2024 14:10
Stopped for lunch at Little Brazil Creek. 2
December 28, 2024 14:09
Witness trees and survey marker.
December 28, 2024 12:17
The trail is well-maintained and skirts around the hollows. And lots of cyclists! Two-minute read.
December 28, 2024 11:39
Day Two, breaking camp. Do I return to the trailhead or carry on? Two-minute read.
December 28, 2024 10:19
Day One Stats and a packing omission — My heart was playing up, and I might not have enough meds to continue my trip. Two-minute read.
December 27, 2024 18:00
Trail Signs — The Berryman Trail forms part of the Ozark Trail, and the entire loop is looked after by the Ozark Trail Association, and a very good job they do too. -2 min | x3
December 27, 2024 11:57
Berryman Trail Mile Marker. There’s a couple of problems with the trail markers and blazes. First the wildlife likes to chew on them, and second, they curl up when they get heated by prescribed burns/wildfires.