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.
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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.
November 8, 2020 17:40
The Fallen.
November 8, 2020 17:39
Fall 2020. +3
November 8, 2020 17:31
Journal: Fall backpacking at Hercules Glades Wilderness, October 2020.Journal: 15 38
October 25, 2020 17:15
Empty Parking Lot – The empty parking lot probably says more about the weather than I can.
October 25, 2020 16:53
Gary, back at the trailhead. Trip total, twenty-one miles and 2,000 ft. of elevation. I hiked a lot further this weekend than I expected.
October 25, 2020 16:51
Follow the trail – Nearly finished, just one last climb up to the trailhead left. Hercules Glades Wilderness – Day Three. 2 pictures
October 25, 2020 16:37
Another Gray Day.
October 25, 2020 16:01
Isolated – Some trail-side plants and I find some water. 2 pictures
October 25, 2020 15:01
Gary by the cab on the Pees Hollow Trail (October 2020) – A detour along the Pees Hollow Trail, lunch by ‘Cab Creek’ and another ‘Cab Selfie’ One-minute read
October 25, 2020 14:48
Camped in ‘Twin Falls Hollow’ – I’ve not camped in this spot for a while. Recently I’ve been bushwhacking further down the hollow where the sides are not quite so steep. But the views here are much nicer, and I like the little rock-shelf tables I can use as mini kitchen tables. 4
October 25, 2020 10:36
Cooking Breakfast – Using my Firebox Nano wood stove to heat water for my breakfast and morning cuppa. 2