Pictures and posts from the United States.
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
A 6.6 mile hike with 800′ of elevation climbed on Busiek’s White and Orange trails.
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
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
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
Ginger dropped me off early at church tonight. I used the extra time to sit in the classroom and go over my coursework.
Cutting wood with Tom (365:337) – We’re going to have to come back and finish cutting up the log we’re sitting on.
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.
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
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
Today we drove down to see Carol & Jim (365:323). After dinner we sat around chatting. 6
After Thanksgiving Dinner at church (365:320)
Gary Fishing , James River, Springfield, Missouri (365:317). 4
Today looked like being the last nice day for a while so we took Lanie out fishing on the James River. 3
Ginger, Gary and Lanie stopped for Lunch on the Sac River Trail.
Lookout tower at the Piney Creek Wilderness Tower trailhead – A day hike to Piney Creek.
Gary by Piney Creek, Piney Creek Wilderness, Missouri (365:315) – We took the girls with us on a scouting trip down to Piney Creek Wilderness. +7
Dead tree, Bucksaw, Harry S Truman Lake, Missouri.
White Pelicans – White Pelicans on Harry S Truman Lake at Bucksaw.
Once more I stand before the wall
Gary with our Mutha Hubba tent, Bucksaw, Harry S Truman Lake – I thought I’d get my daily picture out of the way early in the day.
Weekend camping at Bucksaw.
Sunset at Bucksaw, Harry S Truman Lake, Missouri – Note the cool Crepuscular Rays.
It’s November 5th and this year we left the Guy at home (365:309) – Last year we were also at lake Truman for Guy Fawkes night, and we took the Guy along for company. This year we were expecting to be carrying up loads of kids’ luggage to Kansas City, so we left Guy behind. That’s three years now he’s avoided a fiery demise. 11 pictures