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Pictures and posts from the United States.

Pumping Gas (365:152) – Is no longer a gas. In fact, it’s darned expensive, even though the price has now dropped back slightly to $3.53 a gallon.

Waking up (365:150) – For once we didn’t hang around too long drinking coffee and eating breakfast, though it was still ten am before we were back on the trail. Two-minute read, 7 pictures

Lunch by the bluffs on Long Creek (365:149). Two-minute read, 8 pictures

Just before I stuck my head in the falls behind me (365:148) – Invigorating was one word for it. Three-minute read, +9

Off backpacking for the weekend (365:147). Two-minute read

Bull Shoals Lake – Normal Pool Elevation 654′ (365:146) – Currently the elevation is 696′. That’s a foot over its fully flooded design capacity. One-minute read

Muddy feet (365:141) – After yesterday’s rain it was a bit muddy on the Sac River trail today, but I revel in squelching through mud and splashing through creeks so I had great fun. One-minute read, 5 pictures

photograph of Gary Allman studying for EFM in the backyard

Studying in the back yard (365:137) – The yard needs to be mowed, we’ll have to get a kid on to it. I had a quiet day studying. It’s my final class for this academic year on Thursday. Lots of reading has been done, just the course notes to read and exercise to get out of the way and I’m finished.

Walmart veggies section (365:133) –

Gary and a milling machine (365:131) – Today I visited an engineer’s playground. One-minute read

Saké (365:129) – This might be one of the last pictures taken on my Nikon. One-minute read, 2 pictures

EFM Retreat (365:127) – This week’s EFM class was held on a Saturday,so we got out of the classroom and spent the day in a cabin by the river. It was very nice to sit in the screened porch going through the lessons and exercises; a day of good company, conversation, discussions, food, and coffee. One-minute read

At the High School Orchestra concert (365:125) – I give up, I forget what I did today. I know what I should have been doing, but I can’t remember what it was I did. 4 pictures

Crossing Camp Creek (365:124) – Today we hiked the white and orange trails at Busiek. 8 pictures

Running Water – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area.

You can read more about our hike here.

Making huaraches (365:123) – I meant to make a to-do list today. So I ended up doing all sorts of things that didn’t really need doing, and missing out on things I should be doing. Oh well. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Drawing (365:122) — Tonight I was working on the design of my next backpacking wood burner. 3

Living with cats (365:121) — Today I almost committed the ultimate 365 Days faux pas, because for the first time this year I forgot to take my picture. 2 2

Silliness on the Sac River Trail (365:120) — The real picture is in the background. Ginger, Katie and I put in a four-mile hike on the Sac River trail today.

Gary and Ginger watch the running commentary on the Royal Wedding on Facebook (365:119) – And it was absolutely hilarious. One-minute read

Gary and Ginger in ‘Urban Market’ (365:118) – Ginger returned from the school run with tidings of yard sales, not just any yard sale, but a church yard sale, so off we went. One-minute read, 3 pictures

Dirty Martini (365:114) — Easter Sunday. Up early, church, home, long afternoon nap, computer, and finally, dirty martinis. A sloppy picture deserves a faux Lomo effect.

I managed around three hour’s sleep, which I guess isn’t too bad. I was up at seven fifteen and helping out with breakfast. Before the end of the lock-in we held a short service in the church, and left for home at ten am. Instead of getting a nap, we went shopping, I spent some time at the computer and we had a visit from Dash and Leslie. At seven pm Lanie and I were back at church for the Easter vigil. Either we didn’t do these back in my days as a choir boy, or the choir never attended,

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