Welcome to Breakfast in America
I’m a Brit who unexpectedly emigrated to the USA in 2008, and this is my photo journal.
It’s an eclectic mix of things; there’s no guiding theme or topic. It is whatever catches my attention, what I’ve been thinking, doing, or piques my interest. Currently that’s mainly backpacking and clearing some of the backlog on my ‘honey-do’ list.
Popular posts
Trending pictures and short posts.
Memories
A dozen pictures, picked at random from my favorite memories. You can see my portfolio here.
Labor Day Weekend With The Parents
Ironed Out
Ginger watching the dawn at 30,000 feet
Sappho – Alone in the crowd
Little Brazil Creek is very ‘scrubby’
Morning Tea
Bedroom plants
Large pool on Piney Creek
Feeding Stanley during lunch in Nicholson’s
View to the East across Gruinard Bay
Woods Fork – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area
More fun in the workshop (365:095)
Recent Posts
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Snow covered treetops
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Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025
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Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025
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Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025
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Wintery view from my hammock
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Keeping my nose and ears warm
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Hammock camping in the snow
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Waiting for ‘Snowmageddon’
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Creek and spring in ‘Deep Hollow’

There was water in ‘Deep Hollow’ creek — time to top up my water before it gets dark, and the storm arrives. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I arrived at my campsite above ‘Deep Hollow’ just after three. The ice had slowed me down considerably. Once I passed the Devil’s Den junction, I studied the trail as I went along, trying to determine what clues might be visible when the trail became covered in snow.
I thought the gap in the grasses left by the trail might be evident if the snow did not flatten them. I also tried to commit some landmarks to memory.
Trail Journal
1300 — Cedars Trail Jct. Lots of ice in the prev[ious] section.
1325 — Elephant Tracks Crossing. Water. Lots of ice between Cedars and here.
1350 — Glades Trail Jct. Ice between here & E.T.C. [Elephant Tracks Crossing]
1410 — Devil’s Den Jct. Ice near the Glades Jct.
1450 — FR Jct [Forest Road Junction]
1500 — Leave FR 243°W.
1510 — Arrived — Water in creek running.
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My first icicles of 2025






















