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Longer write-ups on our backpacking trips.
Wet Feet Hike – The full write up of my recent hike. I was determined to get out on a couple of free days no matter what the weather was. The forecast was for rain and as it had been raining a lot the past few days I was expecting the trails to be wet. 16-minute read, 48 pictures
Four Days, Three Nights, and Two Wildernesses – The full write-up of my late February backpacking trip. 18-minute read, 29 pictures
A Backpacking Trip Goes Wrong – I was lost and didn’t even know it. And then I was taken violently ill. Five-minute read. 13 pictures
Three Days Solo Backpacking in Late January – The weather had turned warm, and the recent snow had disappeared, so I headed off to Hercules Glades with the intention of spending some more time contemplating Life, The Universe, and Everything. Five-minute read. 16 pictures
Hercules Glades Backpacking in November – Van problems forced me to select a nearby trail for a late fall break. Another visit to Hercules Glades was on the cards. Ten-minute read, 53 pictures
Three Days Summer Backpacking at Piney Creek Wilderness. I decided to take on my aversion to summer backpacking, face the heat, and see if I could get some wilderness rest and recuperation. Eight-minute read. 49 pictures
Another Trip To Hercules Glades – Testing my new tarp and underquilt. Eight-minute read, 40 pictures
Pees Hollow, Counter-clockwise For a Change – The last time Ginger and I went backpacking together was in August 2017. For this trip, Ginger chose the trail — Hercules Glades Wilderness, Pees Hollow trail, and I chose the route — Counter-clockwise. Three-minute read, 14 pictures
Solo Backpacking at Piney Creek Wilderness — After a busy week, I made a snap decision to go backpacking. Ten-minute read, 35 pictures
Pees Hollow Backpacking Trip – My new Hammock arrived last week and I couldn’t wait any longer to try it out. Eight-minutes read, 54 pictures
Three Days Backpacking with a Hammock at Hercules Glades Wilderness – It was time to go out on my long awaited backpacking trip with a hammock. Plan ‘A’ was for us to go on a quick, one-night visit to Hercules Glades Wilderness. When Ginger decided she wasn’t going, I quickly came up with Plan ‘B’ which transformed the quick one-nighter into a solo three-day, Friday through Sunday trip. Ten-minute read, 55 pictures
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Backpacking Trip – Our plans for viewing the eclipse were to go backpacking and watch the eclipse from the Mark Twain National Forest Ten-minute read, 17 pictures