A wet hike back to the trailhead – I hoped I’d beat the storm, but I didn’t. Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail. Two-minute read, 3 pictures
Pees Hollow Trail
Flowering meadow – Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
Selfie with the Cab – It looked like someone had been doing some close range target practice. Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
Another good thing about my chair… I discovered that my chair comes in useful to keep all my gear on as I break camp.
Drying my clothes and enjoying the sun – No, I wasn’t really wearing camo undies, but your eyes are not deceiving you, for the sake of modesty, in this picture I am.
Camped by ‘Cab Creek’ – Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
Camped by ‘Cab Creek’ – Day Two, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
All lit up – Day One, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
Sunset after the rain – Camped on ‘Cab Creek’. Day One, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
Trail-side shelf fungi – Day One, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail.
My hike didn’t go quite as planned – lots of dense brush, an angry critter, and a lack of campsites changed my plans. Five-minute read, 3 pictures
About to head down the Pees Hollow Trail (Counter-Clockwise) – Day One, Hercules Glades, Pees Hollow Trail. One-minute read, 2 pictures
Small falls on ‘Cab Creek’ – After 3-4 hours of rain last night ‘Cab Creek’ was running well. 3 pictures
Wilderness Escape (again) – Two nights in Hercules Glades. A severe thunderstorm, wet and muddy trails, wonderful falls, a ghost from the past, some stupid mistakes and overall, a good time. Trip write-up: 12-minute read. 30 pictures.
The End is in Sight – Not quite as nice a view as the earlier views to the east and west, but I always like this because the end of the hike (at the tower) is in sight. Two-minute read. 3 pictures
I Never Tire Of This View – View from the glades looking northwest.
Dressed for chilly weather, and looking a bit chubby too.
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. Trip write-up: Three-minute read, 14 pictures
Looking Across the Glades – Pees Hollow Trail.
Gary and the Truck Cab on the Pees Hollow Trail – Photo by Ginger. 3 pictures
‘Cab Creek’
That’s One Way to Get Ginger to Laugh.
Pees Hollow Backpacking Trip – My new Hammock arrived last week and I couldn’t wait any longer to try it out. Trip write-up: Eight-minutes read, 54 pictures
Glades and Knobs – You cannot be a Brit (well this Brit anyway) and not snigger occasionally at the local term for a pointy hill – ‘knob’. Two-minute read, 6 pictures