Backpacking topic | Breakfast in America

Buck Hollow. An idyllic and tranquil view later to be interrupted by the arrival of a bear. [1 picture and a few words]

Buck Hollow

Still - Day two. Fantastic view in the morning. [1 picture]

Sunset at Table Rock Lake

Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek - Day one of three days backpacking in Piney Creek Wilderness. [1 picture]

Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek

Last Leg to the Lake - It opens up into a flood plain. Easy going in the winter. Not so easy in the summer. [3 Pictures]

Last Leg to the Lake

Crossing Piney Creek - I crossed the creek around five times... [2 pictures]

Crossing Piney Creek

Feeder Creek on the Tower Trail (Hollow route) [2 Pictures and a few words]

Feeder Creek

Fall In The Forest - Hercules Glades. [3 Pictures]

Dressed for chilly weather

Fall Carpet - On the top of a ridge I came across this vista of leaves. [1 picture]

Fall Carpet

Dutchware Chameleon hammock with winter cover, and Hammock Gear Tarp and Econ Incubator 10° Under quilt. Hercules Glades Wilderness.

Sunday - Time to head back. [2 pictures]

Sunday – Time to head back

Boiling water on a Trangia alcohol stove. Titanium wind screen, and Toaks 850ml cook pot.

Lunch - Making a hot drink on the trail. [2 pictures]

Lunch

Self and Sky. Resting in the wilderness. [1 picture]

Self and Sky

On the Pete (Pole) Hollow Trail heading North. [1 picture]

On the Pete (Pole) Hollow Trail heading North

Saturday Morning - Packing up Camp [5 pictures]

Saturday Morning – Packing up Camp

Camouflaged hammock on the side of a hill. Hercules Glades Wilderness.

Camped on a Hillside [1 picture]

Camped on a Hillside

Glades! Glades on the Upper Pilot (Devil's Den East) Trail. [2 pictures]

Glades!

Friday Morning - And not a soul for miles around. [1 picture]

Friday Morning

The start of my trip - Lots of crunchy leaves on the trail. [1 picture]

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. [53 Pictures, lots of words and one short video]

Hercules Glades Backpacking in November

Back Yard Bad Weather Hammock Testing. I took advantage of some heavy rain to check out a couple of new items of gear. [1 picture]

Back Yard Bad Weather Hammock Testing

Color photograph of Gary Allman enjoying the Sunset at Table Rock Missouri (Piney Creek Wilderness).

R&R - Rest and Recuperation. Gary looks out over the Piney Creek Arm of Table Rock Lake. [2 pictures]

R&R – Rest and Recuperation

Photograph of the Piney Creek Arm of Table Rock Lake, Piney Creek Wilderness, Mark Twain National Forest

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. [49 pictures and a short video]

Three Days Summer Backpacking at Piney Creek Wilderness

Sunset at Piney Creek Wilderness. Tonight I cooked and ate my dinner down by the lake so I could watch the sunset. [1 picture]

Sunset at Piney Creek Wilderness

Another Trip To Hercules Glades - Testing my new tarp and underquilt. [40 pictures and many words]

Another Trip To Hercules Glades

Coy Bald Trail Panorama - views to the east and south. [2 pictures]

Coy Bald Trail Panorama

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. [14 Pictures]