Just before I stuck my head in the falls behind me (365:148) – Invigorating was one word for it. Three-minute read, +9
May 28, 2011
Camping
April 5, 2011
More fun in the workshop (365:095) – Today we are building a “batch-loaded, inverted downdraft gasifier” wood stove out of old tin cans. Two-minute read, +3
April 4, 2011
Trying out my new sleeping bag (365:094) – Technically speaking its a quilt and not a sleeping bag, however, the the net result is the same. I found a nice summer weight bag at 40% off retail price, hopefully it should be good for temperatures from 40°F up. One-minute read, 2 pictures
March 26, 2011
Snow? What snow? (365:085). I was most disappointed to find it didn’t snow in the night. Two-minute read
March 25, 2011
Trail shelter, Bluffs Trail, Meramec State Park (365:084) – I started the day with a monster hangover. Which, of course, was totally my own fault. I obviously ate far too much cheese. One-minute read, 4 pictures
March 24, 2011
Bluffs on the Meramec River at Meramec State Park, Missouri – I love my little Fuji Finepix F30 compact, it produces such ‘painterly’ pictures.
November 21, 2010
Camped at Berry Bend – Truman Lake. 5 pictures
November 20, 2010
Berry Bend Campfire – We cheated on the fire. We didn’t want to spend a lot of time and energy gathering and cutting wood, so we bought some logs for $4 and I split them.
November 20, 2010
Camping at Berry Bend – This weekend we tried out our backpacking gear. Two-minute read. 3 pictures
August 13, 2010
Pre-Dawn at Table Rock Lake. We were up late watching the Perseids meteor shower, which we did by laying in the warm waters of Table Rock Lake. 2 pictures
August 13, 2010
Still Waters – Waiting for the dawn on Table Rock Lake.
August 5, 2010
Red Bluff on Huzzah Creek, Davisville, Missouri – With Mick heading back to the UK, we had a couple of days leisure time before we had to collect the girls at St Louis.
July 22, 2010
Pines Overlook Campsite at night. Red Bluff Campgound, Davisville
July 22, 2010
Ginger enjoying the view at Pines Overlook Campsite. +1
July 22, 2010
Whatever it takes – Taking a picture of the red bluffs. Huzzah Creek, Red Bluff Campground, Missouri. Picture by Mick Felton.
July 22, 2010
Huzzah Creek and Red Bluff, Red Bluff Campground, Missouri. 2 pictures
July 9, 2010
Packing for car camping — we are organized! When we first started car camping we quickly discovered it paid to be a bit organized. Our first ever car camping trip included a diversion to buy a couple of camp chairs because we’d left ours at home in the garage.
July 3, 2010
Independence Day camping 2010 at Berryman Trail and Campground 9 pictures
June 20, 2010
We decided to go camping and try out our new tent for the first time. The campsite we’d picked was fantastic. Five-minute read. Album: 16 pictures
June 20, 2010
Sunrise on Table Rock Lake. We were up early and ventured down to the lakeside to see the sunrise.