Everything backpacking: our gear, trip write-ups, and individual pictures.
I’ve got a busy seven days ahead. Tomorrow I’m off backpacking with a couple of friends. Should be good; I’ve no idea where we’re going – somewhere on the Buffalo River in Arkansas. We’ll be back Saturday, and then on Sunday I’ll be off at 7.30 am to Chicago with Tom to help clear a …
At the end of the hike (365:182) – UK June 2011 – Day 17. It was a long hike. Two-minute read, +10
Gary and Ginger at the saddle of Lairig Gartain (365:181) – UK June 2011 – Day 16. The plan was to drive to Glen Coe and Backpack up into the Lost valley.
Waking up (365:150) – For once we didn’t hang around too long drinking coffee and eating breakfast, though it was still ten am before we were back on the trail. Two-minute read, 7 pictures
Lunch by the bluffs on Long Creek (365:149). Two-minute read, 8 pictures
Just before I stuck my head in the falls behind me (365:148) – Invigorating was one word for it. Three-minute read, +9
Off backpacking for the weekend (365:147). Two-minute read
Bull Shoals Lake – Normal Pool Elevation 654′ (365:146) – Currently the elevation is 696′. That’s a foot over its fully flooded design capacity. One-minute read
Tonight I was working on the design of my next backpacking wood burner. Today after posting a couple of pictures I sat down at my desk and got on with some (paid) work for a change. My efforts were put on hold while Ginger’s parents came visiting, and again for the afternoon school run. By …
Batch-loaded, inverted down-draft gassifier wood stove (365:105) – I spent some more time in the workshop today. One-minute read
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
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
Gary and Ginger at the end of our Berryman Trail backpacking trip (365:083). 8 pictures
Feet up, taking a break on the trail (365:082) – Today was a very windy day. Five-minute read, 8 pictures
Waking up in the woods. Berryman Trail, Missouri (365:081) – Last night we slept under the stars. One-minute read, 5 pictures
Near Floyd Tower Road, heading towards Harmon Spring Trail Camp.
Gary and Ginger Backpacking on the Berryman Trail (365:079) – Today the sun shone. Three-minute read, 6 pictures
With the kids away for Spring Break with their father for a week we decided it was time for our next backpacking trip. Trip write-up: 15-minute read, 21 pictures
Resting my eyes (365:078) – At a service station in Eureka, Missouri, just off the I44. One-minute read
Final preparations (365:077) – Today we did a lot of running around. 3 pictures