Gary – Hike finished and a tad damp – For the second time, my hike of the Big Piney Trail ends with rain. But I don’t mind with two nights out on the trail, over twenty-three miles hiked, 2,116 ft of elevation under my belt, and the last of trails in the Paddy Creek Wilderness hiked, it’s been a good weekend.
Paddy Creek Wilderness
November 29, 2020
November 29, 2020
November 29, 2020
November 29, 2020
November 28, 2020
November 28, 2020
November 28, 2020
November 28, 2020
November 28, 2020
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
Little Paddy Creek Scenic Overlook – It took me an hour to get to the ridge that drops down to Little Paddy Creek. I was so busy trying to make up for lost time, that I didn’t realize I’d arrived at the ridge until the appearance of a fire ring prompted me to take better notice of my surroundings. +2
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
February 15, 2020
February 2020, Big Piney Trail, Paddy Creek Wilderness – It was time for me to get out and clock up a few more miles. We first planned to visit Paddy Creek Wilderness in late December 2011, but with high winds in the forecast, we decided to go to Piney Creek instead. Somehow Paddy Creek Wilderness never featured in our plans after then. Now was a good time to put that right. Trip write-up: 24-minute read, +68