Deep Woods and I have a tentative plan now for this Spring's AT section hike from Damascus, VA to Bear Garden Hostel on VA 42 (not quite 90 mi). Our schedules for the latter part of April and all of May are booked with family obligations so its either sometime early to mid-April or early … Continue reading Plans Are Underway…
It's a new year and here's hoping that we'll be able to spend more time on the trail. 2018 was not so good in that respect. Loonie has completed her physical therapy and is doing much better but neither of us is ready to shoulder a pack and hit the trail. We decided to kick … Continue reading A Fresh Start…
So, I got the pics together for the latest trip. I put together one album for the Taum Sauk section hike on the Ozark Trail and another for the time we spent off the trail at Alley Spring, Rocky Falls and Klepzig Mill. Still working on identifying some flowers but it's gettin' there. Here's a … Continue reading Ozarks Trip and Shenandoah Countdown!
Quick update and I'll fill the details in later. Loonie and I wrapped up the 18 mi hike of the Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail recently (Highway 21 trail head...6 miles from Taum Sauk State Park...to the Highway N trail head...at the scour). It was INSANELY hot, reaching into the 90's on the … Continue reading Ozark Trail – Taum Sauk Section Hike
The Ozark Trail section hike is coming up soon and I think we're all set. Just need to finish gathering up the food. We'll be covering the trail highlighted in yellow on the maps below. Roughly 21 miles. If the weather is in our favor we'll take it nice and slow so Loonie can try … Continue reading This Fall’s for Walkin’…
Loonie and I made it out for an overnight trip to Goggins Mountain in Missouri recently. Just a short 3+ miles up from Johnson Shutins State Park to the pretty glade I was at in May. The heat wave we had been experiencing here in the Midwest finally broke so it seemed like a good … Continue reading Chigger Hell and Shenandoah Dreamin’
First off, our plans were dashed once again by Mother Nature. After arriving at Standing Bear Farm, completing the section from Allen Gap, we got ourselves cleaned up, resupplied and checked the forecast for the second leg of the trip - the three days in the national park. There was a good chance of rain all three days … Continue reading Off the AT and onto the OT…
Finally put some time aside to get back here and post an update. I've been busy with family, projects at home, work, etc. over the last few months. Trail-life has taken a backseat to more pressing matters. However, I'm happy to report that Deep Woods and I will be resuming our AT trek in the coming … Continue reading Update…
Bulldog's Droppings 