tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29699631358386112562024-03-18T10:43:07.703-05:00Must ExploreA site to keep track of the adventures of Craig GulleyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-20124406445898542172024-03-12T07:45:00.005-05:002024-03-18T10:42:33.499-05:00OTSHAB HYOY March 8-10 2024<p> <span style="font-size: large;">A very interesting hike this weekend with members of the Ozark Trail Section Hikers and Backpackers (OTSHAB). This weekend was devised by Andi and Dean. It was given as just a spot (coordinates) in the woods and you had to figure out where it was and how you wanted to get to it. When Andi had laid out the event, (a spot big enough for 35 people) it had triggered a memory I had of a spot that was on a GPX track she had sent me for the North Fork section of the OT. She had put a note on a waypoint (campsite big enough for 25-30 people). I had a pretty good idea this was the spot she had picked and when the coordinates arrived, it turned out to be correct, a very nice spot along the North Fork section of the Ozark Trail. Now it was just a question of where to start. There had been a comment that you had to do a minimum of 7 miles, but that turned out to be just a suggestion! 😄</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTann3xF7xLqiLZBImLaZyYwldj1j7Kysr6H0H3a75BoGBnSCg2DXhY7TJ-MJ1nc_cWM_KNBS1xeH8no7CSlXEiPOe2tz99qKsjxMCyJZaOUozy7uZGO-dkfmolt0vu9F0JqnRDZJooyqaiLf-Whs-Gs9H9JwnY2r2K8oI1XBMK2u1XX_S3v8BslzySk/s4032/IMG_7020.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTann3xF7xLqiLZBImLaZyYwldj1j7Kysr6H0H3a75BoGBnSCg2DXhY7TJ-MJ1nc_cWM_KNBS1xeH8no7CSlXEiPOe2tz99qKsjxMCyJZaOUozy7uZGO-dkfmolt0vu9F0JqnRDZJooyqaiLf-Whs-Gs9H9JwnY2r2K8oI1XBMK2u1XX_S3v8BslzySk/w400-h225/IMG_7020.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Noblett lake was a spot I had never been too and it was about 15 miles from the designated campsite. I arrived on Friday afternoon, planning to camp at one of the dispersed camping spots and then hike down to the coordinates on Saturday (we were suppose to arrive by 4pm) and then hike back to my car on Sunday. Noblett Lake is a really pretty primitive camping spots. I had called the Ranger station earlier in the week to verify I could park my truck overnight. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zDKmryp2weRBZ-NWU37YOhbIao8v6RlN0C8rxuPzYAsLlW1S32xUhJbGVUNC1Uvb8OIg1JqJHicDypd1jZkzwuUCoUBiEBltWsp-O0zT7InNeftkp15Gu9EuMiLEqSW3xM2IGEFoafEpj4Ftv-SSekqoPAqgtKFCZxU2PqlJBDWFtcBGEa1xotfXRW0/s4032/IMG_7026.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zDKmryp2weRBZ-NWU37YOhbIao8v6RlN0C8rxuPzYAsLlW1S32xUhJbGVUNC1Uvb8OIg1JqJHicDypd1jZkzwuUCoUBiEBltWsp-O0zT7InNeftkp15Gu9EuMiLEqSW3xM2IGEFoafEpj4Ftv-SSekqoPAqgtKFCZxU2PqlJBDWFtcBGEa1xotfXRW0/w400-h225/IMG_7026.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The spillway at the end of Lake Noblett</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5IrAYtR_fHshkFlp2MVZTGJ1ky070tNTCzZw8iqZmd0_pHCniUAKyqXNLPb8V2J-eyAoK39R6jisR7vqJIZDv4WtoGX7cc1xfpyr8691moJpo6reDrl3pNdfuJHtNKVRGf43ltoso9uO1cFU4jsLN0-iwAlUXUxACN1rxDly9NWdkIy4UF4ZIpZZyXs/s4032/IMG_7033.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5IrAYtR_fHshkFlp2MVZTGJ1ky070tNTCzZw8iqZmd0_pHCniUAKyqXNLPb8V2J-eyAoK39R6jisR7vqJIZDv4WtoGX7cc1xfpyr8691moJpo6reDrl3pNdfuJHtNKVRGf43ltoso9uO1cFU4jsLN0-iwAlUXUxACN1rxDly9NWdkIy4UF4ZIpZZyXs/w400-h225/IMG_7033.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The frogs were really "in the mood" Friday evening and they were quite loud down by the lake.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzCeIos0yydpAMVCiZtei4s-13AH1QNg64rqC55eG7fmlsLAhzG8v2l38WQEjgBn9xEBQCC1Yvwd7lzJYQM6w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had set up in the late afternoon for some car camping and hammock hanging for the night. It was cloudy and threatening rain, but it never really rained</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3vPimH7OZWcLmiP1tOC4Qo6iOxLX8AQ8bHUYXBRUIv0GYKtqt59N1ynSE0plUnQo9uR7pInc5bHfARccbWyc1I5vJFpy0gCO3Bi_ByHNvTO2TVaZ5G68UPm5rkTIUefK5o6PArlFn-D5qpiUY7699KhlkyIP9gQ7cOMxmYEJ6G4KMYkV28h1631flk0/s4032/IMG_7039.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3vPimH7OZWcLmiP1tOC4Qo6iOxLX8AQ8bHUYXBRUIv0GYKtqt59N1ynSE0plUnQo9uR7pInc5bHfARccbWyc1I5vJFpy0gCO3Bi_ByHNvTO2TVaZ5G68UPm5rkTIUefK5o6PArlFn-D5qpiUY7699KhlkyIP9gQ7cOMxmYEJ6G4KMYkV28h1631flk0/w400-h225/IMG_7039.JPEG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I make most of my backpacking meals, the classic <a href="https://andrewskurka.com/section/food-nutrition/">Skurka</a> recipes are great, but I have been making a lot from <a href="https://backcountryfoodie.com/">Backcountry Foodie</a>. These are created by a dietician and hiker and most are really good. I ordered a few that they make, in order to see if what I make is the intended result. This one I had not made yet, but it is Couscous Lasagna. It is neither the best of couscous or lasagna! 😏 I would skip this one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj773aO1OadF4dHV_ws5XiyVvJm7SxspShMa6Isaca8ka4a1w2jWWV0jCFVeZ9uUsnLrCE5NI1oy0ojh8tmwZwq8cIW6eUNc8tTpyHIJ-MZiwZkXBmFCjXogAFMjag11HIHW7WcEYR-XTvOGTK-nIbJ6vi-JL53x1JtAZdre3uPMKU6h8dBebGBrGzMUHs/s4032/IMG_7038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj773aO1OadF4dHV_ws5XiyVvJm7SxspShMa6Isaca8ka4a1w2jWWV0jCFVeZ9uUsnLrCE5NI1oy0ojh8tmwZwq8cIW6eUNc8tTpyHIJ-MZiwZkXBmFCjXogAFMjag11HIHW7WcEYR-XTvOGTK-nIbJ6vi-JL53x1JtAZdre3uPMKU6h8dBebGBrGzMUHs/w225-h400/IMG_7038.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dessert, however was great. I picked up this pastry in Houston on my way this afternoon.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk5okwLEsL95589zKhyphenhyphenx-Ig92SJ26diPFRejcUrawAniwne8XD05S8d95bF3AsP2dHviyh1RUFujrz4s3e1E-dyvt9vwL1mCHRukvY1jqPDTwRpSc4TiXVWTYBPeCBEwbGncWBIkSPHau64UdZ1Ha23eO7vwrpTof1y_Gjrjpyj2itsNweJYiO8vB66k/s4032/IMG_7040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk5okwLEsL95589zKhyphenhyphenx-Ig92SJ26diPFRejcUrawAniwne8XD05S8d95bF3AsP2dHviyh1RUFujrz4s3e1E-dyvt9vwL1mCHRukvY1jqPDTwRpSc4TiXVWTYBPeCBEwbGncWBIkSPHau64UdZ1Ha23eO7vwrpTof1y_Gjrjpyj2itsNweJYiO8vB66k/w225-h400/IMG_7040.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It had just gotten dark and I was just getting snug in the hammock when a car pulled into my spot. It was Andi and Jenny. They along with about 7 more of the OTSHAB "regulars" had decided to car camp here at Noblett Lake and were down in the RV loop. They invited me to come down and share the fire and hang out a bit. So I followed them down to the spillway area and hung out for about an hour or so to chat and keep warm by the fire. Then it was back up the hill to my hammock.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMdl8bl5a3Xs31qdlceBxIo11AQRIVsp0dCDZZNMbOQgQaDuNWd0m0k8jvlOiJYOcTTZu5zqZN3Fm4cqMpaMfd1jOTBfzeWE7x1-tFFVB1RAQw0gCg4ewmKvhTF6Qxa7p0bLxdbXJNrvALCLLBSYuig8ScY73Pliq0lbZ3GJaFMDmuQ6mI2ZJXXvq0wk/s4032/IMG_7042.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMdl8bl5a3Xs31qdlceBxIo11AQRIVsp0dCDZZNMbOQgQaDuNWd0m0k8jvlOiJYOcTTZu5zqZN3Fm4cqMpaMfd1jOTBfzeWE7x1-tFFVB1RAQw0gCg4ewmKvhTF6Qxa7p0bLxdbXJNrvALCLLBSYuig8ScY73Pliq0lbZ3GJaFMDmuQ6mI2ZJXXvq0wk/w400-h225/IMG_7042.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a good night, the temps dropped a bit and it was chilly in the morning, but I was up and signing into the trail register around 8:30 am. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pMaSKQUM1wiswcEsOCuDBXV3JO_eZSr2qQiZpjG9o9d9ecCmE4vqX99dXvVnETWfyhl9IdXtPBc9Q2env8OY5fHd36jS3WTnQV2boX_2u_H1R_BXaQSZGnG3TpZUCQ45Zb1Jq7IFIJEqxucf62timz4rNWN_sRH4yeiBBqGNLYVvh20bd5OglXOf7nE/s4032/IMG_7045.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pMaSKQUM1wiswcEsOCuDBXV3JO_eZSr2qQiZpjG9o9d9ecCmE4vqX99dXvVnETWfyhl9IdXtPBc9Q2env8OY5fHd36jS3WTnQV2boX_2u_H1R_BXaQSZGnG3TpZUCQ45Zb1Jq7IFIJEqxucf62timz4rNWN_sRH4yeiBBqGNLYVvh20bd5OglXOf7nE/w225-h400/IMG_7045.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Needed all my clothes for the first couple of hours for sure. 38 F degrees! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXEfVNELM15e-8A6yx5BGEApli9PAksir3BnLQWS_LpIE1etop3xqHb6kMDGnfbcfPKIdqU8dtfAPoZoYhyphenhyphen3SFpTMFRYEnHi7LEMdg6L0Fr6k69GGtlklOF9viGWH_dhc592Uu2_XFS2reQjb-ZwXLnpoYYacIqMa9mEHVXZfRbLQU9__YnWkggQtIFI/s4032/IMG_7046.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXEfVNELM15e-8A6yx5BGEApli9PAksir3BnLQWS_LpIE1etop3xqHb6kMDGnfbcfPKIdqU8dtfAPoZoYhyphenhyphen3SFpTMFRYEnHi7LEMdg6L0Fr6k69GGtlklOF9viGWH_dhc592Uu2_XFS2reQjb-ZwXLnpoYYacIqMa9mEHVXZfRbLQU9__YnWkggQtIFI/w225-h400/IMG_7046.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy and I had just walked the <a href="https://mustexplore.blogspot.com/2023/04/ozark-trail-north-fork-section-march-31.html">North Fork section </a>of the OT in April '23, but this is a roughly 6 mile connector from Noblett Lake to the OT first. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsC6OrSr7cRVUEWf5ikl9cd8-i_pEL7gYXWCXCQOjQGxyh6bwPkXxwt0iu_8jiJDvpnTW1m0pXmS9w2JBVPyf1GISJMVOdAMgrwirV29MRUSpjy9tHl16O2AlP38j8_YOSMqY2Z7ETIQytGcVXTpMEl95F_41ADlWn5Q-OnQ-G9_ajjEcYegoqCnhe4E/s4032/IMG_7048.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsC6OrSr7cRVUEWf5ikl9cd8-i_pEL7gYXWCXCQOjQGxyh6bwPkXxwt0iu_8jiJDvpnTW1m0pXmS9w2JBVPyf1GISJMVOdAMgrwirV29MRUSpjy9tHl16O2AlP38j8_YOSMqY2Z7ETIQytGcVXTpMEl95F_41ADlWn5Q-OnQ-G9_ajjEcYegoqCnhe4E/w400-h225/IMG_7048.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEdHkkwMS9Jc8kTee0DxepOyK98l9BniYk0d4GbJv-QVW8JmY4sY1s1FTGDPsUZu8TBEMZiL1xymUwDB71Oyh5wtWNEs6R3hNnC9JZJ73QqDubScnBrz_egP5mHTLs250rU8VwDCITO95ujoJ3Z6i5JnarY5C8kpmMYCfIYbQsaVVsvBTVBp1igsiyLo/s4032/IMG_7050.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEdHkkwMS9Jc8kTee0DxepOyK98l9BniYk0d4GbJv-QVW8JmY4sY1s1FTGDPsUZu8TBEMZiL1xymUwDB71Oyh5wtWNEs6R3hNnC9JZJ73QqDubScnBrz_egP5mHTLs250rU8VwDCITO95ujoJ3Z6i5JnarY5C8kpmMYCfIYbQsaVVsvBTVBp1igsiyLo/w400-h225/IMG_7050.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9m-_r1GhrdOP1JukzVlz-Lp889aQVpPfqP26Jo7Dn23FYaGrbiQH35ZALFQB_8zxqGgkWBjmMILl5Pzgs8xx4Vp0Cj5zT_6z47VB2eU3pPT1HyN94_0VgZZ6m3cq70IKeMF041p-HRx_hjP8NpNIuPgyjZ3yfT1ETFAyN62NV9wF1RXmdkxQ_0PNeNvk/s4032/IMG_7051.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9m-_r1GhrdOP1JukzVlz-Lp889aQVpPfqP26Jo7Dn23FYaGrbiQH35ZALFQB_8zxqGgkWBjmMILl5Pzgs8xx4Vp0Cj5zT_6z47VB2eU3pPT1HyN94_0VgZZ6m3cq70IKeMF041p-HRx_hjP8NpNIuPgyjZ3yfT1ETFAyN62NV9wF1RXmdkxQ_0PNeNvk/w400-h225/IMG_7051.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Missouri has been exceptionally dry this winter. We have even had a couple of forest fires. I can not remember the last time that happened. This was going to be a long day without much water and I started with just a single liter. This creek would normally have water, was bone dry! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpBWx6rg52_e2lwg5ByzoA5zQAVnmdFqqP7ejijR8-EnvfAWYyNzOv_CtCdu1PONrihd63M11JT2s-YRHCJkOsujumVnl5BBQykfVjMZt8-8Itis6iv6FDm34ZXy6KoVVjGgtPaHLxxq2SsDg3EFhhUB9BdGbMRmKu0Z2CG18D6dWqeYXko64iOAVVqo/s4032/IMG_7054.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpBWx6rg52_e2lwg5ByzoA5zQAVnmdFqqP7ejijR8-EnvfAWYyNzOv_CtCdu1PONrihd63M11JT2s-YRHCJkOsujumVnl5BBQykfVjMZt8-8Itis6iv6FDm34ZXy6KoVVjGgtPaHLxxq2SsDg3EFhhUB9BdGbMRmKu0Z2CG18D6dWqeYXko64iOAVVqo/w400-h225/IMG_7054.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">About half way, somewhere above Moss Hollow, I stopped for lunch and to air my feet out. There had been a wet creek crossing at about mile 2 and my socks were still a bit damp. I had my usual tuna, cheese, and Fritos on a tortilla, that only took about 15 minutes. I had stopped at around 12 noon but the next thing I knew it was 1 pm. I had taken a little 45 minute nap after lunch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFvIf8SVSAqdEYxvA62DkOAVRiBrdMWa3kog7SjuLk7F1N0UFVfkj8iND4Jm5xUNaVqtq2eF_H1y8txCpM28gzlgZSA067bkIXWd77fe0gWnxUe3saIOPl2yoXGRvtTgK9Tt9DZlt_BMKST_V8WU1k9EP1U_gG5L4WYOty9Np4PyHNClo5b3xCyKdVAo/s4032/IMG_7055.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFvIf8SVSAqdEYxvA62DkOAVRiBrdMWa3kog7SjuLk7F1N0UFVfkj8iND4Jm5xUNaVqtq2eF_H1y8txCpM28gzlgZSA067bkIXWd77fe0gWnxUe3saIOPl2yoXGRvtTgK9Tt9DZlt_BMKST_V8WU1k9EP1U_gG5L4WYOty9Np4PyHNClo5b3xCyKdVAo/w225-h400/IMG_7055.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Gathering my stuff up and getting back to walking I arrived at Tobor Creek about 3 pm. Andi has sent me a message on my Garmin Inreach that there was no water in the creek but their was water at the Tabor Spring House, just a half-mile down the trail in the opposite direction. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWN01g93k8O_rb7EPaAMlmiyrBDOPfjKLkRV5yJ8ap8UcTAYOecyWqbFttwkjo_znxtqQMXusr8qbFwWoUHkqxL_nzzOhFhZfwR4oG1VpuSknIs7KzMvpU3O1j2WxcIi8Q6qCfdFCoUTujzog6XTm-PD5pktLIrgltyBVcgP-Xv28xLIVZ9dzhQi5jtc/s4032/IMG_7058.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWN01g93k8O_rb7EPaAMlmiyrBDOPfjKLkRV5yJ8ap8UcTAYOecyWqbFttwkjo_znxtqQMXusr8qbFwWoUHkqxL_nzzOhFhZfwR4oG1VpuSknIs7KzMvpU3O1j2WxcIi8Q6qCfdFCoUTujzog6XTm-PD5pktLIrgltyBVcgP-Xv28xLIVZ9dzhQi5jtc/w400-h225/IMG_7058.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The area is the sight of an old homestead and what I think was a "spa" using the water from the spring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6-amt3UluINf17eMQ3u7Rt8vw3cwJQibvuMBSQtoVP9HNuQnCNer_ulLCxzB5VBDRbdBYMj9VHpnefiY7yn_Bzx5YgWcUI-RkPlhkbjw2NKq1g8GbIXQio7EjChSW0SgIKTMsrwyGpB8CCSNZDtvd0H0oa1K0ifOLKv8iHPlFdc14YkJBHxRJmYG7oA/s4032/IMG_7062.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6-amt3UluINf17eMQ3u7Rt8vw3cwJQibvuMBSQtoVP9HNuQnCNer_ulLCxzB5VBDRbdBYMj9VHpnefiY7yn_Bzx5YgWcUI-RkPlhkbjw2NKq1g8GbIXQio7EjChSW0SgIKTMsrwyGpB8CCSNZDtvd0H0oa1K0ifOLKv8iHPlFdc14YkJBHxRJmYG7oA/w400-h225/IMG_7062.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The spring is located in a "spring house" dug into the side of the hill containing a concrete cistern for the spring. It has plenty of water and also a dead frog! 😲 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPQ8GWgUKOViyW27T1aEsTu5KsNfrxcaB9Z-xHNNeTXViyJW33UVNJjOGz-cF2f3XkYpTprGxSX-fbqWwTsoplLktcBZPNy9pyjKRTfy5WQemNpmTqwYOm2Z1x1-wQDca9Pd8LDIhLFiWdh_7fBy2m28eaAokfWQSVmw0ODgmVqFVPfbvLK5NQeai2G4/s4032/IMG_7060.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPQ8GWgUKOViyW27T1aEsTu5KsNfrxcaB9Z-xHNNeTXViyJW33UVNJjOGz-cF2f3XkYpTprGxSX-fbqWwTsoplLktcBZPNy9pyjKRTfy5WQemNpmTqwYOm2Z1x1-wQDca9Pd8LDIhLFiWdh_7fBy2m28eaAokfWQSVmw0ODgmVqFVPfbvLK5NQeai2G4/w400-h225/IMG_7060.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were several other hikers, from our group, getting water as well and everyone was careful not to disturb the small bat hanging just above the spot that you stood to collect water. </span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">I did end up going 14 miles today on just one liter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtek8BFM0pXzV5aSvMApvaUTpjYbptg8Slc88CWK187TnpCwDZoEmJS-QJV94fFTWmgla9bh0micpxqcgaz1JV5OQoaoywbzL0LrshAxNX53dtSVuDspSU92PA623HQtR7ON00V9CxoG6BHQddBk4sD0wHfBamqnrtb6eW1jnm8NW1e2l-qWlUPlJ__eg/s4032/IMG_7064.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtek8BFM0pXzV5aSvMApvaUTpjYbptg8Slc88CWK187TnpCwDZoEmJS-QJV94fFTWmgla9bh0micpxqcgaz1JV5OQoaoywbzL0LrshAxNX53dtSVuDspSU92PA623HQtR7ON00V9CxoG6BHQddBk4sD0wHfBamqnrtb6eW1jnm8NW1e2l-qWlUPlJ__eg/w400-h225/IMG_7064.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After gathering water it was just under a mile (all uphill) to reach the camp spot, and a lot of people had come. I knew that 35 people had registered, but you never expect almost everyone to show up! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeb6Utf3UIbyBkdomchoZtUgO5sIpCCrCY9Kuy1YbTWZI3Nt3iSEMRblPEbWNJzhTHEyT__KEspXNjevzFUlrw2gWJ9Uhh3FgnLahaNXz8gnTYKbOHninAaMA_3T0c5_EnLJx5huMZds7W9_fk5k0GjuFbGkSE78h-DOlu6PDoMrt6nqGpZxLEiE6O_g/s4032/IMG_7066.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeb6Utf3UIbyBkdomchoZtUgO5sIpCCrCY9Kuy1YbTWZI3Nt3iSEMRblPEbWNJzhTHEyT__KEspXNjevzFUlrw2gWJ9Uhh3FgnLahaNXz8gnTYKbOHninAaMA_3T0c5_EnLJx5huMZds7W9_fk5k0GjuFbGkSE78h-DOlu6PDoMrt6nqGpZxLEiE6O_g/w400-h225/IMG_7066.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a really great group of "regulars" and many new faces to meet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRrczYZ8N7LtvatYDRoNjyO8fsjsk7cca3j-F7aPSjsQb5hm9U5tXz4RiGQJko_QpCUlBcP8KShwXVrSZVW4FL3hOaCaM00jgZb9kiWFGi5qapaB_d71O1Wb8qBC2K4PMrtmOCUmvCTjiJgMZN6ZvCgD8wco6bheKmhU5_PhSUDNKs_dQ59J-Vp72Ub4/s4032/IMG_7073.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRrczYZ8N7LtvatYDRoNjyO8fsjsk7cca3j-F7aPSjsQb5hm9U5tXz4RiGQJko_QpCUlBcP8KShwXVrSZVW4FL3hOaCaM00jgZb9kiWFGi5qapaB_d71O1Wb8qBC2K4PMrtmOCUmvCTjiJgMZN6ZvCgD8wco6bheKmhU5_PhSUDNKs_dQ59J-Vp72Ub4/w400-h225/IMG_7073.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">There was a great fire and of course alcohol that went on into the wee hours with a few of our group having a "really" good time with their drink... 😄</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKmgRAwPj1Puig3TshS5GlQqjeot7AME5YSJy6fOrkWBE_NwU55ektw4eByjVBe8Rpvc5fj8iEBt1H5D61pCHO7HMvxrPHDvFeF6fbC6Ef0hetMDCpj0m2EU_Mus_hPH3PosQLymXc7mnAvATwCCTumrlMQpQNSJWu30YDTJKjAwuQfF3gcY1OBxvHhs/s4032/IMG_7074.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKmgRAwPj1Puig3TshS5GlQqjeot7AME5YSJy6fOrkWBE_NwU55ektw4eByjVBe8Rpvc5fj8iEBt1H5D61pCHO7HMvxrPHDvFeF6fbC6Ef0hetMDCpj0m2EU_Mus_hPH3PosQLymXc7mnAvATwCCTumrlMQpQNSJWu30YDTJKjAwuQfF3gcY1OBxvHhs/w400-h225/IMG_7074.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I need some practice with my tent as I don't use it much, preferring the hammock, but since Scotland is coming up in May, I chose to bring the GG The One and use it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Pu2lznhWfE9DKhenS28zCrBlr_eE_si0CU6Wv4r25LpSzQI8-jN6aJbn5jq0dzjKNCv5GlmAUEZFNC_RPTPk4e8dojVK85DFm6Q5sYRy3THEHNJhogGERB_CzFH9ypxv95u6NZ1q4g5oQFQp0ReoyDmWPhp5eycwQIVeeBFmE9Uo7Coj1jUVG0C8C0c/s4032/IMG_7068.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Pu2lznhWfE9DKhenS28zCrBlr_eE_si0CU6Wv4r25LpSzQI8-jN6aJbn5jq0dzjKNCv5GlmAUEZFNC_RPTPk4e8dojVK85DFm6Q5sYRy3THEHNJhogGERB_CzFH9ypxv95u6NZ1q4g5oQFQp0ReoyDmWPhp5eycwQIVeeBFmE9Uo7Coj1jUVG0C8C0c/w400-h225/IMG_7068.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day and the evening had been clear and cool all day. The sunset was terrific, but this meant the temps would be even colder than last night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQt9N2u7GFFoXHYZjT3nWN4u-YEWdulqQdxW10GpDMDueaEywRMYgHgdVMuk8A2VEqVgFwYD6lkRhAtkYryuUO7IhBB-31Wal-XxcEDKEd_JmjZX34zrsBJH8-2wnP4UdEH1gMUUdn_lwFndMe7E0Aj4K5-KkVwWlx4bu9ybvlns9o37v8HrV4-GtyTw/s4032/IMG_7075.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQt9N2u7GFFoXHYZjT3nWN4u-YEWdulqQdxW10GpDMDueaEywRMYgHgdVMuk8A2VEqVgFwYD6lkRhAtkYryuUO7IhBB-31Wal-XxcEDKEd_JmjZX34zrsBJH8-2wnP4UdEH1gMUUdn_lwFndMe7E0Aj4K5-KkVwWlx4bu9ybvlns9o37v8HrV4-GtyTw/w400-h225/IMG_7075.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The morning dawned and the fire was relit. A few sore heads and a few cold butts, but everyone made it through and were in good spirits. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyDEOspT1D7nio5H1QxxrV7SgICTMM5_B0iMWrmUsW_j_eYdnu9iZkA2BE9z2exc6AfmEqkSdWK2TxQT4VdjpgweBHJXVhIlBwBShD9-uo__BzQM30NiB4EHQqsut6caDQz-XkAn-F2l7bOCV7DM9FOk2FJpVbhdIGWRQ9RuIY0sFxCXy1CEbTw4UytA/s4032/IMG_7076.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyDEOspT1D7nio5H1QxxrV7SgICTMM5_B0iMWrmUsW_j_eYdnu9iZkA2BE9z2exc6AfmEqkSdWK2TxQT4VdjpgweBHJXVhIlBwBShD9-uo__BzQM30NiB4EHQqsut6caDQz-XkAn-F2l7bOCV7DM9FOk2FJpVbhdIGWRQ9RuIY0sFxCXy1CEbTw4UytA/w400-h225/IMG_7076.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I asked if I could tag along with Jenny and Gwen this morning for a ride back to my truck at Noblett Lake. I was not feeling the 15 miles trip back this morning. While I only had a Bailey's and Coffee last night, my stomach was a bit upset and I had not slept well. So I tagged along with the girls and to my surprise and relief, it was only 3.5 mile back to where they had parked the day before. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeW5Fwuf9_ShfAl6ycBX-W_9vZSvgnoxTHKSb1TnZDYJVVVlZK8q2Ph3Yne9rXG5O_HtWoZybjBDlFfFOjTzlo2_FHVKa2faDAlKuiEU46xYS7VBK-hYuAZBQQZzFFbtkERwfCSv1U6hdkB6Rg17fFutATG1qEMarB_HP0WhUsNaOReNqKTKQ1iwrbqE/s4032/IMG_7080.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeW5Fwuf9_ShfAl6ycBX-W_9vZSvgnoxTHKSb1TnZDYJVVVlZK8q2Ph3Yne9rXG5O_HtWoZybjBDlFfFOjTzlo2_FHVKa2faDAlKuiEU46xYS7VBK-hYuAZBQQZzFFbtkERwfCSv1U6hdkB6Rg17fFutATG1qEMarB_HP0WhUsNaOReNqKTKQ1iwrbqE/w400-h225/IMG_7080.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gwen had a fine beer for the end of the hike. We then drove to get my truck and then on to Cabool, MO for a very fine lunch of Mexican food at Cozumel's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then it was the 3.5 hour drive home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVcvGDtZNFGn8LE7yXJtwVG2a5g44sVGxXXRmsVCB9-aHJ4AzrHr9PxadBYLunWarPdTRNtMMmd7VwxCykmg5WgYBPxqCOQkyKnBPoXpEx8YcjzpaphJaN1m9JX2a67CEcxyrCfniscC-2fQIXaCFXs4mdgDILs1YGS79G4Hg1xN02k2GedPEXkGrRvg/s4032/IMG_7083.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVcvGDtZNFGn8LE7yXJtwVG2a5g44sVGxXXRmsVCB9-aHJ4AzrHr9PxadBYLunWarPdTRNtMMmd7VwxCykmg5WgYBPxqCOQkyKnBPoXpEx8YcjzpaphJaN1m9JX2a67CEcxyrCfniscC-2fQIXaCFXs4mdgDILs1YGS79G4Hg1xN02k2GedPEXkGrRvg/s320/IMG_7083.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Stats:</u></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Day 1</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had originally hiked the Ozark Trail in 1999. At that time the trail ended at Hwy 60, there was nothing south of that point and a few sections were not the same as they are today (Peck's Ranch, etc.) However in the intervening years I have hiked every section multiple times, but I have never gotten around to the Eleven Point or the Between The Rivers sections. Jeremy and I did knock of the <a href="https://mustexplore.blogspot.com/2023/06/ozark-trail-middle-fork-section-june-16.html">North Fork section</a> a few months ago. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We were starting the hike on Tuesday Oct 3rd and planned to take about 3.5 days. I had thought that the first of October would be a bit cooler weather, but we have been unseasonably warm and dry. Temperatures for this week, in southern Missouri, were to be 88-89F and very high humidity, 90-100%</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy has some property near Cabool and we again staged here the night before and then it was only about an hour drive to the Hwy 60 Trail head, where we would leave a car and get shuttled to our starting point of the Western Terminus of the Ozark Trail on the Eleven Point Section. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy's property is great and he is clearing it slowly but surely for a house </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKd45Esz-VjR91zBsdve7TD-dauUk_Fybxe8fgeIBAALnCMEFcBd3NuDc7BclwJpe6mpJiHlGtgEdNxO8x4lFMlZC618dxkbATCN4nnD6ume_1fNa3ZBIgQXemiOm92uhkcdZ2hWLH3xJrFyAygQ6Qe7TX78bIXjj8h0kxXJ_jIDMvRR2hBkk4tT3doQ/s4032/IMG_6252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKd45Esz-VjR91zBsdve7TD-dauUk_Fybxe8fgeIBAALnCMEFcBd3NuDc7BclwJpe6mpJiHlGtgEdNxO8x4lFMlZC618dxkbATCN4nnD6ume_1fNa3ZBIgQXemiOm92uhkcdZ2hWLH3xJrFyAygQ6Qe7TX78bIXjj8h0kxXJ_jIDMvRR2hBkk4tT3doQ/w400-h300/IMG_6252.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We always take advantage of the fact that he has a grill, so a big pre-hike dinner is always in order! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-_sZkF_6suSmg-D1aUUolYDQXUtS7hc9j4YZJFiI7rEF8QOLwyjcCURqK7C8S8Ne_CtZwjKhceEHVDKBPbm5-6VCZY5OMW7TZG-fryKNzHXEZt5lvasCnl4Ui8uZK6WfK1OsNR10QUarIVY4aCMBPABpwyTmrBbTEvWqMQFMGPxQc8FaWV3spKLaKzQ/s4032/IMG_6254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-_sZkF_6suSmg-D1aUUolYDQXUtS7hc9j4YZJFiI7rEF8QOLwyjcCURqK7C8S8Ne_CtZwjKhceEHVDKBPbm5-6VCZY5OMW7TZG-fryKNzHXEZt5lvasCnl4Ui8uZK6WfK1OsNR10QUarIVY4aCMBPABpwyTmrBbTEvWqMQFMGPxQc8FaWV3spKLaKzQ/w400-h300/IMG_6254.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoying the evening </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBUDSpRQUbts_xsiKRH0ZLUBgEcw3m57yTGM38gXJs4gsaT5LDKCt5y1jUVNaK_bqUfqhPF6CP4D9AM2bZ8uA0qystsoj0fRxYgLyc0o7JWlDhyesSBW7jzkpm2ri9IebzrKqB2eNvdDhd8VtK_e8CyFk7OVUduCZflP1b6oGhx66zvytK1UEj9ypA-I/s4032/IMG_6255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBUDSpRQUbts_xsiKRH0ZLUBgEcw3m57yTGM38gXJs4gsaT5LDKCt5y1jUVNaK_bqUfqhPF6CP4D9AM2bZ8uA0qystsoj0fRxYgLyc0o7JWlDhyesSBW7jzkpm2ri9IebzrKqB2eNvdDhd8VtK_e8CyFk7OVUduCZflP1b6oGhx66zvytK1UEj9ypA-I/w300-h400/IMG_6255.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">All the trees are pretty close together, so I hung my hammock across the drive and hoped that a big deer would not use it during the night as a path. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnQ53RDMjXNkiBCwfAyWnzlo3WB9giIC_DHc63lA__ByjT8pg2q5GTrHhnYgvMMOq2yW6UEGSESYHo0w8xuaRMK0PcFWZu29RTF_c9Rw82SFDjn1Rau_JIsQ4qNlSrwHVBGuBI5Ksa5uFIUg92VAOxaawvPaORozwhZAYz2xPvR42CSq0FBnGnMxGc8/s4032/IMG_6256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnQ53RDMjXNkiBCwfAyWnzlo3WB9giIC_DHc63lA__ByjT8pg2q5GTrHhnYgvMMOq2yW6UEGSESYHo0w8xuaRMK0PcFWZu29RTF_c9Rw82SFDjn1Rau_JIsQ4qNlSrwHVBGuBI5Ksa5uFIUg92VAOxaawvPaORozwhZAYz2xPvR42CSq0FBnGnMxGc8/w400-h300/IMG_6256.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy had this crazy tree tent from a friend and had it strung up </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDI0K6pC-4uTCRcEzoMitPeQa4MZ_NVH_nt2-gIsvpVtot2z5Eay32mFs0E-S4joopnQzBPyg2E9Rs4AMK5-MRHqVZ80ZhUP5AtM9_2srvB_F7gd68SLBe4jTSRbHrWNb6nJf05rVkQyjsG4r2Tcmog3MbL_nOknJk5NQGhuF_q2o88WDnymY2cQnMw4/s4032/IMG_6258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDI0K6pC-4uTCRcEzoMitPeQa4MZ_NVH_nt2-gIsvpVtot2z5Eay32mFs0E-S4joopnQzBPyg2E9Rs4AMK5-MRHqVZ80ZhUP5AtM9_2srvB_F7gd68SLBe4jTSRbHrWNb6nJf05rVkQyjsG4r2Tcmog3MbL_nOknJk5NQGhuF_q2o88WDnymY2cQnMw4/w400-h300/IMG_6258.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">nice evening </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7t-XLzvmyw_TwRLNsDgwZsDi0L-RmxzQScwPFTzBSxSuGsIKAFBHEzXJfFfROtoNQa1N58s1XmYuPyxT99wMiT0GbPJ93Eya_mUMKsdpb1-2pj8Q6emyqslBsFiO8IMgcGg_nh_jxYAFN56-A75jOi7fefftaKVq5jZ6aoYCcSudhtYNKbrbiXQF4YIQ/s4032/IMG_6259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7t-XLzvmyw_TwRLNsDgwZsDi0L-RmxzQScwPFTzBSxSuGsIKAFBHEzXJfFfROtoNQa1N58s1XmYuPyxT99wMiT0GbPJ93Eya_mUMKsdpb1-2pj8Q6emyqslBsFiO8IMgcGg_nh_jxYAFN56-A75jOi7fefftaKVq5jZ6aoYCcSudhtYNKbrbiXQF4YIQ/w400-h300/IMG_6259.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the morning we were up early. Just down the road there is the Garden Inn Truck Stop. It has a really nice restaurant and we stopped in to get a breakfast sandwich for the road. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpc5DC68GF_6VGizmQWYN2p2TBjkjPAzoWnMJaRSveU3ghE0Ck5IhFl3Q95nArqPBhB96PY5kCLTNO6lI8UesC-5dWY4YJnNQ6Whl2dbjdOyaLV9Vhk4TlPzVP1Nj8zvyJXdkqtDKpPu3mBTal4bn4VyKxD69Jg1FkVPi5ou4EqrtU2JKwzBEms2zOFE/s4032/IMG_6262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpc5DC68GF_6VGizmQWYN2p2TBjkjPAzoWnMJaRSveU3ghE0Ck5IhFl3Q95nArqPBhB96PY5kCLTNO6lI8UesC-5dWY4YJnNQ6Whl2dbjdOyaLV9Vhk4TlPzVP1Nj8zvyJXdkqtDKpPu3mBTal4bn4VyKxD69Jg1FkVPi5ou4EqrtU2JKwzBEms2zOFE/w400-h300/IMG_6262.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I arranged a shuttle with Terry of the Ozark Trail Association for 8:30 am. It was just an hour to the trailhead for us and we arrived just before Terry. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_sDbt8bagm8Iva9KimTnicDM1g6_vXKQKNxt2BluWmMVzqhOE_K89FLSoyrZ-IH0O4FeTpCLCwLGWjluk0Sb5JzFzfj2CMwzEy3NG8nCHPaQU31oPuIaJgebRuFp77aZ-_gxu4mRCbMlP9BdgVaJ1Zo6Ylo2TP_thd3ZCUMoIZVfd34krmiwep4N4Ys/s4032/IMG_6267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_sDbt8bagm8Iva9KimTnicDM1g6_vXKQKNxt2BluWmMVzqhOE_K89FLSoyrZ-IH0O4FeTpCLCwLGWjluk0Sb5JzFzfj2CMwzEy3NG8nCHPaQU31oPuIaJgebRuFp77aZ-_gxu4mRCbMlP9BdgVaJ1Zo6Ylo2TP_thd3ZCUMoIZVfd34krmiwep4N4Ys/w400-h300/IMG_6267.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry was great and we chatted all the way to the trailhead, which took about 40 minutes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVjf0LjR6QP7EwA6sGf_deMRUluboho1wEjUTS08Rwvu-8J4HTZwNn_WxCoI3SZWUiOzTlAdVWYLZz6ge3G0Gy-NoiGV0xmeq6pb3uj765Zd5UkmAHuCs6xUYCxjM8cPcSPnwLndVPKcDW-fDZ7x2TgCeefdxvfRoMwxeG_uwV8G6-lQDXVOaH1p-q8k/s4032/IMG_6268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVjf0LjR6QP7EwA6sGf_deMRUluboho1wEjUTS08Rwvu-8J4HTZwNn_WxCoI3SZWUiOzTlAdVWYLZz6ge3G0Gy-NoiGV0xmeq6pb3uj765Zd5UkmAHuCs6xUYCxjM8cPcSPnwLndVPKcDW-fDZ7x2TgCeefdxvfRoMwxeG_uwV8G6-lQDXVOaH1p-q8k/w400-h300/IMG_6268.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry dropping us off and taking a picture in case we are never seen again! 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEtZZcoedCC1nsWKyROpOqytjh-WIy0U5BK4kIWCzfIz5S01e4HWRBcc-1Z3oMmiv9qDLmuef6kPjtuMRBSBeGPJJEd2ulykk1tVZ1cRfjASIqSz09_o4MrOZNmmzp_NNO06BySCpqQBeXMSSbpq_jaKv0QrsLLfc5YVZsGtt5JYtT3gdx4gwMmo0V5o/s4032/IMG_6270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="4032" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEtZZcoedCC1nsWKyROpOqytjh-WIy0U5BK4kIWCzfIz5S01e4HWRBcc-1Z3oMmiv9qDLmuef6kPjtuMRBSBeGPJJEd2ulykk1tVZ1cRfjASIqSz09_o4MrOZNmmzp_NNO06BySCpqQBeXMSSbpq_jaKv0QrsLLfc5YVZsGtt5JYtT3gdx4gwMmo0V5o/w400-h235/IMG_6270.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ready to go. We hit the trail around 9:40 am</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPO228YbmxeShExd-uLoHy5CKMWnSAst2NHRcK4rNRlTXB-i_sas6qDEununQwAHeH0-Ppq00uTFdU2MfonqTY2f3xOJSQU3HXpgmrO2i_D17x4r1Tcicl0rUI7uJ2sF2I8rTOAxhQW5b6imZ7UXHwZkRr6mYjlAoJq2fVys3NsRmW3ROIlxVXY1rQzM/s3088/IMG_6274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPO228YbmxeShExd-uLoHy5CKMWnSAst2NHRcK4rNRlTXB-i_sas6qDEununQwAHeH0-Ppq00uTFdU2MfonqTY2f3xOJSQU3HXpgmrO2i_D17x4r1Tcicl0rUI7uJ2sF2I8rTOAxhQW5b6imZ7UXHwZkRr6mYjlAoJq2fVys3NsRmW3ROIlxVXY1rQzM/w300-h400/IMG_6274.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Terry filled us in on trail conditions, but starting out this is not what we expected. This is going to be much slower section than I imagined. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-V3huKqhGxS5NHX90IO2ehou6nBgmdcZqhjXxS2tQgIFW_CH_MwrR1iC2RMxTXPC_sfFSZ7YhV5szlyx1YgJ59Md-O7uKSX6Pjq6cj3iYvRBRp6b9p0reZlPfyyhsspYL1x_gv5bHRqnZ6lb4NiZEcSYrBX_p2gXV4jO2X_Q0Eg7xnJ3oPc8O2lo2VA/s4032/IMG_6278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-V3huKqhGxS5NHX90IO2ehou6nBgmdcZqhjXxS2tQgIFW_CH_MwrR1iC2RMxTXPC_sfFSZ7YhV5szlyx1YgJ59Md-O7uKSX6Pjq6cj3iYvRBRp6b9p0reZlPfyyhsspYL1x_gv5bHRqnZ6lb4NiZEcSYrBX_p2gXV4jO2X_Q0Eg7xnJ3oPc8O2lo2VA/w300-h400/IMG_6278.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a real chore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6ua8Xy4BsOCOF7E10T1Mj_XgOdrrv4h1IxAiuS8YtuiBtCR8BIS2rUwdx88ecLQZ8tUKVERHd1HsUpeYn9NIYzbFvagY6bI5trtCm6qvhutDLZBlNYx10kg_7UXCD-Gfw7J8y0Wrf7BtSM_jOe8dlk9VL1O3SMbc5H6SL7SLOkypv4grih5RGASRR6k/w300-h400/IMG_6291.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">You pick up an old jeep road at about the 7 mile mark and follow it till you reach Bockman Spring. (9.7 mm) This is the only water from the Western Terminus. This was also at bit of a reprieve from walking in the waist high grasses. The old Jeep road looks to be used a lot as it had more trash than we could pack out. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Arriving at the spring was a welcome rest as it had been a very slow 10 miles and in very hot and humid conditions and we both had not drunk enough water and were out by this point. We stayed here for lunch and a rest. We got to the Spring around 12:30 pm</span></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdm1-2-sF8mSz4VtMTsPqfBirZ7ItSPaktKmipfWc76pg6siFtybehfIlf4Yv-vhY1Bv7eu72MxFz7VqrjLZ8IEuOxZAfNJiApb8t2p95sNgzoM49vdJYjougMPlgZPJX1ZkrQD8AEB1NXcjjkAZVYOvTqV8NEqNiyuNLSJtQC6IUQxINUQ6XOhnS-sKw/s4032/IMG_6294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdm1-2-sF8mSz4VtMTsPqfBirZ7ItSPaktKmipfWc76pg6siFtybehfIlf4Yv-vhY1Bv7eu72MxFz7VqrjLZ8IEuOxZAfNJiApb8t2p95sNgzoM49vdJYjougMPlgZPJX1ZkrQD8AEB1NXcjjkAZVYOvTqV8NEqNiyuNLSJtQC6IUQxINUQ6XOhnS-sKw/w300-h400/IMG_6294.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The water was flowing from the spring and it was cold and nice. I drank about a liter and a half while sitting here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIFTdpMraSxQJHJhwz9wZ7Ca4xhHt66anPy48tlLxX3DAFBYCVZkOcKTYJSXOZJy2hpZ3TXrhu2ZfT3eLlFvhfPf02FV_0zuF07J2hFH5-8dn4i6zN7iEwf56JnBzBSyQH8DtUvcEKq0ygFGuKpVSHoB12BuHP0vH5rKcme1hDfS1DV-eW_D0Ru-irpQ/s4032/IMG_6296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIFTdpMraSxQJHJhwz9wZ7Ca4xhHt66anPy48tlLxX3DAFBYCVZkOcKTYJSXOZJy2hpZ3TXrhu2ZfT3eLlFvhfPf02FV_0zuF07J2hFH5-8dn4i6zN7iEwf56JnBzBSyQH8DtUvcEKq0ygFGuKpVSHoB12BuHP0vH5rKcme1hDfS1DV-eW_D0Ru-irpQ/s320/IMG_6296.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Today had not gone as well as we had planned. Nothing major just slower because of the trail conditions and heat. The heat and humidity had gotten to me before the Spring and I could feel my core temperature rise as I stopped sweating about an hour before the Spring. I carried three liters of water away from the Spring for a dry camp later on. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I missed the turn off for the trail about quarter of a mile from the Spring so that cost us about a mile total before I realized it. When we got back to the intersection we realized that the trail was almost impossible to see, so after about a mile or so we decided to climb up an unmarked old logging road as high as we could and camp where there might be breeze. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KvTLiMcmP_78jFXhqMHfIHSRVYGL3IliAr3zr8TPXEjX4tkOpDfFbegIk1Z6E9s5x13XqOcTTkEumL4NUTp0zer-Tg229wupiagv4BFw4I_pNJvls-ME_cfrdcFbNX8hzEa_3LYFtgPpnEFFmg1manw4bpB_RkSJ7FP9wmXoU_DHbM-jh2mwVQ9RcNs/s4032/IMG_6303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KvTLiMcmP_78jFXhqMHfIHSRVYGL3IliAr3zr8TPXEjX4tkOpDfFbegIk1Z6E9s5x13XqOcTTkEumL4NUTp0zer-Tg229wupiagv4BFw4I_pNJvls-ME_cfrdcFbNX8hzEa_3LYFtgPpnEFFmg1manw4bpB_RkSJ7FP9wmXoU_DHbM-jh2mwVQ9RcNs/w400-h300/IMG_6303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This turned out to be a good idea, the pitches were not ideal even for hammocks as it was still pretty dense even on the top of the hill, but the breeze was great, there were very few bugs and we got the evening light for long time. We finally caught a break for the day. </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9Fq5qxDBzJtKbLlQ-u0DX5EkwBmq_5-zJh06yTQiliRorB8IOFRJpc863A-Crqmg9vgGzHH-XXBulphnZ1yEvnLg_NgVtZ-2JAu7-AwRhLAmvqLK0o3fMgcTnX2Qnoif0vk7zLdQmBIXvLv3_ImeIlawHwwLWMSl4HyiGC3dDCLWGqLJBqao5hXQfXI/s4032/IMG_6301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9Fq5qxDBzJtKbLlQ-u0DX5EkwBmq_5-zJh06yTQiliRorB8IOFRJpc863A-Crqmg9vgGzHH-XXBulphnZ1yEvnLg_NgVtZ-2JAu7-AwRhLAmvqLK0o3fMgcTnX2Qnoif0vk7zLdQmBIXvLv3_ImeIlawHwwLWMSl4HyiGC3dDCLWGqLJBqao5hXQfXI/w400-h300/IMG_6301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkPEingTiUfxD5YHbjON-OUWjQLmcKA4CGI4684Sw80w2vHq3vBj9G0_VfeUwURzaWePptOMhVTaHQFn5oZTd-Ir_2KG6UOaxzHX98no-g3x4_XH3PXFEsTRbdapvVAeFU_wZYWyGJqctUdviPXBSl2fc5yNMvN0dVVnuaurit7ibZ5ilK83QE777UIE/s4032/IMG_6302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkPEingTiUfxD5YHbjON-OUWjQLmcKA4CGI4684Sw80w2vHq3vBj9G0_VfeUwURzaWePptOMhVTaHQFn5oZTd-Ir_2KG6UOaxzHX98no-g3x4_XH3PXFEsTRbdapvVAeFU_wZYWyGJqctUdviPXBSl2fc5yNMvN0dVVnuaurit7ibZ5ilK83QE777UIE/w400-h300/IMG_6302.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">This had been a tough day overall but it all seemed to be sorted out and tomorrow promised to be a much better day. Until around 2 am. Jeremy woke me as he was having an allergic reaction to something he encountered today. He is aware of his allergies and carries an Epi pen in case of a severe reaction and this one was pretty bad. He was coughing from having some problems breathing and his face was quite swollen. I am glad he woke me as I am sure it was quite scary to be experiencing that alone. I asked if he felt he needed the Epi shot as any breathing issues are serious. He said he had already taken a couple of Zyrtec. Zyrtec is not as fast acting as Benadryl, which I had, so I gave him a couple and that seemed to calm and improve his breathing pretty quickly, so he felt the shot was not needed and that he might be alright for the night, but mentioned that if it was pollen or mold he would not be able to continue. He didn't even have to mention it, once you have an episode like that, any continuing on in the same conditions would just be unwise and I was already thinking about the best exit strategy.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a bit of an exaggeration, but only slightly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F1wfjJmfDQfI_rrBcqTVpmIl3rK8vUGAsagGgA91GZg0JD6aOlHcDtvEQQZUJ3HWk3THqobKucyNsqcvarsrsUWuXb8vH7OCgNo5-Ld9a3ALSeSECD5WIzcda-jxq4FDiBIBTs0KwPqHPuQ8GQK2SccFdzQ9sfwBeDt206-lwaVVBwqEriLb3sCT6uA/s939/Howard%20after%20eating%20nuts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="939" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-F1wfjJmfDQfI_rrBcqTVpmIl3rK8vUGAsagGgA91GZg0JD6aOlHcDtvEQQZUJ3HWk3THqobKucyNsqcvarsrsUWuXb8vH7OCgNo5-Ld9a3ALSeSECD5WIzcda-jxq4FDiBIBTs0KwPqHPuQ8GQK2SccFdzQ9sfwBeDt206-lwaVVBwqEriLb3sCT6uA/s320/Howard%20after%20eating%20nuts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the morning Jeremy's face had returned to normal looking, but he said he still felt swollen. I carry a Garmin InReach and since we had climbed much higher off the actual trail, I had some cell signal. I tried Terry, who had shuttled us to the trail, but I also copied Andi, the admin for the OTSHAB Facebook group, as she know everyone, and asked about possible people, in the area, that might be able to shuttle us.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>PSA- It is always a good idea to carry multiple ways to communicate, know where you are and be able to see and plan in the surrounding areas. I carry my InReach, it is for emergencies and I could have used it last night, if the Epi Pen would have been used. I also use it to communicate when I don't have cell reception (more on that later*) but like most people these days, I do most of my navigation on an app. While this works it is not the best for searching larger areas around the trail, when you might need exists or to see where roads actually lead too. I always carry map and compass and in the case the Ozark trail maps provide a good view of the area around the trail and let me see our best options for the quickest and easiest way for us and anyone that might help to rendezvous with us. </i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For us the closest was McCormick Lake or a bit further, but much more developed, Greer Springs Campground. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I was able to communicate with Andi via Garmin and text and let her know the situation and where we were headed and how long it would take to arrive at each location, should she be able to find anyone able to assist. I knew that at Greer Spring Campground I would be able find more people accessing the Eleven Point River and would be able to secure a ride or communicate on my own to arrange one from there. We left camp around 7:30 am, knowing we would reach McCormick lake by 11am, even with a slightly slower pace if we needed it. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c1lQ1svM1p_cYAIHaTbiN3QNqpkdMKK8QE_d2xHvuqrw96X5Foyc6LjFZCNgPiUOxbbaqi6ulNs8GZ3kk27sGfQx31dP-99iiZJMaTKfAWmXN61Wfku7bzU1_554vy2I6mHRvxSFlS2zgmWx1vU9YWK8p2RNhXwStH6bp37Q0OqWJOAbo0xkmBcPEL0/s4032/IMG_6304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c1lQ1svM1p_cYAIHaTbiN3QNqpkdMKK8QE_d2xHvuqrw96X5Foyc6LjFZCNgPiUOxbbaqi6ulNs8GZ3kk27sGfQx31dP-99iiZJMaTKfAWmXN61Wfku7bzU1_554vy2I6mHRvxSFlS2zgmWx1vU9YWK8p2RNhXwStH6bp37Q0OqWJOAbo0xkmBcPEL0/s320/IMG_6304.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">pretty flowers leaving night one camp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmTEPh-JNrfmYSZXprS4TsIiqLchzr07ORKmX8hnedgYStgutdGWInz6vsu0UPzzC-gp4OKWIKPEEeHQEXb8S3FGOlFfPgwMn1wdrEdZEc8Sqhyrs3nz6UPbxMrqMLlIHpNNKuNXnG0pjIfKJEXdulaqOPknPrXC-yj63LYxN8WjHyLiDcSKEDyYynnI/s4032/IMG_6305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmTEPh-JNrfmYSZXprS4TsIiqLchzr07ORKmX8hnedgYStgutdGWInz6vsu0UPzzC-gp4OKWIKPEEeHQEXb8S3FGOlFfPgwMn1wdrEdZEc8Sqhyrs3nz6UPbxMrqMLlIHpNNKuNXnG0pjIfKJEXdulaqOPknPrXC-yj63LYxN8WjHyLiDcSKEDyYynnI/s320/IMG_6305.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">*What I didn't count on, was that the Garmin InReach would not be able to send or receive any signal for a good portion of the morning. This is a caveat that all these devices have and is stated on their documentation, but I have never had a location with the Garmin that a message did not send or I did not receive in about 10-15 minutes. This portion of the Eleven Point trail was down low in hollows and the tree cover was dense and there was rain predicted, so the cloud cover was also dense. I actually got cell service a few times before I regained InReach service, even though my phone continued to track our location, via GPS, accurately the entire time </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The trail did not get substantially better for most of Day 2 </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2HvlVLX54j1HDDAuJxS5WAyuYbtTo094QV9e2VGeGTQhXSuwj7RW1bkgaxQmNFX4vaHDzs23Xo8ro0-8N2a-7jbuAJxTECgfH8GXMagGk-FsYmMKOSB77XD-oASN8AItqVpW8jdASkRavVMNMt5pUhhCU41vDMnQRonT_wjBoRlDGTQ4aheEEJW-kXQ/s4032/IMG_6306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2HvlVLX54j1HDDAuJxS5WAyuYbtTo094QV9e2VGeGTQhXSuwj7RW1bkgaxQmNFX4vaHDzs23Xo8ro0-8N2a-7jbuAJxTECgfH8GXMagGk-FsYmMKOSB77XD-oASN8AItqVpW8jdASkRavVMNMt5pUhhCU41vDMnQRonT_wjBoRlDGTQ4aheEEJW-kXQ/w300-h400/IMG_6306.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And always needing to stop and brush off the seed ticks. Thank goodness for Permethrin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBh53989_wwmjX2ebtD3M6f-U0Y_i0w__214SwEc1U5-whWEF1QRWiwjNXmGWthKrO7XJWMcTPNlAR_qO_8z94gClCARlHLVhVlMFPUHVUpYu4WIn_Khl4AuH6uUA4XXjKdwKU1Xz4Jh76BYie8nJydib0w7CDwokqoNIEzgqH7FnSrfTFSW4Okd27xw/s4032/IMG_6308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBh53989_wwmjX2ebtD3M6f-U0Y_i0w__214SwEc1U5-whWEF1QRWiwjNXmGWthKrO7XJWMcTPNlAR_qO_8z94gClCARlHLVhVlMFPUHVUpYu4WIn_Khl4AuH6uUA4XXjKdwKU1Xz4Jh76BYie8nJydib0w7CDwokqoNIEzgqH7FnSrfTFSW4Okd27xw/w300-h400/IMG_6308.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Following the trail was not as hard as finding the trail sometimes. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoD9ks9OM_NkTVHt4ZgW0l-oBewrNUs0ma7cT3LnpFYVgkSQDg2yqt3A44qPdxaZCLKsr1eD-rbcPPm8XeX_if7E8pXnMafIOhj-Ry8lfYmOYObM5DZcdi-8OVzzEeYDluR6Mrgkj2ta-ieQO5w5wtPxlXKQB9hsup5Q1cq4OTMA_6msljkHP2BYdI3E/s4032/IMG_6310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoD9ks9OM_NkTVHt4ZgW0l-oBewrNUs0ma7cT3LnpFYVgkSQDg2yqt3A44qPdxaZCLKsr1eD-rbcPPm8XeX_if7E8pXnMafIOhj-Ry8lfYmOYObM5DZcdi-8OVzzEeYDluR6Mrgkj2ta-ieQO5w5wtPxlXKQB9hsup5Q1cq4OTMA_6msljkHP2BYdI3E/s320/IMG_6310.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mj726JqeOZujAJeWkN_HPGSqJ_ubcbt1lgZpYqpO8qHywcQAwsgkk7fu5q8p6UEYLRcgxuIawzWKh3M_QROgdWd1llCIQSnj2Cf6y3Thcltg_qXeD533CxOld18emAxwi7390dQpHcHOfjO8VTV_AFHc20McsvMnLoxfJMChBzoTZVIIVCT1F55NIdM/s4032/IMG_6312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mj726JqeOZujAJeWkN_HPGSqJ_ubcbt1lgZpYqpO8qHywcQAwsgkk7fu5q8p6UEYLRcgxuIawzWKh3M_QROgdWd1llCIQSnj2Cf6y3Thcltg_qXeD533CxOld18emAxwi7390dQpHcHOfjO8VTV_AFHc20McsvMnLoxfJMChBzoTZVIIVCT1F55NIdM/w400-h300/IMG_6312.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSdiLkElCsA5CW7F38sJw4agVV-06cjHpDuWE9hRcogwEUBuo8GDXrBsOXMTtJieoZ8SGWjuEF4FXB2TDJFX2YFhExqZH2zuhwidHEwuUA2WK6bRwXJnv3mJHJtkyWKJaSvJ6EXiIf0ogt-Q9JzHEaSzRorqPRsZMugxX6AktzP9lhvMAUrbTsZHMpSQ/s4032/IMG_6315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSdiLkElCsA5CW7F38sJw4agVV-06cjHpDuWE9hRcogwEUBuo8GDXrBsOXMTtJieoZ8SGWjuEF4FXB2TDJFX2YFhExqZH2zuhwidHEwuUA2WK6bRwXJnv3mJHJtkyWKJaSvJ6EXiIf0ogt-Q9JzHEaSzRorqPRsZMugxX6AktzP9lhvMAUrbTsZHMpSQ/w400-h300/IMG_6315.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At about 5 miles, when we rose above 1200' in elevation I got inReach service back and got a slew of messages from Andi. She had been able to contact Dave, one of the OTSHAB group members that was local, and he was going to pick us up at McCormick lake. It had been about 2 hours without any ability to communicate. Despite the slow going we did make it to McCormick lake just before 11. This was helped by the last mile and half being on a good gravel access road. Dave had just pulling up, perfect timing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGzBsHZmZ8GsrExaG5Mycj91coABENt7A6u43wnGVXuiHmQOiW4xSVjM5XObjG3Fs815Y2qzmhQX1A8Gvxbpx8-OPHjY0fYJhVL1F6NEw0gr8HcAqr4Ss763zDyDPH3Y44DXs16IM96AQfkdAUyxpZZcDTI9rjm26LPomhlvj0luWELD-ELVFgnT3Hfo/s4032/IMG_6318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGzBsHZmZ8GsrExaG5Mycj91coABENt7A6u43wnGVXuiHmQOiW4xSVjM5XObjG3Fs815Y2qzmhQX1A8Gvxbpx8-OPHjY0fYJhVL1F6NEw0gr8HcAqr4Ss763zDyDPH3Y44DXs16IM96AQfkdAUyxpZZcDTI9rjm26LPomhlvj0luWELD-ELVFgnT3Hfo/w400-h300/IMG_6318.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Dave shuttled us back to Jeremy's car safe and sound. A bummer, but sometimes the unexpected happens and you have to deal with it. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuTA9Kzoy_jybikdwT0Mb33t5KY_F3DghFgt12GuRVC9StbhZm0lLN3i_LAGjpzAOj9_SVIq-fiezutkO7FJbXRv4T5JIoHXS-9YpQ0biwElYH5PWAxHqj_9m5ncMesw7PDT2vb_GV38K1tqxm3BlPXsuJfuEIgZlNcx-bhgOz4JgPbWAKoWdEUnUTks/s4032/Craig%20and%20Jeremy%20at%20end.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuTA9Kzoy_jybikdwT0Mb33t5KY_F3DghFgt12GuRVC9StbhZm0lLN3i_LAGjpzAOj9_SVIq-fiezutkO7FJbXRv4T5JIoHXS-9YpQ0biwElYH5PWAxHqj_9m5ncMesw7PDT2vb_GV38K1tqxm3BlPXsuJfuEIgZlNcx-bhgOz4JgPbWAKoWdEUnUTks/s320/Craig%20and%20Jeremy%20at%20end.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My (LKT) longest known time will continue to be longer and perhaps I will get back to start at McCormick Lake to finish this section. The important thing is Jeremy is feeling much better getting away from what ever had triggered his reaction and I am reminded not to do any hiking in Missouri till after the first frost! 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWN_HVSjTUqnDaJPAsWVBZW58fNcUIKB9ECnHipn85nCRM8W4FzFMT4BlEjefyhCR1FFM5psvGYp4NaHOHOzgHr1-7IEBsNDgD0TA4HR29nhjG21YODerAGUJaVfNiYxQhbTq-QAF2u2WGkdcqgTwfb8EDM3rMEupuJHTazp7Tzq5OjacFgYtZ3Vgbak/s4032/IMG_6321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWN_HVSjTUqnDaJPAsWVBZW58fNcUIKB9ECnHipn85nCRM8W4FzFMT4BlEjefyhCR1FFM5psvGYp4NaHOHOzgHr1-7IEBsNDgD0TA4HR29nhjG21YODerAGUJaVfNiYxQhbTq-QAF2u2WGkdcqgTwfb8EDM3rMEupuJHTazp7Tzq5OjacFgYtZ3Vgbak/s320/IMG_6321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We finished the hike before the rain arrived, but the cows don't seem to mind. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DAY 1</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQOxjZ8mqOBR3CTJqGWNzGwZY-rVccqsC7sj7VxvjTMe9hrGnkKyxBsI_9VfUJ3hKVFU-uil_iT_KMhs4C7pt_9Smd7E6RAY68NA6-y2aNl8RX-8N-NK4tMBpy49ecqDKIQe25e3lUhZKshtOa4XQao8wZQ-G2hHI9D4rjQfhjnbZD37Knu1OdziQdJc/s2048/Day%202%20stats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="2048" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQOxjZ8mqOBR3CTJqGWNzGwZY-rVccqsC7sj7VxvjTMe9hrGnkKyxBsI_9VfUJ3hKVFU-uil_iT_KMhs4C7pt_9Smd7E6RAY68NA6-y2aNl8RX-8N-NK4tMBpy49ecqDKIQe25e3lUhZKshtOa4XQao8wZQ-G2hHI9D4rjQfhjnbZD37Knu1OdziQdJc/w400-h148/Day%202%20stats.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sorry, no map and elevation for Day 2 </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">A special thank you to Terry for shuttling us at the beginning and a really special thank you to Andi and Dave for being unexpected but stellar support. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-15359346984932154532023-07-22T19:15:00.005-05:002023-07-24T07:44:22.501-05:00Council Bluff Lake Trail July 22, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">Buoyed by Matt Johnson's post, in our OTSHAB Facebook group, about clearing the Council Bluff Lake Trail, I thought I would get a little exercise and maybe stay out of trouble with the heat as today was predicted to be a bit cooler (80F). Still, after today, I am thinking about changing my trail name to Orbweb-Eater but at least there were no flies or mosquitos about today, but I was covered in webs and it wasn't until 2-3 miles from the end that I saw one couple coming the other way and he was tall enough to have cleared the rest of my way! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It was a nice morning and drive. I left my house at 6 am as it takes about 2 hours 20 minutes to get to Council Bluff Lake. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving my house and driving through Washington Missouri</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tLgZ_2vnEKCXr3IVqsShdtbeF-SwnyCb8rj6IjAOdC_o2By-VeW2524rc8terrtXU9j3M9pHCZziZa2WMfekM1RYOkvrnSo0g2pZDtW5USpPeYhfFV92ZM8zAEAJVycC-RQASVvouVKB7e-vaIVzEy4Al9Oi8oE8HJhLR0nQ5BtCu_bEGCcpRGqB670/s3649/IMG_5744-%20corrected%20.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="3649" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tLgZ_2vnEKCXr3IVqsShdtbeF-SwnyCb8rj6IjAOdC_o2By-VeW2524rc8terrtXU9j3M9pHCZziZa2WMfekM1RYOkvrnSo0g2pZDtW5USpPeYhfFV92ZM8zAEAJVycC-RQASVvouVKB7e-vaIVzEy4Al9Oi8oE8HJhLR0nQ5BtCu_bEGCcpRGqB670/w400-h106/IMG_5744-%20corrected%20.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Fog from the Missouri River was thick in the adjoining fields. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKqG9xagj_K18zsr5lM6tx5bbgqjt95vQHbw71_9NRquI4ttW76UqzR49FCz2KK0jzY2vXHc1Lo8JF7u7CBRDh6epvFrs8gSHqhbkjmVw70iQHbPcDRnhYqV6N-5GZ5eWtWjzV81MADifMr_493IbnsoeYxWg_SYkx85dHiSJ3yT3ptVctpZXkprSv4M/s3545/IMG_5746.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="3545" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKqG9xagj_K18zsr5lM6tx5bbgqjt95vQHbw71_9NRquI4ttW76UqzR49FCz2KK0jzY2vXHc1Lo8JF7u7CBRDh6epvFrs8gSHqhbkjmVw70iQHbPcDRnhYqV6N-5GZ5eWtWjzV81MADifMr_493IbnsoeYxWg_SYkx85dHiSJ3yT3ptVctpZXkprSv4M/w400-h170/IMG_5746.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Got to Council Bluff Lake around 8:15 am. Beautiful Day about 60F </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiwcwhYZMcxVqB6zHCHFpOyIF3LU4XNJTs4okW4VBEsRCU-ghQoXP5B6Ocmf5Mh9P5Z1Z3YqwRYFDwziggmscw3770WGJUFoU0INVNah-gc1aeojdOinvQjw5a3VZDZO5d4spgcqF7A2-oqZ4x5_1nhBVm5qWayMVO8-MaWLQckIU8zvBZcMSuyh1ik8/s4032/IMG_5750.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiwcwhYZMcxVqB6zHCHFpOyIF3LU4XNJTs4okW4VBEsRCU-ghQoXP5B6Ocmf5Mh9P5Z1Z3YqwRYFDwziggmscw3770WGJUFoU0INVNah-gc1aeojdOinvQjw5a3VZDZO5d4spgcqF7A2-oqZ4x5_1nhBVm5qWayMVO8-MaWLQckIU8zvBZcMSuyh1ik8/w400-h225/IMG_5750.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Went around counter-clockwise today. This worked best as the sun was low facing this side, it was still nice and shaded. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">This is the joining of the trail up to the Council Bluff Campground<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWn-_h7PEv_SvuGbmkWGXGTZQt5Ubs2UVyU3_57KHTUiO50zCTiFAAkq0g02KoBy6f4zXBo_4F--GcsKpXCVJom8jOgiyAVDYClA7wf2rOXujXwqEW04ldwYkdkKQwQoqstasPWZgRXmeTyd-v99fmDD_A_rdJ8u9gIcMpaXFzLPxpY5f4WfNx77TmBQ/s4032/IMG_5753.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWn-_h7PEv_SvuGbmkWGXGTZQt5Ubs2UVyU3_57KHTUiO50zCTiFAAkq0g02KoBy6f4zXBo_4F--GcsKpXCVJom8jOgiyAVDYClA7wf2rOXujXwqEW04ldwYkdkKQwQoqstasPWZgRXmeTyd-v99fmDD_A_rdJ8u9gIcMpaXFzLPxpY5f4WfNx77TmBQ/w400-h225/IMG_5753.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lovely view out on the lake. There were already lots of cars with trailers in the boat ramp parking lot when I arrived. This lake is for boats with 10hp so not a lot of noisy traffic, just a few boats out early looking for fish. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWIRt5eRlR6qZUao6L7PTXwx3q-69uUEi0c-uV0itagEGhVIQ6jHd2qRT06FYmNzgdGeXVvHlc8zg6Dy64PU_dwEXr_AcghI3VO0_a9uF_jXUUy7r-tmeg4Dg9JWsEgFaz_5WFw02Xxo4eTbGbg-7K_khL5PUG9A8Z9B7hx0pJUP8qByjIDF0O5OeAxk/s4032/IMG_5755.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWIRt5eRlR6qZUao6L7PTXwx3q-69uUEi0c-uV0itagEGhVIQ6jHd2qRT06FYmNzgdGeXVvHlc8zg6Dy64PU_dwEXr_AcghI3VO0_a9uF_jXUUy7r-tmeg4Dg9JWsEgFaz_5WFw02Xxo4eTbGbg-7K_khL5PUG9A8Z9B7hx0pJUP8qByjIDF0O5OeAxk/w400-h225/IMG_5755.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The trail was, indeed, in great shape from the maintenance it has received last week. By the end, I did encounter two recent blow downs along the trail</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSolF46u8bAs9UT9PsvCO4u1uufdZD0-fPl-D2GGBIMQ2xttlTQh8iF6SkEgxOxkrbo9QdBRACTB9wDRMgoSe7Dwye8gL39BYDkfHhsis7hJk65hf3Awoz4rmJzxNHVwwDUvzw-OeE4JNyYkoFpSPZzMtbWlo7WCCzIkng2-9XgdHkKyalEp7dAlsq3XI/s4032/IMG_5756.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSolF46u8bAs9UT9PsvCO4u1uufdZD0-fPl-D2GGBIMQ2xttlTQh8iF6SkEgxOxkrbo9QdBRACTB9wDRMgoSe7Dwye8gL39BYDkfHhsis7hJk65hf3Awoz4rmJzxNHVwwDUvzw-OeE4JNyYkoFpSPZzMtbWlo7WCCzIkng2-9XgdHkKyalEp7dAlsq3XI/w225-h400/IMG_5756.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">really pretty stream coming into the lake </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDpCnZav47W1qdYeRvT8QLVOxKP5pzty_WpCuUWy2pJoAGu7-fxEWXReifvfJrb7Tf9QmTf_tVbose6bXcRiCdRBsOvOh-QjxriFK1vJqONJ7xus9e1Iqi33Y40SDbjp9QANO2-QBs3sPLUENo9r311usvFgPZvBVq6A3GaehM-FGtXe-geje5WHBpe0/s4032/IMG_5758.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDpCnZav47W1qdYeRvT8QLVOxKP5pzty_WpCuUWy2pJoAGu7-fxEWXReifvfJrb7Tf9QmTf_tVbose6bXcRiCdRBsOvOh-QjxriFK1vJqONJ7xus9e1Iqi33Y40SDbjp9QANO2-QBs3sPLUENo9r311usvFgPZvBVq6A3GaehM-FGtXe-geje5WHBpe0/w225-h400/IMG_5758.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Ozark Trail has a spur that comes down to the lake (beach and food) you will see later, but this is the intersection to join the Ozark Trail </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjqHivBr20P9TeKFBe_NbLpMWldTIjy2zlaiARDNW5zucRWkoyOY5_CtCrOelqK4ijtrqlK9Jxzmo2ESypOwKJK2B9SaIByVke4UjyAY8q4s6YgdUgIwo7oZxvZKDx11rhtW_77wyftaCorsS-uBP1xO0Nq7EBT1YfEuQQnL5Vi-dipiRi6II7LHRygA/s4032/IMG_5759.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjqHivBr20P9TeKFBe_NbLpMWldTIjy2zlaiARDNW5zucRWkoyOY5_CtCrOelqK4ijtrqlK9Jxzmo2ESypOwKJK2B9SaIByVke4UjyAY8q4s6YgdUgIwo7oZxvZKDx11rhtW_77wyftaCorsS-uBP1xO0Nq7EBT1YfEuQQnL5Vi-dipiRi6II7LHRygA/w400-h225/IMG_5759.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail takes you past the abandoned town of Enough. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PfeaXdOIeLXQT_DMmbujB-x29q60EtoFbwQbnsAv9nDXPzkLw8cEwu08zfnOORK4ZWCjDgsXy14QMNNTnVU2bG83cTnPuW_JKvrlCEvXKdUrzr6-rhbMwJEAhS6DFhzGiLnFcHBp2a-BZnmM1LysZwV_j_LFOjCNecVwJHxn_CHqvD1rSkO4O4EQmL4/s4032/IMG_5764.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PfeaXdOIeLXQT_DMmbujB-x29q60EtoFbwQbnsAv9nDXPzkLw8cEwu08zfnOORK4ZWCjDgsXy14QMNNTnVU2bG83cTnPuW_JKvrlCEvXKdUrzr6-rhbMwJEAhS6DFhzGiLnFcHBp2a-BZnmM1LysZwV_j_LFOjCNecVwJHxn_CHqvD1rSkO4O4EQmL4/w400-h225/IMG_5764.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The former site of Enough. Clearly, it just wasn't enough! 😂</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpVGyEgRoMc2SwPatSuMXhgK3uiVwxyDryCM8yExvbJ3YPPhLOxVghhI02E6MA4yNwRxgceVNaezw_5d1uoVFazxPX5aszqLMZWg2ySzrSTudrtIBnlhnqOrv-4MQcpu9XJsEhpUemy_3xVvGxVlwL-7W5bZ4P5--QTavf1VjH31dNLPLFk4AGE8i7lA/s4032/IMG_5765.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpVGyEgRoMc2SwPatSuMXhgK3uiVwxyDryCM8yExvbJ3YPPhLOxVghhI02E6MA4yNwRxgceVNaezw_5d1uoVFazxPX5aszqLMZWg2ySzrSTudrtIBnlhnqOrv-4MQcpu9XJsEhpUemy_3xVvGxVlwL-7W5bZ4P5--QTavf1VjH31dNLPLFk4AGE8i7lA/w400-h225/IMG_5765.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Enough boat ramp is still here and the entrance was crowded with beautiful lily pads. They were all blooming and the scent was great.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12gXo0jp3Xr6SZf-r0dBsZ5fdoQoIOBLJxL2bu8BMoHazN4woyjruVCHfWd4AgzjV7dwJAyJzm8O-az2vdfMgayAlHs-mJjLag5nl5rDwe6iC42378SC5PEcuihn4KFIasewIbdaH5rg2W6993oOXRpps6Ev3K5QhnIBGb7wrvonNNv1nGk9dDjP3zu8/s4032/IMG_5770.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12gXo0jp3Xr6SZf-r0dBsZ5fdoQoIOBLJxL2bu8BMoHazN4woyjruVCHfWd4AgzjV7dwJAyJzm8O-az2vdfMgayAlHs-mJjLag5nl5rDwe6iC42378SC5PEcuihn4KFIasewIbdaH5rg2W6993oOXRpps6Ev3K5QhnIBGb7wrvonNNv1nGk9dDjP3zu8/w400-h225/IMG_5770.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This boat ramp area is about mile 4.5. It is also at the bottom end of the lake </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvz2ud2AwMzCFAZURcv8EDI2E5IoT9lx-t1fCK7oIp--PEGBP5ItxhmTFbpsPlBZ0H0TU9VQikUfNRROVWnGN1ExRzmsD-RUVqLWZdsNUW8g1626SO0gBV5C6VaTQBiRfYSwqV-8QlgBcW-0s0Q1nINq1OysMdOg7Uj5o2w94g7yc3UvigN1sFaq_KD8/s4032/IMG_5771.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvz2ud2AwMzCFAZURcv8EDI2E5IoT9lx-t1fCK7oIp--PEGBP5ItxhmTFbpsPlBZ0H0TU9VQikUfNRROVWnGN1ExRzmsD-RUVqLWZdsNUW8g1626SO0gBV5C6VaTQBiRfYSwqV-8QlgBcW-0s0Q1nINq1OysMdOg7Uj5o2w94g7yc3UvigN1sFaq_KD8/w400-h225/IMG_5771.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back into the woods but away from the shoreline for a few miles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4qa898dc_luzWNScvC5UHJKFG1DUw4j8dr3CBH7yvTqq1-TOfTrXLytRAVqeEqq69IGuFLIh1K-yBQMvEQWtalt3x0McOSYVbT_xS6s-fQbQSgJK1WNyFwAxlHRoMwvvIlAt56pWinqtBQm9Fr9WcqyagGiQ27JTFvBuJ_95z37yznfIbspnWs2l2nc/s4032/IMG_5774.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4qa898dc_luzWNScvC5UHJKFG1DUw4j8dr3CBH7yvTqq1-TOfTrXLytRAVqeEqq69IGuFLIh1K-yBQMvEQWtalt3x0McOSYVbT_xS6s-fQbQSgJK1WNyFwAxlHRoMwvvIlAt56pWinqtBQm9Fr9WcqyagGiQ27JTFvBuJ_95z37yznfIbspnWs2l2nc/w400-h225/IMG_5774.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Another turtle to keep me company. So far I had only seen one person on the trail and that was just before the Enough boat ramp. It was a man with his young child in a backpack carrier and their dog. He came from the boat ramp parking area, because he didn't help with the spider webs at all! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AL5LBrlpnleqz611oG5OKpYL80eXEceJR7enMQIaNLShgyzJfiOnAC501A6Rr-FPf3153urFkjmvcGytCci2Lb3yOf0RLIgKEWkk8XkC3eCQyStIUxtnpE59IxAXq6b5qLuUAgpuDoeLRZePE2oxw263tw1X1cUuQRMsfeOyMzFQfCLrgCadQzwlB0w/s4032/IMG_5776.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AL5LBrlpnleqz611oG5OKpYL80eXEceJR7enMQIaNLShgyzJfiOnAC501A6Rr-FPf3153urFkjmvcGytCci2Lb3yOf0RLIgKEWkk8XkC3eCQyStIUxtnpE59IxAXq6b5qLuUAgpuDoeLRZePE2oxw263tw1X1cUuQRMsfeOyMzFQfCLrgCadQzwlB0w/w400-h225/IMG_5776.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After a few miles you come back to a shoreline trail </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg783wD43UmnmlRG2QghOcQhalshGR8ZXXvogWNM_P0i-MbxYvGlQaxTFcQVvGB7VgXY47E3skZlxQlyTIOfoFCw-UgTZt5lnHqamX87piH4CvGuTJFmc-TwkgJPcyRVaKA3_c4kxJBgE-kMIazrct8MxL61ThH9-C6UKWKBzxpU1VG--M35s9woSTSrxY/s4032/IMG_5777.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg783wD43UmnmlRG2QghOcQhalshGR8ZXXvogWNM_P0i-MbxYvGlQaxTFcQVvGB7VgXY47E3skZlxQlyTIOfoFCw-UgTZt5lnHqamX87piH4CvGuTJFmc-TwkgJPcyRVaKA3_c4kxJBgE-kMIazrct8MxL61ThH9-C6UKWKBzxpU1VG--M35s9woSTSrxY/w400-h225/IMG_5777.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I passed the intersection to go up to Johnson Mountain. I thought briefly about going up for awhile, but decided to just continue on to the dam and spillway </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This is looking down and out from the back of the earthen dam.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuuOYAOJrvVoURUZWbmoJj-BpRY7uuk_IqDN77pBa7abiL-Tl7GHUoFSx1teqBoteS-JbsNR6BPyLNbGN-URpIQg5sxbwlLKzDxtgBrGfb4JW3sLzHgvL504rEHJejW08OTbnelbQJI4KFYX_KEKDCDXL-8zIXEy7aQ8fgT5d72T_lKibwKobY3F_iyQ/s4032/IMG_5782.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuuOYAOJrvVoURUZWbmoJj-BpRY7uuk_IqDN77pBa7abiL-Tl7GHUoFSx1teqBoteS-JbsNR6BPyLNbGN-URpIQg5sxbwlLKzDxtgBrGfb4JW3sLzHgvL504rEHJejW08OTbnelbQJI4KFYX_KEKDCDXL-8zIXEy7aQ8fgT5d72T_lKibwKobY3F_iyQ/w400-h225/IMG_5782.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail goes across the top of the dam. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i_YFk4X96vf9ajPVBzgN4864V8CiE1jNcruG4cdm0nlKDN4fbhe_No6uoEN3yk9ZNs4CkSNGKUlNDpB5-yvWLxkFADQ1ZcopseVhEsu3l9xxpE0ZMm1D8rMZ4jHOmsikc_EiIqEoAI_OIGkzJLFRbw-M-lLilFPSbDla9OOndjz7hUOpee0NZidXkKs/s4032/IMG_5785.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i_YFk4X96vf9ajPVBzgN4864V8CiE1jNcruG4cdm0nlKDN4fbhe_No6uoEN3yk9ZNs4CkSNGKUlNDpB5-yvWLxkFADQ1ZcopseVhEsu3l9xxpE0ZMm1D8rMZ4jHOmsikc_EiIqEoAI_OIGkzJLFRbw-M-lLilFPSbDla9OOndjz7hUOpee0NZidXkKs/w400-h225/IMG_5785.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I did not bend the fence back! However there was no sign saying keep out, so I ventured on the spillway. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyr7tlOWNyWwWGw2G4dGoOAncBW1liwLziQQ7s-cA7EsvpiZySN3wL4sOyM7t_3qrZhkeCED8QGnMZ5Yx261WCuyRZuEI1Icoav9D9rwAbk18PL3CI3j3_4gqM4o63j3iiRT0BfxbYh0xRXm0OeKGDf3tUq6OzZktUfxHlFYVNCD8jOkwD0CgK6wElak/s4032/IMG_5786.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyr7tlOWNyWwWGw2G4dGoOAncBW1liwLziQQ7s-cA7EsvpiZySN3wL4sOyM7t_3qrZhkeCED8QGnMZ5Yx261WCuyRZuEI1Icoav9D9rwAbk18PL3CI3j3_4gqM4o63j3iiRT0BfxbYh0xRXm0OeKGDf3tUq6OzZktUfxHlFYVNCD8jOkwD0CgK6wElak/w225-h400/IMG_5786.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking out to the end of the spillway </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j2i48XHA5RDy3Y3fvtlfm8TjMgcrB18qPzd8qAprmEjY6GzOFDvLDTK7AS7rPZUdVdb_BTQfsWIXwMuYumtV6nN-Yoxnl2jvfYaFWmhcqAUYFoWmW2Rxj9l2Yf-JN0UCf8WvFOypTiMoDdb4QI27p9sz7Dcv7FQXg9YCrnFGpuY1afefa1P6fcaI084/s3727/IMG_5787.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="3727" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j2i48XHA5RDy3Y3fvtlfm8TjMgcrB18qPzd8qAprmEjY6GzOFDvLDTK7AS7rPZUdVdb_BTQfsWIXwMuYumtV6nN-Yoxnl2jvfYaFWmhcqAUYFoWmW2Rxj9l2Yf-JN0UCf8WvFOypTiMoDdb4QI27p9sz7Dcv7FQXg9YCrnFGpuY1afefa1P6fcaI084/w400-h225/IMG_5787.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can look down and see where the high water is diverted down under the earthen dam and comes out at the bottom, back into the Big River.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The public beach, which is my next destination</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHHOuH-cr48NyMM4eg2AhdG-qVSR9He3AGwU3lnvXPmwyiQeNqYDuFITm4tu4Jgz6PnxIAgg1jfsJAOUdez3bEjmYddunTLEX0ZvzjSWHGgCiFn6ok9FiO7tqhsq5TdBVRJt_IZ4SrF35D6d8H2E0VSDnyIIo7AUwleKQobvZBgZ0n4xLBHe2ivP3Vco/s4032/IMG_5793.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHHOuH-cr48NyMM4eg2AhdG-qVSR9He3AGwU3lnvXPmwyiQeNqYDuFITm4tu4Jgz6PnxIAgg1jfsJAOUdez3bEjmYddunTLEX0ZvzjSWHGgCiFn6ok9FiO7tqhsq5TdBVRJt_IZ4SrF35D6d8H2E0VSDnyIIo7AUwleKQobvZBgZ0n4xLBHe2ivP3Vco/w400-h225/IMG_5793.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reaching the beach there is only about 1.5 miles left to get back to my truck, but I am hot, so it is time for a swim </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiqU7po-Se7JExiKj_moHwYzEEbxcYXwhCjlyNC3ouqcg3zuTOwq2UbGlQHn6hy2QWi8JhlvA94PTNA6epAjVT43f-NX0pCRzUBvXUKdOhjvanhzHRrTudCvXcMJ4lzJaEUDWXSjTiRSCuYpnY06Il6yuzjc2kyMIKp8SxUpbA4Z3n87m5yN9dxdX_1Q/s4032/IMG_5797.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiqU7po-Se7JExiKj_moHwYzEEbxcYXwhCjlyNC3ouqcg3zuTOwq2UbGlQHn6hy2QWi8JhlvA94PTNA6epAjVT43f-NX0pCRzUBvXUKdOhjvanhzHRrTudCvXcMJ4lzJaEUDWXSjTiRSCuYpnY06Il6yuzjc2kyMIKp8SxUpbA4Z3n87m5yN9dxdX_1Q/w400-h225/IMG_5797.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't want to just run in the water in the midst of all the locals, so at the edge of the swim area, I found an old boat ramp with concrete going into the water. Stripped down to my shorts and walked down into the water as far as I could and then sat down and up to my neck for about 20 minutes! It was great... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I just laid still, the small fish would come and nibble on my arms and legs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr5N10niqdzvpPvFPsU-4G1xa4ETRU7I2LYLPVOehbk1pSLgHXm_Mxd8OYuqtz-sSAsEcFVgAftOCkjst5zglQAlj5t3wcCzMkSvpMNCVbUOLrcXZ-BGR27yx6unCvonf33JNDB_07hCyJII64QUxm_zzntrDq4IlLrTqn-XXDPSZOEFSIBHXd93vKTg/s4032/IMG_5795.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr5N10niqdzvpPvFPsU-4G1xa4ETRU7I2LYLPVOehbk1pSLgHXm_Mxd8OYuqtz-sSAsEcFVgAftOCkjst5zglQAlj5t3wcCzMkSvpMNCVbUOLrcXZ-BGR27yx6unCvonf33JNDB_07hCyJII64QUxm_zzntrDq4IlLrTqn-XXDPSZOEFSIBHXd93vKTg/w400-h225/IMG_5795.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From where I was, in the water, it looked like the concession stand was closed and when I approached, it looked dark, but they were in there! I got a coke and what can only be described as a high school cafeteria quality cheese burger... but it tasted GREAT!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I sat on a bench and just relaxed for another 20 minutes or so and then I was off again on the last little leg. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJhUDJSbJR1pZQPxG9O6aTqsLuddw5v7REgftkzfs0dh11FSa4zLUhwSTEfZAcldm6CI80b7BmhtDSKwyHY4n0hizk2HeKPKOW-WPy40rpdqZ6KuePtQriCjhIeil-MBuCcr_Ye_9tcsfy347yaed5AD-DGaeHr3enfup_u8VUryX2_ehI9zrV6Hhu_g/s4032/IMG_5798.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJhUDJSbJR1pZQPxG9O6aTqsLuddw5v7REgftkzfs0dh11FSa4zLUhwSTEfZAcldm6CI80b7BmhtDSKwyHY4n0hizk2HeKPKOW-WPy40rpdqZ6KuePtQriCjhIeil-MBuCcr_Ye_9tcsfy347yaed5AD-DGaeHr3enfup_u8VUryX2_ehI9zrV6Hhu_g/s320/IMG_5798.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Around the shoreline back to where I started. You can see some stand up paddle boarders, a sure sign you are close to the ramp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0vdXQPqZXWRMvs6wFVwO8cy-hShT-e9xZqEz8sjfJZWBTylPJh18nl_hqDcMOqJqzIVhBoOIAUKpz3LAn9Ta2gp3zlIg4wClICoGMpECwO8PydxRKG2Ax-cy2HedBmbeFcEIB7k4V5XJZDEIvTM93xlpGm_1qhnLKg9kDmyKsYzQWPFwldJCAooUZ0k/s4032/IMG_5800.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0vdXQPqZXWRMvs6wFVwO8cy-hShT-e9xZqEz8sjfJZWBTylPJh18nl_hqDcMOqJqzIVhBoOIAUKpz3LAn9Ta2gp3zlIg4wClICoGMpECwO8PydxRKG2Ax-cy2HedBmbeFcEIB7k4V5XJZDEIvTM93xlpGm_1qhnLKg9kDmyKsYzQWPFwldJCAooUZ0k/w400-h225/IMG_5800.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The boat ramp and new dock</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA09buv9TqZ99UgqCjvBUB29ev7_apJ9euIYEV1lNeVDx2PXpS0xBB_t1ypAL-9OKkMgXbgnIjG1Ghm-ZjelTXNqkr3bLLaGVcZpGGGOPqyiZRmydRKv7PJ2o0KkpPXON_iWvINgYmIleIxvQfFtlF-FmG4F9Ir5L5WSXRNQoHn8wmdaWZBibaPQrn1NE/s4032/IMG_5802.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA09buv9TqZ99UgqCjvBUB29ev7_apJ9euIYEV1lNeVDx2PXpS0xBB_t1ypAL-9OKkMgXbgnIjG1Ghm-ZjelTXNqkr3bLLaGVcZpGGGOPqyiZRmydRKv7PJ2o0KkpPXON_iWvINgYmIleIxvQfFtlF-FmG4F9Ir5L5WSXRNQoHn8wmdaWZBibaPQrn1NE/w400-h225/IMG_5802.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bridge ending my hike into the parking lot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsOh5rJiWOrVt2FFB9_907_wg-ctfA0gutLVvlrmxWQ6EbH55BIv6GAgrMUeSvTAVWd6ETMnjpoqJEYJxzwzea-qzlHLV2Ucewzh5L9bMv39olapdbYIuEAaaAhItlnqG9bnH2BzqIrY8HSuIAPhpyxPBDYohNG69u7ZzmPGatdr6VIFe3jq3pEu3_B4/s4032/IMG_5803.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsOh5rJiWOrVt2FFB9_907_wg-ctfA0gutLVvlrmxWQ6EbH55BIv6GAgrMUeSvTAVWd6ETMnjpoqJEYJxzwzea-qzlHLV2Ucewzh5L9bMv39olapdbYIuEAaaAhItlnqG9bnH2BzqIrY8HSuIAPhpyxPBDYohNG69u7ZzmPGatdr6VIFe3jq3pEu3_B4/w225-h400/IMG_5803.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">A nice walk (my feet hurt! 😀) My shoes have shrunk over time with repeatedly being wet and then drying. I will need to sort that out and stretch them before any longer adventures. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MQazKGzheQfq0rEKN_n9jipwueocUoYjYX9R3JUWXheI7_nPtxIYzmb9JXDu4ySdKtKssxfn-fwgB8puHrD73ybG7FtnGd6oe57RhNzsLaoNlUgUBTZaDunDbqrn57xj4finPReJq4KZRUfGsLTf49JOFP4MRHPzr_TPqLcUsU0kyEUgS82PdjKA7Qc/s3141/Map%20of%20hike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="3141" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MQazKGzheQfq0rEKN_n9jipwueocUoYjYX9R3JUWXheI7_nPtxIYzmb9JXDu4ySdKtKssxfn-fwgB8puHrD73ybG7FtnGd6oe57RhNzsLaoNlUgUBTZaDunDbqrn57xj4finPReJq4KZRUfGsLTf49JOFP4MRHPzr_TPqLcUsU0kyEUgS82PdjKA7Qc/w400-h214/Map%20of%20hike.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxzA1ZLswjqWrVOt1lX9WbuuLNGxpRf6Aw94kZfZhkLQ2gQDK2RuWRq3m_524sw6dby4pUSGEZYXdxPhFczK86Tcvr7lW7cStn5DdR_cTkwKnUNN8mS2dtPJgI7hJOlgB4IGy28J0SVzeC91rplwWXjV7dpAjP6wdlvPsfuudOgxOoqmAMqi-o48jMm8/s1938/Stats%20for%20hike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="1938" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxzA1ZLswjqWrVOt1lX9WbuuLNGxpRf6Aw94kZfZhkLQ2gQDK2RuWRq3m_524sw6dby4pUSGEZYXdxPhFczK86Tcvr7lW7cStn5DdR_cTkwKnUNN8mS2dtPJgI7hJOlgB4IGy28J0SVzeC91rplwWXjV7dpAjP6wdlvPsfuudOgxOoqmAMqi-o48jMm8/w400-h110/Stats%20for%20hike.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-26414115469387679992023-06-18T08:37:00.003-05:002023-06-18T08:41:54.947-05:00Ozark Trail Middle Fork Section June 16-17 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Don't go, Just don't do it. </b>This blog is riddled with this warning, but somehow each year I manage to do it anyway. That 'it' is to go hiking in Missouri in the summertime. While technically it is not the summer yet, the summer heat got turned on last week and it appears to be staying.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This weekend was planned out a month or so ago by Cory, Joe and myself. Cory wanted "needed" a few nights out in the woods (don't we all) so it was decided we do a section of the OT that Cory has not done. The Middle Fork section. Relatively flat, a good amount of reliable water and about 25 miles total.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We planned to stage a car at Brushy Creek Lodge at the southern end of this section and start from the North end at the Hwy 32/DD trailhead. A few days before the start, Joe had to pull out with the continuing issues he is having with his knee. (he let us know that there is a new knee in his near future). Now a duo, I parked at Brushy Creek Lodge and Cory came and picked me up Friday morning around 9:30 am.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our planned weekend- Middle Fork Section of the Ozark Trail </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EqQKbmX04iNm1BKoWYjr2sQp-DsgOaCToUFv5-D5f83C8Y4kBSzJaP_V-UNQLTsevhWxSFQVu3QiXXhKasqGjgYJgCPmUYHsCrWPdR0iJLCR7Y2Kj2P793F5roiy6DCu0HB0WBY0ANSL8EOIEx2YJiByjE2LULJwq3x7DuOJM8aJ_F95uHxd9H8e/s2333/Middle%20Fork%20Map%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="2333" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EqQKbmX04iNm1BKoWYjr2sQp-DsgOaCToUFv5-D5f83C8Y4kBSzJaP_V-UNQLTsevhWxSFQVu3QiXXhKasqGjgYJgCPmUYHsCrWPdR0iJLCR7Y2Kj2P793F5roiy6DCu0HB0WBY0ANSL8EOIEx2YJiByjE2LULJwq3x7DuOJM8aJ_F95uHxd9H8e/w400-h301/Middle%20Fork%20Map%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlePrjENgZitUkcOjLb3HHm5WZvNXCpaCnDMRVL_0oaf00sgGybmANE0ZKKno0MsVKJssBJ_6F6CdVpksPRiTHsjcr28RdlqpY8viMUnUv94RQTh59baJddJxiNrjWK2CEHAHmslcYk5N3Aa4wJqzaCntq7G3yX6UlP7HSKsJf0Q-EkVn6D3pgC6Fo/s1771/Middle%20Fork%20Map%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="1403" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlePrjENgZitUkcOjLb3HHm5WZvNXCpaCnDMRVL_0oaf00sgGybmANE0ZKKno0MsVKJssBJ_6F6CdVpksPRiTHsjcr28RdlqpY8viMUnUv94RQTh59baJddJxiNrjWK2CEHAHmslcYk5N3Aa4wJqzaCntq7G3yX6UlP7HSKsJf0Q-EkVn6D3pgC6Fo/w318-h400/Middle%20Fork%20Map%202.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiFprSFvHFeJUaoJqI41qyKBQIBHUIfX-V0ryKAZTsm3ZCJiEWpRw8U-pV4wTMUorg3LbiwETOnurHEzbEXT7--n-ucwHbw-AaiJwWdfOzAzNXfRmnEHUOEJpENPorEfp5ZC0DITKT9xlhgAD6QnN4yB0gOLHFqebQeLQhNUUu8s8kIqfz6eFtraQ/s4032/IMG_5474.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiFprSFvHFeJUaoJqI41qyKBQIBHUIfX-V0ryKAZTsm3ZCJiEWpRw8U-pV4wTMUorg3LbiwETOnurHEzbEXT7--n-ucwHbw-AaiJwWdfOzAzNXfRmnEHUOEJpENPorEfp5ZC0DITKT9xlhgAD6QnN4yB0gOLHFqebQeLQhNUUu8s8kIqfz6eFtraQ/w400-h225/IMG_5474.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cory dropped his jeep off at the trailhead. As anticipated there was not any other vehicles at the trailhead. Who would come out with temperatures close to 90 F?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfcXEkuEdHhlcS52ouxIGDCw1djL_LIg8Gsb-W3GOAH9_GZHvlAZk4u9ScfxXNNClYZ9KNcnJKjkCDnF1rhUm-cT7e1vYv0GEwMLkFJBu0gBgyAXj9Qeep28WkPBpOrU84luMjBDnxkSOWHquy0I_Bd5Rz2eZdwH1fqeIbLJBskuiqIpGSdwxxBcF/s4032/IMG_5475.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfcXEkuEdHhlcS52ouxIGDCw1djL_LIg8Gsb-W3GOAH9_GZHvlAZk4u9ScfxXNNClYZ9KNcnJKjkCDnF1rhUm-cT7e1vYv0GEwMLkFJBu0gBgyAXj9Qeep28WkPBpOrU84luMjBDnxkSOWHquy0I_Bd5Rz2eZdwH1fqeIbLJBskuiqIpGSdwxxBcF/w400-h225/IMG_5475.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I signed the register (hundreds of ants in the register box) and we were off, right at 10 am.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a very nice plaque, at both ends of this section, commemorating John Roth, an early proponent and tireless volunteer of the Ozark Trail</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7ygnVbCfkCWb5YMIS1ge3YT2a6Tvi8btaCTz-6VO2M5O13xnZtAHXoRAGu2V_vGclSxznpdmea1LfMoT5nZlAc9r_AIISo8RmdmNo5cswI9LJV_f59QDEO0nQnXb3SHMgJgoYR43bVLYZjbK5KjfEilBXPKwr2t7GXNHac1_dFHLW2m9Ks9YYQwy/s4032/IMG_5476.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7ygnVbCfkCWb5YMIS1ge3YT2a6Tvi8btaCTz-6VO2M5O13xnZtAHXoRAGu2V_vGclSxznpdmea1LfMoT5nZlAc9r_AIISo8RmdmNo5cswI9LJV_f59QDEO0nQnXb3SHMgJgoYR43bVLYZjbK5KjfEilBXPKwr2t7GXNHac1_dFHLW2m9Ks9YYQwy/w225-h400/IMG_5476.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We came across these two turtles almost immediately. The one of the right was flipped over on its back. Either they were in a fight and there was a clear loser or they were making turtle "whoopie" and got a bit carried away. I set the turtle right side up again and left them to sort it out. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk_ZagY_g1nDNmtVMwzt0SEBnTMWBrWMv4I46_4qv-NRNndQ1JgwdeqaA9VrU199CZmoYrR7-M3yaMdE-2NdAMgLu0IubKvQfZyU4yTZfd_fTQdOYoSwKk7lXsCa__P-gjGOcS-6UQaC7T3hiVtL8zYIfUJvb6JAupU-O_XvbfB63BqnA_oVSKhAQ/s4032/IMG_5477.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk_ZagY_g1nDNmtVMwzt0SEBnTMWBrWMv4I46_4qv-NRNndQ1JgwdeqaA9VrU199CZmoYrR7-M3yaMdE-2NdAMgLu0IubKvQfZyU4yTZfd_fTQdOYoSwKk7lXsCa__P-gjGOcS-6UQaC7T3hiVtL8zYIfUJvb6JAupU-O_XvbfB63BqnA_oVSKhAQ/w225-h400/IMG_5477.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lots of wild flowers along this section. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-iZjLydV5JCWfKoxXeGMB29n70M5M5CzBWzi_fyD8PdlAvqCXvpvnDejcXGCTkb73dur1tp0BUWMOU1tHhjJmgphppMScnO3hu8wnxV27rOt9QOd1GzIlF8UngZ4JQW83Nsqg8Vf2VWNFEi8zCk49lIBbiC0ScY_7RJBXGKqLtNBySe6ujA7syQl/w225-h400/IMG_5479.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the trail passes through hardwoods or pines it is in nice shape </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbejJuetgHLkSHDM-oUZwkExo2EVgO8HYGdltKV7aeCjDTHQ4MZ8Jsb2w23G1E4wi_GOPscVQdXZmwf_aogAEoQZLZF-xXM0YZwaAHSx-IG3KBTIRErcj-nPNax9LUs0mUrkRlEkAMzOVSwSIIzKzV3kLv1kLmc6m0oGqrUZLeoBdI9nZkOGGDzP0S/s4032/IMG_5480.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbejJuetgHLkSHDM-oUZwkExo2EVgO8HYGdltKV7aeCjDTHQ4MZ8Jsb2w23G1E4wi_GOPscVQdXZmwf_aogAEoQZLZF-xXM0YZwaAHSx-IG3KBTIRErcj-nPNax9LUs0mUrkRlEkAMzOVSwSIIzKzV3kLv1kLmc6m0oGqrUZLeoBdI9nZkOGGDzP0S/w400-h225/IMG_5480.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38IQy0gqLGhEhbmh3RgqSpdVLds-kN_0i57QqFK5X0Gab4OaZCEn4czydVdPmXGTDqv6pbvjotj_DSvJhjusiudMRDaufE2qGQqsfnUar8D008Xv-Gi2HdLc-4D0hEtf4ukF3TYSSCV0GRi8mcoIx-cpdMJkXBs1atKrXBNpNXakLJZMJ-CVFKlak/w225-h400/IMG_5483.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This fawn was not so fortunate. We found pieces of him on the trail, likely a coyote.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR3UOa08Y7aU5yWeZbm0hA27KUv-KGzOP7czzF7R7q--Ip41zk0ORL6RVS7mBSEchUiHlbZfadAZaGH73y4sPEIy68JKsA-3P1ZUL8Jlsk9uPaTKxMLR1_ZdmsZ-6xmwA7YF659tJrsFaFOSJaHu4jva0PZYJcvQUJ8o_UfxQhuJpW0c48VzN2zjL/s4032/IMG_5484.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR3UOa08Y7aU5yWeZbm0hA27KUv-KGzOP7czzF7R7q--Ip41zk0ORL6RVS7mBSEchUiHlbZfadAZaGH73y4sPEIy68JKsA-3P1ZUL8Jlsk9uPaTKxMLR1_ZdmsZ-6xmwA7YF659tJrsFaFOSJaHu4jva0PZYJcvQUJ8o_UfxQhuJpW0c48VzN2zjL/w225-h400/IMG_5484.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A couple hours in we came to a creek at mile marker 7 (mm7). It was time for lunch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttoq8vS2NEjIFqegu_erCIfCz9GaUYlN7TJOQSMniPBtbQJh0HJg8gwWS44nPfr4ZBDdmSQDNCcFMRsN-93lZpk3igIwyNSi6hYDM_krL2uPGhGHplgTwmt8dyI2lWQRoqK4DrXIQaXTXP0lQXjZ1z63gRDi2kMVKL6TLutUAuzmz1iWErrQPxWHG/s4032/IMG_5485.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttoq8vS2NEjIFqegu_erCIfCz9GaUYlN7TJOQSMniPBtbQJh0HJg8gwWS44nPfr4ZBDdmSQDNCcFMRsN-93lZpk3igIwyNSi6hYDM_krL2uPGhGHplgTwmt8dyI2lWQRoqK4DrXIQaXTXP0lQXjZ1z63gRDi2kMVKL6TLutUAuzmz1iWErrQPxWHG/w400-h225/IMG_5485.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was hot but manageable today. There was some breeze and the bugs were not too bad. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ12YvpENs3zGVvkF1t8VtlRyFlWvPxVmpWeuOXVfpLDfPnvop9NR8j2ikxvfcfzWKghrWgiXvepzja69J5yId7kvYsnrj7fb6XJYEnQNj8kq5xgFMG5aYIjUhn22ZFV2eLf83EXT7xxGj9prZCZ4cR0rCKM6RRLFtmRCcSIRjDfInaE0NLyr3yU4/s4032/IMG_5487.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ12YvpENs3zGVvkF1t8VtlRyFlWvPxVmpWeuOXVfpLDfPnvop9NR8j2ikxvfcfzWKghrWgiXvepzja69J5yId7kvYsnrj7fb6XJYEnQNj8kq5xgFMG5aYIjUhn22ZFV2eLf83EXT7xxGj9prZCZ4cR0rCKM6RRLFtmRCcSIRjDfInaE0NLyr3yU4/w400-h225/IMG_5487.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lots of good water here today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq8jo7qcve8fbPdkEJlY2g9psDhNMIRbERwyNZXXx9C3zOZ95r1ZubIZKsP2veml_rkGicmJ8CZE21TW0Dt9D6_eJxXwhgLI0lZm7WOm-r4MQ64Sg_TqhLwI6TO3rXuvQxDunHLN_5wpnoEuxF9JOOnnr5rbIbAxhJX1PWf5I0TtJ0D_DckxYyNiU/s4032/IMG_5486.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq8jo7qcve8fbPdkEJlY2g9psDhNMIRbERwyNZXXx9C3zOZ95r1ZubIZKsP2veml_rkGicmJ8CZE21TW0Dt9D6_eJxXwhgLI0lZm7WOm-r4MQ64Sg_TqhLwI6TO3rXuvQxDunHLN_5wpnoEuxF9JOOnnr5rbIbAxhJX1PWf5I0TtJ0D_DckxYyNiU/w400-h225/IMG_5486.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In another mile you reach Wolf Pen "falls". Not sure why this gets the falls designation but there is a bit of a pour off over some rocks... 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnF_LlvLzsAzhsOC1MHx_eJcTSU_lSmglljwvcDnY80WT0Y8jg7BxjYP6GBR--TxDL-wQWkg665mz9X43WjutZ-_8n9W20lsnwPwpxgvMN8HBrRblg9gtErslQ9TJnq2uXEIo4-OKGnEpsKX07Cw46JHVrgYoT-VKZYGNW6O1C1X22O37huf2DUR3/s4032/IMG_5490.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnF_LlvLzsAzhsOC1MHx_eJcTSU_lSmglljwvcDnY80WT0Y8jg7BxjYP6GBR--TxDL-wQWkg665mz9X43WjutZ-_8n9W20lsnwPwpxgvMN8HBrRblg9gtErslQ9TJnq2uXEIo4-OKGnEpsKX07Cw46JHVrgYoT-VKZYGNW6O1C1X22O37huf2DUR3/w225-h400/IMG_5490.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail is good enough in the first section to be able to keep your head up and look around, so it was fortunate that I spotted this guy before I stepped right on him. This is about a 4 foot black snake, non-venomous and very useful, sunning himself on the trail. He seemed unconcerned with us and moved off the trail after a minute or two. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIYOLrBMhcO_NoJB3dxx3ERg-07n73JTfELM9NhkApZy_jcq4rP60yNoZgNvspojNEJV0GvVst3MJ8jaWnSBopBlFhVVzmkukm73o1AlCUxxJWwlLe3H7emeewZ3PhllO9jRYTATzzXF4lfwUPhz7Qhx0UWLc6ghigMFZNlMop4_qP_lM3FY44i7F/s4032/IMG_5492.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIYOLrBMhcO_NoJB3dxx3ERg-07n73JTfELM9NhkApZy_jcq4rP60yNoZgNvspojNEJV0GvVst3MJ8jaWnSBopBlFhVVzmkukm73o1AlCUxxJWwlLe3H7emeewZ3PhllO9jRYTATzzXF4lfwUPhz7Qhx0UWLc6ghigMFZNlMop4_qP_lM3FY44i7F/w400-h225/IMG_5492.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwekL4qDgs67s1Y0EXE0iNct6su2KsSgwGEpuxuxI1ruPhYPbbTtCIgcqlXf11bCoHcLKNncwYIyzZYY92NU4KUeCh-AqZoWttZEEnPFLxb0AOJuDevs2KfPpKly4Qk6QQ20eOrD7XSu5t21lMwDWvf8h3yYX-fmVA9qNlrXgiY6YIWnVQtR26YO5Y/s4032/IMG_5493.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwekL4qDgs67s1Y0EXE0iNct6su2KsSgwGEpuxuxI1ruPhYPbbTtCIgcqlXf11bCoHcLKNncwYIyzZYY92NU4KUeCh-AqZoWttZEEnPFLxb0AOJuDevs2KfPpKly4Qk6QQ20eOrD7XSu5t21lMwDWvf8h3yYX-fmVA9qNlrXgiY6YIWnVQtR26YO5Y/w400-h225/IMG_5493.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A bit too early for the blackberries growing along the trail </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyHXT4dUiG7sEauQk9qMgBtF_vixMtHx8s1DpSLI5KLPMi_Rb2YUbRFBwHqLU8z8gbEnwRFFMBqe66kAJ1WBFxe-UyPM4Skc2YIU3u7hw1kt1nkN7Q0TpElTbGsfFJ7mM2wPaEsctpafVS3nokd0ScbW_QY5m_QSYJFB213kLfwHqUsMQvpKomoTz/s4032/IMG_5494.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyHXT4dUiG7sEauQk9qMgBtF_vixMtHx8s1DpSLI5KLPMi_Rb2YUbRFBwHqLU8z8gbEnwRFFMBqe66kAJ1WBFxe-UyPM4Skc2YIU3u7hw1kt1nkN7Q0TpElTbGsfFJ7mM2wPaEsctpafVS3nokd0ScbW_QY5m_QSYJFB213kLfwHqUsMQvpKomoTz/w225-h400/IMG_5494.JPEG" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">nice geode</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkznsdXCvlxpRCe43kE6toPVw2GSOjpXRb6QkiHbIW-eNyaaSkFTAiU32mZ-eThb1lEdIp81LWefi4_R4OsV2aK4TO4KkKSgKdiYit2fEuuep9_0TokkkxuERzvJyC4jbNAlkPvmhVLZX02-zgmaFJJwhLtIJPgVVtWdZIiwHc8l_wVdLTUQHn8pC/s4032/IMG_5495.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkznsdXCvlxpRCe43kE6toPVw2GSOjpXRb6QkiHbIW-eNyaaSkFTAiU32mZ-eThb1lEdIp81LWefi4_R4OsV2aK4TO4KkKSgKdiYit2fEuuep9_0TokkkxuERzvJyC4jbNAlkPvmhVLZX02-zgmaFJJwhLtIJPgVVtWdZIiwHc8l_wVdLTUQHn8pC/w225-h400/IMG_5495.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lots of creeks and they all had some water, so dipping your hat or getting water today is not a problem.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GH2vUGRlrSYPqdsSF24hDLwEtZfEpQEOKOAWUwNSyvMZTomRzZY8lyE5k7breA4zaX3jKfpfRlFXFOe6HAwz8WW13stIH5ykauKoFO1s4tmQipqmdEOhCBBnu78J6cm_r8MgwgCjhdy60ZvgzunlMBAx8tPbndIN_FNBh3inMx6BJrzzcnyMgpKO/s4032/IMG_5497.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GH2vUGRlrSYPqdsSF24hDLwEtZfEpQEOKOAWUwNSyvMZTomRzZY8lyE5k7breA4zaX3jKfpfRlFXFOe6HAwz8WW13stIH5ykauKoFO1s4tmQipqmdEOhCBBnu78J6cm_r8MgwgCjhdy60ZvgzunlMBAx8tPbndIN_FNBh3inMx6BJrzzcnyMgpKO/w400-h225/IMG_5497.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzZh2GSKpMW0EqhGOimbX-X1ozshyq9PlFxrHF9u6mT0_hMF2VZuStuXt8hT9ohNjmdnW0dKu9U2F4Csa_m-3kI4Ljorrl7aqcqo9d5eZCrNcmNc46zs0bhmSy1Q67aIBy96bR9DfGiCfu4OMARN8FW8_MuPUKTLJizMObvtDrhu4cEjFfkDrCKDQ/s4032/IMG_5498.JPEG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This spot is marked on the OT map as 'small pool' but that does not do it justice, it is the best swimming hole I have seen. Just after the spill off there is a 2-3 foot deep pool with a gravel bottom. A perfect place for a soak in the heat. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6GA7u9E_bO0-O8rubxG11Dlz0WbOBlo8nd4iLI9b8SASsgnoru_ldsglOkSIjOY_CxclJRWgDcO4ZUimf2KAzWIuSp3iA8OuWke6_No0uhSj7u5PtjyZA0FuZboD3j0E7mwz_Hc3DxNY0dHZ2vbk-1yKD5K6MldfFM4XGqWn8AZKo6ZHDUwSPngR/s4032/IMG_5502.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6GA7u9E_bO0-O8rubxG11Dlz0WbOBlo8nd4iLI9b8SASsgnoru_ldsglOkSIjOY_CxclJRWgDcO4ZUimf2KAzWIuSp3iA8OuWke6_No0uhSj7u5PtjyZA0FuZboD3j0E7mwz_Hc3DxNY0dHZ2vbk-1yKD5K6MldfFM4XGqWn8AZKo6ZHDUwSPngR/w400-h225/IMG_5502.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Our destination for today was Henderson Creek at mm10.5. It seemed the best way to break up the two days. 10.5 miles off the couch, get to camp early and give Cory that much needed hammock time! It has plenty of water and a nice campsite.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZB_Tz1icP7ttdLhiF8LThEswEm6cVjaF3YtXyd7BdJ2_3PegpmE-AIhTeyiuVpfNXF4whc8irQiil0FCkJaEPrMZJ-IFVLQdA1ZZJAOEp4ZAbET_HvAyIXnh3TvdhWbDF0NVrreYkCQ6T2ZZJAZwWgiMJQAvwjHPVS8bCoo096iUhifo2i8P_VGZ/s4032/IMG_5503.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZB_Tz1icP7ttdLhiF8LThEswEm6cVjaF3YtXyd7BdJ2_3PegpmE-AIhTeyiuVpfNXF4whc8irQiil0FCkJaEPrMZJ-IFVLQdA1ZZJAOEp4ZAbET_HvAyIXnh3TvdhWbDF0NVrreYkCQ6T2ZZJAZwWgiMJQAvwjHPVS8bCoo096iUhifo2i8P_VGZ/w225-h400/IMG_5503.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it here by 3 pm, so a little mid afternoon nap was in order. The convective cooling under the hammock was nice after a sweaty day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4u987rOP98lFGW8Bxw6H9-vQUJQpsNEYydM1gzdSMa-549oHYoN1kF9Ru4hzblfWOIM8geVRTMJJZkPVCQFYrN7HIjAMyKNjYd9uVyjouyuvrLsp7TBQ05YZCsBwJ98fr78eMgyvn-f9syGysKzR9u5yEGWIaFoDhE3DNxdCmD1z0x1jIkKhbRyQ/s4032/IMG_5505.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4u987rOP98lFGW8Bxw6H9-vQUJQpsNEYydM1gzdSMa-549oHYoN1kF9Ru4hzblfWOIM8geVRTMJJZkPVCQFYrN7HIjAMyKNjYd9uVyjouyuvrLsp7TBQ05YZCsBwJ98fr78eMgyvn-f9syGysKzR9u5yEGWIaFoDhE3DNxdCmD1z0x1jIkKhbRyQ/w400-h225/IMG_5505.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cory wore shorts, so a tick check was needed before hammock time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s_FCjwiErUb-vxVs3GVfuGoakxMc9ls0JoLhaFA7OJ2T99-pC44rG-NFlWXk-lHSyy7-gzkGitnlE6fHhc7K1UtmbjQ7C48L6Lxdzhl3POf78f9mEJyhZYa_Ha8Fma33aEZoVOsFjQkEM_LHWxPBDDg-jLjDvMlcLOjtyIZd7d63NLjEGjtNfCGJ/s4032/IMG_5507.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s_FCjwiErUb-vxVs3GVfuGoakxMc9ls0JoLhaFA7OJ2T99-pC44rG-NFlWXk-lHSyy7-gzkGitnlE6fHhc7K1UtmbjQ7C48L6Lxdzhl3POf78f9mEJyhZYa_Ha8Fma33aEZoVOsFjQkEM_LHWxPBDDg-jLjDvMlcLOjtyIZd7d63NLjEGjtNfCGJ/w400-h225/IMG_5507.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Around 6 pm it was time for some food and sitting on the bridge for dinner seemed the best spot. A little trouble with Cory's stove. The canister he was using was 5+ years old and the gas was not cooperating in coming out of the canister. He sorted out a method for getting it going that you will see shortly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just before it became dark, we had a deer "huff" at us several times from the tree line. We were perhaps in its way to the creek.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00PTxUL-GjXyYYcuIn-9KIIrwuSkhCQ0btvPDunEU7aNsLKt8kpPvKFTijI9cHCKi_piooV3SQrGvtKrMf7Hn1xcNggnnKDAEZZv1sEJxnv4P0QYx_EXpxaesqK50DirdKkIwIfZsQcCGuxKW20a5VZZ05MVG1uRfDbxpGLbGlxrMHIOo5ccMQ96P/s4032/IMG_5510.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00PTxUL-GjXyYYcuIn-9KIIrwuSkhCQ0btvPDunEU7aNsLKt8kpPvKFTijI9cHCKi_piooV3SQrGvtKrMf7Hn1xcNggnnKDAEZZv1sEJxnv4P0QYx_EXpxaesqK50DirdKkIwIfZsQcCGuxKW20a5VZZ05MVG1uRfDbxpGLbGlxrMHIOo5ccMQ96P/w225-h400/IMG_5510.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hiking with a pack doesn't need to be completely without some civility. Cory brought his appropriately small pour over set up and we had freshly ground coffee for breakfast. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJuqIU4FCcLa7hsdGQTEAjwv3aijiEkoQXnw-HTOCerz5RP5NclGV7ZcNqLpRR_NJkYFPE4tPNVmrxiLoM5-C6l27enDPWJ-AHVGRakjvlfR7vXZm0-VWrtjZ_C5tepBAoBu-yzua8UcLggk6F8SOtDywJ5-nNsDtQQQ3bii1UZch-GBlm_Jw3Mm3/s4032/IMG_5517.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJuqIU4FCcLa7hsdGQTEAjwv3aijiEkoQXnw-HTOCerz5RP5NclGV7ZcNqLpRR_NJkYFPE4tPNVmrxiLoM5-C6l27enDPWJ-AHVGRakjvlfR7vXZm0-VWrtjZ_C5tepBAoBu-yzua8UcLggk6F8SOtDywJ5-nNsDtQQQ3bii1UZch-GBlm_Jw3Mm3/w225-h400/IMG_5517.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But first, I am sure you are wondering about the stove situation. Well the gas, being old, was not coming out in the correct mixture when it was in its normal upright position. We needed to get a bit of the liquid to get out to start things going. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME, WE ARE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. 😬</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OcIdje2lYg4" width="320" youtube-src-id="OcIdje2lYg4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All packed up and ready to go. We are out on the trail by 8 am and the sun is just hitting this campsite. We left no trace at all and even managed to pick up some micro trash. We can already tell it is going to be hot and buggy today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht89kak2NnxNY04lPM3WerjHVQw3Ub9xxKt5OCAWlAK89L3ghvRc7Kz_pBwoRVhIveRHm4HyDkgk_WeSawvnKpMP3VLujuDMK5ZuDZnl9-9C-HN67SsJtixbrNtGC0Amfscyu_nAHHrFK79Lnu4BXiCkPHgskHGWrgVDjmPbbdpy6xeGu0OKOQMQzz/s4032/IMG_5521.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht89kak2NnxNY04lPM3WerjHVQw3Ub9xxKt5OCAWlAK89L3ghvRc7Kz_pBwoRVhIveRHm4HyDkgk_WeSawvnKpMP3VLujuDMK5ZuDZnl9-9C-HN67SsJtixbrNtGC0Amfscyu_nAHHrFK79Lnu4BXiCkPHgskHGWrgVDjmPbbdpy6xeGu0OKOQMQzz/w400-h225/IMG_5521.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we got up the hill to Forest Road 2367, the trail was blocked off with red tape. No other sign or posting. I figured it might have been left behind from the prescribed burn that was in this area a month or so ago. I will send a note to the OT and let them know it is here. We proceeded, better to ask for forgiveness than permission! 😀</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBf7B9889lLWzAIooYvbQM1dGto6uMj3-Hiop4GW4LoD1j7Zmte9IIMr1AQyVVcxuoRwhXOrGiTFfpeta9GPwQcxpPmPRyUyll8GG63U7OoaH5Dc_XY8EwKfLLl3HGVsTxGJnLw9doyBQBsTW3bpH43lkyD_VQy3W2nDnQvNvmY_jEb_KNfbg4CHb/s4032/IMG_5522.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBf7B9889lLWzAIooYvbQM1dGto6uMj3-Hiop4GW4LoD1j7Zmte9IIMr1AQyVVcxuoRwhXOrGiTFfpeta9GPwQcxpPmPRyUyll8GG63U7OoaH5Dc_XY8EwKfLLl3HGVsTxGJnLw9doyBQBsTW3bpH43lkyD_VQy3W2nDnQvNvmY_jEb_KNfbg4CHb/w400-h225/IMG_5522.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the beginning of the Barton Fen area. <i>The term “fen” is an Old English word that historically referred to lowland marshes, swamps, and bogs. Today, the term is used to more specifically refer to a particular type of wetland. Fens are characterized by a nearly constant supply of cold groundwater.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barton Fen is home to the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixRPEQkw-fTbbXL4yPXQs4GF1eu3rc20FvVHpk40eOAxhW8AKx3DOg0NjfGb-_KS84oWxtT0muktd-dI1AeO9cYyoUqdZOzJ2R_uOA3Z03Xvn9TMwtSZfivo61a2173RWKBmqWP0qDwUpjxLfewJpkAxSDUCWZNGi2DqmqBRMrVMTmA9Gv4R7JdmFI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="390" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixRPEQkw-fTbbXL4yPXQs4GF1eu3rc20FvVHpk40eOAxhW8AKx3DOg0NjfGb-_KS84oWxtT0muktd-dI1AeO9cYyoUqdZOzJ2R_uOA3Z03Xvn9TMwtSZfivo61a2173RWKBmqWP0qDwUpjxLfewJpkAxSDUCWZNGi2DqmqBRMrVMTmA9Gv4R7JdmFI=w400-h288" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">internet photo<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HlWHNuGqWlsuFn94rMR8Wl0ZBrXzQ_oIBiKE-bXIl-AM8ZUfQAigUK-hDg-1_t1Mix7smD8xZwXvD27XS1k-yHANXR5_VMiEZZiHvx4ugHpH44ExFgDV3WRK9BsJ9-D-ZO7O5Xg2hb6_wdWZTwvwbiGhnrvRPj4M0bxhzaRDnCDgEscEJkVPTPhA/s4032/IMG_5524.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HlWHNuGqWlsuFn94rMR8Wl0ZBrXzQ_oIBiKE-bXIl-AM8ZUfQAigUK-hDg-1_t1Mix7smD8xZwXvD27XS1k-yHANXR5_VMiEZZiHvx4ugHpH44ExFgDV3WRK9BsJ9-D-ZO7O5Xg2hb6_wdWZTwvwbiGhnrvRPj4M0bxhzaRDnCDgEscEJkVPTPhA/w225-h400/IMG_5524.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluwwBP1VJGV63vxJEzdUrblwJne5MhFbwT49Kz7tMgSpPYKhGacjsv65q3WjG33zc6duDZEBesBrJoIT9cKXYGoc0ZmcZxBQjdtKqHthWFRg2KVdsIEgfsm6lwvhmkOGckvgSx3OUtrCMIbxxPGGMZn7z8KX-ImsSHilvxlI7kI1ejvCPWWjQ1iN_/s4032/IMG_5526.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluwwBP1VJGV63vxJEzdUrblwJne5MhFbwT49Kz7tMgSpPYKhGacjsv65q3WjG33zc6duDZEBesBrJoIT9cKXYGoc0ZmcZxBQjdtKqHthWFRg2KVdsIEgfsm6lwvhmkOGckvgSx3OUtrCMIbxxPGGMZn7z8KX-ImsSHilvxlI7kI1ejvCPWWjQ1iN_/w400-h225/IMG_5526.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Only foot travel is allowed in the Fen. Horses and bikers use a bypass to the sensitive area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5k_w_izXh959trK6lycsDcUbIr37JvNtlr-pHe3_UQybckdATIsopJewVb1x95kq9aW2d1QtV-femNi7lkM2T525KObivfsVWd0JM_mK23W5jnKL9ay89NPGZ_dV6-IGHEHcEnWQRXsQVyJQyCdkoJ8hBHvC0ZQo-q_ExMvZP-Ac41-rudB18d9p/s4032/IMG_5527.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5k_w_izXh959trK6lycsDcUbIr37JvNtlr-pHe3_UQybckdATIsopJewVb1x95kq9aW2d1QtV-femNi7lkM2T525KObivfsVWd0JM_mK23W5jnKL9ay89NPGZ_dV6-IGHEHcEnWQRXsQVyJQyCdkoJ8hBHvC0ZQo-q_ExMvZP-Ac41-rudB18d9p/w400-h225/IMG_5527.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFF6f3YA-JSHYRsd5QrH98NMf6JV9ZuVrhnA6ji6h8ZFDEtkTWCNyVgn6GBIUGSWrJpAWsaCjpXJph9PozBAJc6OVcfuU36tjc6TtnYDryQhKyFvaCLzMVfgPqu7yMEvGIs8DNUOmxMx-Mjx72UEsaZI4ghAI4b7YJ4ZrDJEjzCNbOxereJ7Aqvuv/s4032/IMG_5528.JPEG" style="clear: left; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE64nkVvfJfaMWLS0uUiHTw1hPvZ17UIRnX1ZSnuxmhmI7a4tCeQ16aHsVoPzchpWU5GZM43U0I0QtTVtVKGZ2hIInnxO9NY1MAVh8et_q2QI0Ltft7Ak1OVpJ3-CUTbKs5SWeIv1DPJciBqsm7f9CQvfgnk6EtHOQmCc4HVk6DTbu1mhWHUCwS6l/w400-h225/IMG_5534.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Fen was a bit overgrown!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3lzOQpxrAHap8AINCz8BIOB1fC2WgGRL42QtwhEPsvxFEcvvQi0FwVw84fFnSJTaceZg5MVzc_53ZxiGjjxB-KqmQewM4c5bq1Fv5Xtcn-Fx0Np6O_0_4LiwHEVLfVVbMkz2tdxyOViH4hp6V6ohtQiEwOwu8WaPAIXgAjQx7uE4oiBonHGqINF8/s4032/IMG_5535.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3lzOQpxrAHap8AINCz8BIOB1fC2WgGRL42QtwhEPsvxFEcvvQi0FwVw84fFnSJTaceZg5MVzc_53ZxiGjjxB-KqmQewM4c5bq1Fv5Xtcn-Fx0Np6O_0_4LiwHEVLfVVbMkz2tdxyOViH4hp6V6ohtQiEwOwu8WaPAIXgAjQx7uE4oiBonHGqINF8/w225-h400/IMG_5535.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Walking along the cliff band next to Neal's Creek in the Fen</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCQfYKcS6sNXOJH-TdnrWOo3k75pGoaTIfQoiM_eUv8VTN7rwPH7rgFU2jBZ1YnhY4gb0fAzE0CZa7eDimm-kKpj8VHudfHij40VRUbYmOFmosrs_Fmuc-ZjT0cBivnbq1-KIwH8w4--jK0oTkVtkzHQmzRsKNJIg5s3PPlcMe_5tLc7SrrkjNfra/w225-h400/IMG_5537.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was walking along the trail a bit in front of Cory and I saw a good sized raccoon (trash panda) run up the trail and into the woods. A moment later Cory called to me to come back and look up. There were 4 baby raccoons up a couple of trees being quit still. Mom had diverted my attention away from the babies that had climbed the tree for safety and I did not see them right above me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gHngFu7CGLEF22-yp1FESxDMdEd-oM8f8TH0ykMM8HoQygL5T6F8G8DH3HBVetMue8KlQ2u0kiJmQuK76KtYxhW1uaupGAcZO5sl-y8Loxf0zSfIzsWBZgKSO68lghn0n4MrTz2SLoIJ7WLg-w5M9NPlkpt2IMmzXAw3ihnb_OBP6nekpkXTcSQk/s960/Raccon%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gHngFu7CGLEF22-yp1FESxDMdEd-oM8f8TH0ykMM8HoQygL5T6F8G8DH3HBVetMue8KlQ2u0kiJmQuK76KtYxhW1uaupGAcZO5sl-y8Loxf0zSfIzsWBZgKSO68lghn0n4MrTz2SLoIJ7WLg-w5M9NPlkpt2IMmzXAw3ihnb_OBP6nekpkXTcSQk/w300-h400/Raccon%201.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Cory</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_qTQ_krYWUZAZGhWkbQC-00gcCfpreLiweAcflm9KSQJIQFM8O6OhykBnMQlZglfpNFT-2ET7hQ5h0ZNLq72bXfqr1pcxI6rldFCqhAt9tpflcBPlAgTv9EK8fzkVurKi74Ehy_FmWu331QUPcgyr-yXJM3aO5N4nrw6d-GX_O-zcrGoWRBX9PBr/s960/raccon%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_qTQ_krYWUZAZGhWkbQC-00gcCfpreLiweAcflm9KSQJIQFM8O6OhykBnMQlZglfpNFT-2ET7hQ5h0ZNLq72bXfqr1pcxI6rldFCqhAt9tpflcBPlAgTv9EK8fzkVurKi74Ehy_FmWu331QUPcgyr-yXJM3aO5N4nrw6d-GX_O-zcrGoWRBX9PBr/w300-h400/raccon%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Cory</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEQiaCzq_mq-qsAEaKm7rNJRwwDWCUBgdv2vb-z1XVEBlegpkCXuiUIugvN3DT1M7fi85-TlX1zsyVmNwEDg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A nice fern section</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQtsmY0hJlMDeUTpgjYeRUiek7sMt60yjogXFoyz4IX45oe6M_5BOnwVVWmC6U_ZPvc2jyXZrRxBnMrNXsEVirgsAqqXZsuH6akGPMm5ORF8zvEpJnxUoQ6ND3AjmhBq_5ppiAaa3FEhOPPFyqMFeep7_rB4p2ZbAj5xAnhsibr15YiAOWzrOM43K/s4032/IMG_5545.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQtsmY0hJlMDeUTpgjYeRUiek7sMt60yjogXFoyz4IX45oe6M_5BOnwVVWmC6U_ZPvc2jyXZrRxBnMrNXsEVirgsAqqXZsuH6akGPMm5ORF8zvEpJnxUoQ6ND3AjmhBq_5ppiAaa3FEhOPPFyqMFeep7_rB4p2ZbAj5xAnhsibr15YiAOWzrOM43K/s320/IMG_5545.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day progressed along. The trail was undulating but mostly graded for horses and bikes so quite mild. It did get hot, very hot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lunch around noon was at Little Creek mm18</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPLp9Qrr9RXZO6GxQB7OkJhaJBOqiViKC8Yvi9kPlDbaRpYSLs1uq8hHdd8B_AN8WpFhG4NXMljGQY-nLliYQRsRYUYe45fWzJhzuFHsCtEMxVKqT_aG3ZLSGjG7RAGJPa6Iu7px9nxwQFt5sQ6fbR5Xy-G_c_5p8ufipsjySN_CzxuWHQyJLwmCY/s4032/IMG_5546.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPLp9Qrr9RXZO6GxQB7OkJhaJBOqiViKC8Yvi9kPlDbaRpYSLs1uq8hHdd8B_AN8WpFhG4NXMljGQY-nLliYQRsRYUYe45fWzJhzuFHsCtEMxVKqT_aG3ZLSGjG7RAGJPa6Iu7px9nxwQFt5sQ6fbR5Xy-G_c_5p8ufipsjySN_CzxuWHQyJLwmCY/w400-h225/IMG_5546.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We ate and made sure to have enough water to reach the end, in about 6 miles, as the next water source is Strother Creek. It is pretty but it is directly down stream from a lead tailing pool and the water is considered not safe to drink. I did dunk my hat in to cool off, so hopefully I won't start to glow in the dark! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEa_LE8DWQtKlkrzLPfBTyyRqhFZfNXwFaNMymHrYiUZ7miMnS6gq9QrnLTY3yrJeQKHJUKydrGepmHRTt82Eh4NRpIgA--ZYP2FMsIePNYP-gOuHoInYSe8O-Pt_zqQd9ZmDR6IozwAVLvY1ccYDoW3-UESidJlqMgAwZOiy54IrH3jnOtmLOCK3/s4032/IMG_5547.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEa_LE8DWQtKlkrzLPfBTyyRqhFZfNXwFaNMymHrYiUZ7miMnS6gq9QrnLTY3yrJeQKHJUKydrGepmHRTt82Eh4NRpIgA--ZYP2FMsIePNYP-gOuHoInYSe8O-Pt_zqQd9ZmDR6IozwAVLvY1ccYDoW3-UESidJlqMgAwZOiy54IrH3jnOtmLOCK3/w400-h225/IMG_5547.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cory crossing Strother Creek. No soaking here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fEcQ30Fos2aj1DSs4IR6RcPmBeux94KZcSpuUGMURK4K2gc3uzX7R9NaICFCrJRuU4d4-7Xp_2slwJ7F5zfMEdcCLp1LCaYu78Z7PHJbrfo8HIES9M0demNYFCOD7jI7AnuYpVxJp-CDayOkl9TOppcOmciz3p5Z1GSa2m54QQbokf2uD5TpJOa-/s4032/IMG_5550.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fEcQ30Fos2aj1DSs4IR6RcPmBeux94KZcSpuUGMURK4K2gc3uzX7R9NaICFCrJRuU4d4-7Xp_2slwJ7F5zfMEdcCLp1LCaYu78Z7PHJbrfo8HIES9M0demNYFCOD7jI7AnuYpVxJp-CDayOkl9TOppcOmciz3p5Z1GSa2m54QQbokf2uD5TpJOa-/w400-h225/IMG_5550.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Not many pictures from here to the end. Just little ups and downs and lots of sweat. I did scare a fawn out of the grass that was no bigger than a dog and Cory saw another family of raccoons. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVAFzoNNb6H6iwILXEneStf1efz1XWV_GRm95EzHGIB6PfG7Im3qTT_RHhS_X_I9WFgbgBNbUuMWvX5kYx9shu0bDZoMjnJTYNrwBXr5INYoaYTDRzdcuvlsXWDbswAkbQTvvWEPyZCA3gkFVkUbzqTXYwvwGev38pptzQy7YW-43or3Ryx3uDhwU/s4032/IMG_5551.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVAFzoNNb6H6iwILXEneStf1efz1XWV_GRm95EzHGIB6PfG7Im3qTT_RHhS_X_I9WFgbgBNbUuMWvX5kYx9shu0bDZoMjnJTYNrwBXr5INYoaYTDRzdcuvlsXWDbswAkbQTvvWEPyZCA3gkFVkUbzqTXYwvwGev38pptzQy7YW-43or3Ryx3uDhwU/w225-h400/IMG_5551.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOLCOseXFqGFOQ_bA0_NT_q3rVz0z2DOOQIvG_BCjyp2iQwF69AtKYZRmKZ_B25W-iBZNhZXLoEidB23ml-1GApKO3TAqzLb-aCRfCRPZx1AlTN0RARvv8HpQqv4tyeYDWgsTRiYxkGbd8Gbcv3dGK_tjnXGrNC8DcZVhBTiXTQggpySCbise_LHU/s4032/IMG_5552.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOLCOseXFqGFOQ_bA0_NT_q3rVz0z2DOOQIvG_BCjyp2iQwF69AtKYZRmKZ_B25W-iBZNhZXLoEidB23ml-1GApKO3TAqzLb-aCRfCRPZx1AlTN0RARvv8HpQqv4tyeYDWgsTRiYxkGbd8Gbcv3dGK_tjnXGrNC8DcZVhBTiXTQggpySCbise_LHU/w225-h400/IMG_5552.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A mile from the end of this section is the other John Roth commemorative plaque. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM68bds3DSqIkSAvRp_pmRQVRuNbB_KMFUQxTDBkyY7olrHqNc6n7iSGSwLAEsVoYKkN3gaGvmx5BFNvMLUnIGbwJt03YCMj72Rz1x7eRiRe2GwHypdOdMZwSxo573SkAeB-BfyYi2FdafZ8YgpIZnhdnKC4aounIqAEoIVTxnjMIa7_OvlnKOpuU1/s4032/IMG_5553.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM68bds3DSqIkSAvRp_pmRQVRuNbB_KMFUQxTDBkyY7olrHqNc6n7iSGSwLAEsVoYKkN3gaGvmx5BFNvMLUnIGbwJt03YCMj72Rz1x7eRiRe2GwHypdOdMZwSxo573SkAeB-BfyYi2FdafZ8YgpIZnhdnKC4aounIqAEoIVTxnjMIa7_OvlnKOpuU1/w400-h225/IMG_5553.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's it. We arrived at the end, the Hwy J Trailhead. We were done by 3:30 pm. We had planned to camp here tonight and then hike 2.5 miles of the Karkaghne section Sunday morning back to Brushy Creek Lodge, but it was early and HOT. In addition, the weather report was for a storm to start around 4 am and last most of the morning hours. We would have to walk out in the rain in the morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWARjGTYIxAIbZ3vRx9CgO1eFZIFTNem8FCy2qvhLP6HtZ0anevTBNmIAxXkNMa-pqePr56j_GphkW8ogFzdEnqXicIEy-2BsiBWcp1sGpt1iY4fRFCOeqzP1PIPM_Syp1GkSGCpHFJARFWLCePKvs-BBpNdQpYGjHTn-PRF3VeB-mnLB1mGNSV7c/s4032/IMG_5554.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWARjGTYIxAIbZ3vRx9CgO1eFZIFTNem8FCy2qvhLP6HtZ0anevTBNmIAxXkNMa-pqePr56j_GphkW8ogFzdEnqXicIEy-2BsiBWcp1sGpt1iY4fRFCOeqzP1PIPM_Syp1GkSGCpHFJARFWLCePKvs-BBpNdQpYGjHTn-PRF3VeB-mnLB1mGNSV7c/w400-h225/IMG_5554.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Instead we decided to hoof it out on the road back to my truck at Brushy Creek Lodge. The bad part is that it was 3 miles of road walking... brutal. Fortunately, we were offered a ride by a nice local guy in his 4 wheeler. He gave us a lift more than half way back to the lodge and saved us the pounding on our feet. Great trail magic to end the hike. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E7cCSkuLokcA9R0n2bzhqCSd2YjhpC2Q9sFlk7Pl08ttQbn0Wu-_bWNkOvcb44nn94OkDr_mJlOJ91Qg1HxSwqp1YM3H5jnPM8yhv8gHH86g5B2zvVFKaorWKBspB7O6f_XvG3tSQMMGetAzP9hI3MR0tyOrwaVJdlawG0bNRP9ZUaBZNa8-I_qF/s3088/IMG_5556.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="1737" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E7cCSkuLokcA9R0n2bzhqCSd2YjhpC2Q9sFlk7Pl08ttQbn0Wu-_bWNkOvcb44nn94OkDr_mJlOJ91Qg1HxSwqp1YM3H5jnPM8yhv8gHH86g5B2zvVFKaorWKBspB7O6f_XvG3tSQMMGetAzP9hI3MR0tyOrwaVJdlawG0bNRP9ZUaBZNa8-I_qF/w225-h400/IMG_5556.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since we were done, it just made sense to get a burger at the Bixby General Store</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Day 2</span></b><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday<br /></b></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbu1D5m4LT_WXFDvws9uuJNCN5SOby02whVPnNo4g_99COpHsM7x9L2zcocbXes28fI9MacCtx4axzw0J9QTNE7n6LfBd_t0N0fovZVst_HyMTGpQYmtGMDDJsTLd4y8OzsYppPRhOZK0WwCMyAX_8TKDvxUvvr2vZ8Pc2dYkPoBuHtPuWqzoJVgz/s2801/Day%202%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2801" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbu1D5m4LT_WXFDvws9uuJNCN5SOby02whVPnNo4g_99COpHsM7x9L2zcocbXes28fI9MacCtx4axzw0J9QTNE7n6LfBd_t0N0fovZVst_HyMTGpQYmtGMDDJsTLd4y8OzsYppPRhOZK0WwCMyAX_8TKDvxUvvr2vZ8Pc2dYkPoBuHtPuWqzoJVgz/w400-h231/Day%202%20Map.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="3663" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwjsd8k7ucLSdVZ2S-pgL83JnoYNuJvuzTX_-3-rkrp5UF6brmHPPOkICnafxHMy2BDvwVSjz25Czr0P-p6lcueu-YjJbSAHzia-mKIik9IFhOYCwNc2Qy2OQmGda_zMPvEYn2yUKDx2m_-psUnWbHuE_eTRbOabCWsMyS5VYBvnXALIyTMZlK5nl/w400-h159/Day%202%20elevation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I ended up with just 4 chigger bites on my left leg, but no ticks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks again Cory, We missed you Joe. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Epilogue: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My meme post, in the Ozark Trail Section Hikers and Backpackers (OTSHAB) group was banned by Facebook for hate speech and inciting violence. Obviously, the bots at Facebook don't have access to a dictionary, don't consider the relevance of the post, in the group and have dirty minds!😡</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieRicLiMOQrhV8LZ2zoSNu_UFx-2HYn3yx2wBAr4F40atiR3LQnyDzTpIVZ-vGCNVFDO11Big90DBPkV9JQK79OVDGG9OKsjIXD1yzArBIGV9fWZtQQwP0XtVOHuKUPtrFcqeX-2dXtozLgB6vM3L5YVX-K3ym-giBh1zy9PoEa0s4mP_wd6aTL4pc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="275" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieRicLiMOQrhV8LZ2zoSNu_UFx-2HYn3yx2wBAr4F40atiR3LQnyDzTpIVZ-vGCNVFDO11Big90DBPkV9JQK79OVDGG9OKsjIXD1yzArBIGV9fWZtQQwP0XtVOHuKUPtrFcqeX-2dXtozLgB6vM3L5YVX-K3ym-giBh1zy9PoEa0s4mP_wd6aTL4pc" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-46993644745747814592023-06-04T22:00:00.009-05:002023-06-05T12:44:39.490-05:00OTSHAB Beginning Backpackers Hike June 2-4, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">You might recall (<a href="https://mustexplore.blogspot.com/2023/04/otshab-beginner-trip-cancelled-april-14.html">here</a>), that this years Spring Beginners Trip needed to be cancelled at the last minute due to some predicted severe weather. All the participants had worked so hard over the previous 6 months to get ready for the trip that is seemed a shame to not try and reschedule. Well Andi figured out all the logistics and did reschedule all the groups. Our group F, was the last on June 3-4. Five EB's were going to take the remaining six of the BB's to the Current River section, between Klepzig Mill and Rocky Falls, arguable the prettiest section on the entire Ozark Trail. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW9MI-O8r3zFI2nsgiKEoK9TPUWDOgZdV0797HY3pxhCUsVDKuT5Ntae1rEc3KGwZgjAndqq0crRev8YPWuojCqA7pyLduT-4GO5n_3Ru9cjC9PmYyhOmosx17iP6pG8XOn617C80e__ooP3esHJiAD8ANf0NY6AOzywcxDSVYT2PWQVXFhX6iuLvc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="655" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW9MI-O8r3zFI2nsgiKEoK9TPUWDOgZdV0797HY3pxhCUsVDKuT5Ntae1rEc3KGwZgjAndqq0crRev8YPWuojCqA7pyLduT-4GO5n_3Ru9cjC9PmYyhOmosx17iP6pG8XOn617C80e__ooP3esHJiAD8ANf0NY6AOzywcxDSVYT2PWQVXFhX6iuLvc=w375-h400" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirRXj_8zCiEeojeunO1euf9ZxC6MZPATWVuEvlxz5tW5OJMa5q2dPGh32crfn-sHfGzZ6ZIEXcgELivXi6qu2pRehNhaErV8Gq6-WdViWXkwDGjPfNbpvWmbZtRVn8TdpQdrS1y3Jlq5p8MP-CdnZl9cs2fPElNLz5EmjYY6PV6gldYGO4HRi2taRJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="716" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirRXj_8zCiEeojeunO1euf9ZxC6MZPATWVuEvlxz5tW5OJMa5q2dPGh32crfn-sHfGzZ6ZIEXcgELivXi6qu2pRehNhaErV8Gq6-WdViWXkwDGjPfNbpvWmbZtRVn8TdpQdrS1y3Jlq5p8MP-CdnZl9cs2fPElNLz5EmjYY6PV6gldYGO4HRi2taRJ=w395-h400" width="395" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we usually due, the EB's decided to camp on the Friday night, before the actual start, and invite any of the BB's that want to come, to join us as well. It was decided that we would camp at one of the privative campsites just past Rocky Falls. As usual as well, could not wait to go, so I planned to be down their by early afternoon Friday to claim the only real campsite that is just across from the Falls parking area. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The closest town to this area is Eminence, MO. A town devoted to river floating activities but also home to the Dairy Shack. A bit of an institution, but well deserved, as they make a great burger and even better shakes! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHNOYHCec6IEoc1FkA9Sx0nn-6eLoHLaUG19s4_AqWU0tUtnKQfthCEMRpZ0xOm57mOnsTpTcmhMiYV8swgCxwX1jOjWpUSjKt1MnGZCRfHYRobuRdV46Uh8cRIhhN_KkklkPVkusO6X24qV5tTp9wOQIa5LDTgNJZGGnBDiX8h7_ZaKhCUIYJkgG/s4030/IMG_5281.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="4030" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHNOYHCec6IEoc1FkA9Sx0nn-6eLoHLaUG19s4_AqWU0tUtnKQfthCEMRpZ0xOm57mOnsTpTcmhMiYV8swgCxwX1jOjWpUSjKt1MnGZCRfHYRobuRdV46Uh8cRIhhN_KkklkPVkusO6X24qV5tTp9wOQIa5LDTgNJZGGnBDiX8h7_ZaKhCUIYJkgG/w400-h135/IMG_5281.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSghCyllw9EW1hplgJr5N-2MVbaGJJZjKNLgxCzhGwiV1GzgGU8aN8zUS8vB6SdiWY0X4OTgStawfdjlEdxTXJUf5T-jFkhDk1tSBOlJCa9sitMTKzLIhJ913eAAfG6HL4TuJ35-zsz2BZVjUCF1krx2ZoZoHkkHwS4V7zoboYsjaZDP70TFp_zuS/s4032/IMG_5280.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSghCyllw9EW1hplgJr5N-2MVbaGJJZjKNLgxCzhGwiV1GzgGU8aN8zUS8vB6SdiWY0X4OTgStawfdjlEdxTXJUf5T-jFkhDk1tSBOlJCa9sitMTKzLIhJ913eAAfG6HL4TuJ35-zsz2BZVjUCF1krx2ZoZoHkkHwS4V7zoboYsjaZDP70TFp_zuS/w400-h225/IMG_5280.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the way down I spoke to Brian, who was the designated captain of this trip and he had proceeded me to the Dairy Shack by about an hour and was already going over to Rocky Falls to claim the campsite for us. This let me spend a leisurely time getting my burger and relaxing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucZNWWERIZfXftz9ucJlaYmaXDQ4HFYjOXQl5UnU2LABCiEzVPXlE3NOPjQ9gU868oTP0coQ23SpvhaYhWK7VkeVVqVrxZsYRVtAhAMF1gts4joVaMWjnsSbNPFkmMVHeD05jbzJILloE6AG9_ys8ChSWOlvFN-BxxYtJSs13bJN6lEEkwnEeIsqL/s4032/IMG_5282.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucZNWWERIZfXftz9ucJlaYmaXDQ4HFYjOXQl5UnU2LABCiEzVPXlE3NOPjQ9gU868oTP0coQ23SpvhaYhWK7VkeVVqVrxZsYRVtAhAMF1gts4joVaMWjnsSbNPFkmMVHeD05jbzJILloE6AG9_ys8ChSWOlvFN-BxxYtJSs13bJN6lEEkwnEeIsqL/w400-h225/IMG_5282.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bacon Cheeseburger with Tots and a Black Raspberry Shake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I arrived about 2:30 pm, at the Falls, it was very hot, and close to 90 degrees.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhir40PX8B_RkTUCnbzm_j9BpNXcs_K70Xc7Abd9IXHR9N_pxNgt0pdgBahipvONq9PkjCmQbXuELh2bSK3o6bE_F8js2-cZBkpA2ftDOsM3mxKXD1oLjn2SKpDb8Erkx5FC8kDig7SmYGFz3GPYTsN6IsguTFwvtwOM1AjkeQXZLmC_F_fb0LrAPBN/s4032/IMG_5304.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhir40PX8B_RkTUCnbzm_j9BpNXcs_K70Xc7Abd9IXHR9N_pxNgt0pdgBahipvONq9PkjCmQbXuELh2bSK3o6bE_F8js2-cZBkpA2ftDOsM3mxKXD1oLjn2SKpDb8Erkx5FC8kDig7SmYGFz3GPYTsN6IsguTFwvtwOM1AjkeQXZLmC_F_fb0LrAPBN/w400-h225/IMG_5304.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocky Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I set up my hammock.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6O7cLPYw9NHKbQIHpKu5Xl8_qWmoR0bQ2Nnvefq_Uc6E65RWhoUfK4IMxnr1IuabNszHUnwlt5fp6p2nCm56AI6vFvGjckcP-wTJb5Xy0PdnOw15Pzol97pHPWNCag7x_0Kc1IlMuJRR58tcKShAMugbueJowB4pQRrdL2Xki4Ffo5IL62tPJ6wM/s3344/IMG_5283.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="3344" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6O7cLPYw9NHKbQIHpKu5Xl8_qWmoR0bQ2Nnvefq_Uc6E65RWhoUfK4IMxnr1IuabNszHUnwlt5fp6p2nCm56AI6vFvGjckcP-wTJb5Xy0PdnOw15Pzol97pHPWNCag7x_0Kc1IlMuJRR58tcKShAMugbueJowB4pQRrdL2Xki4Ffo5IL62tPJ6wM/w400-h196/IMG_5283.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beside myself, the EB's for this trip are (left to right): Brian (Trip Captain), Jenny (Co-Captain) along with Pat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexBPyT5IOCZHTpKu99qkIJukrBE6Bs10B-A8DRPyLIFypnb4wy1FWmsdpsYxE9kURdCpYkWCqFXAOGnsFJCNxoZTcm0jEWpehFqRJwJZj5PZJ2SlXt9pTCpkKD7dh4MVrnu8AcnqhTS9k0SBt0e-0WX0l-GLYTD7pxVBQ-s2aJfJJ6p_iPGlwdJeS/s1664/3%20EB's.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1664" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexBPyT5IOCZHTpKu99qkIJukrBE6Bs10B-A8DRPyLIFypnb4wy1FWmsdpsYxE9kURdCpYkWCqFXAOGnsFJCNxoZTcm0jEWpehFqRJwJZj5PZJ2SlXt9pTCpkKD7dh4MVrnu8AcnqhTS9k0SBt0e-0WX0l-GLYTD7pxVBQ-s2aJfJJ6p_iPGlwdJeS/w400-h170/3%20EB's.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adya joined us in the morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxflEXPbY5OL2yZ7wtt3SibfIDxwNSD9j1h4MHik-It-8Sjv3EGjeUUgNWMpGxF4SiDQC2O-OnQSImgx3ZJAdks9D3SXJ9mUH674pdMQH8CZIPKzAPwxLaOBt5F6Q90UF0AAeC93fZqz9QEvPx7USiycZvID0IoqdFkpHo4-clVzNIGbdmsV4GpRZ/s1366/Adya.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="889" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxflEXPbY5OL2yZ7wtt3SibfIDxwNSD9j1h4MHik-It-8Sjv3EGjeUUgNWMpGxF4SiDQC2O-OnQSImgx3ZJAdks9D3SXJ9mUH674pdMQH8CZIPKzAPwxLaOBt5F6Q90UF0AAeC93fZqz9QEvPx7USiycZvID0IoqdFkpHo4-clVzNIGbdmsV4GpRZ/w260-h400/Adya.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later in the afternoon, dark clouds showed up. A storm front came through the area, it did not drop any rain on us (a few sprinkles) but it cooled the air off and lowered the temperature into the 60's, which made the remainder of the day very nice! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob_ghSZRKCg39QvmUkY3TZplu_Ai7sDR50cHei-g6ppYLqF_5Jh67sKoKmX7eDEn_q62DNthm9XPd3IpnE7EGIHyVjawd9QpSPvBx-luD62OBv1wvnkBYjtQ9bIurbjMiAwYabNAfZuqU4O40dBJxnrsPLIVqPwXw9tfSRnLlMva3v_9zW7ioL6SJ/s4032/IMG_5284.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob_ghSZRKCg39QvmUkY3TZplu_Ai7sDR50cHei-g6ppYLqF_5Jh67sKoKmX7eDEn_q62DNthm9XPd3IpnE7EGIHyVjawd9QpSPvBx-luD62OBv1wvnkBYjtQ9bIurbjMiAwYabNAfZuqU4O40dBJxnrsPLIVqPwXw9tfSRnLlMva3v_9zW7ioL6SJ/w400-h225/IMG_5284.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>It meant I had to set up my tarp</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpol_6zV6GDHFvLvPeebPfV7G9_rlhFQDboHYfrjHWI1koELQ--Q4uo7vehLsLre4FApJ7y03YmQCe8ey72rgaKZxlmkiy8jmaykMmiONKRSNKfhYtPKBSsU9mxrupZYLXXr4zf8DLVhpDGqv3SyQs-wcheOEVhpJJdWfndz4d14viRjmSxG2F-Q-/s4032/IMG_5285.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpol_6zV6GDHFvLvPeebPfV7G9_rlhFQDboHYfrjHWI1koELQ--Q4uo7vehLsLre4FApJ7y03YmQCe8ey72rgaKZxlmkiy8jmaykMmiONKRSNKfhYtPKBSsU9mxrupZYLXXr4zf8DLVhpDGqv3SyQs-wcheOEVhpJJdWfndz4d14viRjmSxG2F-Q-/w400-h225/IMG_5285.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had gotten a treat for dinner. Why bring backpacking food when you are already getting lunch at the Dairy Shack. I got a pork tenderloin sandwich and some mozzarella sticks, with marinara sauce, along with an excellent cider I had brought from Friendship Brewing, which is the local brewery near my house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholGiqdyr5DI_fn20YYrUsixy4V-IhVkMRQThmYOAzztlbJJ1ibzaoRl5l9Jl5MWBCDxztrxxj1Y-uJBzX37OpUtyfV7Pdxu5UK7kmqGNgheihS48iLm3PY22WJuGxkcCgxWkMn33t29-pjOB1_HRkXpFiauEWHkSpbUR1Abuopia4UbOJhjY8abHF/s4032/IMG_5286.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholGiqdyr5DI_fn20YYrUsixy4V-IhVkMRQThmYOAzztlbJJ1ibzaoRl5l9Jl5MWBCDxztrxxj1Y-uJBzX37OpUtyfV7Pdxu5UK7kmqGNgheihS48iLm3PY22WJuGxkcCgxWkMn33t29-pjOB1_HRkXpFiauEWHkSpbUR1Abuopia4UbOJhjY8abHF/w400-h225/IMG_5286.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Brian really fascinated us with his experience with his freeze dryer for food preparation. It is more expensive hardware than just dehydrating, but the results are far better, both in terms of preserving food, but also the taste and texture when the food is re-hydrated. It is virtually unchanged. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">What was even better was what it does to candy! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Below- these are skittles that expand in the freeze dryer and their taste is intensified many times. They were spectacular. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDos2ulAqDbuEY9SMBcUz3N86TZu5X7ZLV7CHBWghC8WaWRpXY6oxje78PKOoKZKBPURn7GaCWv7Fh5oNM7F9NxqR-ZGB68RYhq7m2kn2Rssrh4V7R7paXmAzjV-cKxeBNsH81qN1Plf8s_Hjawq7defmhg1ReORu7hglLyYypJgHFXU6uEVLl7jA-/s4032/IMG_5288.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDos2ulAqDbuEY9SMBcUz3N86TZu5X7ZLV7CHBWghC8WaWRpXY6oxje78PKOoKZKBPURn7GaCWv7Fh5oNM7F9NxqR-ZGB68RYhq7m2kn2Rssrh4V7R7paXmAzjV-cKxeBNsH81qN1Plf8s_Hjawq7defmhg1ReORu7hglLyYypJgHFXU6uEVLl7jA-/w225-h400/IMG_5288.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is only one quarter of a Jolly Rancher and it puffs up like cotton candy only a bit crunchier. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had about 6 of the skittles and 4 of the jolly ranchers and I had a sugar rush that lasted most of the night! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit_R_qysU_7PxYWQeXUthP6Tdhr20jjSMLF3pFizVLvSxRy8xr4U9xgWvC9_GJ5aFM15Ges73MowJtf55uVzb3iHXeoeNrtXq7uYUCVncm9k-jJiWK5HQHo5TuMF1iMEC67Nj6fSEU0opB92HvFYPWalrIRcbU_L5V5Sh3io4O4jN38hh3wR5Ee1u/s4032/IMG_5289.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit_R_qysU_7PxYWQeXUthP6Tdhr20jjSMLF3pFizVLvSxRy8xr4U9xgWvC9_GJ5aFM15Ges73MowJtf55uVzb3iHXeoeNrtXq7uYUCVncm9k-jJiWK5HQHo5TuMF1iMEC67Nj6fSEU0opB92HvFYPWalrIRcbU_L5V5Sh3io4O4jN38hh3wR5Ee1u/w225-h400/IMG_5289.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">By 7:30 pm all of the BB's that were coming had joined us and had set up their tents in the camping spot </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTV5kWjxs-mJ1WG4qifxwvYlIkDDfaqsT-SVgJGwgXfblc-1cCXrBnJxC_2r39Yz4E16YJflsIhbnnbFIDEAjv7v3zQwK_w_sbC6VCP2ztsNuDB8Icstucx_QlKTR07UxFLlJq3eAaMuLfOYh7V5Fzj5UhHf6H95-ZwZeLieQs9b_XjYoT67sfAejc/s9606/IMG_5292-2.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="9606" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTV5kWjxs-mJ1WG4qifxwvYlIkDDfaqsT-SVgJGwgXfblc-1cCXrBnJxC_2r39Yz4E16YJflsIhbnnbFIDEAjv7v3zQwK_w_sbC6VCP2ztsNuDB8Icstucx_QlKTR07UxFLlJq3eAaMuLfOYh7V5Fzj5UhHf6H95-ZwZeLieQs9b_XjYoT67sfAejc/w400-h130/IMG_5292-2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">By 6 am the sun was up and peeking through the trees</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYoKeIzSWpcOOSScle3jaIHDoAt2nAGR6T7bk7LZQUikzJ_7seu7ysC4MUzBM-_r4pvC1wo2qpk1fv5p8FBw9F8kO6I6ea1wik9O4hvEGxZJKDvG0KvMs2TdGpAYbwlVtgfFBukQF6BU-Wy337OXufzD78SonvzSptEltov4j6t-en940_GLR-Owk/s4032/IMG_5298.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYoKeIzSWpcOOSScle3jaIHDoAt2nAGR6T7bk7LZQUikzJ_7seu7ysC4MUzBM-_r4pvC1wo2qpk1fv5p8FBw9F8kO6I6ea1wik9O4hvEGxZJKDvG0KvMs2TdGpAYbwlVtgfFBukQF6BU-Wy337OXufzD78SonvzSptEltov4j6t-en940_GLR-Owk/w225-h400/IMG_5298.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hot coffee and a pop-tart. Breakfast of hiking champions. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvkPSU85XB1CE-QiDoowA7Ok3lSYyQPcUWh5yTSm_UmbD8VYLbSg0PMkQWqxIMdouYge8gvvGPHCZogQUewybb9mgweCUkgqmXwD0bSPQYUpxkFFD3bxvG6HFl8qgxFIFyNlX16lsMFJS62CrUbBseMHrYzDavYYUZaLxBhrHDN823ahlZW1W29-S/w400-h225/IMG_5293.JPEG" width="400" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After getting packed up, it was back, just a stone's throw, to the parking lot to receive all the remaining BB's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu8Paq3tTCZsyI_YVhhfTwPqttI-3mBRFzh9GxRuTtw_7yagi9duo5Fwz0hwhQy5MaxJyGycRzRMW8YQ5OtT4ofHxDkbjBVV6XIdA4eYJM4v6p5AN9lgMZqBcY3AsnhE--jfp0T7pn-oOtME97I_4jpw9rZFAJuVkx00G0bdT09e77BWBulMNPSYR/s3458/IMG_5303.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="3458" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu8Paq3tTCZsyI_YVhhfTwPqttI-3mBRFzh9GxRuTtw_7yagi9duo5Fwz0hwhQy5MaxJyGycRzRMW8YQ5OtT4ofHxDkbjBVV6XIdA4eYJM4v6p5AN9lgMZqBcY3AsnhE--jfp0T7pn-oOtME97I_4jpw9rZFAJuVkx00G0bdT09e77BWBulMNPSYR/w400-h122/IMG_5303.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check lists complete. The group all ready to go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHPLV-IyyVXMrwQKyj7-xR81Eq0qSt3kKajkbYg3bDHewCqhUaJ2P0So8zAm_VOvihwD15PTGiZxh9f-9hjWS9rTudUFNxKfjXHmP33NBo9kCVHOXcZ2Txppcs2UFl0506dYpJkzH0YFO-1GydgdXUkucxJs41Al6p-bqISDtspjhPfk3B0AHQkb5/s3404/IMG_5307.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="3404" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHPLV-IyyVXMrwQKyj7-xR81Eq0qSt3kKajkbYg3bDHewCqhUaJ2P0So8zAm_VOvihwD15PTGiZxh9f-9hjWS9rTudUFNxKfjXHmP33NBo9kCVHOXcZ2Txppcs2UFl0506dYpJkzH0YFO-1GydgdXUkucxJs41Al6p-bqISDtspjhPfk3B0AHQkb5/s320/IMG_5307.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Heading off, exactly at 10 am. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7aqmiZyqjA7JgS4c8AptlBTqYmTLphayIUE23AybfUMf1_9yu0T2_MuJfwdNvWoVZBjZxfcKR5yegEdTvyFNLVbTnDrd0uh9fmTr-YNehXY9QSj7PZu6JxVYHIvYtnBLKMeOaSBHLBWsRnyPeWLY57GYrP3MckqeF7lhMhtkOMgr4Cb6mPNSldWF/s4032/IMG_5308.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7aqmiZyqjA7JgS4c8AptlBTqYmTLphayIUE23AybfUMf1_9yu0T2_MuJfwdNvWoVZBjZxfcKR5yegEdTvyFNLVbTnDrd0uh9fmTr-YNehXY9QSj7PZu6JxVYHIvYtnBLKMeOaSBHLBWsRnyPeWLY57GYrP3MckqeF7lhMhtkOMgr4Cb6mPNSldWF/w400-h225/IMG_5308.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In less than a half mile you reach the junction of the Rocky Falls trail and main Ozark Trail. We will be going North toward Klepzig Mill (about 4 miles) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqJ4VJp1Hk6veixY2J3dmyo3G5U5kXVv2dVgOkBM8Ra9Q0csTyv8jj5AN3KyN49Z1F_ZzzDgnxPmT7nLmHSvE40wiX1uKNJafzhJE3bIWnAD6X22-zcIXYMHFtlFm58qobYAhXOc6QDsEc2rgCiWMsJ6kRACoQ1CFdt79Fm1XzQRrJdiZMHEdBoWp/s4032/IMG_5314.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqJ4VJp1Hk6veixY2J3dmyo3G5U5kXVv2dVgOkBM8Ra9Q0csTyv8jj5AN3KyN49Z1F_ZzzDgnxPmT7nLmHSvE40wiX1uKNJafzhJE3bIWnAD6X22-zcIXYMHFtlFm58qobYAhXOc6QDsEc2rgCiWMsJ6kRACoQ1CFdt79Fm1XzQRrJdiZMHEdBoWp/w225-h400/IMG_5314.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">While the weather did cool off last night, the forecast for today was back up in the 90's. One of the things that makes us EB's is that we know that June is no time to be backpacking in Missouri. 😂This being a special case, it had to be done. Also by now the trail is getting overgrown, along with ticks and chiggers living in the tall grass. We were fortunate that Brian is the volunteer maintainer for this section and had just last week come in with a weed-eater and groomed the encroaching growth back to a safer distance... Thanks Brian! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-JKToVTD7CA79coHy_LkNwSYItPIPhkhqcY8MU1P70Jc6tAxfPEqj8QsbOvP-PbeQVxRZpfshHpzBNLJCInvOHYPIl8bgCXUtJelUw_PzgJJadOEVhKIs9mk9SX6ugxruYmJcaftCjELNZwrOohxaEn8zw1y7m8UHqTQotFnT_P20wketiJqWbgM/s3633/IMG_5312.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3633" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-JKToVTD7CA79coHy_LkNwSYItPIPhkhqcY8MU1P70Jc6tAxfPEqj8QsbOvP-PbeQVxRZpfshHpzBNLJCInvOHYPIl8bgCXUtJelUw_PzgJJadOEVhKIs9mk9SX6ugxruYmJcaftCjELNZwrOohxaEn8zw1y7m8UHqTQotFnT_P20wketiJqWbgM/w250-h400/IMG_5312.JPEG" width="250" /></a></p><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the BB's would like to keep their feet dry, but on this trail, you have to cross Rocky Falls creek twice, once at the parking lot that can be "rock hopped" without getting your feet wet, but the second time is not possible, as it is too wide to stay dry.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDoogA4g6qEO2s1c52W6Iv9co6yadaA_Rpg9jCsSnaH--LKKOjbAnLTgsd7_tQ7RAiyBlu6dmDWOjJKtP4qDTqPbE7UPRJCxke5pOZqKlBkdbKvRURoEQ7UPOieB_RFoXNmcsxXMbBOQetcZg41MoD_IbMDaOxQvJCxMYU9YsBFBOHS_suJTSdHoq/s4032/IMG_5327.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDoogA4g6qEO2s1c52W6Iv9co6yadaA_Rpg9jCsSnaH--LKKOjbAnLTgsd7_tQ7RAiyBlu6dmDWOjJKtP4qDTqPbE7UPRJCxke5pOZqKlBkdbKvRURoEQ7UPOieB_RFoXNmcsxXMbBOQetcZg41MoD_IbMDaOxQvJCxMYU9YsBFBOHS_suJTSdHoq/w225-h400/IMG_5327.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I mentioned this section of trail is very beautiful. It is also full of reliable water, which is a reason we use it this time of year. The first such spot is Buzzard Mountain Shut-ins. We will be back near here later this afternoon to camp, but for now it is just a good spot to stop, take a few pictures and fill water if you need it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWr82ghvQAgDvuKj6a5KYB-TVSRx4iyXmIH5hKlxNR79gduZInsvSUIWPstxL2U_bjmI88GdFfnNf913t2nYEICT9Fs1NjPAWyPc8mZ7I6ZsEFPh3bJzBnzMb8tzqjaXkjSwwHiEGjL7Vpv1nWVUOMr2aTyKiox9Az55SUvO_XrvIKlI_HTotDyEm/s4032/IMG_5330.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWr82ghvQAgDvuKj6a5KYB-TVSRx4iyXmIH5hKlxNR79gduZInsvSUIWPstxL2U_bjmI88GdFfnNf913t2nYEICT9Fs1NjPAWyPc8mZ7I6ZsEFPh3bJzBnzMb8tzqjaXkjSwwHiEGjL7Vpv1nWVUOMr2aTyKiox9Az55SUvO_XrvIKlI_HTotDyEm/w400-h225/IMG_5330.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Part of the beginner trip is to stop every 30 minutes for a water break. Making sure to stay hydrated is important in this heat, even when the distances are not far.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xSDkQDKcyYc28p2OOVaSSZGMkcXlCLU0TnwWKLMWdPBGMRHvWlDM7nk3WomOGJXSd4FEDvsgD130bA0g6LQn93OT06Xcy3hDBjraHfy5hXrXyp9akY9QYeT_sMXpw3eaHNSbPER9PyHWvgFwTVfJIxvI7iBb_Ut3nwSioBzpzjajavJgXLM9pi85/s4032/IMG_5331.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xSDkQDKcyYc28p2OOVaSSZGMkcXlCLU0TnwWKLMWdPBGMRHvWlDM7nk3WomOGJXSd4FEDvsgD130bA0g6LQn93OT06Xcy3hDBjraHfy5hXrXyp9akY9QYeT_sMXpw3eaHNSbPER9PyHWvgFwTVfJIxvI7iBb_Ut3nwSioBzpzjajavJgXLM9pi85/w400-h225/IMG_5331.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">One of the cultivated fields that dot the trail.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaC4rn-AQqWgfYXET2CfqUiWcICCh926jJ7_BNkjiahk00tw-jCX3WiayDKnjsWkAca7ukW_rDG3Jtls6PlwcaGFTJTd6re_eBetf8zqr5zxI0qrZHP5PqcfjXnQPJ37_dofhTxG929CAh87oq8P4LhvL-yBtbVZmOylr6WWFjdMidkqII1fPT1TAf/s3810/IMG_5332.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="3810" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaC4rn-AQqWgfYXET2CfqUiWcICCh926jJ7_BNkjiahk00tw-jCX3WiayDKnjsWkAca7ukW_rDG3Jtls6PlwcaGFTJTd6re_eBetf8zqr5zxI0qrZHP5PqcfjXnQPJ37_dofhTxG929CAh87oq8P4LhvL-yBtbVZmOylr6WWFjdMidkqII1fPT1TAf/w400-h225/IMG_5332.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After about 4 miles we arrive at Klepzig Mill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the Parks Service description- </span></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Along Rocky Creek is a small turbine mill built by Walter Klepzig in 1928 --hence its name, Klepzig Mill. Walter, son of a Prussian German immigrant, was a progressive thinker. He was the first in the neighborhood to introduce both barbed and woven fence wire and a refined breed of milk cow. He sawed logs into boards for his house and out-buildings, and routinely saved "good boards" for use in building coffins for his neighbors. He frequently ground corn free for neighbors "on starvation," i.e. those who could ill afford to leave him the customary toll of grain.</span></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #212529; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Y0_wx0qyg6qIaOWRkWjs8NiPsGmDyo5dpxbF3S4ALwrpkk_SMFZGJHs_l88FkD1T-jw7Jq-3GCJIC9nSz7d7JDrJXMyox9BW2U40yatvhFYUyEE0Q9Fm40B02jmPXmzYE5sDn6k-TCcDhmQXBMriS_OdxPYWXaIz6WUneJBjmdB9IwZx0ZSpfwNC/s4032/IMG_5334.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Y0_wx0qyg6qIaOWRkWjs8NiPsGmDyo5dpxbF3S4ALwrpkk_SMFZGJHs_l88FkD1T-jw7Jq-3GCJIC9nSz7d7JDrJXMyox9BW2U40yatvhFYUyEE0Q9Fm40B02jmPXmzYE5sDn6k-TCcDhmQXBMriS_OdxPYWXaIz6WUneJBjmdB9IwZx0ZSpfwNC/w400-h225/IMG_5334.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a beautiful area. I imagine it has stayed beautiful longer as it is hard to reach. The remaining road is very primitive and hard for anything other than high clearance vehicles, so you have to walk here. It is also surrounded by some private property that is still cultivated.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxYX-9vdwpAOAoQB87U-5fKKDZn-1-8Zt7gCdAExMTuI06Zld8jLnkWtCOuvIbF2jKfYUNerJNG2VP9d3VUJEEQhIO9VvGCqya0gLnJWASJRWKJv0q0xBX4zSWFae5KWw0LtdqRpu4HaG1SIlmgOKVzFRNN-c7HmTVQc9MNQ39T_5UeauMfTGorL0/s4032/IMG_5333.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxYX-9vdwpAOAoQB87U-5fKKDZn-1-8Zt7gCdAExMTuI06Zld8jLnkWtCOuvIbF2jKfYUNerJNG2VP9d3VUJEEQhIO9VvGCqya0gLnJWASJRWKJv0q0xBX4zSWFae5KWw0LtdqRpu4HaG1SIlmgOKVzFRNN-c7HmTVQc9MNQ39T_5UeauMfTGorL0/w400-h225/IMG_5333.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a great place for lunch and to cool off. Everyone did both as it was noon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsXjiLZDy8axI-bi1KSHNST_ElBY1hTPXHBFblDDw-oSh-qQ86kaLX-RHgk10AX1pDco_xp9QaBvJGnZhfC5Q6Hz0yyLYvXQ8SYoprn5mWvF5xr4nmOBp17tNXyZ_rN-cMs1BtTTFDaRK1JxoqDKGRLEbZ98S-JhVDXGuCXDHXz4iIZVfpX1lkCBo/s4032/IMG_5335.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsXjiLZDy8axI-bi1KSHNST_ElBY1hTPXHBFblDDw-oSh-qQ86kaLX-RHgk10AX1pDco_xp9QaBvJGnZhfC5Q6Hz0yyLYvXQ8SYoprn5mWvF5xr4nmOBp17tNXyZ_rN-cMs1BtTTFDaRK1JxoqDKGRLEbZ98S-JhVDXGuCXDHXz4iIZVfpX1lkCBo/w400-h225/IMG_5335.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSsyCyp6N6HRZa6Q5MwKqyZTtw76C63SlerehLxml3vNx32T6BRPgk0xGCM2ILF1LIVQULypB68fNtny9U65oswrz9KbFCJ9X_g7ujH05A7xaPHqEmpgaQuBR467hBfr_ehivEgQ3O0l0TNK6XZ9KzGX_OUyF3q45hEvtjFfufWxSXu9p1eGTRdaqS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSsyCyp6N6HRZa6Q5MwKqyZTtw76C63SlerehLxml3vNx32T6BRPgk0xGCM2ILF1LIVQULypB68fNtny9U65oswrz9KbFCJ9X_g7ujH05A7xaPHqEmpgaQuBR467hBfr_ehivEgQ3O0l0TNK6XZ9KzGX_OUyF3q45hEvtjFfufWxSXu9p1eGTRdaqS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We remained here for a bit more than an hour, then when everyone had eaten and relaxed and explored the Mill, we put on our packs and headed back to the Buzzard Mountain shut-in area. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxded1oIfr7WytaBfJTQ97-dwqLIZj07uTz1NMNUpnWsMEnO7gc4cPbSCwAQhlj74CmdC78Wv6de9hFvq_XCyeT6jIvgU0T8LKpSIPf1If2Ze6SptyiPa5FMJgNDSdjGzSp7nyinE627N2-FgcAasc6RuE8laChfRPfTHaciLj1mKUwzOztG0--p9/s4032/IMG_5338.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxded1oIfr7WytaBfJTQ97-dwqLIZj07uTz1NMNUpnWsMEnO7gc4cPbSCwAQhlj74CmdC78Wv6de9hFvq_XCyeT6jIvgU0T8LKpSIPf1If2Ze6SptyiPa5FMJgNDSdjGzSp7nyinE627N2-FgcAasc6RuE8laChfRPfTHaciLj1mKUwzOztG0--p9/w400-h225/IMG_5338.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The area is home to one of the three groups of wild horses that roam this part of Missouri. They use the fields to graze and then take shelter in the woods. They are elusive. We didn't see them on the way in, but they were there on our way back. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOQAP8xibJv-fVHzBYjFX8TEahLQHZ57gZSDbOcXJzYZYsWk2s0l0XZPY3T4l2axdrj_JXMb7KfdM7xzLPvmAQ6VIWpu2ChoyKx2E9R1zwofxVW7hg6MHNaIOrj0-scNQssYqbm535ICXae_KB2NgiBJuJbrivBy304gxcH24u35LgSce_Lvlw1lw/s4032/IMG_5339.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOQAP8xibJv-fVHzBYjFX8TEahLQHZ57gZSDbOcXJzYZYsWk2s0l0XZPY3T4l2axdrj_JXMb7KfdM7xzLPvmAQ6VIWpu2ChoyKx2E9R1zwofxVW7hg6MHNaIOrj0-scNQssYqbm535ICXae_KB2NgiBJuJbrivBy304gxcH24u35LgSce_Lvlw1lw/w400-h225/IMG_5339.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvik6bOwd-NZ_DPuBAQaWwJeYGyQDDn4_LkI0vrRsh7qfNA8VJCuCp8PVpmVeNKDN7am3o9oeP-0Ie4AH8jlu8xGc5q2eqeMJuy6gaZ0fpgXKFZa30yEltkjJAEw5uLiSSzoUZJhvl-mM36ewFM-2TrVoih1G94zrdI1EWxG26jPuxGR9lZO21Fy1/s4032/IMG_5340.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvik6bOwd-NZ_DPuBAQaWwJeYGyQDDn4_LkI0vrRsh7qfNA8VJCuCp8PVpmVeNKDN7am3o9oeP-0Ie4AH8jlu8xGc5q2eqeMJuy6gaZ0fpgXKFZa30yEltkjJAEw5uLiSSzoUZJhvl-mM36ewFM-2TrVoih1G94zrdI1EWxG26jPuxGR9lZO21Fy1/w400-h225/IMG_5340.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a real treat to see them and even though it was only a few of the herd, when they ran off together, the sound of their hooves was impressive and it felt like it shock the ground. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEjQ6Y4HVOz8GK_kCFQMGeWFrxNP5c7198r-HzLEZnGuJRHbMLH6mtgerUrvNEpy0BTU3GyY-OOKDCjWhPq3dafo1o-bNbeRHAaqrNvGanmHISQDOa__ktoYCbvwAJ6TW57oZDdRU5RYyBC1Dw5VGRubx26o7Z9iMK6obC2tXeeOHzmlGPP9TitQp/s4032/IMG_5344.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEjQ6Y4HVOz8GK_kCFQMGeWFrxNP5c7198r-HzLEZnGuJRHbMLH6mtgerUrvNEpy0BTU3GyY-OOKDCjWhPq3dafo1o-bNbeRHAaqrNvGanmHISQDOa__ktoYCbvwAJ6TW57oZDdRU5RYyBC1Dw5VGRubx26o7Z9iMK6obC2tXeeOHzmlGPP9TitQp/w400-h225/IMG_5344.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7GNDxyR3IFTQZtQ7wdGf3pj-eGIGnuxXL6NJgKKlzgHoMgL5CU3SVpLKFNobRCntLzWbgCHKX_xAxW-5-TNsG8Fo_dZ6Tf8m_Cbi9RHxpOxcjsKEuNcuIdGBViv4ZO6M4mbw8MtzgWcLd26kKoUlOio2xPkDkr2a1xzoTQRP8PHTGDMRO_b-MJwK/s4032/IMG_5345.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7GNDxyR3IFTQZtQ7wdGf3pj-eGIGnuxXL6NJgKKlzgHoMgL5CU3SVpLKFNobRCntLzWbgCHKX_xAxW-5-TNsG8Fo_dZ6Tf8m_Cbi9RHxpOxcjsKEuNcuIdGBViv4ZO6M4mbw8MtzgWcLd26kKoUlOio2xPkDkr2a1xzoTQRP8PHTGDMRO_b-MJwK/w400-h225/IMG_5345.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">as much magnification as my iPhone has. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it back to the Buzzard Mountain camping area. Once there and set up we had lots of time for conversation and question & answer time. Brian did our bear hanging demonstration.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TP5NGkXQsBsosDK8rh4ByJBe5btlWQmqmk4OPZ1g6S5wc8a9ddM8aLsscga9pRzU8jcSKPy5tL2_YwUdPOO_Wo0tNY1a_aaGmZaDzwUoaG2TS6KzJq3yhWIXRLOcLIAbL0GgbwP8envkpynJlopyGWWahWopNJ-JDgsl_WlYYTuLZqmzfeBLxV5f/s4032/IMG_5350.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TP5NGkXQsBsosDK8rh4ByJBe5btlWQmqmk4OPZ1g6S5wc8a9ddM8aLsscga9pRzU8jcSKPy5tL2_YwUdPOO_Wo0tNY1a_aaGmZaDzwUoaG2TS6KzJq3yhWIXRLOcLIAbL0GgbwP8envkpynJlopyGWWahWopNJ-JDgsl_WlYYTuLZqmzfeBLxV5f/w400-h225/IMG_5350.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Eventually everyone wondered back to the Shut-ins to spend some time soaking in the water. A great way to spend a hot afternoon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizMD_YXkG9l_0hwi8WFkWKtdoWfZtMpgYmQRSXSNbj6oigLkpz57IFpEHZImPHbbu8x4-n9oY5bSFYPOcR2arixQlbMpDwt5t_Pew-CWvL2DWXlbza5gz9_xG5WreQQHbFc1lwA42hDsxjYlxi0KannhE14pwJwLEjx5bu7SQ2cpoG59uTJbf03m8D" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizMD_YXkG9l_0hwi8WFkWKtdoWfZtMpgYmQRSXSNbj6oigLkpz57IFpEHZImPHbbu8x4-n9oY5bSFYPOcR2arixQlbMpDwt5t_Pew-CWvL2DWXlbza5gz9_xG5WreQQHbFc1lwA42hDsxjYlxi0KannhE14pwJwLEjx5bu7SQ2cpoG59uTJbf03m8D=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Adya</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back after a swim, it was nice to just hang and relax. The weather today was very hot, but again the evening cooled down quickly after the sunset.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4w-BFsRK2hc00f-OguYnvzDW3sAx8ky4w9Y-fi9UrgzEkIJ0IxDPYKCRQ8RzqObgZ38d-4dP-44vO4XE-5UpNgbqz5aYbo_86kUOBSF_tRqXN2k_r3_B96LAuoWAADQbpQxyKCS9pmUMrAeg9QiojUEbQaePRxftgUtZzFBkwYLH5a1oxKq7WPVm/s4032/IMG_5351.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4w-BFsRK2hc00f-OguYnvzDW3sAx8ky4w9Y-fi9UrgzEkIJ0IxDPYKCRQ8RzqObgZ38d-4dP-44vO4XE-5UpNgbqz5aYbo_86kUOBSF_tRqXN2k_r3_B96LAuoWAADQbpQxyKCS9pmUMrAeg9QiojUEbQaePRxftgUtZzFBkwYLH5a1oxKq7WPVm/w400-h225/IMG_5351.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even our insect friends needed some help with a drink today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUlJl-1Ie_d9IYjfOYsySd3LzMkabpGd4Y-PNPiIKWwH7QmpTmILODRO543Rf6eCUuPcjf2EwQv11lIpbXcL--m8uYqVGUDaUu7kMBgLdCCoviSz8IPpzVcRj7CAOs2B4TFeJPPLpQ-76HbuPAfu-OwQahrzc0TsZ7TPLcMFT4Jkpr9hqlc8xwA7g/s4032/IMG_5355.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUlJl-1Ie_d9IYjfOYsySd3LzMkabpGd4Y-PNPiIKWwH7QmpTmILODRO543Rf6eCUuPcjf2EwQv11lIpbXcL--m8uYqVGUDaUu7kMBgLdCCoviSz8IPpzVcRj7CAOs2B4TFeJPPLpQ-76HbuPAfu-OwQahrzc0TsZ7TPLcMFT4Jkpr9hqlc8xwA7g/w225-h400/IMG_5355.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha4v_QJMnTLsKBI8Ok8j6OhcEqPSSaF2J-BmK8GvmaF_bBLxmW0DEyOHOsCFq_edJtl_Dd1bh4H6iNvQmG0DSzjBxwvL0wUsnGO-dfpJ6P86XrYqIAWT_q4zC4shiE7K4UGTQAj0IBR-a8EIAZIdCHXRd5ej6OXrweS4XUIaO_NzzfU_v6nmkfhmR/s4032/IMG_5356.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha4v_QJMnTLsKBI8Ok8j6OhcEqPSSaF2J-BmK8GvmaF_bBLxmW0DEyOHOsCFq_edJtl_Dd1bh4H6iNvQmG0DSzjBxwvL0wUsnGO-dfpJ6P86XrYqIAWT_q4zC4shiE7K4UGTQAj0IBR-a8EIAZIdCHXRd5ej6OXrweS4XUIaO_NzzfU_v6nmkfhmR/w225-h400/IMG_5356.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dinner time and more conversation about "what if" while on your first trips. Lots of questions about backpacking solo. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brian also taught a ton on the subject of Falconry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXz9guLDtEqO_x3hImw8mhIKqyvlfv7ja8HOBXbCjV_IhDEhpiqHqJ7Iv_FtzlKl9Dek6NT66FNJXhR-9M_L3DLnPMw1g2YezYHqf1_g8drxkwqJ0SWSF8Frvm6rup6y1ueiXUBqvUYcviPis188fU-JfJtGcPPA-DfwobJnpQXMZVB4mn6klaggv/s4032/IMG_5358.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXz9guLDtEqO_x3hImw8mhIKqyvlfv7ja8HOBXbCjV_IhDEhpiqHqJ7Iv_FtzlKl9Dek6NT66FNJXhR-9M_L3DLnPMw1g2YezYHqf1_g8drxkwqJ0SWSF8Frvm6rup6y1ueiXUBqvUYcviPis188fU-JfJtGcPPA-DfwobJnpQXMZVB4mn6klaggv/w400-h225/IMG_5358.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday morning and the camp breaking down. Good conversation about trash with particular attention to micro trash and making sure your campsite is left better than you found it. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqAHfTjouU4UU5B0m_c22jrqd6StUYflXO-Ih3632GyfjfLYK6FxUYEcHyjjKG3tOTez7TmrnGpeWtStwsLB81fUAmfXQ4BgJDFtjYI6bO_ZRVVdcD1JGSvPYeBwr_Z-2b9TLHQed8I3kDgnqySwb09k5BVNQN7eMlToLINOMiW5Y5UY6DdgnUOHT/s7864/IMG_5359.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3936" data-original-width="7864" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqAHfTjouU4UU5B0m_c22jrqd6StUYflXO-Ih3632GyfjfLYK6FxUYEcHyjjKG3tOTez7TmrnGpeWtStwsLB81fUAmfXQ4BgJDFtjYI6bO_ZRVVdcD1JGSvPYeBwr_Z-2b9TLHQed8I3kDgnqySwb09k5BVNQN7eMlToLINOMiW5Y5UY6DdgnUOHT/s320/IMG_5359.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ready to go </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvfPwQBRknsN49TYM1cbYggJF2qxd1QuRlsvwWpx7SNKAABu5Eu9xa3r11pwUC-2PKFEb-km_f0uspv15_AVagbIDWJxVv3S1Gytp8q2ZmMH7-T8su2W2CVt0dfl2E4a5kkTMhmR1Rx_FXzgvv8bedzb4kRoCB60YDSoX2_h_P9LXb-SCUrDbw_jt/s4032/IMG_5360.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvfPwQBRknsN49TYM1cbYggJF2qxd1QuRlsvwWpx7SNKAABu5Eu9xa3r11pwUC-2PKFEb-km_f0uspv15_AVagbIDWJxVv3S1Gytp8q2ZmMH7-T8su2W2CVt0dfl2E4a5kkTMhmR1Rx_FXzgvv8bedzb4kRoCB60YDSoX2_h_P9LXb-SCUrDbw_jt/s320/IMG_5360.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Boulder field, on the side of the trail, on the way back </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASdwAdj5ik8zyTSnerooNpZxtGAIb92dhd6TxVbwMk-3vs0Wwhl_y4fHC9u3TjIlnhX8TnW8sLa_faRT4LGbHP5aCUsv6EruKyi1GtTCKgiHHT4-FdVzre1cjpcBMkJI70iJwYuJGygvskYND5_tpM4Zys1EE5UUjIezLVQ-VUNFCbEp_c8L1qLLq/s4032/IMG_5361.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASdwAdj5ik8zyTSnerooNpZxtGAIb92dhd6TxVbwMk-3vs0Wwhl_y4fHC9u3TjIlnhX8TnW8sLa_faRT4LGbHP5aCUsv6EruKyi1GtTCKgiHHT4-FdVzre1cjpcBMkJI70iJwYuJGygvskYND5_tpM4Zys1EE5UUjIezLVQ-VUNFCbEp_c8L1qLLq/w225-h400/IMG_5361.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">more "wildlife" this morning. A few box turtles on the trail</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjWCMoGssYjDzkCn_9kbkgEzuABKS7j5PFN8kb9NeAbt9LyOPIEQC1QXM-4NATCOFuwyPtATYnC3VPAp14MOa7SGWaeqzZmxVdZeL36bXPB3PGD4KE2Eh9f01-DQ5JQya3af6QX2aRF0gsuuHFVJR7osnHSU7_C1OSNi8OYwQZQF1sNtp9zi-PNOE/s4032/IMG_5362.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjWCMoGssYjDzkCn_9kbkgEzuABKS7j5PFN8kb9NeAbt9LyOPIEQC1QXM-4NATCOFuwyPtATYnC3VPAp14MOa7SGWaeqzZmxVdZeL36bXPB3PGD4KE2Eh9f01-DQ5JQya3af6QX2aRF0gsuuHFVJR7osnHSU7_C1OSNi8OYwQZQF1sNtp9zi-PNOE/w225-h400/IMG_5362.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I really like these aged signs along the trail </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLQQ7XjUDUqst-ixxrpCqAdnm428zq-3sTWYsc3zvk81YC09UTgE5RwM7K-25PDuw8kEVLGBM8ca6-hwxkvAu10D7RZ0J0VxHn4PhsWnrymdq1xZupm5QeKd9wIyLd_6tBIPMDjKYZyTL5WM3HCujCK-s6SY9v3GjxMXAr2xlvO2R4WAbYTyHBalc/s4032/IMG_5363.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLQQ7XjUDUqst-ixxrpCqAdnm428zq-3sTWYsc3zvk81YC09UTgE5RwM7K-25PDuw8kEVLGBM8ca6-hwxkvAu10D7RZ0J0VxHn4PhsWnrymdq1xZupm5QeKd9wIyLd_6tBIPMDjKYZyTL5WM3HCujCK-s6SY9v3GjxMXAr2xlvO2R4WAbYTyHBalc/w201-h400/IMG_5363.JPEG" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Quiet creeks all along this section. Most of the water will be dry by end of July, but it is really great now. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMOLL55tDzzTLsKKQHLZIoUPt-ycTj1ODQRkIwX8SuCFVu-tFWEwteffjVJsyugcf-s3BPCfv01CMv5AjqIDTN8euyvsyp37LQCqSH5pbvc7x0dSgrrLpkZGgRQkwY99Cw7xmiksR7jaByJivVEqdVAGQa54fw967OGJiPdiTbqTPUH7MtXaXSnk8/s4032/IMG_5364.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMOLL55tDzzTLsKKQHLZIoUPt-ycTj1ODQRkIwX8SuCFVu-tFWEwteffjVJsyugcf-s3BPCfv01CMv5AjqIDTN8euyvsyp37LQCqSH5pbvc7x0dSgrrLpkZGgRQkwY99Cw7xmiksR7jaByJivVEqdVAGQa54fw967OGJiPdiTbqTPUH7MtXaXSnk8/w400-h225/IMG_5364.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The fields were beautiful in the morning light.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLN-6fYnfK8CrfuxY8j_jqTfdV8UyakK3txHqsXeDideMFTFXDZOVSDF_p86vg0OBdwHGrRz1-wcKheg6FDGGW64w9xguqqNul7nQKdDR1s0KwDDVk7gW1Ge30wiGtoNwinvRTNIQHli1sz-2l7NTDsSeWcQZLuuu_ZCdGDyILLQRrP0brosrt8TEH/s4032/IMG_5365.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLN-6fYnfK8CrfuxY8j_jqTfdV8UyakK3txHqsXeDideMFTFXDZOVSDF_p86vg0OBdwHGrRz1-wcKheg6FDGGW64w9xguqqNul7nQKdDR1s0KwDDVk7gW1Ge30wiGtoNwinvRTNIQHli1sz-2l7NTDsSeWcQZLuuu_ZCdGDyILLQRrP0brosrt8TEH/w400-h225/IMG_5365.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5Wrb25pZSx3MA6i0B6btPiNEgWDaYpAT-RreIzknZqRaCmIZu8FHBFx3ulP1af2mx31iBWW52insWagu4ij24TPsYY3atj-GEUrx5cZaPcDWHs2JZFfJFYVMa-ew9k0LlRh83bI9hEYAYaW7Cuc8XFJ-WJEc-f8-9omZVTHTI-MEJPnOtqs6KYk9/s4032/IMG_5366.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5Wrb25pZSx3MA6i0B6btPiNEgWDaYpAT-RreIzknZqRaCmIZu8FHBFx3ulP1af2mx31iBWW52insWagu4ij24TPsYY3atj-GEUrx5cZaPcDWHs2JZFfJFYVMa-ew9k0LlRh83bI9hEYAYaW7Cuc8XFJ-WJEc-f8-9omZVTHTI-MEJPnOtqs6KYk9/w225-h400/IMG_5366.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Back across Rocky Creek. Yesterday they were undecided about getting their feet wet. Already today, they just charged across the creek with no cares at all! </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rkGt28_vVROm7pH0vqj7TU9_0IBHxmwvjw6Qeh63TTSzmZcTANkX9UdNcIDFnakbuW5OenCs5DFe09qSP-DuOCUyWBmSwweJO2yHLvNQ6ABjc_NFVkC3yS_G7Tly8g5NGCpFkqllZON2XTokq0XL7ErghrrSG85lSro9qdXlU7naLVczJpNBFnk4/s4032/IMG_5369.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rkGt28_vVROm7pH0vqj7TU9_0IBHxmwvjw6Qeh63TTSzmZcTANkX9UdNcIDFnakbuW5OenCs5DFe09qSP-DuOCUyWBmSwweJO2yHLvNQ6ABjc_NFVkC3yS_G7Tly8g5NGCpFkqllZON2XTokq0XL7ErghrrSG85lSro9qdXlU7naLVczJpNBFnk4/w400-h225/IMG_5369.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn9mOAyDwJa5NvRjTsLM8pM7nyWxWbZ80EJtOQ-nKodxvX8-EM04JM7PFKEXAXaAIUpwzEFx25acMs1jbpseoOku1P_O9kuA_u4hOiv1nAOL9CAAejlPh3XbnV666szc3R7gMAVfcIDfCnlChwrMvLTlR-oieP_4Te8DPoM_9R-Iu03Vjr6n4N2Za/s4032/IMG_5371.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn9mOAyDwJa5NvRjTsLM8pM7nyWxWbZ80EJtOQ-nKodxvX8-EM04JM7PFKEXAXaAIUpwzEFx25acMs1jbpseoOku1P_O9kuA_u4hOiv1nAOL9CAAejlPh3XbnV666szc3R7gMAVfcIDfCnlChwrMvLTlR-oieP_4Te8DPoM_9R-Iu03Vjr6n4N2Za/w225-h400/IMG_5371.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A job well done. The group back at Rocky Falls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8nEQr9KZ0yiKtOeU45mNVe26Pn9kJFnUypF0OIpeiVRksIaeLdzQ_5jBRg9RLbIBh4OxZ7RoNrerZkUqdOMsgB5EhxpIZrOiCLvfzosH0uAr3sf3GAA55d5CMREo5mHzgHZlLnCq2Y9_EyWJQ_4xJlrRG7xUSyHQgXoouGUOg_GSiWks7o-KaRmN/s1642/whole%20group-%20Rocky%20Falls.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1642" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8nEQr9KZ0yiKtOeU45mNVe26Pn9kJFnUypF0OIpeiVRksIaeLdzQ_5jBRg9RLbIBh4OxZ7RoNrerZkUqdOMsgB5EhxpIZrOiCLvfzosH0uAr3sf3GAA55d5CMREo5mHzgHZlLnCq2Y9_EyWJQ_4xJlrRG7xUSyHQgXoouGUOg_GSiWks7o-KaRmN/s320/whole%20group-%20Rocky%20Falls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Four of the BB's from the group, didn't want it to end and took the opportunity to go back and climb Stegall Mountain to the summit glade.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT2aed57NTrmr2HeG7OfDzUAc136qoKYjPvY0OH6gOXZVSWZ8NUfzqkBOPHqXJl25Zm5fp6cYvkj-bXR7tp5-z_bVJ2ke_Gdgc_AsfgZLFGuANqhFTg8g38gPceQPW169fnDc2SPz8TdmeyjvusqPguUttPp_OnahwQxyTuF8-8tbmQwiHsKrEpV8N" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT2aed57NTrmr2HeG7OfDzUAc136qoKYjPvY0OH6gOXZVSWZ8NUfzqkBOPHqXJl25Zm5fp6cYvkj-bXR7tp5-z_bVJ2ke_Gdgc_AsfgZLFGuANqhFTg8g38gPceQPW169fnDc2SPz8TdmeyjvusqPguUttPp_OnahwQxyTuF8-8tbmQwiHsKrEpV8N=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Chris W</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A beautiful (and large) Missouri collard lizard on the glade.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs58PM2EK8nMt8_tKuIA-JB_K1wqje7vtdQOCTXwFYoGbfQXHzPsru8o6s9p1nIxAMvB-d0_NiBUphU9mxb5aii_EjTYzBciDAng8eWrlBSs7HkPQqsG-rymUMi9S9UcapAh4YaDlzd2rd6Q3Ap3f4jxaOwcCCe1aPl00eK1bD3BKaBhkO2Ls4OiiW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs58PM2EK8nMt8_tKuIA-JB_K1wqje7vtdQOCTXwFYoGbfQXHzPsru8o6s9p1nIxAMvB-d0_NiBUphU9mxb5aii_EjTYzBciDAng8eWrlBSs7HkPQqsG-rymUMi9S9UcapAh4YaDlzd2rd6Q3Ap3f4jxaOwcCCe1aPl00eK1bD3BKaBhkO2Ls4OiiW=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Mandy H</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="3687" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4CG_2S26BV-Nohn5kX6Cvf0M7cUgak5Ku41MFY0a5C-dpIFNgyALc-sxOiAoAqjRZbmzmRe23jo5r3CaIF-uFLGyWjUC6AtV-c_dFO4pkfYWxQdI96xFWiGN4VnPrHTH69Ql5EF4pPETwW9Jh7XJOjrHoYqLe-0O8jICysVPCWhOLnJYMi42DCJ5/w400-h174/Day%202%20elevation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you to all the BB's (Teresa, Chris, Rachel, Paige, Mandy, Eliza) for spending so much of your time and money to assemble gear, take the zoom classes and be prepared for the trip, it was a great pleasure to come along and be with you this weekend. You all did fantastic! I hope you enjoyed it and will get out as much as you can in the future. Thanks to my fellow EB's, you are great and hysterical and make it a fantastic time. Thanks to Andi for organizing and doing all the heavy lifting of the OTSHAB group. </div></span></div></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-66224755361464302882023-05-29T14:01:00.001-05:002023-05-29T14:01:55.278-05:00Memorial Day Walk- Cuivre River State Park May 29, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">I felt like I should get out and actually exercise after being in the RV for 19+ days. Besides going up Bear Butte the only exercise I got was walking to my next meal. I have the Beginner's Backpacking trip this coming weekend, so best to get back in the swing of walking and not embarrass myself! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cuivre is close to my house and while it is not the nicest trail walking park, especially in the summer. I know how to create some more lonesome loops. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I pieced together the lesser used connector trails and some forgotten maintenance roads to get almost 8 miles out of a loop and visit some points of interest that I find worthwhile.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting out of the truck at the trailhead and looking down the Blue trail, I could already tell this might not be a good idea! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb3z6_MoAL52mf3lyYaEXY_vZ78E6MzS5bdPSVg_W2MUJXeWWkV5EkjuWuJouNN511MwLYWHfPFUImpTaMSvL5822cwAkcB_OSIUFELFnh6ohkSGVciPe7nqnqqaH2JYnu_lhmG9sHyNYWuhB7pguA9oY5pxfuedy5zD3RziyBIVWPmwpMJFkqC_v/s4032/IMG_5235.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb3z6_MoAL52mf3lyYaEXY_vZ78E6MzS5bdPSVg_W2MUJXeWWkV5EkjuWuJouNN511MwLYWHfPFUImpTaMSvL5822cwAkcB_OSIUFELFnh6ohkSGVciPe7nqnqqaH2JYnu_lhmG9sHyNYWuhB7pguA9oY5pxfuedy5zD3RziyBIVWPmwpMJFkqC_v/w400-h225/IMG_5235.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I was immediately swarmed with hundreds of gnats. I had prepared by bring my bug net. Without it I would have just left. I was almost driven insane just grabbing my gear from the truck.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwmCCbID_JK8yqnZhmLjihgKtUwEOAnUWhkNu1Q4aGN0r1jVFqweg0tVC3655Z29QZ2L0E7UK3bvZuuKwxyV8I5484digTr1zUGzd4ihYIoF3IO98Hy_bSLprNHiv-F7A1QoHCMGDAzyeGUX7Xn_IcuSFhdpKoRXVevwP4BMKwpZ4FJhrTTw2L23L/s4032/IMG_5237.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwmCCbID_JK8yqnZhmLjihgKtUwEOAnUWhkNu1Q4aGN0r1jVFqweg0tVC3655Z29QZ2L0E7UK3bvZuuKwxyV8I5484digTr1zUGzd4ihYIoF3IO98Hy_bSLprNHiv-F7A1QoHCMGDAzyeGUX7Xn_IcuSFhdpKoRXVevwP4BMKwpZ4FJhrTTw2L23L/w400-h225/IMG_5237.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is left of some cone flowers I think </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0GBrC1R7fYH-VRNGJ1FXInxt4cTEd0pg_TRoimTRXzCaRQuIOqKmyVe6mq45AQtlhrkxNuDuCJVHpT7r6iHpLCNs__ZXO7sqVIGLGe4YoF1O2RyVP5jI8r46XbHZzn3bjGr4uTK74mAAxGKZibQwFfvyD9vIT7y53zo7ki0yIbOkVkYzViPuzXzt/s4032/IMG_5238.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0GBrC1R7fYH-VRNGJ1FXInxt4cTEd0pg_TRoimTRXzCaRQuIOqKmyVe6mq45AQtlhrkxNuDuCJVHpT7r6iHpLCNs__ZXO7sqVIGLGe4YoF1O2RyVP5jI8r46XbHZzn3bjGr4uTK74mAAxGKZibQwFfvyD9vIT7y53zo7ki0yIbOkVkYzViPuzXzt/w400-h225/IMG_5238.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The horses don't do this Park any favors. It is a huge resource and destination for equestrian's but they ride when the trail is wet and most of this trail is in creek or river bottom land. It only takes a few horses and the trail has a difficult time recovering even for the horses.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfywofJTAI5_do_vdaBLalE2vwW21n4jInVZBEZUBu0hIWeVI07gcUNKrxlp_EnKtWaED3gNXXRIv2FdsXp9wuKorchm_S75XTnsgehkM1PawTJ_4-kkreDfZx-deE68KEhsglExFpxGL6gCMlSrvmfuhnDs_qwy5xufnnjv2JhfLnNp7prZPQcAQX/s4032/IMG_5239.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfywofJTAI5_do_vdaBLalE2vwW21n4jInVZBEZUBu0hIWeVI07gcUNKrxlp_EnKtWaED3gNXXRIv2FdsXp9wuKorchm_S75XTnsgehkM1PawTJ_4-kkreDfZx-deE68KEhsglExFpxGL6gCMlSrvmfuhnDs_qwy5xufnnjv2JhfLnNp7prZPQcAQX/w225-h400/IMG_5239.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The #5 connector route I chose crosses Big Sugar Creek many times, already at the end of May, not much water here. These crossings would not be advisable in high water conditions. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2oBvP5a22V-fi7fgh3JX66sexuqh8qc_2U8eYHZvey8aySzsUJ7WzNfMvcIMuttaaE7fUXYgQjvxM8I-PM-foufkRaIbbcZwjrudyKFcTW_x0g6RIIFaqO215x5fr6R10-jFVHxVpbd506Nwnl8Mwf2So83bQ4zMxtEtZWfa8506qHp73QO3rDiS/s4032/IMG_5240.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2oBvP5a22V-fi7fgh3JX66sexuqh8qc_2U8eYHZvey8aySzsUJ7WzNfMvcIMuttaaE7fUXYgQjvxM8I-PM-foufkRaIbbcZwjrudyKFcTW_x0g6RIIFaqO215x5fr6R10-jFVHxVpbd506Nwnl8Mwf2So83bQ4zMxtEtZWfa8506qHp73QO3rDiS/w400-h225/IMG_5240.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">At the top of the hill, wild honeysuckle made the whole area smell great. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUReDjgk6PutCEX7KI_Ait5tsmaneY995NwybYnC_4a4K0bcA30vH_QAbX6cvnIpvwErkTX7Ze6E7Ao9QrQYPBIzeZxs0b4hxUpJptMKUkG_YTIvwrtWptMajKZt-1vMM2C36VM3fJp1JoNKTt6tqzoYkhulNFaVZVpRWEm7Ol8REBOrMsD1HJpTz-/s4032/IMG_5243.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUReDjgk6PutCEX7KI_Ait5tsmaneY995NwybYnC_4a4K0bcA30vH_QAbX6cvnIpvwErkTX7Ze6E7Ao9QrQYPBIzeZxs0b4hxUpJptMKUkG_YTIvwrtWptMajKZt-1vMM2C36VM3fJp1JoNKTt6tqzoYkhulNFaVZVpRWEm7Ol8REBOrMsD1HJpTz-/w400-h225/IMG_5243.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When you reach the end of Connector #5 you come across, in my opinion, the most beautiful land bordering the Park. If only I could get the owner to sell me just a bit here at the back of the field. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ53jJhvxhXY6RyYcKm-CqOB6VrTEjdoXE-rkJ051jt8fsZaxS3fA4E7KAfJXAn9sQmFvTmolpWENgiwedqR2XXIgcIYLUsZQF1L7lwivLyRqJqDULCj3Ffqj4oQ0CmdndUPCPg9PW4qdzFLFIDpPq-OHysMNW04u5H2BFy9lLfiyxvtKW8qhGfwdE/s4032/IMG_5244.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ53jJhvxhXY6RyYcKm-CqOB6VrTEjdoXE-rkJ051jt8fsZaxS3fA4E7KAfJXAn9sQmFvTmolpWENgiwedqR2XXIgcIYLUsZQF1L7lwivLyRqJqDULCj3Ffqj4oQ0CmdndUPCPg9PW4qdzFLFIDpPq-OHysMNW04u5H2BFy9lLfiyxvtKW8qhGfwdE/w400-h225/IMG_5244.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Lesser used park road to join the Red Loop</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like this route as it always takes me out to the overlook of the fields below and the view West.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8GW3gTUYLe_WiaXqqwsiOQT4IR8KYdXhMUeAGcStl7t9Rfg3lxJBR6y_WBo51y80TGM1I0tm_rFgwbk9VRWfRYYT-akn9wjDj89AnSEH9zuIcN8fhWUmoullkm6uLIh_qwWV1aJqMMvuVIT0VH56Zxh1RXgj80Znwy0m151Dr8uwWwLfuUHyU3N4/s4032/IMG_5251.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8GW3gTUYLe_WiaXqqwsiOQT4IR8KYdXhMUeAGcStl7t9Rfg3lxJBR6y_WBo51y80TGM1I0tm_rFgwbk9VRWfRYYT-akn9wjDj89AnSEH9zuIcN8fhWUmoullkm6uLIh_qwWV1aJqMMvuVIT0VH56Zxh1RXgj80Znwy0m151Dr8uwWwLfuUHyU3N4/w400-h225/IMG_5251.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Turkey vultures just above me. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwSCZkzAEmz6F958zb5nlUzjrMU3RYExprnhEEU7vR6AROUzC7xQ8eAmyNAgz-LFDd-WiiBWS49y2ILo3VbQ811eLBu1ODx56WTgEXYzj9uL4M92pGbKpdD_wMPsTRzZpb5-ZD5exSwyavueXQPXZCe9j4QGB3xaTEc4Qvuu96mJvjH9ZZNpxJkqx/w225-h400/IMG_5256.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Taking the #3 connector you encounter a secret animal pond. The frog were very vocal today</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSWXfEh8fzFaJ-7zU90sgxibeed8CCbn7dQgUj7VNsqNmlIgdziyvfT6IOmCn5N2ZnuWgoTT-uvJeFGO5GPlZxBEalWX7-EvajTuUX7F_8BwEm2DidTRCO325uOxLkHUOcpBgNZj82MDnvx8vO1N5Kph-O9yiNvH2tKKB0duqbVooxII-jCmMj2aV/s4032/IMG_5257.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSWXfEh8fzFaJ-7zU90sgxibeed8CCbn7dQgUj7VNsqNmlIgdziyvfT6IOmCn5N2ZnuWgoTT-uvJeFGO5GPlZxBEalWX7-EvajTuUX7F_8BwEm2DidTRCO325uOxLkHUOcpBgNZj82MDnvx8vO1N5Kph-O9yiNvH2tKKB0duqbVooxII-jCmMj2aV/w400-h225/IMG_5257.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bobcat?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4nJibzB6HHF32vDSYGUeQYe_V_tkst1D5aUzsnV6BS2g1F0-3KxzImsxAXg3u9oUCbZTTK6BPWsUz9Uf-qmJyqRCaEYfN3jEBGcMmjQGcnvlenqbEMY6ketk6s7Bvid011G388sw4enMH8JjHH5PDJz0CnmifsF5NI-EwEaIaqYH6ZVvYs5l-XXU/s4032/IMG_5258.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4nJibzB6HHF32vDSYGUeQYe_V_tkst1D5aUzsnV6BS2g1F0-3KxzImsxAXg3u9oUCbZTTK6BPWsUz9Uf-qmJyqRCaEYfN3jEBGcMmjQGcnvlenqbEMY6ketk6s7Bvid011G388sw4enMH8JjHH5PDJz0CnmifsF5NI-EwEaIaqYH6ZVvYs5l-XXU/w225-h400/IMG_5258.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Talking a forgotten access road that leads to an old set of settlement buildings </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNTa59sUBt1j0gQ4uVxIjqbRXohm0Epr9-7K3dEbzgMwzYCbcU9I9BfLDGPpyIWJI9rzzcp5VwW90e85UYCOf405FoTMLUwGwG-x2yijM2PThwHXVTIBAGw9vssbSu9Itto1iAuwdWKy_wygrEPzjVDLEtp7MsCxgrW-ysuE7yHyeEhAn-5K3Kd_o/s4032/IMG_5259.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNTa59sUBt1j0gQ4uVxIjqbRXohm0Epr9-7K3dEbzgMwzYCbcU9I9BfLDGPpyIWJI9rzzcp5VwW90e85UYCOf405FoTMLUwGwG-x2yijM2PThwHXVTIBAGw9vssbSu9Itto1iAuwdWKy_wygrEPzjVDLEtp7MsCxgrW-ysuE7yHyeEhAn-5K3Kd_o/w225-h400/IMG_5259.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Old telephone pole </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd17NoWHacKa2AVPhCYqy-FCQUkfGKsH19lBas2ksBdWkUsfsS8OoaMUVfTY0PhImFFILinqtLuTBVVNP9X6cYmZEshv8PWoionOohMGyWZZbbwfe_30KSS5BORvYKE9I2gqtc5LGNWvp8V4b78MkBf_qbd5oOUVxdbHdl2IMxGvAN2b_ZFAB-RkSv/s4032/IMG_5260.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd17NoWHacKa2AVPhCYqy-FCQUkfGKsH19lBas2ksBdWkUsfsS8OoaMUVfTY0PhImFFILinqtLuTBVVNP9X6cYmZEshv8PWoionOohMGyWZZbbwfe_30KSS5BORvYKE9I2gqtc5LGNWvp8V4b78MkBf_qbd5oOUVxdbHdl2IMxGvAN2b_ZFAB-RkSv/w400-h225/IMG_5260.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Building foundations on the Red Loop </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SvB1ZYVKmVpHbYJh1UyONIc4IjS3kr5oZG9A7lbppOPG9-n6UFMXBlEjrZnRPMl1EtU1dHRi2yaqg2epnpT7-ZN_pPo617V79n8SV8LyAgXFpGtq1U2afbQ6OAQmSWm-45caY3hMcHoxru2lX8YznXa4MZosQ0A4okxgrKu_aRAsyLGb1ePpQGcm/s4032/IMG_5262.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SvB1ZYVKmVpHbYJh1UyONIc4IjS3kr5oZG9A7lbppOPG9-n6UFMXBlEjrZnRPMl1EtU1dHRi2yaqg2epnpT7-ZN_pPo617V79n8SV8LyAgXFpGtq1U2afbQ6OAQmSWm-45caY3hMcHoxru2lX8YznXa4MZosQ0A4okxgrKu_aRAsyLGb1ePpQGcm/w400-h225/IMG_5262.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I was a tick, where would I be? 😮 Taking connector #4</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4S37CI-ue3CVZRlXXEcQmPd_o9sKjeoPDP95mOAWZSrb7BzW0uvG6KidAPjpkl66gus-FFRrr9GtnxPa0K1Pd_6Tf3I-wkoZ3wz1qR0b28xqV4xIiVCnC0NtX9m4JR1HPbs_xBd54MNlTCe9uWQsP-nqQ1abSERTQyBch4awg1c9yju_CfoRMC1C/s4032/IMG_5264.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4S37CI-ue3CVZRlXXEcQmPd_o9sKjeoPDP95mOAWZSrb7BzW0uvG6KidAPjpkl66gus-FFRrr9GtnxPa0K1Pd_6Tf3I-wkoZ3wz1qR0b28xqV4xIiVCnC0NtX9m4JR1HPbs_xBd54MNlTCe9uWQsP-nqQ1abSERTQyBch4awg1c9yju_CfoRMC1C/w225-h400/IMG_5264.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Why someone would take the time to paint a wild pig on a rock and then place it just off the trail, I do not know, but I left it where it was placed. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2CdWsIJ397PCqzwmutP8aJE-H2lF3lbwIsAiZdmMnVS_7vdG_igP6A4LyeZlIw2TqGUE07OvrVV9CI3HCsUUd_80JWdKDTmjki1FP2RpVWWWY-uw1Az_XI287xOolrZwa8Mq8zTLiSr-ZTu4UYItg6WcshtJUM4Mxvxl8gUu_ZRmsn4XFT18gziO/s4032/IMG_5265.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2CdWsIJ397PCqzwmutP8aJE-H2lF3lbwIsAiZdmMnVS_7vdG_igP6A4LyeZlIw2TqGUE07OvrVV9CI3HCsUUd_80JWdKDTmjki1FP2RpVWWWY-uw1Az_XI287xOolrZwa8Mq8zTLiSr-ZTu4UYItg6WcshtJUM4Mxvxl8gUu_ZRmsn4XFT18gziO/w400-h225/IMG_5265.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crossing the creek again </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2QePr8Ck95QlkG5V8rQv40V3FV9o7Kgt_-5j3YzVNT5AydUA4FKCx2H4iWGekD_LeOpToPTFb5uXQrsthrKvUN1MngekserNqmSMEskyhG-Cj-YIsUhafA5tyzplkrQdU2fKDt6OBQBiYdYs6mL5WxnWQm1Bh983_-TChyhMl1KUQozNcK4cHbF1/s4032/IMG_5266.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2QePr8Ck95QlkG5V8rQv40V3FV9o7Kgt_-5j3YzVNT5AydUA4FKCx2H4iWGekD_LeOpToPTFb5uXQrsthrKvUN1MngekserNqmSMEskyhG-Cj-YIsUhafA5tyzplkrQdU2fKDt6OBQBiYdYs6mL5WxnWQm1Bh983_-TChyhMl1KUQozNcK4cHbF1/w400-h225/IMG_5266.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I saw one hiker, a women finishing just as I started. She did not have a bug nut and looked somewhat crazed! but I said good morning as she was mumbling all the things she needed to remember to bring next time. My advice, do not walk Missouri trails in summer, however, I did see 6 equestrians today. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLZJNhMdpq1DOYsMNJ2l5N1gzWu886bDUSpCa7WYBUvKO0qUXEtjHxJ0PIQJMiqnRwm7KNcYuAgpprCr9ixsXmzclm0srJjKj0g7gq8QH4_aOPtpXb0WSa_ecd2NvMVCsFiVuTZqwGi85RL4CGT4gr1sndd_PcT5sfeJyEEPO63kRWMWgMKSD3vth/s4032/IMG_5272.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLZJNhMdpq1DOYsMNJ2l5N1gzWu886bDUSpCa7WYBUvKO0qUXEtjHxJ0PIQJMiqnRwm7KNcYuAgpprCr9ixsXmzclm0srJjKj0g7gq8QH4_aOPtpXb0WSa_ecd2NvMVCsFiVuTZqwGi85RL4CGT4gr1sndd_PcT5sfeJyEEPO63kRWMWgMKSD3vth/w400-h225/IMG_5272.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spiderwort </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKoFOEeDVKjIaxpjnFTKAV4uFKKcqTSToF9MSNKFWUKLKEwyYlgO58NMCS2FZ9m2nRuzbvOeVX0LqXDIiuBjGcM-YnVCq3c6ezfQFXSrh0-Gk7bPK-mce9Eaezs2cgukM-tkoUtBm1fyLqhc3-V_DkdszetBgJg-DSCfeOwjTndZlnfuHtQSdN6aZ/s4032/IMG_5273.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKoFOEeDVKjIaxpjnFTKAV4uFKKcqTSToF9MSNKFWUKLKEwyYlgO58NMCS2FZ9m2nRuzbvOeVX0LqXDIiuBjGcM-YnVCq3c6ezfQFXSrh0-Gk7bPK-mce9Eaezs2cgukM-tkoUtBm1fyLqhc3-V_DkdszetBgJg-DSCfeOwjTndZlnfuHtQSdN6aZ/w225-h400/IMG_5273.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Afterward, what is a fella to do, but have a big breakfast (brunch now) at Waffle House. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">There was nothing left in short order. you will see below I burned 915 calories. According to Waffle House and Google the Allstar breakfast is 570 calories. Go me, I have an additional 345 calories to use on ice cream later 😁😉</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBBf7021sMks5NGWuwziqfacAAn23mwJYZD536B63N1Crcklm57iU9e8ItoG0asfAFMui6xjS8kiQW4JTvWsYkrMiYKFT0GnByUz_iamqKGzTa2FsXE-ldtKa3a4eH-1eB_sELMDWuLPAx3MvPt4DlrfK2JauCfNxJ2_YzOnkiFRUJxDcoyTlTOYo/s4032/IMG_5274.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBBf7021sMks5NGWuwziqfacAAn23mwJYZD536B63N1Crcklm57iU9e8ItoG0asfAFMui6xjS8kiQW4JTvWsYkrMiYKFT0GnByUz_iamqKGzTa2FsXE-ldtKa3a4eH-1eB_sELMDWuLPAx3MvPt4DlrfK2JauCfNxJ2_YzOnkiFRUJxDcoyTlTOYo/w400-h225/IMG_5274.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pieced together loop </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSTDK-_NrwFEPQ2YcdSqf9PqQEradWG2UaqFAk9SQES34pVcPbwpub86CA66aMfNgVSsQUCrycmjWfwO_gnR6hkvb2i6Jgk_YS_mRAiwDsyFiLGpOa5rdmcF9hqAzWo3gjLytWU-P2GZFpOOn-zZQ4XKdNiUp1Hp1VqcBF16ur4BCz02dDhiux8E_/s3289/Cuivre%20River%20Loop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="3289" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSTDK-_NrwFEPQ2YcdSqf9PqQEradWG2UaqFAk9SQES34pVcPbwpub86CA66aMfNgVSsQUCrycmjWfwO_gnR6hkvb2i6Jgk_YS_mRAiwDsyFiLGpOa5rdmcF9hqAzWo3gjLytWU-P2GZFpOOn-zZQ4XKdNiUp1Hp1VqcBF16ur4BCz02dDhiux8E_/w400-h209/Cuivre%20River%20Loop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not much elevation here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAEo818JWpwhfPW4qgV2jfAWkG5G-BgI7RlqOoOQGRZMOY5NXIUlGKXJkgDAL3k8XZ4H_2qW_6lOABzH8oM9YZr3j5qzJMlKdI8hBAB7sfP_ulUDNgx9iMLSKcihX3t6o5SI5lakK8kgbfSe3eLzx3yqvRbODe49lPiOBXmL4vebGJrkSwvlvCrYL/s3643/Elevation%20and%20Time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="3643" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAEo818JWpwhfPW4qgV2jfAWkG5G-BgI7RlqOoOQGRZMOY5NXIUlGKXJkgDAL3k8XZ4H_2qW_6lOABzH8oM9YZr3j5qzJMlKdI8hBAB7sfP_ulUDNgx9iMLSKcihX3t6o5SI5lakK8kgbfSe3eLzx3yqvRbODe49lPiOBXmL4vebGJrkSwvlvCrYL/w400-h175/Elevation%20and%20Time.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjUYrFh6gIrqNrpgroUj6x_Jz-tcuemELugqSYl56gqpv0meKLo4QMi6xsqsR670TM9frZi0uufjskDewtz1MMfctL_kNX2DwTao14Bv9pOWPCUNchbtdHrTKELwr1j3TP5htMfMCHYTX1iRhOYz2ESIH-fZek90npkNPWbcWdCWoXQ3IQJFoCPl3/s2355/Stats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="2355" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjUYrFh6gIrqNrpgroUj6x_Jz-tcuemELugqSYl56gqpv0meKLo4QMi6xsqsR670TM9frZi0uufjskDewtz1MMfctL_kNX2DwTao14Bv9pOWPCUNchbtdHrTKELwr1j3TP5htMfMCHYTX1iRhOYz2ESIH-fZek90npkNPWbcWdCWoXQ3IQJFoCPl3/w400-h93/Stats.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-85037341992065773432023-05-27T10:29:00.004-05:002023-06-25T12:43:57.193-05:00Work In The Slow Lane- Around the Midwest In 19 Days<p><span style="font-size: large;">Last year I used our RV to travel around my smaller sales markets, in the Midwest, to visit our dealers. I didn't blog about it here. Most of these markets are very small (5000-25,000 people) and are expensive to see if I travel the traditional way of out and back each week and use conventional travel means. (Hotel, Air, Rental Car, etc). Using the RV and staying in RV parks, which are much less expensive per night means I can see these clients and save my company money. I have always believed that spending more time (knee to knee) with your clients insures the best results. Last year I did it alone and it was 15 days. This year Vicky is going with me and it will be 18 days and 2700 miles. We are going even further west to the edge of my territory in Rapid City and Spearfish, South Dakota. Since Vicky was along I will stick with mostly the social aspects of the trip. The business side was very successful, but I am sure would be boring. </span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 1- Saturday </span></u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop going directly north of St Louis (lower right of map) was Waterloo, IA. I have a couple of dealers in this market. My first appointment was not till Monday, and I wasn't sure if we would leave Saturday or Sunday, depending on Vicky being ready to go, but we did leave on Saturday. It takes about 5 1/2 hours of driving and I wanted to do it leisurely and not have to leave to early. Easing into it, so to speak. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, in the first hour of leaving we ran right into our first storm. This will become somewhat of a theme for the first half of our trip. It is May and the Midwest weather in springtime can be very volatile. Missouri and Iowa are no place to take storms lightly. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQloOw2a3261XLfYRQuIhJ4u5kMx41isBYprFLbWFMkru6wsBlGJA29d6vG-B6Yw8cupnY0FRN-ZRtxmd1yMtKU6DU4j69ckDQJmJ6D7-6EnywPObNj12KNKzjC0fILr88rvJUNsQ9ZUutpdtqxxAjI1ACBka24f2WM_uA2CzafZO2c_J2W-DN3Qx/s2079/IMG_4826.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQloOw2a3261XLfYRQuIhJ4u5kMx41isBYprFLbWFMkru6wsBlGJA29d6vG-B6Yw8cupnY0FRN-ZRtxmd1yMtKU6DU4j69ckDQJmJ6D7-6EnywPObNj12KNKzjC0fILr88rvJUNsQ9ZUutpdtqxxAjI1ACBka24f2WM_uA2CzafZO2c_J2W-DN3Qx/w185-h400/IMG_4826.PNG" width="185" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was considerable hail and we had to pull off the road for about 20 minutes as visibility became zero. Fortunately, and this was also a trend this trip, the worst of the weather passed us by. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">No damage to truck or RV and we could carry on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgF__iXKwTnfLV0sAKnOgq5A0a76mKvSvGuhgxk4L7crOmiCG4PM16ZmMkdkApWUKb7O7x3Nxx3HGJxdsmc0SPkF0WJHj5HWC28WnQFQsgaU_M7FNsGX42G8HEKPawf6RO9rmX1FI69MPzwFR0giwnZVygBnsRYcBp-jGd37GMV-iQ02Xo1oMyys9/s4032/IMG_4825.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgF__iXKwTnfLV0sAKnOgq5A0a76mKvSvGuhgxk4L7crOmiCG4PM16ZmMkdkApWUKb7O7x3Nxx3HGJxdsmc0SPkF0WJHj5HWC28WnQFQsgaU_M7FNsGX42G8HEKPawf6RO9rmX1FI69MPzwFR0giwnZVygBnsRYcBp-jGd37GMV-iQ02Xo1oMyys9/w400-h225/IMG_4825.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">By Mt Pleasant, Iowa, the worst of the storms had cleared and we were able to stop and have lunch at my favorite gas stop on my trips to Iowa, a small Sinclair gas station</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXyAcdD9wmhaWAWlWVLvPBL4isJzAq-hCOz2PoGV8IC5oenxQFD7PQWrOQuTak9zD9Qkqq3yvruE6UhonsFXP2PnjBpwmGD4QkFoXRTE1pKL64swtYA-vZUuYKNS2gm8WngvWGFu7pN414oxUso24co2_bbLYce1hwE0oXGGS6Ru80eQX1oFTZgUF/s4032/IMG_4828.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXyAcdD9wmhaWAWlWVLvPBL4isJzAq-hCOz2PoGV8IC5oenxQFD7PQWrOQuTak9zD9Qkqq3yvruE6UhonsFXP2PnjBpwmGD4QkFoXRTE1pKL64swtYA-vZUuYKNS2gm8WngvWGFu7pN414oxUso24co2_bbLYce1hwE0oXGGS6Ru80eQX1oFTZgUF/w400-h225/IMG_4828.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They make the best pork tenderloin sandwich and it has become a tradition on drives into Iowa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The supplier for the pork is very close to the Station.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vicky approved! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_k-_4Iob9VxHdKRCWRrq3riskopesQsXviyM5EILqIHpeAJhUAzvnWIcqx18-pvLxiTVzBRjQ6ooilRkzw-zf8RcmrAXtxHv0yNVKLylc-ucTrEmQZmvhQ22Tyi9GbTIM2OlPoDGoGC14EmC32Qfs8FO1r4rXqcWUviSh7yhN8Jxq4s-udBHjixt/s4032/IMG_4827.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_k-_4Iob9VxHdKRCWRrq3riskopesQsXviyM5EILqIHpeAJhUAzvnWIcqx18-pvLxiTVzBRjQ6ooilRkzw-zf8RcmrAXtxHv0yNVKLylc-ucTrEmQZmvhQ22Tyi9GbTIM2OlPoDGoGC14EmC32Qfs8FO1r4rXqcWUviSh7yhN8Jxq4s-udBHjixt/w400-h225/IMG_4827.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it to the KOA in the afternoon with no issues. This KOA is located next to the giant waterpark and Casino in Waterloo, but it is still early season and there were only 2 or 3 other RV is the entire park. I would normally stay at all KOA's as they are a large chain of RV parks across the US and I am a member, but this trip I tried to make reservations in as many "mom and pop" type campgrounds as I could. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzqUoSwpvjGQXwHx2jILKyTTmtaVv8Jtz_2NQLnUP5Qg9s1KyfFRpFmke1gX48F01lxU_baJWZvkzkvBqmtSD6g6-_2Oub6ql0BVVRdkNBsVUTio4dtLSUVHGEL8LxFFteyaZM5HPERmtA4Mi13qBw2rDCLWfhcpwh7NOLpqEHK0c56i2I8U31vkC/s4032/IMG_4829.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzqUoSwpvjGQXwHx2jILKyTTmtaVv8Jtz_2NQLnUP5Qg9s1KyfFRpFmke1gX48F01lxU_baJWZvkzkvBqmtSD6g6-_2Oub6ql0BVVRdkNBsVUTio4dtLSUVHGEL8LxFFteyaZM5HPERmtA4Mi13qBw2rDCLWfhcpwh7NOLpqEHK0c56i2I8U31vkC/w400-h225/IMG_4829.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A simple comfort meal of grilled BBQ hamburgers and chips for dinner was in order. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Another reason it makes it more economical for me to do these types of trips for work, is we tend to eat more in the RV than out in restaurants, which is what I would do normally on the road. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfx7tsIW6TffbrBuQMiEGzJTyz850DfmCAbw6c0Lza3T4whdzeR0bUOV_VS-WgVhiF-BeDn3-T0vhl6fRelU6P89g8HDvsMd6IZhfxfkLepY6EMhrnPwnze6sDaYmy9TBYSFLSiw2mmrJ90SpRewZKR8i0diXkmIYk4vX-zQIa0gU3xsOWIdIrmQDU/w400-h225/IMG_4833.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">J<span style="font-size: large;">ust outside our RV was an apple tree with a birds nest and we watched them come and go during the morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDxjs0CcPjJAWE_Bcn9SWincXcwgjZB8-p-xZuefNX1NAY95wCvSAiBQKOQk06UZfEyshOk3qCo8u3X-MzICPdwOGtv3tE4nP1jvjeZTr7bphJ_A4o-aokXzZ-UK-aglz-qbCm8n7L5uVggaA-CRiZUJEGJQ01pDQUpTZ1dyNPRXurppNGTW4cH54/s4032/IMG_4837.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We took a stroll around the lake, where the KOA has a village of tiny homes for rent, as this is used, not just by RV's but by families coming to the water park.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphBO7tDejzQUS5O1C257AequHDA-27-RKBG0b0foX3C_jlqBteKL8kkhjZp1Gc6ZwN1PDzIvsIpSkfeQfPi15WDCAUZj-4NR5ng3DOTf2yE5xyUvQVSY9K060oJujT5CR83IrMqmxVyAMi1Zmj_WwWmqwzePusxM8Q-BH2gP_olQrXKn25IrYYSUy/s4032/IMG_4842.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphBO7tDejzQUS5O1C257AequHDA-27-RKBG0b0foX3C_jlqBteKL8kkhjZp1Gc6ZwN1PDzIvsIpSkfeQfPi15WDCAUZj-4NR5ng3DOTf2yE5xyUvQVSY9K060oJujT5CR83IrMqmxVyAMi1Zmj_WwWmqwzePusxM8Q-BH2gP_olQrXKn25IrYYSUy/w400-h225/IMG_4842.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to take Vicky over to Cedar Falls. It is the sister city to Waterloo as they are almost connected. When we arrived we happened to be there on a day they were having a car rally. The downtown streets were closed but we arrived just before they officially opened and I got a great parking spot just one street over. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG2jZA25XE17kk88tIQj5xNmlCJRLah9qFZ-QvOxUQOG5BXthLIrYmUt7Poc5Kz3RUdoCd-6RgaufDLay0yuvaCy5sFP6PK1j7ljedNkVo4byFHGt9oqHbbmo7LOAdiR7wqn8mlXY5SU07mis096gses321iGvlfqbT7mt4a9sp5dAHM31wZ3EHRh/s4032/IMG_4843.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG2jZA25XE17kk88tIQj5xNmlCJRLah9qFZ-QvOxUQOG5BXthLIrYmUt7Poc5Kz3RUdoCd-6RgaufDLay0yuvaCy5sFP6PK1j7ljedNkVo4byFHGt9oqHbbmo7LOAdiR7wqn8mlXY5SU07mis096gses321iGvlfqbT7mt4a9sp5dAHM31wZ3EHRh/w400-h225/IMG_4843.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The cars were fantastic </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW3OXK31E7ENqVJRe6S_fUIOIX5-8-a5C4BNh0ifnSFX3ZmEA1Uc8hBqcAeo0k7SrkdeW2ddh1FmSSvddDhKSZG8h5Z_3wzYR00oVlZe9BflNqMgqXCftHl0_q12YM1NwfqTj8c8d9e4WnOOcQBmpRjue4KPsAa8jrGNmQ_MC9b6ag5jEWy7tekfv/s4032/IMG_4844.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW3OXK31E7ENqVJRe6S_fUIOIX5-8-a5C4BNh0ifnSFX3ZmEA1Uc8hBqcAeo0k7SrkdeW2ddh1FmSSvddDhKSZG8h5Z_3wzYR00oVlZe9BflNqMgqXCftHl0_q12YM1NwfqTj8c8d9e4WnOOcQBmpRjue4KPsAa8jrGNmQ_MC9b6ag5jEWy7tekfv/w400-h225/IMG_4844.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We walked all up and down main street looking at the cars and the old buildings</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAI5kGpb6R3RiNMfA-VSxDeHotyngs7iuHcbmq-UyhGf0OoHbHkACzA3MVmtsHOKhjQgV80zS__KbKt_N83xWHSFnLV1Q5Qe1hLsI1yr2wPNcKRSfi_hyv6nNTy-1mOD4p3I0utw8CT1g52s0rrHGjQvTaK9Xkn6rbAK4SnGKjIyMgGMU9JdIj4C8/s4032/IMG_4845.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAI5kGpb6R3RiNMfA-VSxDeHotyngs7iuHcbmq-UyhGf0OoHbHkACzA3MVmtsHOKhjQgV80zS__KbKt_N83xWHSFnLV1Q5Qe1hLsI1yr2wPNcKRSfi_hyv6nNTy-1mOD4p3I0utw8CT1g52s0rrHGjQvTaK9Xkn6rbAK4SnGKjIyMgGMU9JdIj4C8/w400-h225/IMG_4845.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Single Speed Brewing, one of my favorite breweries, they have a beer called <u>Spot The Calf</u>, which is on my list of all time great beers. They have a small location in Cedar Falls, so we stopped in for a sample or two, or four.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjkyonIUkfoSV5oiU23TZUQgmPzDts3r7BJj9rXZhCJ8YOGElFbnJ2HCJP3l3Rb4Cq7cnsWGLCJym2jzS-MNvIu1NAnoGk5QYtBt1mg2aAEXAH5ycs3Q73cUFztdbyXsnJe-ZtrRulsmXnxj7O7NsQIICJdz0Ruwb8bFyarXtrpPZY2JKV7z_2meU/s4032/IMG_4849.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjkyonIUkfoSV5oiU23TZUQgmPzDts3r7BJj9rXZhCJ8YOGElFbnJ2HCJP3l3Rb4Cq7cnsWGLCJym2jzS-MNvIu1NAnoGk5QYtBt1mg2aAEXAH5ycs3Q73cUFztdbyXsnJe-ZtrRulsmXnxj7O7NsQIICJdz0Ruwb8bFyarXtrpPZY2JKV7z_2meU/w400-h225/IMG_4849.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The highlight was a new beer called <u>From Our Bakery.</u> This was a great sour, tasting just like a lemon, blueberry pastry in a glass! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21o4KeyyeJvCnwYJXgDk8bvszp3QHftscLqUh6VB-skXuQzk2-pVqGID7CiJ6OE3okciuPHRO54QHZQ6VvUINGbcZYuwXSZJlODy9PYh39NSQV4oAOIGx9N0qlyRg9SuccEd3MmXDjiwNDc1ZS_2-9DiptNmQ_aqrYLh7RJSyJzoqWrxlSmE7HKdk/s4032/IMG_4850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21o4KeyyeJvCnwYJXgDk8bvszp3QHftscLqUh6VB-skXuQzk2-pVqGID7CiJ6OE3okciuPHRO54QHZQ6VvUINGbcZYuwXSZJlODy9PYh39NSQV4oAOIGx9N0qlyRg9SuccEd3MmXDjiwNDc1ZS_2-9DiptNmQ_aqrYLh7RJSyJzoqWrxlSmE7HKdk/w300-h400/IMG_4850.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After walking around Cedar Falls most of the afternoon, we returned to the KOA to watch the sky again trying to decide what to do. In the end it was all show and no go... Thankfully. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kz8dMh3-J5J3UN295PSuWeH0sC-brQ38QJRtbwzq8JhluYDFy_MZOavsRyPlR13JYqCON5-Fq-oMxBZMsNWwzr3WtzN6Rptjd0vxXl5UChGjWiLzH2lj4QBDiKquZIv0Bva7bAg-q-OU6Z25GLCbNze-xgtTqLZ3M9Daqq_9bRjUEfKvCWB5o5_g/s4032/IMG_4852.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kz8dMh3-J5J3UN295PSuWeH0sC-brQ38QJRtbwzq8JhluYDFy_MZOavsRyPlR13JYqCON5-Fq-oMxBZMsNWwzr3WtzN6Rptjd0vxXl5UChGjWiLzH2lj4QBDiKquZIv0Bva7bAg-q-OU6Z25GLCbNze-xgtTqLZ3M9Daqq_9bRjUEfKvCWB5o5_g/w400-h225/IMG_4852.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It didn't stop me from doing filet's on the grill with baked rice and salad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA_qIBIwVdWWNhawNJ53Ou3WmC0ggramz9XNyTa6smdGnzpJ2tIPYcHW-n3GRHHoUCOa7YKz8XUE-zKF0dYT2m6F5siKyIyIcNL6jWnbld5vyedIemsCGi4ACkZDJbM6YcZ692II6WY2mG9NZYW8OCOUe8K_ZmeVzWPFe2AXi_kYDyZA9NYy3A9nX/s4028/IMG_4854.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="4028" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGA_qIBIwVdWWNhawNJ53Ou3WmC0ggramz9XNyTa6smdGnzpJ2tIPYcHW-n3GRHHoUCOa7YKz8XUE-zKF0dYT2m6F5siKyIyIcNL6jWnbld5vyedIemsCGi4ACkZDJbM6YcZ692II6WY2mG9NZYW8OCOUe8K_ZmeVzWPFe2AXi_kYDyZA9NYy3A9nX/w400-h225/IMG_4854.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Yum </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDdazunWeWgGg3p11ZnjvvNojHU0jE1vaR0kZavvATf5bNRO8qRyE9YqFFVBmMMxnvw07Ozy1v9VJyvD4p3cAMtY__gMjGPaLiwhWWzzw7u0aPTVNohyqcEQbodD49KDaGaagU_E5A4wlp2L_rO9C5ggxcBOiS5iLZZMopToGzGn-3NhZFkmk5nuy/s4030/IMG_4855.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDdazunWeWgGg3p11ZnjvvNojHU0jE1vaR0kZavvATf5bNRO8qRyE9YqFFVBmMMxnvw07Ozy1v9VJyvD4p3cAMtY__gMjGPaLiwhWWzzw7u0aPTVNohyqcEQbodD49KDaGaagU_E5A4wlp2L_rO9C5ggxcBOiS5iLZZMopToGzGn-3NhZFkmk5nuy/w400-h225/IMG_4855.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think this is why Vicky keeps me around, especially on RV trips. I cook, we eat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3mX0VZZrG7KB8wMPm9yoavw8d7Oi6QUnvQRq-2X6U3WK4K99fEOp34ijTgZhAeUNn3hRBq-Ty5fR-TEH_iSMVWX0HYuwTlpcmqbqNsKfpsupjKtsPsOL-c2HsqpKP3Is6-Ayw5XiG199USv3N_kWLQkUtyO8G_k2DpD7ZwfLCfmufgCljCGmHmG4/s4032/IMG_4856.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3mX0VZZrG7KB8wMPm9yoavw8d7Oi6QUnvQRq-2X6U3WK4K99fEOp34ijTgZhAeUNn3hRBq-Ty5fR-TEH_iSMVWX0HYuwTlpcmqbqNsKfpsupjKtsPsOL-c2HsqpKP3Is6-Ayw5XiG199USv3N_kWLQkUtyO8G_k2DpD7ZwfLCfmufgCljCGmHmG4/w225-h400/IMG_4856.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">and then I clean up. 😂</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF19X3ussrttBJ-kUeJM3MbUDKxRLjGrdRlxc7gqYbHHk97BedlYNNH5xCjoU2-ePclE27ExjXXg3VPi4WeYIwdx1-SRLUNaARrFkLs_otS389KXb6wGPDoCRquCBabWFeyQgD7urJVHGFZv0r3uiCCsmB6hyG9PCEjhkmtl-5Vo6rrFb4X8ZN_u4z/s4032/IMG_4859.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF19X3ussrttBJ-kUeJM3MbUDKxRLjGrdRlxc7gqYbHHk97BedlYNNH5xCjoU2-ePclE27ExjXXg3VPi4WeYIwdx1-SRLUNaARrFkLs_otS389KXb6wGPDoCRquCBabWFeyQgD7urJVHGFZv0r3uiCCsmB6hyG9PCEjhkmtl-5Vo6rrFb4X8ZN_u4z/w225-h400/IMG_4859.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 3- Monday</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monday was back to work, I had my morning conference call and then two appointments in town which took most of the day. I had my normal after meeting paperwork and returning emails. I did manage to make us grilled hotdogs with the remainder of the baked rice for dinner. Tomorrow will be a travel day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmRExCau4fUxEe566bBhisQ5OZq9mOpfGX-F4BJ9C6XCUDUNljikDGAtxfQqfJTtUP8M76ZFukTcHXRAtj-ZufFzs1acyOCOlp6h0BcDFbH2lfnYTRPpArc83ui9AYSWcq1zaVlhXPqM-yJ9J9FOLaT9VoqNa25iuInW-golE58_UbJ70gEPW2Xdv/s4032/IMG_4862.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmRExCau4fUxEe566bBhisQ5OZq9mOpfGX-F4BJ9C6XCUDUNljikDGAtxfQqfJTtUP8M76ZFukTcHXRAtj-ZufFzs1acyOCOlp6h0BcDFbH2lfnYTRPpArc83ui9AYSWcq1zaVlhXPqM-yJ9J9FOLaT9VoqNa25iuInW-golE58_UbJ70gEPW2Xdv/w400-h225/IMG_4862.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 4- Tuesday </span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are off to Mason City, or for us Cedar Lake, just 100 miles away. Cedar Lake lies just outside Mason City and is a very important tourist area. This is where the RV parks are located. There is a city RV park in Mason City, but it is first come, first serve, and I can never take the chance on a work trip, that I will not find a spot for a night or two. I need somewhere I can make a reservation. I found a "mom and pop" park last trip called Oakwood RV park and while it is cash only, the rates are very good and the park and people are very nice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Every trip requires some unforeseen issues and in this case it should have been one that I was prepared for, but simply overlooked. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In this case, while setting up the RV upon arrival, we managed to lock ourselves out of the RV and I did not have a spare set up keys hidden anywhere! Dumb...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We called all the locksmiths we could Google in the area, but no one was answering or available. The folks at the RV park were so nice to round up a lot of spare keys so we could try them, but nothing worked. I was ready to break in to the RV via one of the roof vents. When one of the companies we called, returned out message and actually were able to rush right out to us. They were super nice and they actually picked the lock, like a burglar. Needless to say that I know have a set of spare keys if that every happens again! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOhq0Edn42sbaL7lpcZ0NhU-S23KWukBKQZxF89eQcUXYDUtU7JRUURz0E9wzxxH3BwSkzy1yv7P1EBvp4aliSaJRgDxc9a6YJY4lDhMPmPkGkAGGtJcvkJwM4xCvXpnSyDewJ5QVSZ3ofS-rjLxyqVQjAQTbWSRARv7mk73z-bzYR5WjUgaLrVVb/s4032/IMG_4872.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOhq0Edn42sbaL7lpcZ0NhU-S23KWukBKQZxF89eQcUXYDUtU7JRUURz0E9wzxxH3BwSkzy1yv7P1EBvp4aliSaJRgDxc9a6YJY4lDhMPmPkGkAGGtJcvkJwM4xCvXpnSyDewJ5QVSZ3ofS-rjLxyqVQjAQTbWSRARv7mk73z-bzYR5WjUgaLrVVb/w400-h225/IMG_4872.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">making spare keys.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ckYFv3B-kw9BlcBxbfPC45L5ELnHCuxk_scmSgR1Ng6D1K9A2XYSra-DMYt7znkeoaBOj0gc5etN46rkFZF75yq999oLbdiYEOMlVuqzVHDUghEcdtg04RrdcMFVaHa-m_CcPfbEYtpRA-9H_3wWx5OVM5F_POlskAmQuIZY8e75kkSuAfSnf6-a/s4032/IMG_4873.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ckYFv3B-kw9BlcBxbfPC45L5ELnHCuxk_scmSgR1Ng6D1K9A2XYSra-DMYt7znkeoaBOj0gc5etN46rkFZF75yq999oLbdiYEOMlVuqzVHDUghEcdtg04RrdcMFVaHa-m_CcPfbEYtpRA-9H_3wWx5OVM5F_POlskAmQuIZY8e75kkSuAfSnf6-a/w400-h225/IMG_4873.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After a waste of a couple of hours we were in and set up. We did take Vicky on a quick tour of downtown Cedar Lake, pick up some donuts as a thank you to the campground hosts for trying to help us with our RV lock, but then it was back to the RV after what had become a bit of a stressful day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSRtgN9PEJ9nho_GWtHpj0Dgn55ltXzyG45Ib_cFCNq-fQwLntoovCqGRt1cpD3mWPDIv1NGHw7TT9kedcepOrhX5k4srfQHjhkvxBHFlE5wt4ZhfuZ0yXVutLqkgZ7kDnVWfsUaA-9jBXVkuBkSSF_f1Qmolvnmd4KUXvpjsOI1wqSQiMvKLn4te/s4032/IMG_4866.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSRtgN9PEJ9nho_GWtHpj0Dgn55ltXzyG45Ib_cFCNq-fQwLntoovCqGRt1cpD3mWPDIv1NGHw7TT9kedcepOrhX5k4srfQHjhkvxBHFlE5wt4ZhfuZ0yXVutLqkgZ7kDnVWfsUaA-9jBXVkuBkSSF_f1Qmolvnmd4KUXvpjsOI1wqSQiMvKLn4te/w400-h225/IMG_4866.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A giant chicken breast, nicely grilled. A success to end the day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrw1UV6BZadsRi_iskA7nE9-3eiGBJlvBVSudcb09Qk6Imbs31OZgZTF8hebzNGVMUH-WY19SONMTlAMpH9XWrHs9-K_ewqPpsFODZuGjAkC9MhKZEUDIiAWcLsu8NMTXH17dp_5yVgZQfJPOkU3AjSDgwn7XJQhceVlxvgzi6ixXsAu_BrIOyzs3V/s4032/IMG_4865.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrw1UV6BZadsRi_iskA7nE9-3eiGBJlvBVSudcb09Qk6Imbs31OZgZTF8hebzNGVMUH-WY19SONMTlAMpH9XWrHs9-K_ewqPpsFODZuGjAkC9MhKZEUDIiAWcLsu8NMTXH17dp_5yVgZQfJPOkU3AjSDgwn7XJQhceVlxvgzi6ixXsAu_BrIOyzs3V/w400-h225/IMG_4865.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 5-Wednesday</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dawn and sunrise were beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOhoxyf6f3NZ3xU1F8S2ddeMj68v_ta35jCBIPfBYsaDGTWEmIFjXgsvM0zMPB-oWCVL7LraN4D7AADNbkNNeZLOugCLCepF-I9HhMhGnoWieqF3zIiJmr2rIWyYB-KUZbIcBRFuiGOLP4hA5l7tvrAhEvSpcgwLMkPYIoqF9vEs2_B0xXPQ73anG/s4032/IMG_4869.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOhoxyf6f3NZ3xU1F8S2ddeMj68v_ta35jCBIPfBYsaDGTWEmIFjXgsvM0zMPB-oWCVL7LraN4D7AADNbkNNeZLOugCLCepF-I9HhMhGnoWieqF3zIiJmr2rIWyYB-KUZbIcBRFuiGOLP4hA5l7tvrAhEvSpcgwLMkPYIoqF9vEs2_B0xXPQ73anG/w400-h225/IMG_4869.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfl16j24I7SIzIvMPftXmzO3pGUq2QTfvKHiA6PsmxEXIb3xeeKcPpTkUAkuz3qk_KvPlJca4vB5a2ZZOD_Ws_AcIwROlJmFtfNlIyYKephdagHMTRVVdhpzy9LT4S8BDT4K5JJQMzFcgGUCPPyXZVNdyZYBrnGJtWQkZu5yfbFmOVqZ0zcJqdPa-/s4032/IMG_4871.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfl16j24I7SIzIvMPftXmzO3pGUq2QTfvKHiA6PsmxEXIb3xeeKcPpTkUAkuz3qk_KvPlJca4vB5a2ZZOD_Ws_AcIwROlJmFtfNlIyYKephdagHMTRVVdhpzy9LT4S8BDT4K5JJQMzFcgGUCPPyXZVNdyZYBrnGJtWQkZu5yfbFmOVqZ0zcJqdPa-/w400-h225/IMG_4871.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had my appointment with my dealer early and was done by noon and able to come back and finish my paperwork in time to take advantage of our first really nice day and take Vicky back to the downtown area and stroll the shops. We found some really cute dresses for the grandkids at a local shop, picked up a souvenir magnet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbUxZWISCOUJ1MtiFmggiPbBouNyhsZggsT3oP_ttv2owhTrP_JqJYYvPyx9BDKzVUooQXIyfZdXdAgdiznFPigWrHzoDdZ5jYILWNljjOlk9LtoCdzIkPOoaPC6yk0xATBk48Cqh9M2hfsKouJ24-JY7zwv4OBjknV7hZzCMCxwmkt-O_AAlnQyu/s4032/IMG_4874.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbUxZWISCOUJ1MtiFmggiPbBouNyhsZggsT3oP_ttv2owhTrP_JqJYYvPyx9BDKzVUooQXIyfZdXdAgdiznFPigWrHzoDdZ5jYILWNljjOlk9LtoCdzIkPOoaPC6yk0xATBk48Cqh9M2hfsKouJ24-JY7zwv4OBjknV7hZzCMCxwmkt-O_AAlnQyu/w400-h225/IMG_4874.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Back at the RV park, we strolled around the grounds, </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09gyKuyZNMCBkBP4wzYvLAEtLLjNS9KOTvVMb14gXR3cMbbn8SnPPqXw2PVhaAfPgXQXGc8SkTjmOye59mPXFBCOiZYOAI-Zq7T-nSCO9G8RuAlMLEQu4dAz3-BrB-5k-VZS8vyjfWTiP_Q4jImVAvKbZBPooqB5C-qJzpFhsSUjZJhE4tRelaL6B/s4032/IMG_4875.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09gyKuyZNMCBkBP4wzYvLAEtLLjNS9KOTvVMb14gXR3cMbbn8SnPPqXw2PVhaAfPgXQXGc8SkTjmOye59mPXFBCOiZYOAI-Zq7T-nSCO9G8RuAlMLEQu4dAz3-BrB-5k-VZS8vyjfWTiP_Q4jImVAvKbZBPooqB5C-qJzpFhsSUjZJhE4tRelaL6B/w225-h400/IMG_4875.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iezX6FU_TgZmk5Ko33d6itSDG-1THj0VLG0s-vZmoEdVg03FDU2uYFwn6zjJV4ZyyE5DxemUSKC9r3yH_6vcVphC-x7qOrtq2vWK41afD-eNtpVQ7gWPeE_i30X0N5PbKfi2lR3gxrAmmaE_K7sqaad1CIVv1ryWNqbD6LoF0MUI6F9wRDq_DPsL/s4032/IMG_4876.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iezX6FU_TgZmk5Ko33d6itSDG-1THj0VLG0s-vZmoEdVg03FDU2uYFwn6zjJV4ZyyE5DxemUSKC9r3yH_6vcVphC-x7qOrtq2vWK41afD-eNtpVQ7gWPeE_i30X0N5PbKfi2lR3gxrAmmaE_K7sqaad1CIVv1ryWNqbD6LoF0MUI6F9wRDq_DPsL/w400-h225/IMG_4876.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We did some laundry</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbSw0VK6m4C_SapEz-2AlWi-l6KYOO7Hi5dql1WmCI8nWT8lmEtDzV2nY5vKeySbptvz-7A4fW_7UxfhEK9oaoQBqCyUBjzzFhbDiiCEiQIMEaiRwQNZ63qMdum1z_8BIEtj7Lngh3up44JKpKxNGGSn02v9d9k536pAN1buBIvwIPzuTCzdm6UIg/s4032/IMG_4877.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbSw0VK6m4C_SapEz-2AlWi-l6KYOO7Hi5dql1WmCI8nWT8lmEtDzV2nY5vKeySbptvz-7A4fW_7UxfhEK9oaoQBqCyUBjzzFhbDiiCEiQIMEaiRwQNZ63qMdum1z_8BIEtj7Lngh3up44JKpKxNGGSn02v9d9k536pAN1buBIvwIPzuTCzdm6UIg/w400-h225/IMG_4877.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 6- Thursday</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took it as a good omen that I had two yokes in one egg this morning</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have to drive 130 miles to Storm Lake, Iowa this morning for an appointment I have around 2 pm. There is another big storm brewing and heading this way. So we are going to try and skirt around it by driving south on Hwy 35 before joining Hwy 20 west again.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz5zKeDB4u-T1QZKuoUJxihod0RJZztpGJX_Mx6jxxGXtB7kAurslX5S3Lidf4vf7m29hsN73sKqoBPjtJ5f4nwcpU7MkuDkVmtmAjBh8oAPXHRLpVlis-G7PGlzVGZxvnC0i2-lv2r56Jg0XvANXH5J-mbMGPwGe6wR8PA5rqhPCdDGxx85IND6H/s4032/IMG_4878.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz5zKeDB4u-T1QZKuoUJxihod0RJZztpGJX_Mx6jxxGXtB7kAurslX5S3Lidf4vf7m29hsN73sKqoBPjtJ5f4nwcpU7MkuDkVmtmAjBh8oAPXHRLpVlis-G7PGlzVGZxvnC0i2-lv2r56Jg0XvANXH5J-mbMGPwGe6wR8PA5rqhPCdDGxx85IND6H/w400-h225/IMG_4878.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it successfully, watching the storm blacken the sky to the North of us. We only had minor sprinkles of rain on our short trip today. Sunshine Park is right on Storm Lake and run by the City. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs3_jHG_ccUya6uNA1jCBBaZNJoLr3D4BUuMnfHpYFExHBERHObeFJA6KVsAek9XILacFGSPh27YLcxAETWr54Lmuz1AYvF_RiAoj5xQqM5RoQnh-cf3AQvIvX5m9NNHVnw-KzRevRx80cHZgQTi8Yo5RoMhtqd7c1yyCRy674MLIcLxGiGjDJkhV/s4032/IMG_4889.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs3_jHG_ccUya6uNA1jCBBaZNJoLr3D4BUuMnfHpYFExHBERHObeFJA6KVsAek9XILacFGSPh27YLcxAETWr54Lmuz1AYvF_RiAoj5xQqM5RoQnh-cf3AQvIvX5m9NNHVnw-KzRevRx80cHZgQTi8Yo5RoMhtqd7c1yyCRy674MLIcLxGiGjDJkhV/w400-h225/IMG_4889.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxfqrNhpOIXg8_VXqj26rnB5MGnwStIx6eeBdhnR_EMtAgIH9vmzT3BVyAwFYmW9VVw4N8Eaf4IOnHTHrj-jQvhfq8yN8yaqiSBFuMF3fsovHvL5AzPqJL5Besmqb_X-Q0We5ZRK9KNhsJV6Hs0AeOoD-m2-Mk6kJM9IO6DlYctUZdLiQg97BfJ5g/s4032/IMG_4882.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxfqrNhpOIXg8_VXqj26rnB5MGnwStIx6eeBdhnR_EMtAgIH9vmzT3BVyAwFYmW9VVw4N8Eaf4IOnHTHrj-jQvhfq8yN8yaqiSBFuMF3fsovHvL5AzPqJL5Besmqb_X-Q0We5ZRK9KNhsJV6Hs0AeOoD-m2-Mk6kJM9IO6DlYctUZdLiQg97BfJ5g/w400-h225/IMG_4882.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did have my meeting in town, the dealer has a shop right on main street and Vicky walked up and down the street and shopped while I had my meeting. After work hours we then walked the bike path that runs around the lake, right in front of the RV park. They have some really weird and comical carvings all along the path.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes Bigfoot is holding a beer! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vjKDqPj5pGL2tPdZ3bs1DxdLPdQNvg2ZtfFxrp0i6KVU4Y8njgY98-4dfhcabaEhTuFJCIjzie63mUxGwXl128sEZeTMsVvs_ZhexMKZ1swNBRWBAOUzFLtQwjiaJeDxPzSCCA87UJrPQacQpaRKf3hh46hohfBrpQmgaiPpsXbd8BRrsFoZbggG/s4032/IMG_4880.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vjKDqPj5pGL2tPdZ3bs1DxdLPdQNvg2ZtfFxrp0i6KVU4Y8njgY98-4dfhcabaEhTuFJCIjzie63mUxGwXl128sEZeTMsVvs_ZhexMKZ1swNBRWBAOUzFLtQwjiaJeDxPzSCCA87UJrPQacQpaRKf3hh46hohfBrpQmgaiPpsXbd8BRrsFoZbggG/w225-h400/IMG_4880.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Bigfoot. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c851LUAaadREDIARUUrI0OTi3zicOkGBb4k18MUnyOqu_7cSh21yxkRcEJEn4W40nF2TybXNjoCbD2AMnOUK6JWyNbZrPusk7KF3jRiVkzNkyGbvjIWmL5OVCeyalJbf9oSInvm_zb-T_5Qvd_25EnPJrIVyBVgMNRHLPdy9JuMBqZp2E49taHb3/w225-h400/IMG_4883.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Lighthouse</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76DV2XL3gsmrYzZDyDneCzIhh5aNCouDGIG0sKm_yNTVxR_3zycW4D3U5oxP-qQ7Hs3kSjGMv4E4YliTsN_nNEjzmu83wyu5j7G4_p3KEjCbQe7NWWuKtyRwBQZiMqReXI_XPj91tDasMBPpZE6noicio97k9yDU_T587LyCIIUQkBmmW91mwU3Ua/s4032/IMG_4884.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76DV2XL3gsmrYzZDyDneCzIhh5aNCouDGIG0sKm_yNTVxR_3zycW4D3U5oxP-qQ7Hs3kSjGMv4E4YliTsN_nNEjzmu83wyu5j7G4_p3KEjCbQe7NWWuKtyRwBQZiMqReXI_XPj91tDasMBPpZE6noicio97k9yDU_T587LyCIIUQkBmmW91mwU3Ua/w225-h400/IMG_4884.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">KingsPoint Resort in Storm Lake has a major waterpark. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0qMmWSFibGTMkXQUFav1K1oK8c9bdX8XGX4GjdWSTJPIElIEeHcCXr5xRl2DDqF8vNLUxpZZHr5huGDQhB-zKICcmZtmEHXL5PxSXBZM7x6DK8f40uJ2S015FUObSTXEdyg9vQ0kOfcUMB-7S-HfgUeqSuRrp7l3lhmjSx33LsH6JPxnTVSXguVf/s4032/IMG_4885.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0qMmWSFibGTMkXQUFav1K1oK8c9bdX8XGX4GjdWSTJPIElIEeHcCXr5xRl2DDqF8vNLUxpZZHr5huGDQhB-zKICcmZtmEHXL5PxSXBZM7x6DK8f40uJ2S015FUObSTXEdyg9vQ0kOfcUMB-7S-HfgUeqSuRrp7l3lhmjSx33LsH6JPxnTVSXguVf/w400-h225/IMG_4885.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">More of the "funky" carvings along the shoreline </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiursxVbtSjxu2_9huhgdifGV9QTbtoODFdVTLPrqv1tP3L-_AqicILOeEWywTarRXekIK1RQDAeM198NeF_wAE3gZlQdskF-i3lpG1U6BP5KX8A1RpOBq0KkrQakc-aSB3nO8mvZTq8KcaaPdDpEEoG-ApEETssr-kZOKAhCNbn3dug8M6LIE-PO2-/s4032/IMG_4886.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiursxVbtSjxu2_9huhgdifGV9QTbtoODFdVTLPrqv1tP3L-_AqicILOeEWywTarRXekIK1RQDAeM198NeF_wAE3gZlQdskF-i3lpG1U6BP5KX8A1RpOBq0KkrQakc-aSB3nO8mvZTq8KcaaPdDpEEoG-ApEETssr-kZOKAhCNbn3dug8M6LIE-PO2-/w225-h400/IMG_4886.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Serpent guarding the RV entrance </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrdaXayEBaN4pxB8uJabDyRy6knZjDWXHQGvWNkQEjCAi_2Fyh0wPm5njTlYqCSAoMn_KaX9wFQ1XiEhS4P7QGnCTT9Cl1WSMHfR-rpuFr8BQVyRiYylgMxY6_bK1zifdYdGKUfVrvU4I-_8UbC4HDaRnYkPLhvyYECa3mfr_4Sg4K1Prrnf7HIjE/s4032/IMG_4888.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrdaXayEBaN4pxB8uJabDyRy6knZjDWXHQGvWNkQEjCAi_2Fyh0wPm5njTlYqCSAoMn_KaX9wFQ1XiEhS4P7QGnCTT9Cl1WSMHfR-rpuFr8BQVyRiYylgMxY6_bK1zifdYdGKUfVrvU4I-_8UbC4HDaRnYkPLhvyYECa3mfr_4Sg4K1Prrnf7HIjE/w225-h400/IMG_4888.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bacon wrapped pork tenderloin for dinner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAKuwhWx1_e8AwnH6hIYfixI92ew7Y3370A3pG2dgLs18Uvr0DWFWhEDB9a18oi4ikPoHev8xHcw9M-JY9Q_ECLHHpTU8Yb9dTjxi1CCK2b45ZPwgFdCVCr5Tv0iV84VNC510AMfhLozFEdxSPWOYuyIyuvMpjLrYCexYG1tzaseT-wMkQnzAvue-/s4032/IMG_4891.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAKuwhWx1_e8AwnH6hIYfixI92ew7Y3370A3pG2dgLs18Uvr0DWFWhEDB9a18oi4ikPoHev8xHcw9M-JY9Q_ECLHHpTU8Yb9dTjxi1CCK2b45ZPwgFdCVCr5Tv0iV84VNC510AMfhLozFEdxSPWOYuyIyuvMpjLrYCexYG1tzaseT-wMkQnzAvue-/w225-h400/IMG_4891.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 7- Friday</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another travel and appointment day. I didn't want to have many of these with Vicky along, they make the day very hectic, but these shorter drive days lend themselves to trying to do as many meetings as possible during the week. Today it is only 79 miles to Sioux City, Iowa and it is at the end of the week, so I wanted to make sure I got into see my dealer today. We were uneventful getting backed up and on our way. I had booked us into the campground in downtown Sioux City. Actually just across the river and technically in Nebraska, as the Missouri River is the boundary between Iowa and Nebraska. From this side you get to see the "skyline" of Sioux City. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I actually called ahead to this park, as normally check in time isn't until the afternoon, but I need to get to the park while still in the morning, so I could get set up and still have time to prepare for my meeting. The park, as they all usually are, was very accommodating and said it would not be a problem. One of the advantages of coming in the early season, the parks are not as crowded as they will be in a couple weeks with RV's already on your designated site. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxBHDB087MEcoMGpBeRDgH0gGvq660RqpF4h6x_PI_rx3hMpHMr6fjVXjaIqdM-5I_y7xybIsy-P0CrSq9FFSilLOP5JBPnHmzzXflmFBZMb4tZ3xnWrT7UkjKs3uhuzJD5ANMVA97w2GlgKNaxSLNwqCXRQzz2MR60lThWLJslNF5LwwkWVscLdU/s4032/IMG_4892.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxBHDB087MEcoMGpBeRDgH0gGvq660RqpF4h6x_PI_rx3hMpHMr6fjVXjaIqdM-5I_y7xybIsy-P0CrSq9FFSilLOP5JBPnHmzzXflmFBZMb4tZ3xnWrT7UkjKs3uhuzJD5ANMVA97w2GlgKNaxSLNwqCXRQzz2MR60lThWLJslNF5LwwkWVscLdU/w400-h225/IMG_4892.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We actually got a slightly better site when we arrived. A waterfront view with full hookups. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HXuwQnv-eln-xSunJTS2AUCjAKSfsyX7KM6EoRb-prdeIyWmtfztGowKeJU-ZMwZudUyf30b48WLzNLgh7nCO-hlbX2godSgX5d6sBfgl5v0ecEbR4TXtuCasQrjgsv34Q1rJk6xVHlT-h1oeDyReVlLl4fnmfLuyEFI4KwZMmPFfZhemPSBu3Rw/s4032/IMG_4893.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HXuwQnv-eln-xSunJTS2AUCjAKSfsyX7KM6EoRb-prdeIyWmtfztGowKeJU-ZMwZudUyf30b48WLzNLgh7nCO-hlbX2godSgX5d6sBfgl5v0ecEbR4TXtuCasQrjgsv34Q1rJk6xVHlT-h1oeDyReVlLl4fnmfLuyEFI4KwZMmPFfZhemPSBu3Rw/w400-h225/IMG_4893.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We got set up and I had my meeting successfully. But as you might have guessed the weather was chasing us again. It looked to be building in the southwest. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZc6qvYJyYvPvcsc9p4eJRRMX4VVEt_XOj-hM_BetYXng-26VmXxcsrA6jK64MD133arZS144uTrH6axb8N7pYjo7h_ZC5HFK2NPgG2Cv5qSKyn71LF71yflj_b41rrq0ZEr-2SzGEet7HmJvqm8z3B-Cc7MOMwWud8OtK--x_v1hEAizYoZPARUJ/s4032/IMG_4897.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZc6qvYJyYvPvcsc9p4eJRRMX4VVEt_XOj-hM_BetYXng-26VmXxcsrA6jK64MD133arZS144uTrH6axb8N7pYjo7h_ZC5HFK2NPgG2Cv5qSKyn71LF71yflj_b41rrq0ZEr-2SzGEet7HmJvqm8z3B-Cc7MOMwWud8OtK--x_v1hEAizYoZPARUJ/w400-h225/IMG_4897.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Radar confirmed it was coming our way and it looked like a strong one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvYTOHoUaC2ZblWjimHAOm714bAQbSjBRFnLYf5jnnGdTe2ir3gtaZvT_fYDGivdc-h49jH--jPkwOiR5n4dngXt0VNAJHBjc1gAKN8bR-ZFclfwbHeCLpY2vqnb59q_X-Xb2z4HbsW0svBSDLG_awUI2VhTeAgCpuEsOL6sTKOltyEhzco-_WoO3/s1403/IMG_4899.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvYTOHoUaC2ZblWjimHAOm714bAQbSjBRFnLYf5jnnGdTe2ir3gtaZvT_fYDGivdc-h49jH--jPkwOiR5n4dngXt0VNAJHBjc1gAKN8bR-ZFclfwbHeCLpY2vqnb59q_X-Xb2z4HbsW0svBSDLG_awUI2VhTeAgCpuEsOL6sTKOltyEhzco-_WoO3/w274-h400/IMG_4899.JPEG" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few minutes before the front was due to hit the local police where driving though the RV park letting everyone know, on their loudspeakers, we should take shelter. We actually closed up the RV, bringing in the two slides that open. This gave us the smallest footprint to the possible wind to come. We sat in our our bedroom and watched movies while we waited. Some of our neighbors actually got in their cars and left the park.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDut_GYtDXgEctOs6HAYBFo3jUB0SKzjgtY5ur-6l5fuocl9jPcgREWA2g5qjNH5Ia_uXG-tW3Sjx1mnCmYn--T88NJnADuQnAf1KaHSlsa8XdK4XlyI9yEV_JsPuKzbKCllY9v86e7Mh2-LYt1WDUkLEn-MkvgGrMPkKppV3vL43VxrtDQyDHj7V/s4032/IMG_4900.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDut_GYtDXgEctOs6HAYBFo3jUB0SKzjgtY5ur-6l5fuocl9jPcgREWA2g5qjNH5Ia_uXG-tW3Sjx1mnCmYn--T88NJnADuQnAf1KaHSlsa8XdK4XlyI9yEV_JsPuKzbKCllY9v86e7Mh2-LYt1WDUkLEn-MkvgGrMPkKppV3vL43VxrtDQyDHj7V/w400-h225/IMG_4900.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For a few minutes it didn't look good, but almost at the last minute the storm split in two parts and literally went around the city. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q1SfH1Jcz_zhO6btD3jA1dUaq5pZAnellqL4cigBN0ChPcWyqamFvq3OUjmwWKKdxPcNTFqzF-1fYi1BeMDkMBc6OXanDSsAIMcb3zajUrDQy_npT8ZqWuxU9hQVNwbE8acdwe3sBb2luXMiAS0NFZ2OMRemZ4igC2BNvYF4CyAf16K0zYq2wKPD/s4032/IMG_4903.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q1SfH1Jcz_zhO6btD3jA1dUaq5pZAnellqL4cigBN0ChPcWyqamFvq3OUjmwWKKdxPcNTFqzF-1fYi1BeMDkMBc6OXanDSsAIMcb3zajUrDQy_npT8ZqWuxU9hQVNwbE8acdwe3sBb2luXMiAS0NFZ2OMRemZ4igC2BNvYF4CyAf16K0zYq2wKPD/w400-h225/IMG_4903.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It did give us a spectacular light show to the South. You could see this for couple of hours. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We waited about an hour with the RV closed up and then it was over. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pE9fcRNTnEY" width="320" youtube-src-id="pE9fcRNTnEY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 8- Saturday</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dawn the next day was not completely clear but it seems that Iowa was giving up on trying to kill us this trip. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j6J38qlyIg9H_F1Liv2SyInERuB1AzgnWc2VdKAf5gcsPlTqqtyjpDb9hD07PA3_U8PD6icJgnxOA1t4zUt8LE7dDK5MVBqiJ1tp2trv9YW7EsEF_qkes9Zf6YTKUB7ODEmNKwlTYC0P6EV4ESYqBNm4dEQtJmmpei7YLq10jGkGe-KzqBJpOxul/s3685/IMG_4905.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="3685" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j6J38qlyIg9H_F1Liv2SyInERuB1AzgnWc2VdKAf5gcsPlTqqtyjpDb9hD07PA3_U8PD6icJgnxOA1t4zUt8LE7dDK5MVBqiJ1tp2trv9YW7EsEF_qkes9Zf6YTKUB7ODEmNKwlTYC0P6EV4ESYqBNm4dEQtJmmpei7YLq10jGkGe-KzqBJpOxul/s320/IMG_4905.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is now Saturday so we have the day to wonder around Sioux City. While not a big place it does have some sights. It was an important stop for Lewis and Clark and there is a very nice cultural center to see. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXZWrtmUfuJu1AoZEp-oZfGg3RzZFD8QjoIKH5iLCX8BWTwEAkNdOMnoug1J00nZG3eAG1V4MoEK5UUMg3NYrzNx3b5Lr2GSPwbYworizd7g5YFTtLyxNYLgn-kmsTaaM1vDRdizrOa_5W-xhuFxqilosrCFTSx8WLi0pAmhdChH0pM0eA9KwvTPd/s4032/IMG_4907.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXZWrtmUfuJu1AoZEp-oZfGg3RzZFD8QjoIKH5iLCX8BWTwEAkNdOMnoug1J00nZG3eAG1V4MoEK5UUMg3NYrzNx3b5Lr2GSPwbYworizd7g5YFTtLyxNYLgn-kmsTaaM1vDRdizrOa_5W-xhuFxqilosrCFTSx8WLi0pAmhdChH0pM0eA9KwvTPd/w400-h225/IMG_4907.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A few statues of the explorers in the park </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60TO9I7QIZdzCnr4aH_tJnLrIeqQBObxlcamc8GvOE_hWMoq5-h0wvFnVZp015c_lmiKwMYmKKfrMTXnu18hOgpNK6FNtpWdZ84djF5EFYIux7MEYwYe8-hWcA5vJmJ2IFNS7cmzKErVKBHDGKX5KoC8BG0RE25-BgneAjwyxPj6mImLrpqlfJkx7/s4032/IMG_4908.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60TO9I7QIZdzCnr4aH_tJnLrIeqQBObxlcamc8GvOE_hWMoq5-h0wvFnVZp015c_lmiKwMYmKKfrMTXnu18hOgpNK6FNtpWdZ84djF5EFYIux7MEYwYe8-hWcA5vJmJ2IFNS7cmzKErVKBHDGKX5KoC8BG0RE25-BgneAjwyxPj6mImLrpqlfJkx7/w225-h400/IMG_4908.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, Vicky needed to go into the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino while we were here. Can't let a good slot machine opportunity go to waste. Foreigner was actually playing in the Casino tonight and we briefly thought about getting tickets, but their theater in General Admission and standing only, no thanks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifN9TEdKSXIZqjr8XTDOXoH0Uwd9hJH7A1iQJPlLPuN9Du_KqtvJ6xbzzWDDQLuCNsXVEm7Vb6rs2Wlte_2bIHgPJZKTQymjnNkYsxYbcBeAkB8X8lMI0QjyYGGYYSGspYvknRsta9tYIw8UPioBnjgRjHatk679mzlUR0ioOyukLX9LgWOsQAupcE/s4032/IMG_4910.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifN9TEdKSXIZqjr8XTDOXoH0Uwd9hJH7A1iQJPlLPuN9Du_KqtvJ6xbzzWDDQLuCNsXVEm7Vb6rs2Wlte_2bIHgPJZKTQymjnNkYsxYbcBeAkB8X8lMI0QjyYGGYYSGspYvknRsta9tYIw8UPioBnjgRjHatk679mzlUR0ioOyukLX9LgWOsQAupcE/w400-h225/IMG_4910.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Tonight, fettuccine and meatballs with fruit salad</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTr1SVji02tqZqbFHCYoPgvUkCXkjKu22rGTvX_hmoNWi8jUdPoUy0shNmX0NTvuNr9Pb4brDFU7Pi_LQSLmJ_JEnEsIzC_cQMunFs4RApsaIXQunO0tMD-oyMMMYO_9JZ6Pby2GKNpjgACEcl7M0Hmu4Ce0_HVdy6Rq-U_L5AZJ5MmAlW8zNBSJR/s4032/IMG_4911.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTr1SVji02tqZqbFHCYoPgvUkCXkjKu22rGTvX_hmoNWi8jUdPoUy0shNmX0NTvuNr9Pb4brDFU7Pi_LQSLmJ_JEnEsIzC_cQMunFs4RApsaIXQunO0tMD-oyMMMYO_9JZ6Pby2GKNpjgACEcl7M0Hmu4Ce0_HVdy6Rq-U_L5AZJ5MmAlW8zNBSJR/w400-h225/IMG_4911.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 9 Sunday </span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We finally have a good but windy morning. that always make pulling the RV and adventure. The last of Iowa is not going to let go of us easily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkYsQpeIFIOC_QkAoNxxcGfNJx6zJiZnY4M3o3q7jBOmErl1vj6asrUF0MnOwfBav8UoHr0b7TnWtA3QciznJl7W_3dWaufoufRAU7z3DPRc6NOlXac_H8vTUfhDFhoGrj_wmN0BhZ-5NTXmxyKD-Z19ZjHzY_cU4iPPVIEUz1pLtd7LnPkw13G7C/s4032/IMG_4912.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkYsQpeIFIOC_QkAoNxxcGfNJx6zJiZnY4M3o3q7jBOmErl1vj6asrUF0MnOwfBav8UoHr0b7TnWtA3QciznJl7W_3dWaufoufRAU7z3DPRc6NOlXac_H8vTUfhDFhoGrj_wmN0BhZ-5NTXmxyKD-Z19ZjHzY_cU4iPPVIEUz1pLtd7LnPkw13G7C/w400-h225/IMG_4912.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I made a good breakfast for us, before we head toward Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We have no real time table today as we only have a dinner meeting with a client in the evening, so this gives us lots of time for a late start on just the 85 miles north we have to drive. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oN7LLKfw3zsu-V7l_O8syNR_srKPVeLNg6Ed6dhA-6FExhfAOjbsz5tnUMmGclgKOauU9YNkl0ZutRrDv1_TAUGyoWpcoBb9fgz08aLnIkupI2An1CII42b-Nh6NR8DsAzyV8sB01MXokFpuz4FKxXXKreOjZnrWvdbHt9fzF763amjWpMkLmgaL/s4032/IMG_4913.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oN7LLKfw3zsu-V7l_O8syNR_srKPVeLNg6Ed6dhA-6FExhfAOjbsz5tnUMmGclgKOauU9YNkl0ZutRrDv1_TAUGyoWpcoBb9fgz08aLnIkupI2An1CII42b-Nh6NR8DsAzyV8sB01MXokFpuz4FKxXXKreOjZnrWvdbHt9fzF763amjWpMkLmgaL/w400-h225/IMG_4913.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tower Campground was a bit of a disappointment. While I had forgotten it was Mother's Day (you do lose track of some details when you are traveling like this) the campground office was closed, even though it showed Sunday hours. More importantly there was a long term RV on our designated site and no one was answering or returning any calls to their after hours or emergency phone numbers. We had to park off to the side for an hour or so until I did actually find a sheet on their outside bulletin board that showed that they had moved us to another site. I called and left another message that I had found the information and changed sites, but we never heard back from them at all, even the next day when they were open. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In addition our dinner meeting got cancelled due to some dealer projects that were still ongoing, even on a Sunday. We rescheduled for Monday morning. Vicky and I went and got Chinese food for dinner at a local place that I know and brought it back to the RV for a quiet dinner and movie night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Mother's Day Vicky</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwOEespCd-q04rjOv2J8WS7iUvF2g-rwDuLt-mhiJfKylIO-_iQ-yi0-kggONb-_iN9S3TV6uRwSDa-ES67CS66O7QhncpRlLFYrvQynvnYndp7Lc2A3pD48DuMsLRVqOn-uibR--okGT8_tOkfQ2iOff-vE4ujhCoqcqzWUYryZ17iCPLTa7dIL0/s4032/IMG_4915.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwOEespCd-q04rjOv2J8WS7iUvF2g-rwDuLt-mhiJfKylIO-_iQ-yi0-kggONb-_iN9S3TV6uRwSDa-ES67CS66O7QhncpRlLFYrvQynvnYndp7Lc2A3pD48DuMsLRVqOn-uibR--okGT8_tOkfQ2iOff-vE4ujhCoqcqzWUYryZ17iCPLTa7dIL0/w225-h400/IMG_4915.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 10- Monday</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monday was a super busy day for me. My dinner appointment Sunday night was moved to 7:30 am on Monday, then my normal conference call at 10 am, followed by 4 more meetings with dealers in town.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8WHtOQQJQi0Be4KtZwpWfWwJbhHg0VQNYyc8tNmFj_7BNkjaeaJxbhmQMPSRRQsfxH0KVqavn6JmcqcbRmQioXWKKoz1_z9DnvKC_TrC95cDxF7U4_28RqgNi1J5BRwt-ISlXjtzylGUoZmZW80rizQev70vXBPUkzhPsZwFDOETze1GfRyyqdKE/s4032/IMG_4916.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8WHtOQQJQi0Be4KtZwpWfWwJbhHg0VQNYyc8tNmFj_7BNkjaeaJxbhmQMPSRRQsfxH0KVqavn6JmcqcbRmQioXWKKoz1_z9DnvKC_TrC95cDxF7U4_28RqgNi1J5BRwt-ISlXjtzylGUoZmZW80rizQev70vXBPUkzhPsZwFDOETze1GfRyyqdKE/w400-h225/IMG_4916.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise at Tower Campground right along Hwy 29, Sioux Fall, SD<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">RV at Tower Campground. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh891RybIOV7NIvy-22S3H5WpNTvknXgAFA-tc0uXieh84vtpkJSowWHFH1UknXUCiqb3olR0Tl8vhMxYUIxB_4sF7Nkojz299NPu3rOjl7khAbawYAgDZ13ZgIKSutUq3VP8zXR2uN6EYJDDsn8LhIE9g8TEITGdvU6_ynWVc0KVv9_BcgZGxUbH11/s4032/IMG_4917.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh891RybIOV7NIvy-22S3H5WpNTvknXgAFA-tc0uXieh84vtpkJSowWHFH1UknXUCiqb3olR0Tl8vhMxYUIxB_4sF7Nkojz299NPu3rOjl7khAbawYAgDZ13ZgIKSutUq3VP8zXR2uN6EYJDDsn8LhIE9g8TEITGdvU6_ynWVc0KVv9_BcgZGxUbH11/w400-h225/IMG_4917.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did manage a trip by Falls Park in downtown Sioux Falls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XFMhkCaLNxfsq0s0ValX0iDxoPvsJVllTM8XVcAN9TY-ejDU8cMcP89g8OXiPEQtXHMaNtZygr81x3dwp1q5uHqDHTSh2n-FWBPJjIZru4lehOwJLZW2YFOiRZatJEAzL6Nydu-y08GL9dw8siGCTB1Pytm3rRpAttMKndp4-RoBcPWjAxwaodTE/s4032/IMG_4920.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XFMhkCaLNxfsq0s0ValX0iDxoPvsJVllTM8XVcAN9TY-ejDU8cMcP89g8OXiPEQtXHMaNtZygr81x3dwp1q5uHqDHTSh2n-FWBPJjIZru4lehOwJLZW2YFOiRZatJEAzL6Nydu-y08GL9dw8siGCTB1Pytm3rRpAttMKndp4-RoBcPWjAxwaodTE/w400-h225/IMG_4920.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Picked up a magnet at the visitors center, (below)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdWQD6SVFes9u2tJHsyBsPJEI7nn22aNOwRqQQodjCOFdfYtQVVeqfe2nhT3Ha458FwEghRvSev5bmo8Fed0j3M4RI5D-XkS1rYBi42ZTHIN_XZKvBqnqI7mHaqVTny4WSsnT1iMsbSZ6mrn1VXzunPI56ccmnQKOdlIr9MnElYmJ1NZbjsppQ8uC/s4032/IMG_4921.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdWQD6SVFes9u2tJHsyBsPJEI7nn22aNOwRqQQodjCOFdfYtQVVeqfe2nhT3Ha458FwEghRvSev5bmo8Fed0j3M4RI5D-XkS1rYBi42ZTHIN_XZKvBqnqI7mHaqVTny4WSsnT1iMsbSZ6mrn1VXzunPI56ccmnQKOdlIr9MnElYmJ1NZbjsppQ8uC/w400-h225/IMG_4921.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our friend Ryan, my7:30 am meeting, did stop by the RV park at the end of the day and we sat outside and chatted with him till it got very dark. I am very pleased that his business is doing so well. Vicky and I will plan better, hopefully soon, to come back and spend more time with Ryan and his family. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 11- Tuesday</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Heading into the heart of South Dakota</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the part of my territory that takes so long to reach. It is really not served by any major air carrier from St Louis. It take a couple of very indirect flight that are really very expensive. It takes about 7 hours pulling the RV across South Dakota to reach the other side in Rapid City and another 45 minutes to reach Spearfish. Vicky and I both love South Dakota and with the fairly hectic travel I had scheduled the past few days, I scheduled an intermediate spot in one of our favorite and quirkiest places, Wall South Dakota. Wall is the town that sites at the gateway to the Badlands National Park, one of our very favorite National Parks and is famous for Wall Drug Store, a collection of every touristy shop you can imagine, including a dinosaur park and giant jackalopes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Checking in to our RV campground., Pretty empty now, but in a few weeks it will be packed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindin943ZuUg8WhHS8CY_ixuw5IDX5hLIipzVkiBOWvdJCu3SZOag2Lcq2gr0YuWFZnJixhCd5LnBpuUH6Zd6xn3NX0AkrYvqlnUVAWAA0drbylUnI4BWgEyiPKk5Iw3HYjG1rZfHIcZwGHCwxD8fCMjRShdYvoHXQp1_gzjGCNmR2XXRhEazuJVCn/s4032/IMG_4926.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindin943ZuUg8WhHS8CY_ixuw5IDX5hLIipzVkiBOWvdJCu3SZOag2Lcq2gr0YuWFZnJixhCd5LnBpuUH6Zd6xn3NX0AkrYvqlnUVAWAA0drbylUnI4BWgEyiPKk5Iw3HYjG1rZfHIcZwGHCwxD8fCMjRShdYvoHXQp1_gzjGCNmR2XXRhEazuJVCn/w400-h225/IMG_4926.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRAKpCG5Jw5rawu-GoO0ZY_xIm_Bw-snHndj5tzLGogmPyI8diYdpV-a_UVTV7QUXwVQ4aLxJ-Enp1kQd_DusGRxh09KE3eLyFpcHZ-0BGll-CKKV1TtsUNFx4qbyC-sc7cvktckGcLFwGEE6cWNjFq-Xu39CFg6kcWz7GFpiMskMfTXvug1JZuhs/s4032/IMG_4925.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRAKpCG5Jw5rawu-GoO0ZY_xIm_Bw-snHndj5tzLGogmPyI8diYdpV-a_UVTV7QUXwVQ4aLxJ-Enp1kQd_DusGRxh09KE3eLyFpcHZ-0BGll-CKKV1TtsUNFx4qbyC-sc7cvktckGcLFwGEE6cWNjFq-Xu39CFg6kcWz7GFpiMskMfTXvug1JZuhs/w400-h225/IMG_4925.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The entire "downtown" is pretty much Wall Drug Store with other business' just supporting it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yIEwO5kuokq96hyYubSBa4Kq1O9mHqewAvYlwV7K4T842PIbI18DEThOLdnIoz1oq5KR-ZUJNuwI6C43wjZX5bGSSKpXYtmicAGDu7XFQ7DXy_sQdYJ4gNCrMk_SpbY2T7R2BAKIDGnWz50rl8oHKh6Dk0jXlEnw-QgaZ1to0hU0aNS8G_2R2s2k/s4032/IMG_4932.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yIEwO5kuokq96hyYubSBa4Kq1O9mHqewAvYlwV7K4T842PIbI18DEThOLdnIoz1oq5KR-ZUJNuwI6C43wjZX5bGSSKpXYtmicAGDu7XFQ7DXy_sQdYJ4gNCrMk_SpbY2T7R2BAKIDGnWz50rl8oHKh6Dk0jXlEnw-QgaZ1to0hU0aNS8G_2R2s2k/w400-h225/IMG_4932.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Still just a farm town. Giant grain silo's right in the middle of town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5mIID-FPE6H1ru1eBtPOOHo57HJG0ZEG6yVm3r3cESvfLzZE-3zEb2gQBsqtiEqb1tjQkg2ZpnnQSmeMMK-4vMf6T_A6hgDV9FJzTK1mWVZ_oQkMB_V4pPkGLTR93UUhoioVME5qXSdwPMa802Uo1ze9QKJQNIPaTWaO5IWkSNpx0WKr6aJn5kDd/s4032/IMG_4927.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5mIID-FPE6H1ru1eBtPOOHo57HJG0ZEG6yVm3r3cESvfLzZE-3zEb2gQBsqtiEqb1tjQkg2ZpnnQSmeMMK-4vMf6T_A6hgDV9FJzTK1mWVZ_oQkMB_V4pPkGLTR93UUhoioVME5qXSdwPMa802Uo1ze9QKJQNIPaTWaO5IWkSNpx0WKr6aJn5kDd/w400-h225/IMG_4927.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I mentioned you can see anything at Wall Drug, I meant it. A couple was walking their pet duck, in the store! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That is matching duck booties and a diaper! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF4aL-yoNRnMYhti1CsnPc44DUGD961-LkcJKKkMb63YIq1axRcDJEkNRueORp5FFxydrW4ZJNdEJbrRX1MQ-M_IeF7pcQ6YnYy8FX9PElUDgchGaFkbbIMj41NoEjLnRB8Q9u7tLR5_KzrBH4HGxktciSj70o6HyDSJBXpM5WSepRi2xXrEG6h2-/s4032/IMG_4929.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF4aL-yoNRnMYhti1CsnPc44DUGD961-LkcJKKkMb63YIq1axRcDJEkNRueORp5FFxydrW4ZJNdEJbrRX1MQ-M_IeF7pcQ6YnYy8FX9PElUDgchGaFkbbIMj41NoEjLnRB8Q9u7tLR5_KzrBH4HGxktciSj70o6HyDSJBXpM5WSepRi2xXrEG6h2-/w400-h225/IMG_4929.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even a giant jackalope in the backyard</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="765" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3XK6FfEYzKejEzSCK8aWnrQmBflKrLakTCnJQosCMh_7ROTcHlKnQMuD0QHuwmVlcgISAPBA-wXYqR617hzjmfbEh8uRUMi64hSCsW356T-UHvsE_RI8lSqj7nQRv85XbKcM6inQiC2w5zpVq4tyaNsBq5QTO0w5jQj-oK2ljrdIEzY10iDyQ6_YZ=w300-h400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">internet photo<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We ate at one of the local restaurants and got a typical western hospitality. Our meals were so large that they lasted for two additional meals later in the week. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglaL-huPtf3nkqMri4I21o6bhLr_Siud5xTTwcFCQ-WU1fJNN7SXzu4Rp7kvJ356XXGQS5ZDWNr2Y9zfcyuYlVZbUQ1PQ1zQ0ULWWFFewzvM_YBU2eK7nwFVUqi5ir1GMLNILS3qwyhhFoZth6cPi3acVNbMBAzJru-QSqWYKBqiOyyVdq_74Koiil" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglaL-huPtf3nkqMri4I21o6bhLr_Siud5xTTwcFCQ-WU1fJNN7SXzu4Rp7kvJ356XXGQS5ZDWNr2Y9zfcyuYlVZbUQ1PQ1zQ0ULWWFFewzvM_YBU2eK7nwFVUqi5ir1GMLNILS3qwyhhFoZth6cPi3acVNbMBAzJru-QSqWYKBqiOyyVdq_74Koiil=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">internet photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vicky got the cowboy sirloin (below) and I got the chicken fried steak. Both ou<span style="text-align: center;">r meals were so large that they lasted for two additional meals later in the week. </span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiivyq8ftJX8j0S629-dLsFxY1JBTocThduhzXOC0FPKwHAL4d6_a9nQ9WFoMOienFpi9vpgqnRtStHny_tTSnJjOz5YUDc9Gxcac0fCtznrigwzaC1U22XIFkzDtq1iEyT6ICHbo-0mCPRyuz7nF9YlaejGCiZepnpO0D7GIjWdEVxKpujGFFey4xr" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="765" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiivyq8ftJX8j0S629-dLsFxY1JBTocThduhzXOC0FPKwHAL4d6_a9nQ9WFoMOienFpi9vpgqnRtStHny_tTSnJjOz5YUDc9Gxcac0fCtznrigwzaC1U22XIFkzDtq1iEyT6ICHbo-0mCPRyuz7nF9YlaejGCiZepnpO0D7GIjWdEVxKpujGFFey4xr=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">internet photo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Evening in Wall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnS6vkdzP_Bo90wtHN_4Cw7Oelkhvq_94nXatDVurRJdl7df_vzMhxvrbXkB26di7pjL6I60DvFpbhyN3uaThReNykGrog30lRZ181j-BRZTRwhzuDebZoFq94jpcsmqOSOxwN1G5j-zj_qBlIujr_E4BqyZEVmBiHmC-U91pqVICn8M6LKh0i2eY/s4032/IMG_4933.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnS6vkdzP_Bo90wtHN_4Cw7Oelkhvq_94nXatDVurRJdl7df_vzMhxvrbXkB26di7pjL6I60DvFpbhyN3uaThReNykGrog30lRZ181j-BRZTRwhzuDebZoFq94jpcsmqOSOxwN1G5j-zj_qBlIujr_E4BqyZEVmBiHmC-U91pqVICn8M6LKh0i2eY/w400-h225/IMG_4933.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 12- Wednesday</span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just a short trip from Wall to Spearfish where we would base ourselves for my meetings in Rapid City and the weekend. As we drove in we just missed a huge storm that dropped lots of hail on Rapid City. It seemed to go just around Spearfish. We dogged another one!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDiI9r5-mMH2nbwwepHUpxFvJHiBBEDdbHdj2uInAhrG2zlepuiOZqsuYqh_rz1eO-5bB_aItBsc-5qHeqEYzwRs9aZ0lYa3HAzQpvBCuSaxdk5w2VDq61OfCo8rb5-H4YjTqiseIwlBICLAOSfjAohQdp6_i7AfDjKXqAZYRVLuDIaKKRX8Bkk9Qle0/s4032/IMG_4940.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDiI9r5-mMH2nbwwepHUpxFvJHiBBEDdbHdj2uInAhrG2zlepuiOZqsuYqh_rz1eO-5bB_aItBsc-5qHeqEYzwRs9aZ0lYa3HAzQpvBCuSaxdk5w2VDq61OfCo8rb5-H4YjTqiseIwlBICLAOSfjAohQdp6_i7AfDjKXqAZYRVLuDIaKKRX8Bkk9Qle0/w400-h225/IMG_4940.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a great excuse to see our friends Susan and Brian. We got out that night and had dinner at one of their favorite places in Spearfish. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrn8sgJwytZO5CwI0I9U4u2oX-iIgnhtiknNmPDKpGf1SIE33GgZblaMUYAaRAbRb0TBPWa0a6m20G4Hsp7xJXpzHIzW3tGSLMFU1F5cxbAx7lwrDbtAIGAHWtLm0t1rQyCE3cLf62EFsoCtZB_51U_JOB6OBP4SxxIQhD3LhKkoEpWzgdTa1lAGH1jI/s4032/IMG_4937.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrn8sgJwytZO5CwI0I9U4u2oX-iIgnhtiknNmPDKpGf1SIE33GgZblaMUYAaRAbRb0TBPWa0a6m20G4Hsp7xJXpzHIzW3tGSLMFU1F5cxbAx7lwrDbtAIGAHWtLm0t1rQyCE3cLf62EFsoCtZB_51U_JOB6OBP4SxxIQhD3LhKkoEpWzgdTa1lAGH1jI/s320/IMG_4937.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the evening it looked like the Sun was on fire as the smoke from the Canadian wildfires had made it to western South Dakota.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbinBW8LoLmOhFryv2LDNx5B3PAdDCiTXuhwsn0CAsFAsLqBB4tjMUl8kBSwcD-qRM4ELz-PQh9Hy-6ghIIUJ40K87hF_jqPDhXSYo1PjF2kNZ7BWg93JnfgEirqzekcJpF4ppgCANfj5crMP4DZQaE39OiTLmz0uibbQ4hGRM7YQfPxwn_t6pj9s6JQ0/s4032/IMG_4943.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbinBW8LoLmOhFryv2LDNx5B3PAdDCiTXuhwsn0CAsFAsLqBB4tjMUl8kBSwcD-qRM4ELz-PQh9Hy-6ghIIUJ40K87hF_jqPDhXSYo1PjF2kNZ7BWg93JnfgEirqzekcJpF4ppgCANfj5crMP4DZQaE39OiTLmz0uibbQ4hGRM7YQfPxwn_t6pj9s6JQ0/w400-h225/IMG_4943.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 13- Thursday</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had two sets of meetings in Rapid City today, so Vicky went along and in between, we went to the Bear Country drive through animal park. We had not been here before, as I think we thought it would not be much to see. We were wrong, it was a great experience. The park was not crowded during the week and all the animals were out and about. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LsGB1nLZJeHnbPQ6MQ0szx6E3Nu4qAmfOBmEteY1gqTULDRTsxkacyoGRVMzwqekXs7vaiLPMDLQqDZaT9CUfDUG3hQbO9g14-Q64FurfKaedecBD7LOjxpfL4UY7kBXGBhE4MnPPrJLBr7QIZis6xGu4kUohZCmuSdt9uap73bU3hmSfGck629OV3M/s4032/IMG_4948.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LsGB1nLZJeHnbPQ6MQ0szx6E3Nu4qAmfOBmEteY1gqTULDRTsxkacyoGRVMzwqekXs7vaiLPMDLQqDZaT9CUfDUG3hQbO9g14-Q64FurfKaedecBD7LOjxpfL4UY7kBXGBhE4MnPPrJLBr7QIZis6xGu4kUohZCmuSdt9uap73bU3hmSfGck629OV3M/w400-h225/IMG_4948.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbydK7gSaqgp_tquXkMIXtFOpx3bcYJIGI9wcQtzlCpltNRMkGtmQ_nsvKd4FcwCg4eglxCPbV4eIZLN4XV_EWI1iLLikjHw4q15qyP26tchhJreKC7E7yB-uBHXYVdCv_Ou3j_IuvTxjlOlaE3XxuPJhACsSmQi8hrn_OLKTTL5DH3K2S-eGd4BoglHg/s4032/IMG_4953.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbydK7gSaqgp_tquXkMIXtFOpx3bcYJIGI9wcQtzlCpltNRMkGtmQ_nsvKd4FcwCg4eglxCPbV4eIZLN4XV_EWI1iLLikjHw4q15qyP26tchhJreKC7E7yB-uBHXYVdCv_Ou3j_IuvTxjlOlaE3XxuPJhACsSmQi8hrn_OLKTTL5DH3K2S-eGd4BoglHg/w400-h225/IMG_4953.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">There are no fences and you need to keep your windows rolled up. You move from one section to the other. A little bit like Jurassic Park! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVGr3bigUCsjOkxozIUkTMYK487I5BvsN0akKm_2dpklN_kAA7OqkJOZGWFbAjv2OJb8GIzea44GMTz8kQm2SxjGLIVKtst-kC8NUCLu_1DhM6vfXHKd5NswdJE1zOSQv0ZZMvwav305wlBTPmf4hgmFQ3Syv3TUTyHOY3i0nBpB898KFUqPNHrJdFaw/s4032/IMG_4962.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVGr3bigUCsjOkxozIUkTMYK487I5BvsN0akKm_2dpklN_kAA7OqkJOZGWFbAjv2OJb8GIzea44GMTz8kQm2SxjGLIVKtst-kC8NUCLu_1DhM6vfXHKd5NswdJE1zOSQv0ZZMvwav305wlBTPmf4hgmFQ3Syv3TUTyHOY3i0nBpB898KFUqPNHrJdFaw/w400-h225/IMG_4962.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZDvWCmPY138S_-LEWTyfPtSJ1CR_8Xj8s1Ll_aFCTB5Z2O4b_1MYvr1vXP8vCLjzjceddveUd_6vwcgeusuz-MDm2PDaOMa6vLkM5psH4ElXLqEu6AUJoPOQOSZZQpwA7HZcO8Bhez5T9FoAp50S1QsY6c_BC3io-iSMtsTERpIte0LNflNhXmuIhdY/s4032/IMG_4968.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZDvWCmPY138S_-LEWTyfPtSJ1CR_8Xj8s1Ll_aFCTB5Z2O4b_1MYvr1vXP8vCLjzjceddveUd_6vwcgeusuz-MDm2PDaOMa6vLkM5psH4ElXLqEu6AUJoPOQOSZZQpwA7HZcO8Bhez5T9FoAp50S1QsY6c_BC3io-iSMtsTERpIte0LNflNhXmuIhdY/w400-h225/IMG_4968.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzIveoX8OIECcbCu_LPdXLbbJbZrxSv4wYC5pQHc-308CTLoH-duz7MciZ3M5gSS8GforiZCgQSui1pRyoQAZUK1ShpyCh6f3fd8KDJBDbEfhBURUXcjz9cdKMetM6phgejeN20RR-cbFfXY2-Ky6MzCReu6YpjL7o4OgZl2kxiKKBZMMMStZelcqluc/s4032/IMG_4973.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzIveoX8OIECcbCu_LPdXLbbJbZrxSv4wYC5pQHc-308CTLoH-duz7MciZ3M5gSS8GforiZCgQSui1pRyoQAZUK1ShpyCh6f3fd8KDJBDbEfhBURUXcjz9cdKMetM6phgejeN20RR-cbFfXY2-Ky6MzCReu6YpjL7o4OgZl2kxiKKBZMMMStZelcqluc/w400-h225/IMG_4973.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't understand why we had to keep our windows rolled up and then we got to the mega fauna!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFEQnGFEEXs6XG6s7MwYsjn4VPGvxeoeQabH3KipoOYqppkK9rTv-_nzIPPhSc7AXWGHiZq2hpYWGa16wTKpkDxwXd6bVMS82ecMmll6RjSQQoKgCWyRSnvbN4VOAfGrKBZOixCwt3ygZr817wI_GXHvmXGK2zh9_xlDpSQD4hoz8EQ10doCkJfLu_vQ/s4032/IMG_4975.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFEQnGFEEXs6XG6s7MwYsjn4VPGvxeoeQabH3KipoOYqppkK9rTv-_nzIPPhSc7AXWGHiZq2hpYWGa16wTKpkDxwXd6bVMS82ecMmll6RjSQQoKgCWyRSnvbN4VOAfGrKBZOixCwt3ygZr817wI_GXHvmXGK2zh9_xlDpSQD4hoz8EQ10doCkJfLu_vQ/w400-h225/IMG_4975.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">These guys were actually just staring at the sheep just 50 feet away. The only thing separating was the very narrow cattle guard. I figured if they wanted they could just leap over the cattle guard and have a snack and when I asked this later, it was confirmed that they could and they have! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnYgba1OtFnZJ9Pe6r_xQJmUs8n8KFYjTYV7dlyiPRU2RTK30lecyhCouI3dh7_rVFPSHOG_uGWOKGxbogCjhuDvEgaycTyIIxslkE7hkTcnLBJrHya_AarUv-tcumzwvG0qdFTd2uqwWLGeui2YNRM6RbJPsF16vYo0aej7__jcACn6r8cNFPx868ys/s4032/IMG_4976.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnYgba1OtFnZJ9Pe6r_xQJmUs8n8KFYjTYV7dlyiPRU2RTK30lecyhCouI3dh7_rVFPSHOG_uGWOKGxbogCjhuDvEgaycTyIIxslkE7hkTcnLBJrHya_AarUv-tcumzwvG0qdFTd2uqwWLGeui2YNRM6RbJPsF16vYo0aej7__jcACn6r8cNFPx868ys/w400-h225/IMG_4976.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being a star is rough life </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt9o-RAqsaqpVLqDRv3XcBXcD56AF1GfGDqLi21aaL34UL_KG8edXsH7X3xNzGeeJK5Jk81Eu30PoH9KG2s4YhW5o197zhOkOrGBcovRqv7D5j-BQSW_rvSYy4kuSD7liyr8lPn-5J5YCj9F_ZTJ7Qn2akRfXHBopsjG-fZb6xE-CEOUHeP6vN1h04VI/s4032/IMG_4981.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt9o-RAqsaqpVLqDRv3XcBXcD56AF1GfGDqLi21aaL34UL_KG8edXsH7X3xNzGeeJK5Jk81Eu30PoH9KG2s4YhW5o197zhOkOrGBcovRqv7D5j-BQSW_rvSYy4kuSD7liyr8lPn-5J5YCj9F_ZTJ7Qn2akRfXHBopsjG-fZb6xE-CEOUHeP6vN1h04VI/w225-h400/IMG_4981.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We then got to the stars of the show, the bears. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We didn't realize it but it was baby bear season and they were all up and playing in their areas.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcpSbcimhAnhEUpHg7-6FXTdd-RwKDtm9nqaNltGIQMj1wCfOEGbQOQsJ8SBmVaDHEWKcgK1QQ4IFUqC5iRpSJV0qnToHvzF4AO5OTg7ElK8-9Q8pjPdCspAE-yl1RA7F97sNN3B04ZJyaHz0ghcBYHX3MDoqe4hlO4HJrMgYf--6mLwcKCKDyg4STFA/s4032/IMG_5038.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcpSbcimhAnhEUpHg7-6FXTdd-RwKDtm9nqaNltGIQMj1wCfOEGbQOQsJ8SBmVaDHEWKcgK1QQ4IFUqC5iRpSJV0qnToHvzF4AO5OTg7ElK8-9Q8pjPdCspAE-yl1RA7F97sNN3B04ZJyaHz0ghcBYHX3MDoqe4hlO4HJrMgYf--6mLwcKCKDyg4STFA/s320/IMG_5038.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1useoRTcz7k" width="320" youtube-src-id="1useoRTcz7k"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bobcat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1e0XqH_Ld_APt1zilbGs5IwDNTZkkbLZjYe_agS7PiGdwO_sTvpMs2GtP2o247czqV6tUKCXgeFWLtyCmBRuVFvZy0JCyYir3LNVq8QXq0XmL6EZAIaeCwBN66pNMMzhNgw7RNCXtTbucGMMdOQBSzriAfHn05lgwJoc-mZYLu6dDp_TeOzpIm0KYbs/s4032/IMG_5048.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1e0XqH_Ld_APt1zilbGs5IwDNTZkkbLZjYe_agS7PiGdwO_sTvpMs2GtP2o247czqV6tUKCXgeFWLtyCmBRuVFvZy0JCyYir3LNVq8QXq0XmL6EZAIaeCwBN66pNMMzhNgw7RNCXtTbucGMMdOQBSzriAfHn05lgwJoc-mZYLu6dDp_TeOzpIm0KYbs/w225-h400/IMG_5048.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coyote</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ca40smM6c1lH2dENSqEpQpe1p_nhnIsR1786LKHjcZVGvcjD5VStMDUKLJ6x5CdgsX7GFas2aREvwJDmHvfvzfZZxxGkP1ETPoWnchF6PP_VytFMkq2UgxNtd86RZa7ioxp9dLvshh2-D-kfn5fTz1T0H649r6jwsWbGy_Bk7gcF79H17hfEaBNaZQs/s4032/IMG_5063.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Ca40smM6c1lH2dENSqEpQpe1p_nhnIsR1786LKHjcZVGvcjD5VStMDUKLJ6x5CdgsX7GFas2aREvwJDmHvfvzfZZxxGkP1ETPoWnchF6PP_VytFMkq2UgxNtd86RZa7ioxp9dLvshh2-D-kfn5fTz1T0H649r6jwsWbGy_Bk7gcF79H17hfEaBNaZQs/w400-h225/IMG_5063.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">cool sculpture at the entrance</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9giCU4BdJ5SnsI0FxgFjRyjYT8HQuTag59XY_SsWMSbFVdC1gBl121OaUbF5Vz0JM1Bf5DYSvyT9sdCHyfjBk49jjKRtFJNUu92F0_gGpPHMpAfJNzeVAAnyI9oQS5Dc5W9zq9KC603L6skExVWdghFFLsUMZqdbKlyPXL3rneKWPYoCb_tIzpT4oQCo/s4032/IMG_5069.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9giCU4BdJ5SnsI0FxgFjRyjYT8HQuTag59XY_SsWMSbFVdC1gBl121OaUbF5Vz0JM1Bf5DYSvyT9sdCHyfjBk49jjKRtFJNUu92F0_gGpPHMpAfJNzeVAAnyI9oQS5Dc5W9zq9KC603L6skExVWdghFFLsUMZqdbKlyPXL3rneKWPYoCb_tIzpT4oQCo/w400-h225/IMG_5069.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After that it was time to meet with Barry and Saundra for a great dinner at their house with their fur kids, Moose, Stout and Riley. It was a terrific time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 14 Friday (also Friday the 13th)</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After work we were out at Bear Butte in Sturgis. This is a well known peak in the area and is a good 2 mile walk to the top with great views. We were lucky as some wind had helped to move most of the smoke from the air overnight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuvARk1YlEylmtRrsy0rhMLZCitxc_H_g6mbput5EMLkeW3YXkg41nYHYymMoxSvJF1bFqB2kS6rxZ7_7ej3Q7WYCo3de0GFZo3cmmYt5BIfbU3BzEJKx_Fh_Pvv1kA6Up92IxrQFWfBMKQdOwVXIJwLaXOR-8a6MdqwduQgj9HS_h6QcN7J7JyDC0H8/s4032/IMG_5074.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuvARk1YlEylmtRrsy0rhMLZCitxc_H_g6mbput5EMLkeW3YXkg41nYHYymMoxSvJF1bFqB2kS6rxZ7_7ej3Q7WYCo3de0GFZo3cmmYt5BIfbU3BzEJKx_Fh_Pvv1kA6Up92IxrQFWfBMKQdOwVXIJwLaXOR-8a6MdqwduQgj9HS_h6QcN7J7JyDC0H8/w400-h225/IMG_5074.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We have been up this a few times before. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 15- Saturday </u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was over to Brian and Susan's that afternoon for some Doggy Therapy and homemade pizzas.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rbBImizCTgN5LRXj6wvDhEN0NYNd4ZlU6sHVMh__5myGM9mfQOgolNkKKFRSS46ISW1IWk3-vIJSpEfbKH_w32kn2KI-wngHP2vF5kV6Kwd2qsH1mrvC5y9Ajuk6Id2c4wSpEIF69vWqvp5qjvWXnSVhZOnFq1497Qpsw_EN66B_6j5JDOdjMafcsnI/s4032/IMG_5146.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK33cnDRuonoetxEETmqFP6JY3aH_QUrVtESRs62hHMRCBmKbKAZjFOg_gPhlo4boHvLyW_Cf3wv_jEWgBI8KEwagFiMBx7qv8a1cYdHgbGeIh1O0MH1xNBvki6yZhuooenCHJH8J7RNoc_K13gjIyBvTDbqg1Vzx1inuxoq2MhSHhn5DI8j2qFzGzpQ/w225-h400/IMG_5168.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Susan and Darby</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibQ3Kead2zYM8DdrjWIQv3ezv5KpyGQluqa3XNff5XsCKIkPPW0rLQO2YeI2_Xy_lgpWhINE51ENKTdoJMpMn1F9c2enlPTKEr-TuW1OBI2fQn4nj-0qOJPF6v2KmHVtK2RcgXAkuq4e9A9YK1tK25A8jwTjJeHcw74NBoFLQ5wsYIVLXIv8FIz19nzI/s4032/IMG_5173.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibQ3Kead2zYM8DdrjWIQv3ezv5KpyGQluqa3XNff5XsCKIkPPW0rLQO2YeI2_Xy_lgpWhINE51ENKTdoJMpMn1F9c2enlPTKEr-TuW1OBI2fQn4nj-0qOJPF6v2KmHVtK2RcgXAkuq4e9A9YK1tK25A8jwTjJeHcw74NBoFLQ5wsYIVLXIv8FIz19nzI/s320/IMG_5173.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">And the old man of the group. Not Brian, but Cutty</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKVF02gQYekxC24sFqQNj9swav4ihBNeYE2w_dHD7D6sVSfPFkLaNu_pCU-AfhRKxLvo7yJOpxL-uNbU9ya0gnj9pemHtMuj6_JH5nuLtnv9qxCZW3G05rruYfwaHFjW4czAdjsJEyithDe7ELf9Uq1bkyYtGQJ0AoFviaC5SzM1c5BmyoKGGXPTpIQY/s4032/IMG_5174.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKVF02gQYekxC24sFqQNj9swav4ihBNeYE2w_dHD7D6sVSfPFkLaNu_pCU-AfhRKxLvo7yJOpxL-uNbU9ya0gnj9pemHtMuj6_JH5nuLtnv9qxCZW3G05rruYfwaHFjW4czAdjsJEyithDe7ELf9Uq1bkyYtGQJ0AoFviaC5SzM1c5BmyoKGGXPTpIQY/s320/IMG_5174.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a lovely day and great spending some time with Friends. We did miss not seeing Carol and Dick this trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jJ1rps7mOXlbkcq5EcamPsf2spAE3cBmTt0BgnTZCQaAYY2GVbqKZhl4BmzAR4wvop-VmJnWjKI4OAs6V4NUNdPy7gEP3S09GMC8XfXbdXYXWPRKkLvAysxq_0kudTqdv7rkhCWqMc8QtSfxSbJ6QFWWcQJiWQuj4g1uiYOWI4KkwF44JZVB4jUhxQk/s4032/IMG_5177.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jJ1rps7mOXlbkcq5EcamPsf2spAE3cBmTt0BgnTZCQaAYY2GVbqKZhl4BmzAR4wvop-VmJnWjKI4OAs6V4NUNdPy7gEP3S09GMC8XfXbdXYXWPRKkLvAysxq_0kudTqdv7rkhCWqMc8QtSfxSbJ6QFWWcQJiWQuj4g1uiYOWI4KkwF44JZVB4jUhxQk/s320/IMG_5177.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 15- Sunday</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It was hard to say goodbye to the Black Hills area and our friends, we could move there is a heartbeat, but it was off to get ready for more meetings in Grand Island Nebraska. This was a long day and it took about 7 hours. We had no troubles and got to our park and set up. The temperature certainly had shot up here. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipR8YjBrFxC1htgO8w80WDSUbBjhbPfbUJMuJpcX9o8ZL_z0FUhKStthfpuIlQdInG9VP2nOKvJI70_OTCOSzCrUaz8gNz6SR5oVgfbZkgzLc2UKbBTBNTtyUOvsTr-T0GeQAmENfaTtriOL3GzyiLG2ZPkcne70c4r_3QVgvwL8q8GOe4NubvOpGfF6w/s4032/IMG_5199.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipR8YjBrFxC1htgO8w80WDSUbBjhbPfbUJMuJpcX9o8ZL_z0FUhKStthfpuIlQdInG9VP2nOKvJI70_OTCOSzCrUaz8gNz6SR5oVgfbZkgzLc2UKbBTBNTtyUOvsTr-T0GeQAmENfaTtriOL3GzyiLG2ZPkcne70c4r_3QVgvwL8q8GOe4NubvOpGfF6w/w400-h225/IMG_5199.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpjko7FwnDEqsMS7GLXg4EwllUb0JCUrtSqnHT-qzEpS56jf1sBBLGcq6ugBhhJqYk-NXhaAB7ezGTAP5Fh0Ff2ROT6HqXLHR9KVLUSpE0X28Vlus3cQUXM5Z04-zF2yFT-xTa8i8YQUA8Ir9JtRj67fmM6oF2Y4l57TPEhJuW1aiU7PPIBTBMRRdCWk/s4032/IMG_5201.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpjko7FwnDEqsMS7GLXg4EwllUb0JCUrtSqnHT-qzEpS56jf1sBBLGcq6ugBhhJqYk-NXhaAB7ezGTAP5Fh0Ff2ROT6HqXLHR9KVLUSpE0X28Vlus3cQUXM5Z04-zF2yFT-xTa8i8YQUA8Ir9JtRj67fmM6oF2Y4l57TPEhJuW1aiU7PPIBTBMRRdCWk/w400-h225/IMG_5201.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 16- Monday</u></b></span> </div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I had meeting first thing in the morning, but after Vicky and I wondered the downtown. Monday didn't seem to be a day the town was too eager to wake up for as was very quiet downtown.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktQ_6prKJM7JGRehJ8Jr7LHz0KStXn0HfFo1STaD4ovVvJuRt80Qk9BQYSl71G3Db_4730P4KT4_9OEiFCG-JJiaqFqhwvUuk_MrvS91PHhM6a3Ioyqe7hfFSWrIpQhMBbTxcnaX9u1PMUpy_RD0l68Hp1qif84aBHlEdfyyEqn3CVQgfEYfXMGXgpj0/s4032/IMG_5182.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktQ_6prKJM7JGRehJ8Jr7LHz0KStXn0HfFo1STaD4ovVvJuRt80Qk9BQYSl71G3Db_4730P4KT4_9OEiFCG-JJiaqFqhwvUuk_MrvS91PHhM6a3Ioyqe7hfFSWrIpQhMBbTxcnaX9u1PMUpy_RD0l68Hp1qif84aBHlEdfyyEqn3CVQgfEYfXMGXgpj0/w400-h225/IMG_5182.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Close to Grand Island is the Crane Conservatory. I did not realize that the largest migration of Crane's happens here on the Platte River. More cranes migrate through here than anywhere else, including places like the Amazon and Africa. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLAsPXxcOqhxxKGV2s4O-zShEuHMxrDeuIVKOjaHW4hOsjuaRTvJ8loEcA-oBTjMN8INd_g7imv_R846DS8MTC26SYCQpegvc02GLiusfjKmbwkqcclLxz0FHdBM9d2cgXKM8qvtUOsRLfuKYMG2hxMdMy9dKudEh1IsivmWVNnCz2LIWtFVkJCpg-F0/s4032/IMG_5184.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLAsPXxcOqhxxKGV2s4O-zShEuHMxrDeuIVKOjaHW4hOsjuaRTvJ8loEcA-oBTjMN8INd_g7imv_R846DS8MTC26SYCQpegvc02GLiusfjKmbwkqcclLxz0FHdBM9d2cgXKM8qvtUOsRLfuKYMG2hxMdMy9dKudEh1IsivmWVNnCz2LIWtFVkJCpg-F0/w400-h225/IMG_5184.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It doesn't look like much now, but m<span style="text-align: center;">illions of birds spend time here on their journey and most come at once or in a very short period of time in March. </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjQ4hMWbbCngYd9nH7e9DpX0gOFWfTaCug6HhGig9xb04xUBjiZcwwDAeYmy895Us82OYGHRNRESvICupuTVcNLM4KeQeR0kX4TiVV8A75waRhCD1D8gsWAHxHtUAknPP67_TuUKp9K1XONC7hwAsLuKETuT6HjfjK5d8genyGF1Hw1Jir4X_ySmV0zE/s4032/IMG_5194.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjQ4hMWbbCngYd9nH7e9DpX0gOFWfTaCug6HhGig9xb04xUBjiZcwwDAeYmy895Us82OYGHRNRESvICupuTVcNLM4KeQeR0kX4TiVV8A75waRhCD1D8gsWAHxHtUAknPP67_TuUKp9K1XONC7hwAsLuKETuT6HjfjK5d8genyGF1Hw1Jir4X_ySmV0zE/s320/IMG_5194.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the RV for a homemade burger night and some air conditioning!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv2QjbPUlRxeydzobxQYCl7lvnpOUZZvy7JWPHQ0Ev3rhykXIqRPaEya7a1Z2voRxLuX-SAv6F6KZvhKegu3j9ldP9CPGqaNzV80CAPyW_M-K_ydQxZLh12mFc_AJYJr1eu8UvrDFXZ_F1ZQdlxkqPnwYM249fQauAwjoCrzPvNzivTbabHK6oljgJ94/s4032/IMG_5198.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv2QjbPUlRxeydzobxQYCl7lvnpOUZZvy7JWPHQ0Ev3rhykXIqRPaEya7a1Z2voRxLuX-SAv6F6KZvhKegu3j9ldP9CPGqaNzV80CAPyW_M-K_ydQxZLh12mFc_AJYJr1eu8UvrDFXZ_F1ZQdlxkqPnwYM249fQauAwjoCrzPvNzivTbabHK6oljgJ94/s320/IMG_5198.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 17- Tuesday</span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Last night off the trip. It was a good drive over to Maryville, Missouri. We arrived and set up at an RV site I have stayed at before. In fact, I was one of the first guests last year. Back Nine RV park.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ap6QggE3UaqxkVS9pzWNtMGTP_uCzPNyGRb_W1BqfRTu_wVjtRtpZqoTZ9lhRaFnrKySxfuBVWQM96dv6MpeXKsqzC1I7Y7FkNFW5JPllJNnnMJcBUr4LH5xiGABOdfrujbDQjwBNFFtn-LkaONvpLxvVZ6GqCtuneAal5cCvOUs982XwE94LPvPKQ8/s4032/IMG_5211.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ap6QggE3UaqxkVS9pzWNtMGTP_uCzPNyGRb_W1BqfRTu_wVjtRtpZqoTZ9lhRaFnrKySxfuBVWQM96dv6MpeXKsqzC1I7Y7FkNFW5JPllJNnnMJcBUr4LH5xiGABOdfrujbDQjwBNFFtn-LkaONvpLxvVZ6GqCtuneAal5cCvOUs982XwE94LPvPKQ8/w400-h225/IMG_5211.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a bit of a look around downtown Maryville and got some ice cream and some exercise. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTdqG1LIDnSM-RRBk4a54Gc6FKG94C_Awbdsb-g2t9k4dDqjfPlU14ceFTWvqrMttWYzfh8hdoJOjOZ3KaVJ8VCfXhpZ9mrlnkNzywIuax5d8NnpVDdbZAqqs5nlI-wKz4xFDbJz1PvspSiuja688bkYCIwWLC0Pk07UNXML8S2XdhtQHHzXSgVFbmvM/s4032/IMG_5203.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTdqG1LIDnSM-RRBk4a54Gc6FKG94C_Awbdsb-g2t9k4dDqjfPlU14ceFTWvqrMttWYzfh8hdoJOjOZ3KaVJ8VCfXhpZ9mrlnkNzywIuax5d8NnpVDdbZAqqs5nlI-wKz4xFDbJz1PvspSiuja688bkYCIwWLC0Pk07UNXML8S2XdhtQHHzXSgVFbmvM/w400-h225/IMG_5203.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">They have a real old fashioned town square and the downtown area looked great. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy6NJj2FeAd29PjOuVCf6afvhx7VQNc4e3yHQYunJBVxtr3L9Gn3-36MTY0RN6EeqWJhdjP0GnA3dduNOKITjvkfCtRpVogCpyfnG7eRd7rikS9_PTk1GErcRB_FpESH7a8uRDMFJ1nWhHEQ81h-Z1jTVTVzt1fwWaMTfgyPVQv2imwJ_Odu0lDHTILs/s4032/IMG_5205.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy6NJj2FeAd29PjOuVCf6afvhx7VQNc4e3yHQYunJBVxtr3L9Gn3-36MTY0RN6EeqWJhdjP0GnA3dduNOKITjvkfCtRpVogCpyfnG7eRd7rikS9_PTk1GErcRB_FpESH7a8uRDMFJ1nWhHEQ81h-Z1jTVTVzt1fwWaMTfgyPVQv2imwJ_Odu0lDHTILs/s320/IMG_5205.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a lovely sunset for the last night in the RV </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0QVebH3NYUbNthkQNgsijZMVU81eSh7JTTQFeK6JzTzLaOJX0g0GzgkwIuaMnLHhsxfJ2use98X0au8Cpg4WozJA4qMshcR6iVWj0JzeT09RS42TIxYXnQZhemm0wF6NsgJ1oL5QTVpMePcanR0sjqHxyOiCz1Whk6lqu_dGqLJovJr736NtgmV_8C4/s4032/IMG_5210.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0QVebH3NYUbNthkQNgsijZMVU81eSh7JTTQFeK6JzTzLaOJX0g0GzgkwIuaMnLHhsxfJ2use98X0au8Cpg4WozJA4qMshcR6iVWj0JzeT09RS42TIxYXnQZhemm0wF6NsgJ1oL5QTVpMePcanR0sjqHxyOiCz1Whk6lqu_dGqLJovJr736NtgmV_8C4/s320/IMG_5210.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 18- Wednesday</span></u></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was up early to have my meeting in the morning before the team got out for the day. After the meeting it was back to the RV to pack up and we had uneventful, but long, 310 mile, drive back home. Vicky had been off for two weeks and was due back to work tomorrow. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That ends our 2700 mile trip over 18 days as I worked around some of my Midwest territory. I hope to do one more this year, in the Fall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttYUgse5903lZp0LUVeZ846WlhcvlAJl8c6pM0uXUMDgUBprGht-hjCXOMAGzQb_oCTZ75PmQyOtUqPaO-wUo1b3L3Rn0cUOPtkvg_jrjUOVV1gKQD2frclS_2W0taRski1U_0p5L4fzGqN_xJcVt2-qr9piI0oyjk5HZ6dE5isttPw3y816NktdUQUw/s2833/Map%20of%20Route.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="2833" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttYUgse5903lZp0LUVeZ846WlhcvlAJl8c6pM0uXUMDgUBprGht-hjCXOMAGzQb_oCTZ75PmQyOtUqPaO-wUo1b3L3Rn0cUOPtkvg_jrjUOVV1gKQD2frclS_2W0taRski1U_0p5L4fzGqN_xJcVt2-qr9piI0oyjk5HZ6dE5isttPw3y816NktdUQUw/w400-h225/Map%20of%20Route.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-70881552516532500342023-04-24T08:25:00.008-05:002023-04-29T09:41:57.745-05:00OTSHAB- Bluebells And Wine- April 23, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">This was a scheduled event I had been looking forward too. I had even planned to bring the RV the night before and have it ready if any of the others in the group wanted breakfast before, but then the night before was Wicked at the Fox Theater and we didn't get home till 12:30 am, so getting up at 6 am on a Sunday suddenly didn't seem so fun! But, of course, it was. I didn't bring the RV! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We were planned to meet at St Francois State Park at 9:30 and hike the Swimming Deer Trail, which is well known for its Bluebell spring flower display. However, it had been a bit chilly the past week, so we were prepared if the bluebells had lost some of there luster. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We sort of overloaded the parking area at the campground 😆and were quickly told by the campground host that no more of our group could park in the bathhouse parking area. She was a bit grumpy so early in the morning, seeing so much hiker trash show up. To be fair, the small parking area only had six spots and there was going to be about 20 of us! The rest of our group had to park just up the road at the Pike Run Trailhead.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIorN1bj4ASQ1x17MDmhLb4MnH63QmEbRpIWZQ_Cl80J9lfDqhXvHjBw4j1kcKEbG5rxiUs_Bwd4ht1VZDZErWtSPWrSOVe1m4NJY4YePvtOeh5Oqqm8EnjTknnlLX5-unA0dgL96JCd9JkcuDf0rMrzvJGb_tWDpv3ZLSgFY-JfeNFGkhvY5EX4e/s4032/IMG_4739.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIorN1bj4ASQ1x17MDmhLb4MnH63QmEbRpIWZQ_Cl80J9lfDqhXvHjBw4j1kcKEbG5rxiUs_Bwd4ht1VZDZErWtSPWrSOVe1m4NJY4YePvtOeh5Oqqm8EnjTknnlLX5-unA0dgL96JCd9JkcuDf0rMrzvJGb_tWDpv3ZLSgFY-JfeNFGkhvY5EX4e/w400-h225/IMG_4739.JPEG" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzWvNSch25m8k-DOJYkR-XFJM5evCMc2R_Az-WkH0JhVy-gjRjSzoKoKlw109x42vWpyygzDnOe-lFLPoS_l9P0o-J8W-cxWcLgsPmlGRL4-QcT3MtcV-cTG4z43iHTA-XmSNpHldj2o7rYHwCoNxgPtVhiooDNqPzYpcBhB1csKnN_OI7260K-rd/s2379/swimming%20deer%20trail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="2379" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzWvNSch25m8k-DOJYkR-XFJM5evCMc2R_Az-WkH0JhVy-gjRjSzoKoKlw109x42vWpyygzDnOe-lFLPoS_l9P0o-J8W-cxWcLgsPmlGRL4-QcT3MtcV-cTG4z43iHTA-XmSNpHldj2o7rYHwCoNxgPtVhiooDNqPzYpcBhB1csKnN_OI7260K-rd/w400-h236/swimming%20deer%20trail.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone gathering at the trailhead. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqr0jCTIHFmdG7ej0pQnF6mGDxdO73mxS3Pr7SY4ARJFOAh-Pc-0HuBEyO3bgcC2DfitUbXXo9h3_UlRY8Kq9yaxExkPZLzed-cAjj-NpgA3CcI4fBim9KBSx6JcFLbchRGQFBTv6qrVsj-wUJQdYNH6HRFBqJiC_430McDTPS2X1EJmVYKGQ3p0H/s4032/IMG_4740.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqr0jCTIHFmdG7ej0pQnF6mGDxdO73mxS3Pr7SY4ARJFOAh-Pc-0HuBEyO3bgcC2DfitUbXXo9h3_UlRY8Kq9yaxExkPZLzed-cAjj-NpgA3CcI4fBim9KBSx6JcFLbchRGQFBTv6qrVsj-wUJQdYNH6HRFBqJiC_430McDTPS2X1EJmVYKGQ3p0H/w400-h225/IMG_4740.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gathering for the customary group photo </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiJHcUq61IIdIWYtMOM_RuCViVbHBhDY8yJlReJhbRqDu_0Mpy-HNfoGWCe9Sepxw3iKBKIRmlDkim2ExyOkG9iCBdIYrfvk-1Cr8HEmrTKZWLUgSEiVtrBYX-TdrHkZ4_5onYpZQm6y8oyYbch3BK8T7JVR1GH_rsqG9tdXH6IjMCKjta3liztqi/s4032/IMG_4745.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiJHcUq61IIdIWYtMOM_RuCViVbHBhDY8yJlReJhbRqDu_0Mpy-HNfoGWCe9Sepxw3iKBKIRmlDkim2ExyOkG9iCBdIYrfvk-1Cr8HEmrTKZWLUgSEiVtrBYX-TdrHkZ4_5onYpZQm6y8oyYbch3BK8T7JVR1GH_rsqG9tdXH6IjMCKjta3liztqi/w400-h225/IMG_4745.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Heading off into the woods, Being a big group we quickly broke up into small groups to not overload the trail or scare any others on the trail! 😆I was going to be slow as I was going to take lots of pictures and it is only a 3.5 mile trail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsww_tzmiMI7XaLRYwk0AblMrK1STqzispKRJpy5LYxQa5q210PsKE8g0t5kPX_JW8N04uZN5qwajhcP5VBpJMzRyUej_n3HNF6IG7x4VOaTJCCIPGgpQOKzIQ_xAG31V7SRSvfKROLlaYWJkk1wX1b-oJoA7fie7okqhZTYTEnhAEGQLUaJAfKzeh/s4032/IMG_4742.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsww_tzmiMI7XaLRYwk0AblMrK1STqzispKRJpy5LYxQa5q210PsKE8g0t5kPX_JW8N04uZN5qwajhcP5VBpJMzRyUej_n3HNF6IG7x4VOaTJCCIPGgpQOKzIQ_xAG31V7SRSvfKROLlaYWJkk1wX1b-oJoA7fie7okqhZTYTEnhAEGQLUaJAfKzeh/w225-h400/IMG_4742.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did take lots of wildflower pictures today. The iPhone is a terrible platform for macro photography</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuESuRnfne0RUvFAI69hd11J_pGBIgib-ZcYZWkhOVw5_2mQ9gD364Yq8HwhghDJavtOIWQYBBfBv9OpPgEXElBgLAKPc7N93ZF64wnxfAqfmhuKvcwvnZm5yugMr0jiaiXgy97IQELSMfQCszv08w__oRzIvweKI4WiGjX6iPnl-_Cvq30u57SzB/s4032/IMG_4746.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuESuRnfne0RUvFAI69hd11J_pGBIgib-ZcYZWkhOVw5_2mQ9gD364Yq8HwhghDJavtOIWQYBBfBv9OpPgEXElBgLAKPc7N93ZF64wnxfAqfmhuKvcwvnZm5yugMr0jiaiXgy97IQELSMfQCszv08w__oRzIvweKI4WiGjX6iPnl-_Cvq30u57SzB/w400-h225/IMG_4746.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig21bH559udOMVkZlogS_ApfnDZSOg79hC3K4UVNoquQA_CJF7-DY9An1MiMXGz6tbhLvbziNCDCSs7BkVSgBDro0JWEBhyEy6dWmUpDOAu1R9OxYhBep3qziTN-FcrHvj7zxTJwbSCNze0m2_bSvpQofLw_i0UTBceAUghcHb5BX-OX2PFQgG9Ei6/s4032/IMG_4749.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig21bH559udOMVkZlogS_ApfnDZSOg79hC3K4UVNoquQA_CJF7-DY9An1MiMXGz6tbhLvbziNCDCSs7BkVSgBDro0JWEBhyEy6dWmUpDOAu1R9OxYhBep3qziTN-FcrHvj7zxTJwbSCNze0m2_bSvpQofLw_i0UTBceAUghcHb5BX-OX2PFQgG9Ei6/w225-h400/IMG_4749.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEFEUKPYvkT4R2Yl_PCoDdD8PtyPMT_NjWWAwJHsAyOVTqSt5D7dCJjX_4fGM8x1ePyomB_5oFLyR2cZ-pnnFn5WySEujdl-5rmIE_9OZ0tCy4y7wkcVDqdiDt2hAV2G6Ql8C1I6-ZIaccs0OP7osFCE6vo_rq1QrqJZy1g-wJFkJpn3zSRs3v-6B/s4032/IMG_4751.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEFEUKPYvkT4R2Yl_PCoDdD8PtyPMT_NjWWAwJHsAyOVTqSt5D7dCJjX_4fGM8x1ePyomB_5oFLyR2cZ-pnnFn5WySEujdl-5rmIE_9OZ0tCy4y7wkcVDqdiDt2hAV2G6Ql8C1I6-ZIaccs0OP7osFCE6vo_rq1QrqJZy1g-wJFkJpn3zSRs3v-6B/w400-h225/IMG_4751.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the bluebells. There were not a plentiful as expected but they are still very pretty none the less. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRz0kBJAjgdHO9wMDv4LWCQxng77TJ3rhh5GwRB4h589LmuQXjJVa-sC79X8MeDXaeCubQ5bCUTxuvuZH86-AxjxP-DtiO_ZugR2Qcng5hoAjtukUEZblIbujNMVpBvhXK4elgHRnVwmeNvfxZlgMndrS_jrekVDYmQsW6GK3HKi4ID1VjvEwcyR2/s4032/IMG_4754.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRz0kBJAjgdHO9wMDv4LWCQxng77TJ3rhh5GwRB4h589LmuQXjJVa-sC79X8MeDXaeCubQ5bCUTxuvuZH86-AxjxP-DtiO_ZugR2Qcng5hoAjtukUEZblIbujNMVpBvhXK4elgHRnVwmeNvfxZlgMndrS_jrekVDYmQsW6GK3HKi4ID1VjvEwcyR2/w225-h400/IMG_4754.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BKhzLQzZGjIL7FSiQjJ6MyPfsQLvsKGhPpT08XGab_gPh32VQw3cStm4VNW7UomLVMUtpr2kbPmQWiBmcSjYEE9Rx1WsDHtt9EeUsOB-NPo7oUviG9THwYT7bt72PcbjHtTKSj2S9cU_OHzWjAh-UmsWNTtZ87VjBjSFQH70wH-QnTFNOJMPK4l4/s4032/IMG_4773.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail takes you around and up the back of this cliff face to a ridge that gives you really nice views of the Big River </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OZ6bBKPZai40UdH1FVqbAVZqLCXOURZtYez2m5q567AUYnPXIby_f3Dg4KDaBv4NduUQv28ds0-GRfOn1nlbkzcoR2FwzVbo9s4eR-4J3DH94h27z1y61MoPb_AAZTmzZdi7g0tXftCsNSUJieFHDLM1QaOQjCjhhAEPQLk5AvsLWzpx5U2EV-Dh/s4032/IMG_4760.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OZ6bBKPZai40UdH1FVqbAVZqLCXOURZtYez2m5q567AUYnPXIby_f3Dg4KDaBv4NduUQv28ds0-GRfOn1nlbkzcoR2FwzVbo9s4eR-4J3DH94h27z1y61MoPb_AAZTmzZdi7g0tXftCsNSUJieFHDLM1QaOQjCjhhAEPQLk5AvsLWzpx5U2EV-Dh/w400-h225/IMG_4760.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me and Cathy K on one of the overlooks.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qmkjLIzUmpNCLw_UhowJ5Bz8q9TQDTmJ7FHUsRRWUTJ5H8jQEmM2m9y4urJicvgHed_eGpPPQaWqGC7aMxyorwPqVAGwDpShGsLlYxV5mA2bJN726bFadMxF2Y0UpyRwtjSSreXQ_YYje6aJlSe59kAgj4nMnaPjRzEFSkdcFOmRenkH-WULaSeh/s960/Craig%20and%20Cathy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qmkjLIzUmpNCLw_UhowJ5Bz8q9TQDTmJ7FHUsRRWUTJ5H8jQEmM2m9y4urJicvgHed_eGpPPQaWqGC7aMxyorwPqVAGwDpShGsLlYxV5mA2bJN726bFadMxF2Y0UpyRwtjSSreXQ_YYje6aJlSe59kAgj4nMnaPjRzEFSkdcFOmRenkH-WULaSeh/s320/Craig%20and%20Cathy.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken by Stephanie P</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Big River view </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ZiTa5K_6SuSWB4W6Fwco1N3djPI90wY3hfAZvDDEPz3FCeWB-A7qRpTU0FD_Y6n_A4KA4gxPZ5XADh9Fw6-DMxkggiO0j0ARe3eferytlsCF3eNvnxJZMEVhfXSTeD_NnXvYBWAmRtIW9c3VyKVhE2RHjJ8-I0qC_oK43pEQgp14PkhDMsx-K4w/s4032/IMG_4778.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ZiTa5K_6SuSWB4W6Fwco1N3djPI90wY3hfAZvDDEPz3FCeWB-A7qRpTU0FD_Y6n_A4KA4gxPZ5XADh9Fw6-DMxkggiO0j0ARe3eferytlsCF3eNvnxJZMEVhfXSTeD_NnXvYBWAmRtIW9c3VyKVhE2RHjJ8-I0qC_oK43pEQgp14PkhDMsx-K4w/w400-h225/IMG_4778.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-myPefjn2q3B1Lx0OCFbRPQnsFgmM1wAxOsvTOb80op_6g0FjMBwEHPKWNCN50H9hD830W__o7g3_Y7761iQvsvRKk1PbXlHChmfiH_2qX4QUWE8aBea7-aqawv1Dj235YBQxbC3vCM2tf1ccSTgQSftd9_n2otMSgre7vJ8olgV_yWLIyxHHWkcH/w225-h400/IMG_4780.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Stephanie and Cathy enjoying the easy trail. It was quite a cool day. Even with the sun out, it required an extra layer. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPTtA929vstcr3W7ZgUawqLAGXwRssY-KS2QckXWW-zsmAWtt11J6KONvqgSnnR52apvONyqHPG-Qlue2vJB5v6UvJUe5_aMcMUEhr6SRrAaimR-Xk04YmX4Ll5g8l-PzDJYNxTtsMC5utqCRR_nfLx5Sa1-5seQs63K9yNsP0rQ52AT74zQ4G4Vk/s4032/IMG_4781.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPTtA929vstcr3W7ZgUawqLAGXwRssY-KS2QckXWW-zsmAWtt11J6KONvqgSnnR52apvONyqHPG-Qlue2vJB5v6UvJUe5_aMcMUEhr6SRrAaimR-Xk04YmX4Ll5g8l-PzDJYNxTtsMC5utqCRR_nfLx5Sa1-5seQs63K9yNsP0rQ52AT74zQ4G4Vk/w225-h400/IMG_4781.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finishing up the trail in 2 hours, it was time to head over to the Terrace Winery in French Village, Missouri. This was a quick 20 minute drive from the Park.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-l-B4uWBsLZBvyhtE-NY3TSw0RI1a_fH5GfLWd8PLOo9R0aBCY_fbg7MFOBMACmkD_kt95rwb3ZT3i36_7J-F4OGP2D3rhBBJktyj31aISm84mrVKhPxA5e9U3kNelP3vjFOCZeWv0mmP89gUafLUY7SeJ_k5jX5KE7_mceBfXKoLB0F1tc62iMR/s4032/IMG_4799.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-l-B4uWBsLZBvyhtE-NY3TSw0RI1a_fH5GfLWd8PLOo9R0aBCY_fbg7MFOBMACmkD_kt95rwb3ZT3i36_7J-F4OGP2D3rhBBJktyj31aISm84mrVKhPxA5e9U3kNelP3vjFOCZeWv0mmP89gUafLUY7SeJ_k5jX5KE7_mceBfXKoLB0F1tc62iMR/w400-h225/IMG_4799.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdPOldrbxxsRrXOfPAh-eIX3qXG-KKbGxrjOgyAyaAWFA3wmGeQc2D8RfinqRA8yPuW3KU1zSAHDTi4BuymBBXp9gNbOrr8l9gef12elmmXnQkfeEMZjXAAKq9LCv_pB1MRKNFJQLYw4YiXEF--5Si0BZ1t2P5ArEC-LT3rEsFamaZh1mNe843FuP/s4032/IMG_4798.JPEG" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUoPCjcp1omppj-sL_mLGWpaNLrxVN0AkDQRPYOvhPB82Ax5UAfDs5lCqAGZW4w4Jk0Df2tWxaRiYfkP9sJdfktz3u_IJlp5CDapjcUqietrw8lVMC0rNtxyxtCeqDw2Zq2Qiwej1sBydLB3Mo9iUD22Qq2qcOyMX3RN3yRpr9Uafd2nisbnLyTby/w400-h225/IMG_4796.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ordering your beverage of choice and they have a really good selection of food as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF6iZfd55UP8mA_A31SX_XW6arqjqX64uoSyYNS42orR6G4RmphSVZiB_tP1Umyl9cdpv9CR6OejjtTT0YsnQmqMrMwThw0b7sIR5Hbzb5GhywnaGiXN3Wbv5b7WCxN9Uje89fRZk6FCjCJcidys80zwUu18mXAahwYQTAVoG5FSaBC2cicvlUsjN/s4032/IMG_4782.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF6iZfd55UP8mA_A31SX_XW6arqjqX64uoSyYNS42orR6G4RmphSVZiB_tP1Umyl9cdpv9CR6OejjtTT0YsnQmqMrMwThw0b7sIR5Hbzb5GhywnaGiXN3Wbv5b7WCxN9Uje89fRZk6FCjCJcidys80zwUu18mXAahwYQTAVoG5FSaBC2cicvlUsjN/w400-h225/IMG_4782.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tried one of their sweet reds and it was very nice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlraU0wyPmehGcjjtwjm-YB0huLvrjol7rJHESrefqNd3MmKheo9mOJ_uxuGNtPyXDutigaX9hyIhp-GAD_PgJwjjQRUQBAl0AtFyyBYTItZY9zk7kUZPrahB-fC5LKgHQ_Z1HrQ7wVgSad0e7hq3TiZDLWtAok1uxS4DEVrJWfKbViRd9dDANA2_M/s4024/IMG_4784.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="2263" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlraU0wyPmehGcjjtwjm-YB0huLvrjol7rJHESrefqNd3MmKheo9mOJ_uxuGNtPyXDutigaX9hyIhp-GAD_PgJwjjQRUQBAl0AtFyyBYTItZY9zk7kUZPrahB-fC5LKgHQ_Z1HrQ7wVgSad0e7hq3TiZDLWtAok1uxS4DEVrJWfKbViRd9dDANA2_M/w225-h400/IMG_4784.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could not resist the parmesan fries with garlic aioli. I needed to get a snack to absorb the wine! 😋</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOlN3hqgsR6DcmYMZl616F9r0h6xPdBjMiy1cGclzIaB5sDFB-DDC4gkqO6ybZc0UW6Blf_drOiELWJlmS3r0eDd_j4efbvfLxFMcH3YkIyYdQOnIf8SNfreBgnK5gJ0hJv9psDrkfrJbuRgyqnzUZoFwHFObZ7SuxmohKjkMvc8EHho9NkSRgEox/s4032/IMG_4792.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOlN3hqgsR6DcmYMZl616F9r0h6xPdBjMiy1cGclzIaB5sDFB-DDC4gkqO6ybZc0UW6Blf_drOiELWJlmS3r0eDd_j4efbvfLxFMcH3YkIyYdQOnIf8SNfreBgnK5gJ0hJv9psDrkfrJbuRgyqnzUZoFwHFObZ7SuxmohKjkMvc8EHho9NkSRgEox/w400-h225/IMG_4792.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone had a great time </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintOkemjuzEHDYOwjwJ_EiY5tsfEUkBl8xci8VpAsEz76BSEkqZBo2f2IXKd-8nme6pTkCK9IcWFzvJTMatUOmH9MZhtN81Un32VhZXNqAPWNkvxQsJyo7izw2sF9aljIt9BVvU-LfTlO-LuQSrmnOQk-NfM0IhKUFEmmVyaBgIL1nKbq6p4mtW3sm/s4032/IMG_4786.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintOkemjuzEHDYOwjwJ_EiY5tsfEUkBl8xci8VpAsEz76BSEkqZBo2f2IXKd-8nme6pTkCK9IcWFzvJTMatUOmH9MZhtN81Un32VhZXNqAPWNkvxQsJyo7izw2sF9aljIt9BVvU-LfTlO-LuQSrmnOQk-NfM0IhKUFEmmVyaBgIL1nKbq6p4mtW3sm/w400-h225/IMG_4786.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a super group of people from the OTSHAB Facebook group. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiXjn9ypP6v_R_su-OVCzBZdQnuQ_KxeUhzcKCkTfQbhmAD4cITT1DdC75VpT27FSUKNNW11n15fmPLH-F4OVs1X8qI9uInxYLq_F5pmsSrFHqdT6tvbF0x4SANuQUUIL2ZX6uaTFQLk1ex_VJnzf2GfhL3fwk2u1vZ5kQKK69XuhD9-Z2kxKxR8N/s4032/IMG_4790.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmiXjn9ypP6v_R_su-OVCzBZdQnuQ_KxeUhzcKCkTfQbhmAD4cITT1DdC75VpT27FSUKNNW11n15fmPLH-F4OVs1X8qI9uInxYLq_F5pmsSrFHqdT6tvbF0x4SANuQUUIL2ZX6uaTFQLk1ex_VJnzf2GfhL3fwk2u1vZ5kQKK69XuhD9-Z2kxKxR8N/w400-h225/IMG_4790.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stephanie caught me taking a picture of the landscape out the tasting room window.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYgGOB8n2hnZmM3gOm0_kqSlQZFZFrbZrFAKIJXFoZioGlJv2ttDgivVEK2KAlrzPWmmVsvw_gQ9gXuN9tpk8eCfHZaOUiaDeNK-ofcGVlQ6lbl_pk5xcO-8I0DBZ3hKGTeArvgCE-Jz8xO0obTlVw5_n3Xh8tqSq47Fyda9eK0CaOHjzxsmLsXIC/s2048/Craig%20at%20Window.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYgGOB8n2hnZmM3gOm0_kqSlQZFZFrbZrFAKIJXFoZioGlJv2ttDgivVEK2KAlrzPWmmVsvw_gQ9gXuN9tpk8eCfHZaOUiaDeNK-ofcGVlQ6lbl_pk5xcO-8I0DBZ3hKGTeArvgCE-Jz8xO0obTlVw5_n3Xh8tqSq47Fyda9eK0CaOHjzxsmLsXIC/w304-h400/Craig%20at%20Window.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Stephanie P</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">the said photo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLE4CadKAmbXcu9S8HN0paLltPflfzq9MtgAnaoU-y91h1m1HIV6QOfB2NdqjNBpzVExyRERJTmbHcctBO_xCqpchTZJ531tsZBuS5iQ_R20XtXd_sXeCjV-IrTFsn8z93ede5HaVSi3R8ZMfeZUI9TeHgiRudlQc9KdP7HifiD61LP7AtX5Qb2XB/s4032/IMG_4788.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLE4CadKAmbXcu9S8HN0paLltPflfzq9MtgAnaoU-y91h1m1HIV6QOfB2NdqjNBpzVExyRERJTmbHcctBO_xCqpchTZJ531tsZBuS5iQ_R20XtXd_sXeCjV-IrTFsn8z93ede5HaVSi3R8ZMfeZUI9TeHgiRudlQc9KdP7HifiD61LP7AtX5Qb2XB/w400-h225/IMG_4788.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you Stephanie for planning the event </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-72924849866270058702023-04-23T07:51:00.003-05:002023-04-29T09:29:04.536-05:00Night Out, At Wicked- April 22, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">Vicky and I don't get out together much but tonight she had an extra ticket to Wicked, so I got to join her, my mom and Vicky's colleagues from work for an evening out. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzyL6b1T8Q9XTKeAtC8-cJNULTI76Y4-Epz7G75kfgfGHBnPHC2xHBKM0GpcRdcF65VYwJCxJuGCBxjCvPtHMgaCIi1G19dt_csBTMfxKQujzbRLTAS-l-HaEhcYW_Y1PcRVU1N2BWy7XjMedcX3uT9scy92TcerHLWt3_N7oLoxbAcnOB_v1e4Lb/s645/Wicked%20the%20Musical%20-%20Official%20Broadway%20Poster.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="410" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzyL6b1T8Q9XTKeAtC8-cJNULTI76Y4-Epz7G75kfgfGHBnPHC2xHBKM0GpcRdcF65VYwJCxJuGCBxjCvPtHMgaCIi1G19dt_csBTMfxKQujzbRLTAS-l-HaEhcYW_Y1PcRVU1N2BWy7XjMedcX3uT9scy92TcerHLWt3_N7oLoxbAcnOB_v1e4Lb/w254-h400/Wicked%20the%20Musical%20-%20Official%20Broadway%20Poster.webp" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">internet photo<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First we all met to eat at the Curtain Call. A restaurant/champaign bar inside the Fabulous Fox Theater, and if you have never been to the Fox, you owe it yourself to go see something here. It is fabulous.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEJQSPvlN1njjn1dv2IFO1sAakgE-X9S5H08WX-nK8FWh4zLzoMAGe5Uvy2kdBGYy_MqVHDjpB5vJUWEmU9pBeGtNPJ2duPAyWDkhZFJ5UuOemSBlMW6sV3JIjOjrw1JH3u9ML1QsFGLcRKD8GjY5xYGe_UbFDvn5N4xtK3ex59WF6TwkBpuMm3LJ/s1024/foxtheatre_spotlight.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1024" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEJQSPvlN1njjn1dv2IFO1sAakgE-X9S5H08WX-nK8FWh4zLzoMAGe5Uvy2kdBGYy_MqVHDjpB5vJUWEmU9pBeGtNPJ2duPAyWDkhZFJ5UuOemSBlMW6sV3JIjOjrw1JH3u9ML1QsFGLcRKD8GjY5xYGe_UbFDvn5N4xtK3ex59WF6TwkBpuMm3LJ/w400-h211/foxtheatre_spotlight.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking up from the stage, internet photo </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We went on a Saturday, so there was a matinee and then an evening show. We attended the evening show so we had to get to the restaurant a bit early to avoid all the crowds both leaving the afternoon show and arriving for the evening show. </span><div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">Inside the Curtain Call restaurant. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAfTCoBk5OZGf0Vd5YVRz5SNIh_chYaHaFgXY9fHcOIa630uB_zcr4kRletbMSOWnheWYfFyWM8iCPjWxXnXAYRuCQh_Y0FUKwtfRHfG7a15dQs3e8fz3vKn7hBZc_GN3WuuhtTZRwCLE2nSsxxFc0eXGw3LAflMn8NN9z6SMQZwkMqT0TsWZtzbc/s4032/IMG_4713.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAfTCoBk5OZGf0Vd5YVRz5SNIh_chYaHaFgXY9fHcOIa630uB_zcr4kRletbMSOWnheWYfFyWM8iCPjWxXnXAYRuCQh_Y0FUKwtfRHfG7a15dQs3e8fz3vKn7hBZc_GN3WuuhtTZRwCLE2nSsxxFc0eXGw3LAflMn8NN9z6SMQZwkMqT0TsWZtzbc/w400-h225/IMG_4713.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbb-ZLTlCAd_IRNojhwKnS4GjZ_HIq56U5u6TyT64lkFrL2chCm69PAR6psbGDMMP-nb33dJmBcD-YbkpqONsoRx9nYuOtEj-IWl8LLK8aEDT7PWowddH-b843pIf2Pr8fjfxSX8g6v4F5x-xJDojLIKyAseRdu2I_NEpBfRntOc-MeHGR8om-wtSg/s4032/IMG_4719.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbb-ZLTlCAd_IRNojhwKnS4GjZ_HIq56U5u6TyT64lkFrL2chCm69PAR6psbGDMMP-nb33dJmBcD-YbkpqONsoRx9nYuOtEj-IWl8LLK8aEDT7PWowddH-b843pIf2Pr8fjfxSX8g6v4F5x-xJDojLIKyAseRdu2I_NEpBfRntOc-MeHGR8om-wtSg/w400-h225/IMG_4719.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A certain amount of liberties were taken with the drink selection. It is a champaign bar after all. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh438dgltNJa1QTU_6Hv5A90HYl21sKh9DQ7d_Oqi-c6Yn8ARPtsm2jYdYkbA6Xg3oxCK48WsaF7ze8p_AepLZHJWzm-raIs09W81QDp5AjRvzTWLarhAY8Jmk2QzxuWSOujWoPY-be1cwFNsATDJtiItUKewJPBVaMvsYqi6tw16LhRcMwApUrTKEK/s4032/IMG_4722.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh438dgltNJa1QTU_6Hv5A90HYl21sKh9DQ7d_Oqi-c6Yn8ARPtsm2jYdYkbA6Xg3oxCK48WsaF7ze8p_AepLZHJWzm-raIs09W81QDp5AjRvzTWLarhAY8Jmk2QzxuWSOujWoPY-be1cwFNsATDJtiItUKewJPBVaMvsYqi6tw16LhRcMwApUrTKEK/w225-h400/IMG_4722.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vicky's nurse friend Amy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznpIx0JVy0-eQaB6NdS6eEyB-L9U0AUuDYI1KaLljx2litKISRjRHZ7q1VX-Bg0WSqNNt3AWpZJdeH18ScHW-GUNBDP1g8B6lS2XV44cuehKCJz_TZVPOBuPnvomAr8WhSmbmp8ZkmXSo409XEiiqG04m9tQwYd4EkBMJTIo8gEujYTj9yUB8J1g9/s4032/IMG_4723.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznpIx0JVy0-eQaB6NdS6eEyB-L9U0AUuDYI1KaLljx2litKISRjRHZ7q1VX-Bg0WSqNNt3AWpZJdeH18ScHW-GUNBDP1g8B6lS2XV44cuehKCJz_TZVPOBuPnvomAr8WhSmbmp8ZkmXSo409XEiiqG04m9tQwYd4EkBMJTIo8gEujYTj9yUB8J1g9/w225-h400/IMG_4723.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Mom roaming around the table making friends. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5Tm5vSqcvC78T20DAOV05DbAxqcMzjjj7obQBPvBxuYGlpXKfWqbzot6Idv-pvmVNeZVQhxdoNxWnDuxN1EL--5vJXGKRKNKOo3g2ulcXl3oS4fmsdi2mieP8npQ2GyraHLMNmnZUvNULbeKfzu8uiuJjOIptC5TUJwUyDLR_8k4vSyFNfcqyc50/s4032/IMG_4725.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5Tm5vSqcvC78T20DAOV05DbAxqcMzjjj7obQBPvBxuYGlpXKfWqbzot6Idv-pvmVNeZVQhxdoNxWnDuxN1EL--5vJXGKRKNKOo3g2ulcXl3oS4fmsdi2mieP8npQ2GyraHLMNmnZUvNULbeKfzu8uiuJjOIptC5TUJwUyDLR_8k4vSyFNfcqyc50/w225-h400/IMG_4725.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After dinner and quite a few drinks we headed into the show. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvl32eJVPAOazPUyvWJzSoQu-KwTQGUFc2RvsIv_LK3C1iICJU44sOwHx-7EG_54FSjaGwfBLd_PaKg-sTfGG5BSJJd_oKJlWxM4Pi2OHXqR9RbWhRW0n8tW96HhVuDwyqaOGkgT51S8qvzyUNVaVm0sKtBE9D2U8dOvPbFW0aIVI8M6peWCmJaebv/s4032/IMG_4728.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvl32eJVPAOazPUyvWJzSoQu-KwTQGUFc2RvsIv_LK3C1iICJU44sOwHx-7EG_54FSjaGwfBLd_PaKg-sTfGG5BSJJd_oKJlWxM4Pi2OHXqR9RbWhRW0n8tW96HhVuDwyqaOGkgT51S8qvzyUNVaVm0sKtBE9D2U8dOvPbFW0aIVI8M6peWCmJaebv/w400-h225/IMG_4728.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The set design and lighting were spectacular</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkGNdgZkdOpmGNxWg3x1dRwcUgKBeJ20MIVZnt5eZ36fqUNRsrMYBbG6oUAdEJPLRSPsS9b5QaMUIxB87_65DZDUKAowiwjUcoGbhVdU3_rb_VBdiX-b8nDLS8wkKwVphkfkYDEu-ItHs5o1MGAICHuGGtlrPPTSp-cXcSjecODvpevJVHYR9L2ak/s4032/IMG_4729.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkGNdgZkdOpmGNxWg3x1dRwcUgKBeJ20MIVZnt5eZ36fqUNRsrMYBbG6oUAdEJPLRSPsS9b5QaMUIxB87_65DZDUKAowiwjUcoGbhVdU3_rb_VBdiX-b8nDLS8wkKwVphkfkYDEu-ItHs5o1MGAICHuGGtlrPPTSp-cXcSjecODvpevJVHYR9L2ak/w400-h225/IMG_4729.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No pictures we allowed inside during the show, but I can say it was a fantastic performance. Live music and theater is such a treat. Everyone was spot on and really seemed to enjoy what they were doing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvba6MALuP-rofiZR6LxpHKf7_CTPDPcg3P87qAJDGhsHlxCpCz_-LYhPzK98w5R0ZaF7UBJSRTdbXHk5j_0d4s5QXL0cD8MJuHgW8yRQ8OKrv0W9RCkF-zxLRG91tLcvpxamdqoPLkoZZ-gACOI-eljVXltesOoaGrTaMOC-e7js5wdmweopHiY5/s3293/Curtain%20only%20.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3293" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvba6MALuP-rofiZR6LxpHKf7_CTPDPcg3P87qAJDGhsHlxCpCz_-LYhPzK98w5R0ZaF7UBJSRTdbXHk5j_0d4s5QXL0cD8MJuHgW8yRQ8OKrv0W9RCkF-zxLRG91tLcvpxamdqoPLkoZZ-gACOI-eljVXltesOoaGrTaMOC-e7js5wdmweopHiY5/w400-h275/Curtain%20only%20.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div></div></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-86476664476277034162023-04-17T02:07:00.004-05:002023-05-01T08:04:43.400-05:00OTSHAB Beginner Trip- Cancelled April 14-16, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">This is certainly one of the most popular events put on by the OTSHAB Facebook group. (well except maybe Cocaine Bear!) This is a trip for people that want to take their first steps into learning to backpack and perhaps save them some of the time and money wasted in learning a bit about it on their own. It is also a great social event for people with similar interests to get together and meet each other. A ton of work goes into this seemingly simple overnight event. Andi, the founder of the group, does all the logistics and planning which takes months and each of the mentors (EB's=experienced backpackers?) volunteers time to co-host Zoom calls, answer online questions, for months before the event. We cover every topic of getting started in backpacking. This is all done for free. We have about 4-6 groups of 5-7 people for 6-14 mile round trips at various places on the Ozark Trail. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This year our group (Group 1) was to hike from Barton Fen Trailhead to the Little Creek area, a distance of about 4 miles each way. We usually try and camp the night before with anyone that wants to join and then we are ready to go by 11 am in the morning after meeting everyone in person, making sure everyone is ready, doing any pack shake downs and answering any last minute questions. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtA_598flVJQRgo7jnNBr-BYOz-eEx4S5u3vYqVW1TjhuWJgxCp0uLeaxpKvHbV5SIWvc-hoUna2RCatCJLRWW4_t7f9xyD5xhNrwQdrrr0B7AN-ZIoX6OxQeskUJVrZU0tYobwVZSI2NCLl2dFHNcaUCeiaY9v2vOwuWPNvofGBSlpIGuvxA4DFW/s1225/Start%20at%20Barton%20Fen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1225" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtA_598flVJQRgo7jnNBr-BYOz-eEx4S5u3vYqVW1TjhuWJgxCp0uLeaxpKvHbV5SIWvc-hoUna2RCatCJLRWW4_t7f9xyD5xhNrwQdrrr0B7AN-ZIoX6OxQeskUJVrZU0tYobwVZSI2NCLl2dFHNcaUCeiaY9v2vOwuWPNvofGBSlpIGuvxA4DFW/w400-h253/Start%20at%20Barton%20Fen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was to be a prescribed burn at the Barton Fen trailhead the week of our trip, so it was decided that everyone that wanted to camp on the Friday night would meet at the Council Bluff Lake campsite, which is about 15 minutes away. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't think I have ever camped at Council Bluff, even though I have been to the lake and the trail multiple times over the years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV0z0Xpk3mLHwMLO4Vm4o__ILEUSw66Geyu8jhsAVBem_YHn31rUtDE9fjZnfZubX-IfiT-ZVDECJmaE0DINrOdm77pyEpRocqkz7XyBa5cmycm0OJjmbVFaY-KgvAu7Z3MVUoVxbIzH5Q_BLsUFMPyppsj7HwiB7zF3WeGJ2-yG9ewkSP7zE_2hX/s4032/IMG_4638.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV0z0Xpk3mLHwMLO4Vm4o__ILEUSw66Geyu8jhsAVBem_YHn31rUtDE9fjZnfZubX-IfiT-ZVDECJmaE0DINrOdm77pyEpRocqkz7XyBa5cmycm0OJjmbVFaY-KgvAu7Z3MVUoVxbIzH5Q_BLsUFMPyppsj7HwiB7zF3WeGJ2-yG9ewkSP7zE_2hX/w400-h225/IMG_4638.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Meet up time was after 5 pm, but I finished work early today specifically so I could just head to the campsite and chill out. Work and work travel have been quite aggressive over the last few months and I took the time to be alone. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sq1l3zrsanU9YcbiMEiM25HoVduedyDXKhKdnbhqcr-5xp8m0HwYfAdG_RscmN1FGJ_Tr_mOnhRyCfDijyk0ZgoKQ2dMp699vrv7091dChs--tAxMzRXiSKLAjrEy2mwHd5cVgkjPmKeleAwuzyZtJkS94EdG6NB--2pKIBj8hVdnUJyt7c3drTx/s4032/IMG_4639.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sq1l3zrsanU9YcbiMEiM25HoVduedyDXKhKdnbhqcr-5xp8m0HwYfAdG_RscmN1FGJ_Tr_mOnhRyCfDijyk0ZgoKQ2dMp699vrv7091dChs--tAxMzRXiSKLAjrEy2mwHd5cVgkjPmKeleAwuzyZtJkS94EdG6NB--2pKIBj8hVdnUJyt7c3drTx/w400-h225/IMG_4639.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I stopped off at the gas station/kitchen in Caledonia to pick up some chicken tenders and fried okra. Deep fried diet, yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3onRpOzypg2lV4xDl_kFlqqiSQJV1Yx0yap7JxmEJ82VOjK3DM_iuvzFHdelCIiFCZjGOjdeeD3mz_SQz3SrhQDzctiEJq6OL05sjh2gWFSVSjF-AIPPfAEAzf61N_G8x7p-JlYaZBZIZcHt4rpMDZwtEHWQGKgdIaInneQUgf0b3jsZzSSKP2c7/s4032/IMG_4640.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3onRpOzypg2lV4xDl_kFlqqiSQJV1Yx0yap7JxmEJ82VOjK3DM_iuvzFHdelCIiFCZjGOjdeeD3mz_SQz3SrhQDzctiEJq6OL05sjh2gWFSVSjF-AIPPfAEAzf61N_G8x7p-JlYaZBZIZcHt4rpMDZwtEHWQGKgdIaInneQUgf0b3jsZzSSKP2c7/w400-h225/IMG_4640.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the forecast for rain, it was a bright sunny day today. It was actually hot in the direct sun</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7imD30GJLQsKVG8MFqlrcPVoi1BX79cD5wXYbj7bANrBF5MJRzR4dsqpd9d6iSaX5SqlogCtEH_PBdbW-HiCCMMXkpAsLWbMaqCZaCg2cP0jhgu_-9isSWzubb48RM7udZTxx81_zrWb17HIY-ElomD_Yl4v5H7Ahr6aiFTKuyLql9xdmnWxM8uCw/s4032/IMG_4641.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7imD30GJLQsKVG8MFqlrcPVoi1BX79cD5wXYbj7bANrBF5MJRzR4dsqpd9d6iSaX5SqlogCtEH_PBdbW-HiCCMMXkpAsLWbMaqCZaCg2cP0jhgu_-9isSWzubb48RM7udZTxx81_zrWb17HIY-ElomD_Yl4v5H7Ahr6aiFTKuyLql9xdmnWxM8uCw/w400-h225/IMG_4641.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I grabbed one of the group campsites. The campground did have several spots taken already and more were coming in for a bike race being staged here this weekend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But for now, my spot was nice and quite </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWSl4I2IWTblDI6aHHfm8JTv0rD0Szs36a_K8UcaPCMPyhr1jx94ykFMmND154bBKIQ2Wr4bLFo3elFpcmumTvrqtQlpNzDdhYR8bEI6UtTPVGNuKCXbkWXlwRft4ZyklzUNe2f9e9rLUx6Hsmfs1CV0Iv7_JWTsoYXAufXpw963NupvGtGzl9lH3/s4032/IMG_4642.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWSl4I2IWTblDI6aHHfm8JTv0rD0Szs36a_K8UcaPCMPyhr1jx94ykFMmND154bBKIQ2Wr4bLFo3elFpcmumTvrqtQlpNzDdhYR8bEI6UtTPVGNuKCXbkWXlwRft4ZyklzUNe2f9e9rLUx6Hsmfs1CV0Iv7_JWTsoYXAufXpw963NupvGtGzl9lH3/w225-h400/IMG_4642.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Later in the afternoon and evening all the EB and a lot of the BB's started to arrive. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QMKI1ZlQHVMCd5iBBXxTQYeR3afsB7gds3cVRrRV1mgu_jpMLexQAUjkc3DWzImczJJW09Vw-pxdCwVEly5_WERiqMuFucqTLomagN2HxD0W2wtJ-I7wosoVaM9gWrobema1wArherL2nyz_G5EXamFDX5evcqbgCv9mIuJU1ROgAxjTigCBeUev/s4032/IMG_4645.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QMKI1ZlQHVMCd5iBBXxTQYeR3afsB7gds3cVRrRV1mgu_jpMLexQAUjkc3DWzImczJJW09Vw-pxdCwVEly5_WERiqMuFucqTLomagN2HxD0W2wtJ-I7wosoVaM9gWrobema1wArherL2nyz_G5EXamFDX5evcqbgCv9mIuJU1ROgAxjTigCBeUev/w400-h225/IMG_4645.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was really a nice night to sit around and chat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy8-8H5byraDk4UV7uSMSWDJQF824C4UMNy4GfWiI29nl7Q2piSmubm7MOQoCQNv3kwH3jypi2z7mBuSOb3Riud1FJufKn4DNpLXhDSvGqmgWX7zMvDvQaVhYyWfQR3kACxGWOcNsMCgfUiPqAEt3uk7HYTT8uoLf-3iP5E_mmWsVuYs6rUADvtp9/s4032/IMG_4646.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy8-8H5byraDk4UV7uSMSWDJQF824C4UMNy4GfWiI29nl7Q2piSmubm7MOQoCQNv3kwH3jypi2z7mBuSOb3Riud1FJufKn4DNpLXhDSvGqmgWX7zMvDvQaVhYyWfQR3kACxGWOcNsMCgfUiPqAEt3uk7HYTT8uoLf-3iP5E_mmWsVuYs6rUADvtp9/w400-h225/IMG_4646.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">As it does in Missouri, the weather changed and was pushed back until tomorrow. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGajT1H1QUCuyeav3c-ufsaeZ3sL20nGkPNB_ifbME9579cRRMuAdMoESA9wWmnrHw8geqAudYlp6sjKJsl3zw5-HxZK3ZJ3r9uJCbp72T-zb-2G9hvolFDn3l60A1Py8l7zIs0KQE3264wa6cHibjj6uR-PpoVyPhXlWW7EcmWDalpV14rdnWe2o/s4032/IMG_4647.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGajT1H1QUCuyeav3c-ufsaeZ3sL20nGkPNB_ifbME9579cRRMuAdMoESA9wWmnrHw8geqAudYlp6sjKJsl3zw5-HxZK3ZJ3r9uJCbp72T-zb-2G9hvolFDn3l60A1Py8l7zIs0KQE3264wa6cHibjj6uR-PpoVyPhXlWW7EcmWDalpV14rdnWe2o/w400-h225/IMG_4647.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This made hanging around the fire especially nice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2soZg60nZXuMHqnp37nmtHhUKrthm8VkqpbfxTL6GRa5RxQgBWRcQ40QvwZ_oDLhA6qTWAJmlrx0BUxMTQfYNYo4g67vNK6Fqp5INx3kASDCEuvKxSjsEcJ_ovdkV-YfjqfLcXH4jBdJ2BctqQ0YAD2fRgxQSGWbj9DxoeJKeINY0o1MOU6BK4PXW/s4032/IMG_4651.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2soZg60nZXuMHqnp37nmtHhUKrthm8VkqpbfxTL6GRa5RxQgBWRcQ40QvwZ_oDLhA6qTWAJmlrx0BUxMTQfYNYo4g67vNK6Fqp5INx3kASDCEuvKxSjsEcJ_ovdkV-YfjqfLcXH4jBdJ2BctqQ0YAD2fRgxQSGWbj9DxoeJKeINY0o1MOU6BK4PXW/w400-h225/IMG_4651.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">with a nice sunset.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV6bOxoWZl2tbdHopJ05KVp5bT2JRI7GoKeIwxuSJ605f0KVaP32RoYiqcQuCnBjLkWmpfeObYhEh-ZP8zdncj-h3-W928fc69G11H75bLj3PO2iRxyiBsYc9NVwwYMm1ywAm-bUfvcCI1fX-FlNlT5_cr5nHI2IAMJZdR8UNJIqab7wNYGRY9Yuj/s4032/IMG_4650.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV6bOxoWZl2tbdHopJ05KVp5bT2JRI7GoKeIwxuSJ605f0KVaP32RoYiqcQuCnBjLkWmpfeObYhEh-ZP8zdncj-h3-W928fc69G11H75bLj3PO2iRxyiBsYc9NVwwYMm1ywAm-bUfvcCI1fX-FlNlT5_cr5nHI2IAMJZdR8UNJIqab7wNYGRY9Yuj/w400-h225/IMG_4650.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The morning dawned bright but you could tell on the Western horizon that ugly things were brewing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSfGa7NWDhKyumufGSOwC4Uze9ZiFv5sQ28sNDl9nW5rhxbIXVd8mLITbI8qf5bIh7V0VLNSZezMdBJhWjGcj-gzllvK_5-MkqMvXfhvXxUIKTixupoTzXjfp3qwQLDzc5vSHHAdI5Amvvpd4ReFxDxAXTqh2AaO27ATBCz0BZQNAym7bhO5z4JL4/s4032/IMG_4654.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSfGa7NWDhKyumufGSOwC4Uze9ZiFv5sQ28sNDl9nW5rhxbIXVd8mLITbI8qf5bIh7V0VLNSZezMdBJhWjGcj-gzllvK_5-MkqMvXfhvXxUIKTixupoTzXjfp3qwQLDzc5vSHHAdI5Amvvpd4ReFxDxAXTqh2AaO27ATBCz0BZQNAym7bhO5z4JL4/w400-h225/IMG_4654.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">We had all but decided from the change in forecast last night that the hike was going to proceed and even the early morning forecast were looking mixed but doable, after all, having a bit of weather on your first backpacking trip is a good learning experience. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then this forecast showed up around 8:00 am! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This was much earlier and much more severe than expected.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmlDpccYf_RFoOXeLou9Z3pNOLNgln7WNkBwO4aATn_IQYIkoJNWsHEdXzsl0XXORARE1MXAD1D0nZnjlaunn7IJnnampLIK7_UGb8yjg-MUU8lgmayo1X76UNI667d_QYu0HTUTf492U1DrFERnw8ABQWEuda1EgfRiL5FosO-MdyPqEACFxqgEw/s1422/IMG_4655.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmlDpccYf_RFoOXeLou9Z3pNOLNgln7WNkBwO4aATn_IQYIkoJNWsHEdXzsl0XXORARE1MXAD1D0nZnjlaunn7IJnnampLIK7_UGb8yjg-MUU8lgmayo1X76UNI667d_QYu0HTUTf492U1DrFERnw8ABQWEuda1EgfRiL5FosO-MdyPqEACFxqgEw/w270-h400/IMG_4655.PNG" width="270" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It is a difficult thing to cancel an outing with some people traveling up to 5 hours to reach the location and having put in so many hours and certainly money to do this hike, but there is really no decision when you see a forecast that calls for a chance of tornadoes, high winds and hail. While Missouri's Spring weather is changeable, when it happens it can be very severe. So with no other choice, we had to make the decision to send everyone home, call anyone that wasn't already here and turn them around.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Sfz0ogO4KuM6-mTYDCOhchek0-7ogx4z2r9j2cERwZ9U-GBa0iZ-wixhOWdvgaB4x3l3iBmUNnPffHcUdX20p_b7s-9DE-1_f0DC6QZLgNJSlCA1NzDK-RpF4jzeutnUiMcHb3sggxx0aKrTgc58KaOxZkpG3HnCVdYKHSixBpk2d5TWP5IeOcoh/s4032/IMG_4656.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Sfz0ogO4KuM6-mTYDCOhchek0-7ogx4z2r9j2cERwZ9U-GBa0iZ-wixhOWdvgaB4x3l3iBmUNnPffHcUdX20p_b7s-9DE-1_f0DC6QZLgNJSlCA1NzDK-RpF4jzeutnUiMcHb3sggxx0aKrTgc58KaOxZkpG3HnCVdYKHSixBpk2d5TWP5IeOcoh/w400-h225/IMG_4656.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the storm front hit while a few of us EB's drove to the trailhead<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were lucky we had almost our entire group of BB's camping with us last night, we were able to contact 2 who were still on the road, but one remained unaccounted for. We would need to drive to the trailhead and wait for him there to give him the bad news in person. </span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnxWhO-zaXIVxR9eZDv84nP264F3Y2GzVhmaVxquKDuT9j7Ohu0PZgS5l-AG3VQaXRRA1siZWnXdMpKxbPiP73HVLxrxF68mNaIPsh4MobyknAZsRwbG_6A9fq0oGLYChp6JvvodDWjAFgyfaHuEZXz9iLbPA0wwRil3wllituVeg4VaQ0kbGJjyc/s4032/IMG_4658.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnxWhO-zaXIVxR9eZDv84nP264F3Y2GzVhmaVxquKDuT9j7Ohu0PZgS5l-AG3VQaXRRA1siZWnXdMpKxbPiP73HVLxrxF68mNaIPsh4MobyknAZsRwbG_6A9fq0oGLYChp6JvvodDWjAFgyfaHuEZXz9iLbPA0wwRil3wllituVeg4VaQ0kbGJjyc/w400-h225/IMG_4658.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The prescribed burn at the Barton Fen Trailhead</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Success! Alden arrived at the TH right on time to have 5 EB's waiting for him and while disappointed, he understood the situation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAetOrhjYL8tJ0JZlOe_rmwEZq-W3fgk6k3APts4DFMK7HyxvCeh4UlEtmK8X31eO5AGhlYQtbi43FS-wWVfngZpoIaX8Qc-w9bQrVq5viVjlOOyWbsPLHn0wU-AiC9PyE_o2jMyFYhWmfjPr3VJeqFEnsl0dbBiQAyGeEF5paFl9TMDMFCQGYuEnK/s1622/IMG_4319.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1622" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAetOrhjYL8tJ0JZlOe_rmwEZq-W3fgk6k3APts4DFMK7HyxvCeh4UlEtmK8X31eO5AGhlYQtbi43FS-wWVfngZpoIaX8Qc-w9bQrVq5viVjlOOyWbsPLHn0wU-AiC9PyE_o2jMyFYhWmfjPr3VJeqFEnsl0dbBiQAyGeEF5paFl9TMDMFCQGYuEnK/w400-h244/IMG_4319.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The least we could do is treat him to breakfast at the Bixby Store. A fantastic little gas station, restaurant/deli, small town market, local meet up location, just up the road from the trailhead. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Actually Andi was there and had already bought us all breakfast sandwiches that she was going to deliver to the trailhead! - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks Andi </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gB0fnZYmrxxo7fxE1AXMiyjaGFavDan0uluM7_XwPREJ0mye22vViPQYkN3OUI_SL0SBAUY92OarGWOOomH6yntzeS4h7Hp9o9ovdVj_oSks-2nXHc3yW4IpmLhtm0w8dl6mG7X6Ob4ZRNYY8Jjur9baHOvWSgs1KUlsu0rr_9OFFomZVleZ1cM-/s4032/IMG_4659.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gB0fnZYmrxxo7fxE1AXMiyjaGFavDan0uluM7_XwPREJ0mye22vViPQYkN3OUI_SL0SBAUY92OarGWOOomH6yntzeS4h7Hp9o9ovdVj_oSks-2nXHc3yW4IpmLhtm0w8dl6mG7X6Ob4ZRNYY8Jjur9baHOvWSgs1KUlsu0rr_9OFFomZVleZ1cM-/w400-h225/IMG_4659.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the EB's were going back to the Council Bluff campsite to ride out the storm today. (Hiker Trash is hardcore) Some had come the 5 hours to here and some were just thrill seekers! 😀</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Either way, I could use the time to finish up chores around the house this weekend, so I headed home, but did look at the forecast later that night and wished them the best as you can see the storm pass right over them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaaTE0euhhKx8T7txvJ-mlCgecPhSd47PhPxOIyQ3Nvdn4EECkxeWp3u_NcSaLl2CSnf79CKSohjbSWDBMUP1MlhisF2YRzpT2eLgm9KToYn_k1r80PPuEv0DfCiFABYvPt0Y8lVHT5I0NedmzmVFpgLKv5Gmiv6mcpMFzp78gPJspPSD2EPCOyRc/s1328/IMG_4660.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaaTE0euhhKx8T7txvJ-mlCgecPhSd47PhPxOIyQ3Nvdn4EECkxeWp3u_NcSaLl2CSnf79CKSohjbSWDBMUP1MlhisF2YRzpT2eLgm9KToYn_k1r80PPuEv0DfCiFABYvPt0Y8lVHT5I0NedmzmVFpgLKv5Gmiv6mcpMFzp78gPJspPSD2EPCOyRc/w289-h400/IMG_4660.PNG" width="289" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I am happy to report that everyone survived with just a few stories of high wind and some rain. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Andi did another fabulous job of immediately finding dates for everyone to reschedule almost right away. We will be taking a group out on June 3-4. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A great first story for the BB's to tell. </span></p></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-8759197853798071122023-04-13T08:55:00.002-05:002023-04-13T08:56:58.633-05:00Long Weekend At The Shut Ins April 6-9, 2023<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had two objectives this weekend by going to Johnson Shut Ins State Park. By the end of the weekend, I didn't accomplish either one! 😄 This park is one of the best in Missouri. It is beautiful, lots of things to do around the park. It is beautifully maintained and the individual sites are spread out enough to give you a real sense of privacy. It also has no cell service. First I was hoping that the new WeBoost would pull in enough cell service to make working here more often a possibility. However the best that we could manage was changing no service to SOS, so no way to be able to work here without adding satellite internet to the RV. Starlink would be the obvious choice, but the current Starlink service plans are not really affordable for us as just part time RVers. The Second was to hike several lesser known, somewhat forgotten trails in the area. I didn't do that either. Instead we sat around, relaxed and ate way to much! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This weekend was also going to be a shake down of the pre-season service work I had done to the RV to prepare for our month long, work trip, in May. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1uo6HsxLEIkV36L81NMauSfCKUxc1LGd4hJ_nXz3eBEERRrukfD8ek9cuLMw3iVZw9llAlIdFJyx6PXVo4qETe3zTX1Basg_14nlTXGS52Gxr8Mo6uLRHeXUHlFk8GwGlwX64JAzYPEoJhx0WJU2UlaLWZYIBgo56PuinnkyJjeNUraEg43sVe6J/s4032/IMG_4560.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1uo6HsxLEIkV36L81NMauSfCKUxc1LGd4hJ_nXz3eBEERRrukfD8ek9cuLMw3iVZw9llAlIdFJyx6PXVo4qETe3zTX1Basg_14nlTXGS52Gxr8Mo6uLRHeXUHlFk8GwGlwX64JAzYPEoJhx0WJU2UlaLWZYIBgo56PuinnkyJjeNUraEg43sVe6J/w400-h225/IMG_4560.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The park was booked up, which was a surprise, but they had turned the water on at the sites (usually not till April 15th) and the weather was fantastic. Both of which you don't really know when you book your site, but every year now, more and more people are out in the parks with their RV's or just car camping. We saw a good representation of all kinds of campers. The sites with full hookups (water, electric, sewer) were all ready taken when I booked a couple months ago, so I got a site with electric only. This means when you arrive you have to fill up your onboard water tank if you want running water in the camper. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkytELTNZpxI6lYM0lmVpChp8AmNu-WLjmkExDjD4X266ysUqibW0IpHiTvxOU5dQOym1ysvyL3XXUSWVpCB5ru2L8zJJofSqJQlJixnryafyVwsqG6X4hQSXDRWJRDRLmE7GyIYUv3-s3h3X8ZmNZ1qd_pHGeGhvF0TKqgfXmS8I9gCQx8VYevL9/s4032/IMG_4562.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkytELTNZpxI6lYM0lmVpChp8AmNu-WLjmkExDjD4X266ysUqibW0IpHiTvxOU5dQOym1ysvyL3XXUSWVpCB5ru2L8zJJofSqJQlJixnryafyVwsqG6X4hQSXDRWJRDRLmE7GyIYUv3-s3h3X8ZmNZ1qd_pHGeGhvF0TKqgfXmS8I9gCQx8VYevL9/w400-h225/IMG_4562.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We arrived on Thursday around 1 pm. and after settling in we spent the day hanging around the RV and walking around the campground. It was not full at all and there were only one or two other RV or campers in the park. I made hamburgers on the grill and we watched a couple of movies. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Friday we started the normal tradition of me getting up early and cooking a big breakfast. This morning it was biscuits and gravy, bacon and eggs. This theme continues, which is why I came home four pounds heavier! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYH7qer1R53_XhVcB7Zk_2vOa87knx3Xt1YaTbCo-_DSIdh9zH2WwEQtzJjA6QL0-pKY8bNVkZbaBBQFrePVZmXbWRy78MgjyUCLPDauas8VQkLlWFNW0RVzlDlbw8MU6Zj7P59aUPQRHOWF2e53cwOr9T3lbc_Ebv6NPWIOWVumK58fSZFpmvZTh/s4030/IMG_4563.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYH7qer1R53_XhVcB7Zk_2vOa87knx3Xt1YaTbCo-_DSIdh9zH2WwEQtzJjA6QL0-pKY8bNVkZbaBBQFrePVZmXbWRy78MgjyUCLPDauas8VQkLlWFNW0RVzlDlbw8MU6Zj7P59aUPQRHOWF2e53cwOr9T3lbc_Ebv6NPWIOWVumK58fSZFpmvZTh/w400-h225/IMG_4563.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After breakfast, because I had no Wi-Fi and it was still a work day, we headed into Pilot Knob, one of three small towns clustered together about 20 miles from the park. We settled in to the McDonalds (the only fast food restaurant in town) and has it turned out a local gathering place for the town (the Mayor, the former Mayor and others were all having breakfast and coffee inside). I used their wifi for 4 or 5 hours finishing up my weeks work. We then went down the road a couple of miles to the Arcadia Academy, Abby Kitchen. It is a restaurant and ice cream parlor that is inside an old girls high school and convent. The Abby Kitchen has great food, including specializing in fried chicken and homemade pies. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We grabbed some homemade ice cream and headed back to the RV.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB4XMqtDHiEWwU4uOhvOTHeKxs-PYnvK-3XFlouZLtiHkmjfYLvmIR58VlckRLnYwdAuCcNH8Gip_jk5R3EBCMHhwxkKGHE0BSZrUCvXYZJVL03idzUxAAqEINQErtVp0spawvChWfqnmDpJK7b1_s3TquRq_k4ihGExeVSZ5P5mxVV3QrXzzjO6-/s550/Arcadia%20Cafe.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="550" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWB4XMqtDHiEWwU4uOhvOTHeKxs-PYnvK-3XFlouZLtiHkmjfYLvmIR58VlckRLnYwdAuCcNH8Gip_jk5R3EBCMHhwxkKGHE0BSZrUCvXYZJVL03idzUxAAqEINQErtVp0spawvChWfqnmDpJK7b1_s3TquRq_k4ihGExeVSZ5P5mxVV3QrXzzjO6-/w400-h225/Arcadia%20Cafe.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">internet photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After dropping off the ice cream, we went over to the Shut In's. The weather was chilly in the mornings around mid thirties, but beautifully clear. The water volume had slowed overnight, when we arrived, the red flag was out, signifying over 75 cfs of water flow. This morning the flag had been changed to yellow. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX96iRB8-eSrxXUrolxFP25NRq7gjtKyFHgC28LN3jkH6-Ih7lAkDNFMYooRPgkLsRA3P1C6g_0gz5HWfGDw-1Dyq1m-PJkwcGs7-8rApiw66mRO0EbKthb9pIXrZ7L0byp0pX6FULUj6_Nr4YlvUNiLZG1lvpyuv1ltSiUVo9nAyxOjRf8fA4jQk5/s4032/IMG_4565.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX96iRB8-eSrxXUrolxFP25NRq7gjtKyFHgC28LN3jkH6-Ih7lAkDNFMYooRPgkLsRA3P1C6g_0gz5HWfGDw-1Dyq1m-PJkwcGs7-8rApiw66mRO0EbKthb9pIXrZ7L0byp0pX6FULUj6_Nr4YlvUNiLZG1lvpyuv1ltSiUVo9nAyxOjRf8fA4jQk5/w400-h225/IMG_4565.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Shut In's are natural rock formations in this section of the Black River that funnel the water into tight channels through the rocks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the summer, this area will be filled with people in the water and playing amongst the rocks </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7359zqlVu8BEekD3z6RyhKeu0IW79cHAIElk3vCJ38b2mRfmmTuMc7JbLKtqsuRTrYLXRrgboV2-exBmmlbWGylZAAfDoULlHL3N02CBI16QXJLP3G8xJBjqLU8sMkhLBBo1MLwAkkHRd5sQzvHRCJGh9RRnnKFJOpL1NyTW7EQf0bloRtJl4YPST/s4032/IMG_4582.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7359zqlVu8BEekD3z6RyhKeu0IW79cHAIElk3vCJ38b2mRfmmTuMc7JbLKtqsuRTrYLXRrgboV2-exBmmlbWGylZAAfDoULlHL3N02CBI16QXJLP3G8xJBjqLU8sMkhLBBo1MLwAkkHRd5sQzvHRCJGh9RRnnKFJOpL1NyTW7EQf0bloRtJl4YPST/w400-h225/IMG_4582.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But not today, as Vicky found out the water is still only in the high 40's to low 50's. Not quite swimming weather yet! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqZo4isnvaqla_FfF-rgr9r0Q81X4nnZBZPElhwLB7M61VO5f-RumZdGzKAPuBzQLMpjQgTY_x_l6LvvqLW7khmxl_O8GJh5Ghj5Fo6wy-dFnw_1_ni6GnsTtv8KV-rtu_v8ufEsaGOEU7mo6-7V5qgRNBVM7gCQcCqL1Uc1oXBis3pNNyZaAUpDS/s4032/IMG_4583.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqZo4isnvaqla_FfF-rgr9r0Q81X4nnZBZPElhwLB7M61VO5f-RumZdGzKAPuBzQLMpjQgTY_x_l6LvvqLW7khmxl_O8GJh5Ghj5Fo6wy-dFnw_1_ni6GnsTtv8KV-rtu_v8ufEsaGOEU7mo6-7V5qgRNBVM7gCQcCqL1Uc1oXBis3pNNyZaAUpDS/w225-h400/IMG_4583.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Spring flowers are all starting to spread on the ground and up the hills around the path. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Vicky doing her best nonchalant pose. 😆</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AfUfd6wwwWfOirQ4Eo9_5-ry-N8riPOb8Fg3eWIQrWhaD6g18c6hKPTREvcwvrwWAzlnfONnLMj6m_a-rleFmlOvRFCjJddkJhuUAN5pQDMWvzAi0gi3MJPtRmMTZwq7dcEv-Sgnqdzd_YQE9T2GEzlcq_SHVUQdgqZMlucW0pG5HOgtg84zy0Fb/s4032/IMG_4589.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AfUfd6wwwWfOirQ4Eo9_5-ry-N8riPOb8Fg3eWIQrWhaD6g18c6hKPTREvcwvrwWAzlnfONnLMj6m_a-rleFmlOvRFCjJddkJhuUAN5pQDMWvzAi0gi3MJPtRmMTZwq7dcEv-Sgnqdzd_YQE9T2GEzlcq_SHVUQdgqZMlucW0pG5HOgtg84zy0Fb/w225-h400/IMG_4589.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The afternoon was beautiful </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17lnapMsosRPekyM43GxR1fTyvgoHezOGgclayWpnyI2l4bJHdeTHVeBhvD63LWRAVK9hwgsJ5jY9P3Bpb3crJrErqgt2qIA_OvR7tB3h5-dmgftRv4td9sSJ6YKc27mNcjpt937T7JZsafLCSJ3KJHfh9gpibgKqkecDfrgLanUoe0NFSs7r-i4u/s4032/IMG_4602.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Followed by getting the fire started and enjoying the evening, while watching all the RV's file into the park and filling up all the spaces. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhKEYvb3TLRtIDwyPGLTI_9HpKKJPudsVISM9CkhmDjzt362t-tLiv4zCz_z6bvtL0PJjzzdOy7JZQs0HQDbIx8G4ks5BxsYePKO06Sw5S3uoF3DIm6283HyFnhYu9_K3p_9GKzdgCSSeQLJ4b_GeacOtVNJD3skE7eLrcbGeNLycPPHeYgpaz4ZN/s4032/IMG_4591.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhKEYvb3TLRtIDwyPGLTI_9HpKKJPudsVISM9CkhmDjzt362t-tLiv4zCz_z6bvtL0PJjzzdOy7JZQs0HQDbIx8G4ks5BxsYePKO06Sw5S3uoF3DIm6283HyFnhYu9_K3p_9GKzdgCSSeQLJ4b_GeacOtVNJD3skE7eLrcbGeNLycPPHeYgpaz4ZN/w400-h225/IMG_4591.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">lounging around the fire, dessert was the ice cream we got today and some fresh strawberries. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmgYRnCX1y5vCqXm4YaUZrIr3z0mc4jgin3KvH3eOULO4Yn1cO6pHhj5M7utWcrxyQiiop9Xopf0Aiu-HX1Wuhl0q48BIJZ5FMoA_EwAbudl97SqP2qaHxtd6pTmfFfkOQ0bqQMwZIhvQssaHUvw4NW61ewMieEkMEOrrS7BFNinOwTxJjPb2WFOM/w400-h225/IMG_4594.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The fire keep us warm as the evening turned chilly. We watched as the all the kids skated and rode around the campground loops, into the evening. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK9uNQXLV26vXOHesENwO-gJVWo0fvH11zw_YnkfoRmIIbI6aPqBPsuBzlIz1VDvJghmZi3tBXTEbjDXjPPUz2kIAQ3maDnKPmdWjnWiMpCmR4uuDuXMtk7gZZajb3ps4ntbvTL0Y9MxSsKUjCR_QeNRGSyzvk3N1dC2VB8rttJECSKaLudsJJSax/s4032/IMG_4595.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK9uNQXLV26vXOHesENwO-gJVWo0fvH11zw_YnkfoRmIIbI6aPqBPsuBzlIz1VDvJghmZi3tBXTEbjDXjPPUz2kIAQ3maDnKPmdWjnWiMpCmR4uuDuXMtk7gZZajb3ps4ntbvTL0Y9MxSsKUjCR_QeNRGSyzvk3N1dC2VB8rttJECSKaLudsJJSax/w225-h400/IMG_4595.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sunset was beautiful </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir77MSuUO-ULYbcWRz6E_4weF4HokBj24Ih35a8Cn2JUJt1VVdlW67LI5jBbxSV1o2iKLBSyeWawNoTimWeGdtuyMUrmfwfh9XtY1LQJIiSBidpjXS38i8H8Eq5oRcyouOCo7RSAuADry8VVHm74l_E_lebOn_vpgQMloBwsfh6uh0OFrF4Vvv3MTT/s4032/IMG_4596.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir77MSuUO-ULYbcWRz6E_4weF4HokBj24Ih35a8Cn2JUJt1VVdlW67LI5jBbxSV1o2iKLBSyeWawNoTimWeGdtuyMUrmfwfh9XtY1LQJIiSBidpjXS38i8H8Eq5oRcyouOCo7RSAuADry8VVHm74l_E_lebOn_vpgQMloBwsfh6uh0OFrF4Vvv3MTT/w400-h225/IMG_4596.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dawn on Saturday, It is going to be another wonderful day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNWRwyr_ucowwRbH-A8V1YxlAbxPKGrW6SZafLn1dsUWkc8AZdQTys-xIJkqsMEWdS8JHENW7RBpB4Y47VdGpXk640U26qhuoZ_QE-WOLV4qQVK4eiFW7YVEDgNEo0sP_-ScQdQAfiFkFdJqr0a5wmuLIYsZCvCv9yUKOoMJE4qV5JhgXfoREQgu9/s4032/IMG_4598.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNWRwyr_ucowwRbH-A8V1YxlAbxPKGrW6SZafLn1dsUWkc8AZdQTys-xIJkqsMEWdS8JHENW7RBpB4Y47VdGpXk640U26qhuoZ_QE-WOLV4qQVK4eiFW7YVEDgNEo0sP_-ScQdQAfiFkFdJqr0a5wmuLIYsZCvCv9yUKOoMJE4qV5JhgXfoREQgu9/w400-h225/IMG_4598.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pancakes, Eggs and Bacon, coming right up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhIz5hxVwCpiVEAXylgp9F4eOeG7EFR9gohYaoU1Tk6I0V63k1phWSrDo3ejOUKFm7ed2Sho1y7u_Km2Rb8DvPOe48M2Xmn3BZh8G-Lq0sYriUB2PLOYVDDVSpX-DMAjW_ffuZVSU_MotNlLl03q4ruSWb5XLgG45IO_z2lqzQLEJoOseuFFIolDG/s4032/IMG_4599.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhIz5hxVwCpiVEAXylgp9F4eOeG7EFR9gohYaoU1Tk6I0V63k1phWSrDo3ejOUKFm7ed2Sho1y7u_Km2Rb8DvPOe48M2Xmn3BZh8G-Lq0sYriUB2PLOYVDDVSpX-DMAjW_ffuZVSU_MotNlLl03q4ruSWb5XLgG45IO_z2lqzQLEJoOseuFFIolDG/w400-h225/IMG_4599.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We went over to the visitors center. It has never been open any other time I have been in the Park, but it is open this weekend. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4anpd74Q5Ma5TUnGL0Kg_QkLr5vc5BYOspFJJoh9_EBnapicETMhX3MOejH7pDp0pbOFMbMVCoeAW9X_uHJJiSb855CRQlQireR_5h1JmtAhW0n6_KmVLqUyXN2CgwDZfdxG3YZYEn-l-WnNJfFKmdysXpqvn9PbDu1pe4JcwHNIL65Ml_KgRmAs/s4032/IMG_4603.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4anpd74Q5Ma5TUnGL0Kg_QkLr5vc5BYOspFJJoh9_EBnapicETMhX3MOejH7pDp0pbOFMbMVCoeAW9X_uHJJiSb855CRQlQireR_5h1JmtAhW0n6_KmVLqUyXN2CgwDZfdxG3YZYEn-l-WnNJfFKmdysXpqvn9PbDu1pe4JcwHNIL65Ml_KgRmAs/w400-h225/IMG_4603.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Turning around and looking out from the visitor's center view. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsWs2TSzp4shHvnGZ5qDQpZgjPZzjXNVsex8HyeeaN0DN-UiGmusNgXjaiSgenHZqvgQLDE0_XGMxWCnzJ1qm9_FgH7mb2WDtqOmjHiiobMMIMG4vr8Cn07RDMS3PTFbBwIiwnsMZ3SJ4l-H_GA2HBeSVzxqGkkCgziw3XU5FNACbErIlnVDdP5dM/s4032/IMG_4604.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsWs2TSzp4shHvnGZ5qDQpZgjPZzjXNVsex8HyeeaN0DN-UiGmusNgXjaiSgenHZqvgQLDE0_XGMxWCnzJ1qm9_FgH7mb2WDtqOmjHiiobMMIMG4vr8Cn07RDMS3PTFbBwIiwnsMZ3SJ4l-H_GA2HBeSVzxqGkkCgziw3XU5FNACbErIlnVDdP5dM/w400-h225/IMG_4604.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After the visitors center we went down to Caledonia. It is a really small town that is solely a tourist strip of shops. It is mostly clothing and antique type shops but has a fantastic and HUGE shop of candy, ice cream and coffee. It might give Willy Wonka a run for his money. </span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HJ9j5Bkny_ir5avHEVpQ5EZmQK0nU_2514GEpeL2_5Lwnr_B5KPRRLN_U8vrM3H286doy60yaKiu86OLqPZJ12bhbIyjpuBtE8UMY0wfFYZc3pyVZyGldc4tAZx1PVLNIr1EsPLjEZuMxxEfatnJfQe_yMB-AFn6vxxBrvBQcRFnjoIFAQDriP1S/s4032/IMG_4605.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HJ9j5Bkny_ir5avHEVpQ5EZmQK0nU_2514GEpeL2_5Lwnr_B5KPRRLN_U8vrM3H286doy60yaKiu86OLqPZJ12bhbIyjpuBtE8UMY0wfFYZc3pyVZyGldc4tAZx1PVLNIr1EsPLjEZuMxxEfatnJfQe_yMB-AFn6vxxBrvBQcRFnjoIFAQDriP1S/w225-h400/IMG_4605.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD21A-A6UOBHYw_2Vxr4wsRl1q4fhXg4J6qguYyiiKivwWzrKQv4462uW3MpyuBz0zDToecKUJy-HmdWbXXsiZuFSV8VbgMPtoRz79zSf0uPORZXSRomuvNjhLdIndsdCbYNG9MynjCxtPBq-GB6KH25UdX0qUsv77AmDbbV9BJHQxJhTqZ9Ko55l-/s1360/Old%20Mercantile%20Caledonia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1360" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD21A-A6UOBHYw_2Vxr4wsRl1q4fhXg4J6qguYyiiKivwWzrKQv4462uW3MpyuBz0zDToecKUJy-HmdWbXXsiZuFSV8VbgMPtoRz79zSf0uPORZXSRomuvNjhLdIndsdCbYNG9MynjCxtPBq-GB6KH25UdX0qUsv77AmDbbV9BJHQxJhTqZ9Ko55l-/w400-h300/Old%20Mercantile%20Caledonia.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Village Mercantile- Internet photo</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They have all kinds of vintage signs. This one is perfect </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs_xBPZyYROBGs8ryGzc8zAz6XErFUVfGks81YS8rXPTiaJm1H8rPDdSKfBkYfzoVq3VdPZzTunrdMjLfndbJ3tSDaAYRLdXVJPDTfM9RIgBCYfJRy7QONougDFhSI_GR0ynZjaIr-3JTr7Ws4k4cMJHq7xgTajTk9vHBIf_V0IUdnKPbbw5at71z/s1817/IMG_4607.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1817" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs_xBPZyYROBGs8ryGzc8zAz6XErFUVfGks81YS8rXPTiaJm1H8rPDdSKfBkYfzoVq3VdPZzTunrdMjLfndbJ3tSDaAYRLdXVJPDTfM9RIgBCYfJRy7QONougDFhSI_GR0ynZjaIr-3JTr7Ws4k4cMJHq7xgTajTk9vHBIf_V0IUdnKPbbw5at71z/w400-h278/IMG_4607.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the RV for more lounging in the sun and a movie or two. I had put out some left over biscuit from breakfast and a super fat squirrel was taking advantage of the free meal. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8stAfwD1Ip0tzADjef0qRRlqozMKG2XW4VZu5R0qhAoIGPFcGd2ZPsQCNXqm_Hy3f0Y3cHN5X7O0jMo2S8JqWvOPvho89z_gJ_b8I-dv1jMTu-fpvvryVTRdtMCOlmCFOFkztx0b11JNvLAaYCoBvbjb3L8IUbwNhM2JH_SMRNSPJdGiqI_F8JDE/s4032/IMG_4610.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8stAfwD1Ip0tzADjef0qRRlqozMKG2XW4VZu5R0qhAoIGPFcGd2ZPsQCNXqm_Hy3f0Y3cHN5X7O0jMo2S8JqWvOPvho89z_gJ_b8I-dv1jMTu-fpvvryVTRdtMCOlmCFOFkztx0b11JNvLAaYCoBvbjb3L8IUbwNhM2JH_SMRNSPJdGiqI_F8JDE/w400-h225/IMG_4610.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday night was steak. A couple of filet's on the fire</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ9A2Fbg2aZkt6wIsq0DqnVOESUxiO-Vo7Sllmd7X1P5Lw2O3b3Gr-b2jkgFvnmIU3eUI_Q2HvXtBpE6rwsBkN0LbAg7wnHHQxJVAy9jJA96JyYovcWVx01N8XHKewYGxmuBovMsQ5NIGO95S_BM53pgsDWpIsebkKKvDT0mIW0z_iowu-lkXg1iL/s4032/IMG_4611.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ9A2Fbg2aZkt6wIsq0DqnVOESUxiO-Vo7Sllmd7X1P5Lw2O3b3Gr-b2jkgFvnmIU3eUI_Q2HvXtBpE6rwsBkN0LbAg7wnHHQxJVAy9jJA96JyYovcWVx01N8XHKewYGxmuBovMsQ5NIGO95S_BM53pgsDWpIsebkKKvDT0mIW0z_iowu-lkXg1iL/w400-h225/IMG_4611.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1st world problems for sure </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCvziVqaz1Aq2M6yy08kaAQve4Kn8rzQ0PlmmRzGYROL-7YLuDVoD9MLOJsOnHWVvDFZMNsZ1E3FrWr4JbSviuydVT68JTvK-H3VBmAFbQ884eIZZchHbuU9tAslBweiGzoTj1Fe2xpkl6EF5A8WoOivrDyTxqDTGte6BbGj6SliNbwJE7J3jnlUq/s4032/IMG_4613.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCvziVqaz1Aq2M6yy08kaAQve4Kn8rzQ0PlmmRzGYROL-7YLuDVoD9MLOJsOnHWVvDFZMNsZ1E3FrWr4JbSviuydVT68JTvK-H3VBmAFbQ884eIZZchHbuU9tAslBweiGzoTj1Fe2xpkl6EF5A8WoOivrDyTxqDTGte6BbGj6SliNbwJE7J3jnlUq/w400-h225/IMG_4613.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I had to roll out of the RV, after dinner, to make the fire tonight, but it was beautiful evening again </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhtWuYOmvjVRhwBbzqSJYlw9b7yE8MUN1jkZf_4tl2QP_QKlU-u7gB_3l2BJQp1VQb6GbnlXDcKZnMULkVqgVkvRbpy4UXKuZwyR5Ybrex2oTcD285nGvHu_bSC4-ykw7JZtqGjywfVbj0G3JLxhfn9426-61W06Rr3LcZGoco1ryDwRVTCQxqCb7/s4032/IMG_4614.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhtWuYOmvjVRhwBbzqSJYlw9b7yE8MUN1jkZf_4tl2QP_QKlU-u7gB_3l2BJQp1VQb6GbnlXDcKZnMULkVqgVkvRbpy4UXKuZwyR5Ybrex2oTcD285nGvHu_bSC4-ykw7JZtqGjywfVbj0G3JLxhfn9426-61W06Rr3LcZGoco1ryDwRVTCQxqCb7/w225-h400/IMG_4614.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The night was full of stars</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMjKaOtQicb_KoNYFSYf87TQ6_u5a7DoKjoPKZ7k_1K6FQ22Ruygh3gZB-536fr557Tlze5xI0iKLBFzxpqiVuZ_HUOWEcjTaUjrSXH47JA1DaGNRpQwkwBPqIIXLCt45QqDOW71jhxAvKvQRZP3aMgfabM4aM8M-duhKA_9nnVbSfmLhVvF5iwbN/s4032/IMG_4618.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMjKaOtQicb_KoNYFSYf87TQ6_u5a7DoKjoPKZ7k_1K6FQ22Ruygh3gZB-536fr557Tlze5xI0iKLBFzxpqiVuZ_HUOWEcjTaUjrSXH47JA1DaGNRpQwkwBPqIIXLCt45QqDOW71jhxAvKvQRZP3aMgfabM4aM8M-duhKA_9nnVbSfmLhVvF5iwbN/w400-h300/IMG_4618.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday was yet another beautiful morning</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIceKIjEy8ZtvMdiznlC-EMvXOvIxt0exDJ2LMdcf5KHfbXsKvVXJ2GPjygTedmMe3qMzBjodFG-23rTHSbAAeGXJceYVWjUY4K0b525ONTjaXZlYYb_5OwVL3c1B0-MaVONxX99vtsLNowErvmDT_CHYzHQ5tIhz4mLFXjb4zotwwO5Ih3alx87Xh/s4032/IMG_4622.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIceKIjEy8ZtvMdiznlC-EMvXOvIxt0exDJ2LMdcf5KHfbXsKvVXJ2GPjygTedmMe3qMzBjodFG-23rTHSbAAeGXJceYVWjUY4K0b525ONTjaXZlYYb_5OwVL3c1B0-MaVONxX99vtsLNowErvmDT_CHYzHQ5tIhz4mLFXjb4zotwwO5Ih3alx87Xh/w400-h225/IMG_4622.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Took the opportunity, as I usually do, to get up early and just sit quietly before anyone stirs in the campground or the RV</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Nkuzn-jO0Lvi3Hw2vy9dud8-m8QJIB1frAv14a8rVtOOULtY09-gBoPr1rDlahXFoCkDwBncJA3J463Y-0PyzhVaFEJU4b6SE2MvdKHEmZGXpT71lTvQ67pb6IJafXBnf8LvZgrShOVvaVb8l1yxNe1CAMowLe62GY9rGVmW_dRHnCfYejBiQYK1/s4032/IMG_4624.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Nkuzn-jO0Lvi3Hw2vy9dud8-m8QJIB1frAv14a8rVtOOULtY09-gBoPr1rDlahXFoCkDwBncJA3J463Y-0PyzhVaFEJU4b6SE2MvdKHEmZGXpT71lTvQ67pb6IJafXBnf8LvZgrShOVvaVb8l1yxNe1CAMowLe62GY9rGVmW_dRHnCfYejBiQYK1/w225-h400/IMG_4624.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday morning, Easter, time to get ready and head home, but not before coffee and some cinnamon rolls. A really relaxing few days. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86i4UYkbm88ULZrH0oPVaIvT2K44UIiCRWGgEH_xdUf-Qktjaknqbl1Npq8qASFhBdBr9YPPgBM15lJ7EwXV5I2pa8_SmfxVRDVtnNrahxrxyBoaSUdpOqLQwBSTHiIVPT57RG1-pElVbCiTh0TBCgCUwK3ukIL80QnkaLAAfXFgnwYxVPTObDdFC/s4032/IMG_4626.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86i4UYkbm88ULZrH0oPVaIvT2K44UIiCRWGgEH_xdUf-Qktjaknqbl1Npq8qASFhBdBr9YPPgBM15lJ7EwXV5I2pa8_SmfxVRDVtnNrahxrxyBoaSUdpOqLQwBSTHiIVPT57RG1-pElVbCiTh0TBCgCUwK3ukIL80QnkaLAAfXFgnwYxVPTObDdFC/w225-h400/IMG_4626.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-80962119056995909242023-04-02T18:15:00.006-05:002023-04-04T07:41:58.724-05:00Ozark Trail- North Fork Section March 31-April 1 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This hike could not have come at a better time. I have not had much exercise, other than yard work and to be honest I have been mentally run down over the last couple months. Work, life, just a bit much, so the cure for that is to be outside and go hiking. I also really like to hike with Jeremy. Our paces are very similar and we just seem to have good adventures. We recently did the <a href="https://mustexplore.blogspot.com/2022/11/eagle-rock-loop-arkansas-nov-5-7-2020.html">Eagle Rock Loop</a> in Arkansas and that was a very fun hike.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We don't mess about either, we get after the walk and cover some good miles. I knew this and also knew that while it is exactly what I need, it might be a bit of a challenge coming off the couch to hike this section of the 26.5 mile section of Ozark Trail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First though, we up on Thursday at Jeremy's property. A few years ago he purchased five acres down near the town of Cabool, Missouri. We met to spend the night before the hike on his property as Cabool is very near the North Fork section of the Ozark Trail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The property is great. Lots of possibilities for a pond, some trails, and it is on the top of a hill in a very remote area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD87ZMameuChJr6a4FMXOUjaT3_Bwep0fA4btIOYNLPVsbANGx2WNA9NuKJ1O9NGI7Yhr5CfHP0Mq2F4CVc16m_-8j-DOuf9qehzbuQv94i95LaHZHZlHk2jCnD7kGdvYEutORJrjHq8Zsem6Q-FlxIjGFMzpxzAbohHRQ3A5bfkWqMkgyyZDIRRJ/s4032/IMG_4427.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD87ZMameuChJr6a4FMXOUjaT3_Bwep0fA4btIOYNLPVsbANGx2WNA9NuKJ1O9NGI7Yhr5CfHP0Mq2F4CVc16m_-8j-DOuf9qehzbuQv94i95LaHZHZlHk2jCnD7kGdvYEutORJrjHq8Zsem6Q-FlxIjGFMzpxzAbohHRQ3A5bfkWqMkgyyZDIRRJ/w400-h225/IMG_4427.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlcBsnIH2zkhqK3vnHMLJ-Jp64xAjESPOJ5FWUQsuWdO6IWruhtwsMnMQpfyK-zQbMyAEG2WY1WHDHSm8UVLIX-i9GqEcDwzobTxQpNLh6y-xtnlRitKl242hVmX03Z-P9uiLuuEvIgpGCz6Dkj7f6jU5JlSkdPlr5GqFq-UeEnryHf1dygSN1176/s4032/IMG_4425.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlcBsnIH2zkhqK3vnHMLJ-Jp64xAjESPOJ5FWUQsuWdO6IWruhtwsMnMQpfyK-zQbMyAEG2WY1WHDHSm8UVLIX-i9GqEcDwzobTxQpNLh6y-xtnlRitKl242hVmX03Z-P9uiLuuEvIgpGCz6Dkj7f6jU5JlSkdPlr5GqFq-UeEnryHf1dygSN1176/w400-h225/IMG_4425.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He has created a little deck area for hanging out, while he clears and thins out the land for a future house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFIWNyz6cDGS01hkiweBcSdBTY6cMUQR3YoOmPyDymXFVcBa58yS-IpRhuYTVAvyziK8zpTDOa6pDJqzz64hSPUifsXD2Z-ZIUh364OkbjGA5kKh6ZQr60xdr2AaB_e2TBmdE5WgWpUNEFVoGCsSZBvRRXlqsagIRc3_7zcvAJ56diYcqfnNoIrmv/s4032/70190463306__35A8FCDE-7196-46D6-B63F-A384C60228B7.fullsizerender.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFIWNyz6cDGS01hkiweBcSdBTY6cMUQR3YoOmPyDymXFVcBa58yS-IpRhuYTVAvyziK8zpTDOa6pDJqzz64hSPUifsXD2Z-ZIUh364OkbjGA5kKh6ZQr60xdr2AaB_e2TBmdE5WgWpUNEFVoGCsSZBvRRXlqsagIRc3_7zcvAJ56diYcqfnNoIrmv/w400-h225/70190463306__35A8FCDE-7196-46D6-B63F-A384C60228B7.fullsizerender.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I never mentioned we were going to rough it, the night before the hike.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy was kind enough to provide ribeye's for the grill and mac and cheese and green bean. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My contribution was a bourbon barrel aged Saison. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7UI3E9VidcyfnHbSlqWAwuoLlx6jyCoYHca40W_mxdxc1Rm5Fe3drOUGPi7GIx6Y_fHQRuUIKpwsNgdoPSlJLhHUADz0BVeK9ehqywG0TkcDx3UfmFFNuhaqkVbaqnJ3RlKo3X9Eg66rzLJW1UYmY-YX_jrGZzXdGe14GrvUBlo-hV1tJ5ziIgo2/s4032/IMG_4430.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7UI3E9VidcyfnHbSlqWAwuoLlx6jyCoYHca40W_mxdxc1Rm5Fe3drOUGPi7GIx6Y_fHQRuUIKpwsNgdoPSlJLhHUADz0BVeK9ehqywG0TkcDx3UfmFFNuhaqkVbaqnJ3RlKo3X9Eg66rzLJW1UYmY-YX_jrGZzXdGe14GrvUBlo-hV1tJ5ziIgo2/w400-h225/IMG_4430.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I also brought some brats for the grill, that I plan on taking as my lunch on the trail Friday and Saturday </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHzGnM29o9HSlzaRHZi2sDK4C0johmsvqHdpOssPd5jqLiT7nt3NNh4YA_mnjbIZxA_tOJrXlSskiOuo8roaZ6xwfp9wShKo3JcAyYCsIUG7JOnQnTFQT0Hmx5YZcJLlVjAbZn9419oDVoLOddnsaQuyziHYWqQ7muNlIRxChkp9gtOUa6y-A887v/s4032/IMG_4431.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHzGnM29o9HSlzaRHZi2sDK4C0johmsvqHdpOssPd5jqLiT7nt3NNh4YA_mnjbIZxA_tOJrXlSskiOuo8roaZ6xwfp9wShKo3JcAyYCsIUG7JOnQnTFQT0Hmx5YZcJLlVjAbZn9419oDVoLOddnsaQuyziHYWqQ7muNlIRxChkp9gtOUa6y-A887v/w400-h225/IMG_4431.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;">No complaints here! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxzG8oOTcuAs6r1PJH906Wp5BQZLuNv92m22IISyrBfU9xGG6DthaCQQI41ut9LwHq-Y-KYjEBuy6pNkXufIQEV4nPckDnWNgko0DH5QM1BK2TigofIiPGdslw36aOsg6CtYXfsUsh5AeXia66PBAB08VXlK0tfROUoBngTa01prveIy4ws63E4rN/s4032/IMG_4432.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxzG8oOTcuAs6r1PJH906Wp5BQZLuNv92m22IISyrBfU9xGG6DthaCQQI41ut9LwHq-Y-KYjEBuy6pNkXufIQEV4nPckDnWNgko0DH5QM1BK2TigofIiPGdslw36aOsg6CtYXfsUsh5AeXia66PBAB08VXlK0tfROUoBngTa01prveIy4ws63E4rN/w400-h225/IMG_4432.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He also has built a little shed that houses a portable shower that can provide hot water with a bit of planning and serves as a great coffee station out of the wind. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei6C5EV3zHQUqvJv-EKy6FjwitAqQ5qiO7kvja56yW51SCEcz0B2oI26FmwYPO2A7M82Jr8Z4Al942ca4BoG_l85zRI_9waf6NEnZAfZ9KjagATH5yHAFAXRcuPrq68XHCYWtJG9tZVIgnhqtrl1aBsMhzTH9-VT36H9GAVBk1XnKIJcXbPa_yZZs/s4032/IMG_4435.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei6C5EV3zHQUqvJv-EKy6FjwitAqQ5qiO7kvja56yW51SCEcz0B2oI26FmwYPO2A7M82Jr8Z4Al942ca4BoG_l85zRI_9waf6NEnZAfZ9KjagATH5yHAFAXRcuPrq68XHCYWtJG9tZVIgnhqtrl1aBsMhzTH9-VT36H9GAVBk1XnKIJcXbPa_yZZs/w400-h225/IMG_4435.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And attached, a potty room. Perfect for his kids and nice for adults too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVUaoh_tV4dRB-i5sAQBgNfLAnnRSugSjc_JTmBvbDBlJFzoUrhC9iV-q3EY1lXAo_oa7z6pmaSCXo2yE5fSYZGonLumfjvBSbMuBlS69gH6trc4T4nwK2OgrM1uVijn9P3Vltd9dBna5Y_G7U8zFxNIFCSaH_RAf56eMJ7r64N1rCyPq_64Ze-BB/s4032/IMG_4436.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVUaoh_tV4dRB-i5sAQBgNfLAnnRSugSjc_JTmBvbDBlJFzoUrhC9iV-q3EY1lXAo_oa7z6pmaSCXo2yE5fSYZGonLumfjvBSbMuBlS69gH6trc4T4nwK2OgrM1uVijn9P3Vltd9dBna5Y_G7U8zFxNIFCSaH_RAf56eMJ7r64N1rCyPq_64Ze-BB/w225-h400/IMG_4436.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The weather for this trip, being early Spring, as been all over the place. The final pre-trip report was rain tonight, possible thunderstorms, and then rain tomorrow starting around 1 pm but the next two days forecast also included some very high winds, here and also across the whole mid-west of the US. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In order to start with my tarp and other gear dry, it was decided that tonight's accommodations will be in the back seat of my truck.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(edit)- over the next two days severe weather and wind caused many tornados in neighboring states with lots of property damage and a rather high number of deaths. We were certainly spared this weather for our trip. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJjq0ifai0meqG6ZMYkPvmndUmxEDQfgIObQ3CoUZfeG-09aNkldf0USmM-lvAB4BnKyAyjztKlwJdFYPzoD81RkoidZuf7n1aakLyPOkJBDq_NALBT56vJvbAQdGFpJg7Kyowsmd1khNUtX09AfJ_ZYqko8FPRso8WWCJEWGZDNNFPcNRmhs6iOv/s4032/IMG_4433.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJjq0ifai0meqG6ZMYkPvmndUmxEDQfgIObQ3CoUZfeG-09aNkldf0USmM-lvAB4BnKyAyjztKlwJdFYPzoD81RkoidZuf7n1aakLyPOkJBDq_NALBT56vJvbAQdGFpJg7Kyowsmd1khNUtX09AfJ_ZYqko8FPRso8WWCJEWGZDNNFPcNRmhs6iOv/w400-h225/IMG_4433.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well it did storm, but only till about twelve midnight. The temperature actually went up during the night and it was a humid low sixties in the morning, but very stormy skies overhead. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPm6Rlaw0evJBU3RuJtnbiO6KqM7v-hRKAz7mWWOQmgsK_mSWeUxP62ppRs_cnMINrw-noNb_PzG4C4XPQ3bho9qLH0YkI9MNOkScFZewxYGkUq4kXS_TUuDtkZkj0pnz7AJjg4lbQj9xGN_-oarKLVFrqVDuEHOwfqtQeKrCfq-57HT3ZNvGkXmz/s4032/IMG_4437.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPm6Rlaw0evJBU3RuJtnbiO6KqM7v-hRKAz7mWWOQmgsK_mSWeUxP62ppRs_cnMINrw-noNb_PzG4C4XPQ3bho9qLH0YkI9MNOkScFZewxYGkUq4kXS_TUuDtkZkj0pnz7AJjg4lbQj9xGN_-oarKLVFrqVDuEHOwfqtQeKrCfq-57HT3ZNvGkXmz/w400-h225/IMG_4437.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The hike will be a point to point. So we needed to stage a car at both ends. The Northern Terminus is at Pomona Trailhead near Willow Springs, MO. It takes about twenty minutes to reach from Jeremy's. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">The southern end if at Collins Ridge Trailhead, which is really not by anything! It is on the southern edge of the Devils Backbone Wilderness, about 20 miles west of West Plains, MO. We left Jeremy's car at the Pomona trailhead and drove my truck down to the Collins Ridge trailhead, not knowing what the more privative roads would be like. As it turned out, with the exception of one low water crossing, the dirt roads were brief and easy. Jeremy did call the local sheriff's office on the way down to let them know were we parked and when we would return. They were super nice and said they would send cars both from the and the highway patrol to check on them. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUg4fbfHdpO6O6kcwHzuw_P3s-cdmyKNRd2jmaacMcElgukCAJo54_3C5gsZ_IXQEsOLCUBlAdE-ljE3h7euUSuNq6CMjfOMhuK2QfmImwX2c3GeH2WmHt3vvlwNENi-2kaGWJeoivMZ024CpK7DLFn_QYCcLPn3kF44G6Y_HRksxBmquxgwypYH6/s4032/IMG_4438.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUg4fbfHdpO6O6kcwHzuw_P3s-cdmyKNRd2jmaacMcElgukCAJo54_3C5gsZ_IXQEsOLCUBlAdE-ljE3h7euUSuNq6CMjfOMhuK2QfmImwX2c3GeH2WmHt3vvlwNENi-2kaGWJeoivMZ024CpK7DLFn_QYCcLPn3kF44G6Y_HRksxBmquxgwypYH6/w400-h225/IMG_4438.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This section of the Ozark Trail is isolated from the rest of the continuous section. The southern terminus currently lies 46 driving miles to the east on the Eleven Point section. There still needs to be approximately 60+ miles of trail developed to connect the sections together. However this section of trail has been here, in one form or another, for a long time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcuxXUSFGbAxYDM3jzfOx1q9DQHmf3m7kTsBAMq_LJQvDwPh9wPQxUNesPg4lBYY3H9VMWm0abHi4N5HjSaBosZ-UGOJXyBlc13DFCvECxttLiQWRUmufnF1FiuVbHATkk7MeCk-sg7Izx71hir7OhVFAtaJ6Lx6M3Zm6CAf8okxbipBdcYhonirQ/s4032/IMG_4439.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcuxXUSFGbAxYDM3jzfOx1q9DQHmf3m7kTsBAMq_LJQvDwPh9wPQxUNesPg4lBYY3H9VMWm0abHi4N5HjSaBosZ-UGOJXyBlc13DFCvECxttLiQWRUmufnF1FiuVbHATkk7MeCk-sg7Izx71hir7OhVFAtaJ6Lx6M3Zm6CAf8okxbipBdcYhonirQ/w400-h225/IMG_4439.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We are hiking the trail South to North. This section starts in the Devils Backbone Wilderness area. Being a wilderness area, there can be no trail markers and maintenance is done less frequently and can only be done with hand tool (no power tools) </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rrhYdkAEO4KrULaB8CnO4ofd1wKCs9Tu7JdDRsB42SO8Ynl_qGe3jk3sDa6VKXAZDyJHNkWxWomsSGqfVcfJ9zep-dfNax4GTq2mxP16j1suJGGFPAUPxynKgTc7Mr7rq0xe1T1dCGSvSjxycUGrUvIFMJaAJer-ISBHO0esy6-k2GpqzaTaCD5t/s2962/IMG_4440.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="2019" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rrhYdkAEO4KrULaB8CnO4ofd1wKCs9Tu7JdDRsB42SO8Ynl_qGe3jk3sDa6VKXAZDyJHNkWxWomsSGqfVcfJ9zep-dfNax4GTq2mxP16j1suJGGFPAUPxynKgTc7Mr7rq0xe1T1dCGSvSjxycUGrUvIFMJaAJer-ISBHO0esy6-k2GpqzaTaCD5t/w273-h400/IMG_4440.JPEG" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Off we went at 9 am on Friday morning. North Fork mile marker 26.5. I really had no idea what to expect, other than the usual Ozark Trail experience, which is a lot of up and down and really rocky trail tread.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlot10KVoeo0phB3lVHCY7YeQHz4ypuWW5zYqDqdD8Epl96y0TS2ee3w6K3p73t5vK-vCAwJXhqGOS8In4UqTuPuGBAUHae--hYqli5TU8T35MBJujI1TsugAjS2bb-1PygRkXoXwo9t-qa7kYiZAo_-A831KvUhasez-khlMjGYmxUk8aKFSg1ha/s4032/IMG_4441.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlot10KVoeo0phB3lVHCY7YeQHz4ypuWW5zYqDqdD8Epl96y0TS2ee3w6K3p73t5vK-vCAwJXhqGOS8In4UqTuPuGBAUHae--hYqli5TU8T35MBJujI1TsugAjS2bb-1PygRkXoXwo9t-qa7kYiZAo_-A831KvUhasez-khlMjGYmxUk8aKFSg1ha/w225-h400/IMG_4441.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I know it is hard to believe but I have never been on this section of trail! When I thru hiked the Ozark Trail in 1999. (I know, the dark ages) the OT did not exist below Highway 60. This section was here but I just never came down this far south. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdASQ_R5v9Vea2ThsqInHBN4vBUiddnMthqBdl3rAfPgLcjqbytJOwXGBMrkqirKarlupD3YlXPKJ2iDrmfeXRBX3J4iN0-DJBI24imMcG7FI4UHG_l2lqHKA6r6Uj7Ul9VMuXYxK7opv03RJ1bupeUPYTxZueTdnkkOAjmAiow-xQVFM8i5wRz4Re/s4032/IMG_4442.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdASQ_R5v9Vea2ThsqInHBN4vBUiddnMthqBdl3rAfPgLcjqbytJOwXGBMrkqirKarlupD3YlXPKJ2iDrmfeXRBX3J4iN0-DJBI24imMcG7FI4UHG_l2lqHKA6r6Uj7Ul9VMuXYxK7opv03RJ1bupeUPYTxZueTdnkkOAjmAiow-xQVFM8i5wRz4Re/w225-h400/IMG_4442.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Whoever laid out these sections of the Devils Backbone Wilderness is a genius. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The official Ozark Trail section is made up of the Collins Ridge Trail and the McGarr Ridge Trail. Believe it or not, it is a walk on the ridge! You do very little climbing and then you walk on the Devil's Backbone ridge for almost five miles. You might think you are walking the PCT in Oregon. Well not quite, but this is the flattest smoothest walking I have done in Missouri </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCh1J9gLeHSM4ZXlSJOrc_iM5mmvoXIx_g1LdskGwjwD84ZHGtV8SQmPoYRA_qQxDQUUBGo4kbSlS7T7MhPFCJNyX-Grc5p-v2LZ7kuSr3KD5HWlutDQOAzzbgyiy-NPqokuAMkAYRxi_7zNinKqErkHgU5Pqe3TfnPiIOpCXw48foQAporswGL5h/s4032/IMG_4443.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCh1J9gLeHSM4ZXlSJOrc_iM5mmvoXIx_g1LdskGwjwD84ZHGtV8SQmPoYRA_qQxDQUUBGo4kbSlS7T7MhPFCJNyX-Grc5p-v2LZ7kuSr3KD5HWlutDQOAzzbgyiy-NPqokuAMkAYRxi_7zNinKqErkHgU5Pqe3TfnPiIOpCXw48foQAporswGL5h/w225-h400/IMG_4443.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Almost the only wildlife we would see the entire hike. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qyobTSKB54yeE9tmu5HFD-J_HQIzeCBIHbjKrCBtKFqj3Iv9Ax-Sc63j0SWnv0eK4UAdJUkvcDGGXEFmBrizMXyvjgcaNehlkgIaIesNKqqjiSaDI-SFsLvnCQEnTvRQuMmAr2quy8TqBnsfLOHH_fKK8KoAjRapZftViuCQgyY_FJ7mj4dEks9m/s4032/IMG_4445.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qyobTSKB54yeE9tmu5HFD-J_HQIzeCBIHbjKrCBtKFqj3Iv9Ax-Sc63j0SWnv0eK4UAdJUkvcDGGXEFmBrizMXyvjgcaNehlkgIaIesNKqqjiSaDI-SFsLvnCQEnTvRQuMmAr2quy8TqBnsfLOHH_fKK8KoAjRapZftViuCQgyY_FJ7mj4dEks9m/w225-h400/IMG_4445.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After only half a mile you come to the fork in the trail coming from the trailhead. The arrow takes you on the Devils Backbone loop, counterclockwise. We were going clockwise to stay on the trails actually being used by the official Ozark Trail </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxMUxi8xbD4q9SFumDXNnmlTlZVnxYKkiyDflnGorHMk2_4GoRwLxIuNA-h9ikQMXVssIBlHsolYTBrsSll3K5ziTmp2o8IiwccLVQ0VIc76qgzM8n1dd_7czXfOKnf0bZZ9X0Q1ugrotA6hu7VN6Yow2Uodn1LqFmIobaFpNkz_MEwDyT0JdfaxW/s4032/IMG_4446.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxMUxi8xbD4q9SFumDXNnmlTlZVnxYKkiyDflnGorHMk2_4GoRwLxIuNA-h9ikQMXVssIBlHsolYTBrsSll3K5ziTmp2o8IiwccLVQ0VIc76qgzM8n1dd_7czXfOKnf0bZZ9X0Q1ugrotA6hu7VN6Yow2Uodn1LqFmIobaFpNkz_MEwDyT0JdfaxW/w225-h400/IMG_4446.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hmm, perhaps a little illegal "bushcrafting in the Wilderness Area. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We did not dismantle this one! <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGot4q0YPNxJfxo5MXWlfc7LWSUTc4ACdbmv-EKsphplSn-0HW6u8p9cOoBjauxP3h2r0AL0U82WqcJ91KzySBI9IYAz97DeUY9wBI9ARn8A_k1jPMmZQQFVbFI_raEB4-B2EcHD7n-kIL1dUpc4_AT2rP8rUEhspk1c_giEZtqcfeL6x4iuExYyN4/s4032/IMG_4448.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGot4q0YPNxJfxo5MXWlfc7LWSUTc4ACdbmv-EKsphplSn-0HW6u8p9cOoBjauxP3h2r0AL0U82WqcJ91KzySBI9IYAz97DeUY9wBI9ARn8A_k1jPMmZQQFVbFI_raEB4-B2EcHD7n-kIL1dUpc4_AT2rP8rUEhspk1c_giEZtqcfeL6x4iuExYyN4/w400-h225/IMG_4448.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just flat nice walking on Collin's Ridge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuzRueziivoTs96a8NVZe8nLtLgcFwtisRuR83y-24pMFp2uUKzt9J11AK_gap9-52QuG4TjtqNVV3hhuh2XIJcquleQUVfX69pFK5PXqDocVSgeRvX6_LeEn_jT6P9DAIkJKhaqkXFiBBc_dnrkSqiVnlZcIXqA9Q9_MZC8BeSQnNFPPyhhZDq-S/s4032/IMG_4449.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuzRueziivoTs96a8NVZe8nLtLgcFwtisRuR83y-24pMFp2uUKzt9J11AK_gap9-52QuG4TjtqNVV3hhuh2XIJcquleQUVfX69pFK5PXqDocVSgeRvX6_LeEn_jT6P9DAIkJKhaqkXFiBBc_dnrkSqiVnlZcIXqA9Q9_MZC8BeSQnNFPPyhhZDq-S/w400-h225/IMG_4449.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Crossing Crooked Creek, just near the North Fork River, no problem rock hopping. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5gwlU83dkABC5i3Dnx-mNQss9WZOB3_CV5KsCLR9iN1DfDc6cOJUOqwqhh9ofYYHFPKGifRyXZ7HaBb_hgrGLBdZTrmDwNcNEWYrow5MZ4tLGc2SDsMeeSw3lXLt1SZxbys41HATcQnR2lD0JA_AT1exzA8MYamaeh9R8dynhLJhaX1e1ehFNj0y/s4032/IMG_4450.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5gwlU83dkABC5i3Dnx-mNQss9WZOB3_CV5KsCLR9iN1DfDc6cOJUOqwqhh9ofYYHFPKGifRyXZ7HaBb_hgrGLBdZTrmDwNcNEWYrow5MZ4tLGc2SDsMeeSw3lXLt1SZxbys41HATcQnR2lD0JA_AT1exzA8MYamaeh9R8dynhLJhaX1e1ehFNj0y/w400-h225/IMG_4450.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up a hill to McGarr Ridge </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jFQmn94_deOX3HWw60gEYpIMcE-4sPjMGh2dCcctRVErKjyQnCVT9nAbhP7kOfV2_74-4Wc34EqfNsW28-m3CgjfdrTCi5IVGBE8N9tzcCNKyZmMhFKQWWCIwUA1r9E2715j_vdjoR5MHYBh21NdKzmyJcLxHO2F4DeoijVoEl3nO5pWrVuKQuC/s4032/IMG_4452.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-jFQmn94_deOX3HWw60gEYpIMcE-4sPjMGh2dCcctRVErKjyQnCVT9nAbhP7kOfV2_74-4Wc34EqfNsW28-m3CgjfdrTCi5IVGBE8N9tzcCNKyZmMhFKQWWCIwUA1r9E2715j_vdjoR5MHYBh21NdKzmyJcLxHO2F4DeoijVoEl3nO5pWrVuKQuC/w400-h225/IMG_4452.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Long ridge walk and plenty of views. The perfect time of year to see out both sides. In a few weeks this will be totally covered in leaves and you won't get any of this view. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZTzTgaWoi_p9GuWJ0YCaDIovbvkGtCwQxixADK3qYEyQ8UJ6KyCXAYwiub9XGj0o2dHyM8ty8Hfouz1Suu6iZWFWzLJqa5bFEBTCMUT9IQYx5dKENox3rXRSWSNofNOMH4y_tI9hnX2X8IwjhMDdI_gPMmFfXAUz-CRssqw-jUoGMGDv2ateEIzY/s4032/IMG_4453.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZTzTgaWoi_p9GuWJ0YCaDIovbvkGtCwQxixADK3qYEyQ8UJ6KyCXAYwiub9XGj0o2dHyM8ty8Hfouz1Suu6iZWFWzLJqa5bFEBTCMUT9IQYx5dKENox3rXRSWSNofNOMH4y_tI9hnX2X8IwjhMDdI_gPMmFfXAUz-CRssqw-jUoGMGDv2ateEIzY/w400-h225/IMG_4453.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Turkey Tail </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0h44tntPdzl2FVdbFS0L4Cs7oMcFr9APjYAYeQVSEOCLIS65Gx02FMZ98UaY0VS7CU41qpwgsCxjFUWVqUK8re7og-4-PQVfBLBeyOhFjWhjeU0SS9DoTNJr-ewqxH9WQxJUzxWAWQ6j2sPGfPrYlYqYdcDg_kPZG8-l7Ts-EX99UkqIq0ZPG0lq/s4032/IMG_4454.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0h44tntPdzl2FVdbFS0L4Cs7oMcFr9APjYAYeQVSEOCLIS65Gx02FMZ98UaY0VS7CU41qpwgsCxjFUWVqUK8re7og-4-PQVfBLBeyOhFjWhjeU0SS9DoTNJr-ewqxH9WQxJUzxWAWQ6j2sPGfPrYlYqYdcDg_kPZG8-l7Ts-EX99UkqIq0ZPG0lq/w400-h225/IMG_4454.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spruce blossom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEfRu26TgKaQ9p3xfiPfaQ47G6KQz3t4EE_c7_mtAnGJuZs668vLkcZz7Otj13Mc9FdUSLh7-ozufosmITmmLI4k-CK1FKD_5_WC0fTIOOkvH6AvhvjXtUROnZ_12IoJVRnkTiZMR12LFCIJk0eQ6a4Pp4QDMstFqM9tmRemI7nWISi6Pwz_tR1jF/s4032/IMG_4456.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEfRu26TgKaQ9p3xfiPfaQ47G6KQz3t4EE_c7_mtAnGJuZs668vLkcZz7Otj13Mc9FdUSLh7-ozufosmITmmLI4k-CK1FKD_5_WC0fTIOOkvH6AvhvjXtUROnZ_12IoJVRnkTiZMR12LFCIJk0eQ6a4Pp4QDMstFqM9tmRemI7nWISi6Pwz_tR1jF/w400-h225/IMG_4456.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A little friendly garter snake. He was not moving very fast today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuf2TEHt608opMghRKm8b1197GFflT8M7gI_vLZUPVgu7iTZKRKxXpp8W_-I_NQSsiz1SKbac2CTwJtiG0evoX8otpLxmrdIRNy69J6DZa28Y_U6hYtLi89cb3-CC15yRCq1ziRWZrrzd8u2hskyc8dA4L_temwkKMrtjYqM4jv2xVsXzKP8RfMDMi/s4032/IMG_4458.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuf2TEHt608opMghRKm8b1197GFflT8M7gI_vLZUPVgu7iTZKRKxXpp8W_-I_NQSsiz1SKbac2CTwJtiG0evoX8otpLxmrdIRNy69J6DZa28Y_U6hYtLi89cb3-CC15yRCq1ziRWZrrzd8u2hskyc8dA4L_temwkKMrtjYqM4jv2xVsXzKP8RfMDMi/w400-h225/IMG_4458.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After about five miles (21.5 mm) of fantastic walking you emerge from the Wilderness at the Hwy CC trailhead </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38Jswwz2Rp_8Twk9ylKzK32p931a1gbCmRcxzjXtupGtbRl_GVkX11BQ6Fvdls0dzpmvfSFdqiG0jdP9Vf2ZQpt8UBTAt0eBqQIguZlC8BLFsOLSYF7_IxJCQ-bhWqjhBVjMa_N2pATJZJhIy32t1g-NlLQwcj1CPs6qxZuOpoA3ruP7_k-WAIoiA/s4032/IMG_4459.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38Jswwz2Rp_8Twk9ylKzK32p931a1gbCmRcxzjXtupGtbRl_GVkX11BQ6Fvdls0dzpmvfSFdqiG0jdP9Vf2ZQpt8UBTAt0eBqQIguZlC8BLFsOLSYF7_IxJCQ-bhWqjhBVjMa_N2pATJZJhIy32t1g-NlLQwcj1CPs6qxZuOpoA3ruP7_k-WAIoiA/w400-h225/IMG_4459.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a big horse staging area just across the road with picnic tables. I think it is around 11:30 am now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pVOey6jALOx83-JpQK892-9L1bIs4KT7bvLTQzWN292OF57RtaaQNtdoMsrKSUtmz8A9sKOHKxrsBYPS7GV0Iwf3Kn_09oH5va53AmVyTGstEqzLd78MqjNxl0ry-bl4_iSSAca0lLWve8uz2oVUAKVca4Zui3nooOfeAbfA272GHSn6U6V5YiMW/s4032/IMG_4463.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pVOey6jALOx83-JpQK892-9L1bIs4KT7bvLTQzWN292OF57RtaaQNtdoMsrKSUtmz8A9sKOHKxrsBYPS7GV0Iwf3Kn_09oH5va53AmVyTGstEqzLd78MqjNxl0ry-bl4_iSSAca0lLWve8uz2oVUAKVca4Zui3nooOfeAbfA272GHSn6U6V5YiMW/w400-h225/IMG_4463.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">More pretty spring flowers </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh-cPEaVQ_STLohKBmOXUow1bYtKB8ycNLl5kZFe01eTQ54QFweOk-phajzHBFj9XRp01htfMI9e70HSSV80mcrXE-ZhCUopHRLy57TQh_Y-VH4FGogPErbvPzIYL7wdvr4J2gVQvHs_qi52pHGDLFwcnDI0pRTEwRizjUKH3dWhReOd2RKgVyujp/s4032/IMG_4464.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh-cPEaVQ_STLohKBmOXUow1bYtKB8ycNLl5kZFe01eTQ54QFweOk-phajzHBFj9XRp01htfMI9e70HSSV80mcrXE-ZhCUopHRLy57TQh_Y-VH4FGogPErbvPzIYL7wdvr4J2gVQvHs_qi52pHGDLFwcnDI0pRTEwRizjUKH3dWhReOd2RKgVyujp/w225-h400/IMG_4464.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I mentioned that this section is old. You can see old style trail markers, mixed with new OT markers, along the entire 26.5 miles of this section</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-v8kwq_E3zqa14KBXgA93s1tTHVbIc_2Zptp3RpvNuwEflwM-RsSUhTdkal01MF_4XRXy9eZ-Z30V8HooRLTxNQNU1zdQI4dhHYYL74RbfxlBT9_2ca6zmkjo12V7Gd4As86V-dLLL67wtmVJJMxu3VyCAQUxW38hiiUHkgwnQ9yTooZWAAmsQbxb/s4032/IMG_4466.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-v8kwq_E3zqa14KBXgA93s1tTHVbIc_2Zptp3RpvNuwEflwM-RsSUhTdkal01MF_4XRXy9eZ-Z30V8HooRLTxNQNU1zdQI4dhHYYL74RbfxlBT9_2ca6zmkjo12V7Gd4As86V-dLLL67wtmVJJMxu3VyCAQUxW38hiiUHkgwnQ9yTooZWAAmsQbxb/w225-h400/IMG_4466.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">More pretty Spring flowers </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPhslKiTcLCl8kNSj9dHEtmJZPti6Fzra9uwj-JxwLjP8tKNISseWsxOT3eCpnpIzvV1vorNAUhL4hkV7Jf-DAPnBPRQxf_ghrEwDcff-cEXB3jd_L5KYzzI5rCiyVNqNqMLgJcJppHal7_kYv-4WskPkCLG7GOyS9vNJAaNEXF8Tpkgz4GxIglSY/s4032/IMG_4468.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPhslKiTcLCl8kNSj9dHEtmJZPti6Fzra9uwj-JxwLjP8tKNISseWsxOT3eCpnpIzvV1vorNAUhL4hkV7Jf-DAPnBPRQxf_ghrEwDcff-cEXB3jd_L5KYzzI5rCiyVNqNqMLgJcJppHal7_kYv-4WskPkCLG7GOyS9vNJAaNEXF8Tpkgz4GxIglSY/s320/IMG_4468.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Several animal ponds along this next section. Even for the amount of rain we have had over the last few weeks the previous Wilderness Area was pretty dry. Water just at the major creek crossings but any smaller ones were dry. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XaR2UXRssNnGJhj-UpJ0OsMtuyj_3cq44KP6KD6GCOwsyP__D1_SB3mHe6ggg5nCaAhOyBZ-TMn_0M1ekvvvUKkuwzTIhJiOjhOP8c7nNcXRtkaZU2giyuFdtkPyOtDpbdlAlWijoeC0QmFqwPIDCN0B0XAeWilirSHrkIdT-xFs6HYxpYoQq22V/s4032/IMG_4470.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XaR2UXRssNnGJhj-UpJ0OsMtuyj_3cq44KP6KD6GCOwsyP__D1_SB3mHe6ggg5nCaAhOyBZ-TMn_0M1ekvvvUKkuwzTIhJiOjhOP8c7nNcXRtkaZU2giyuFdtkPyOtDpbdlAlWijoeC0QmFqwPIDCN0B0XAeWilirSHrkIdT-xFs6HYxpYoQq22V/w400-h225/IMG_4470.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A tree that looks like it was recently hit by lighting. The tree had "shattered" and large sections were strewn about including a couple that had been driven into near by trees or the ground yards away</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExyaJsjuXXaa0OExtavCUHzlGj791k7BOUmk1ww1dhQzWftySGH3-o_bdeexIT1eXk1_KLh4P-naSzPnbZX0WYcyfxPBevlfXItSNiYayFgrfKJ_dnfXI13MWK9QXom5MUCpOWs8dNEvT0ZZrmw-BSE0XgUDceRcFuwbQtErWZJ2B1_deADjFIhCs/s4032/IMG_4471.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExyaJsjuXXaa0OExtavCUHzlGj791k7BOUmk1ww1dhQzWftySGH3-o_bdeexIT1eXk1_KLh4P-naSzPnbZX0WYcyfxPBevlfXItSNiYayFgrfKJ_dnfXI13MWK9QXom5MUCpOWs8dNEvT0ZZrmw-BSE0XgUDceRcFuwbQtErWZJ2B1_deADjFIhCs/w225-h400/IMG_4471.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlcdlS0Op5Gwu6dTXpDLKpKq6X6LA12gfKG1bCNmS2hJjpABwvtcD31aqpKbew4hEAWSDlekLSA0FTGkKqAqShGsnw43GXBTD2gKvemkc8Wx4DEzu_k-Hf8_d7zfbAxfD0EwzLPYRynbd0QJV8ITK6x0P-2hd5F5g9ku6rI1_e1Z8tXbK3nJ4gX2N/s4032/IMG_4472.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlcdlS0Op5Gwu6dTXpDLKpKq6X6LA12gfKG1bCNmS2hJjpABwvtcD31aqpKbew4hEAWSDlekLSA0FTGkKqAqShGsnw43GXBTD2gKvemkc8Wx4DEzu_k-Hf8_d7zfbAxfD0EwzLPYRynbd0QJV8ITK6x0P-2hd5F5g9ku6rI1_e1Z8tXbK3nJ4gX2N/w225-h400/IMG_4472.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jyu2iuyJS2AikQR4XjK_UY3HMmOoFfercArhRbeCVk88SayvaTNTXLOdDMbYpERwFTLHilLBlOTJRI_qPpmItI64wZeEi91nTLFezU6Bbdv6UuSACSg7GZKLFy4S6ZSRyJlYs53YdAXxUb-BndabkTxgAvy-kRJIjv_umdA3aB-GOA2lVsR4-xtY/s4032/IMG_4473.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jyu2iuyJS2AikQR4XjK_UY3HMmOoFfercArhRbeCVk88SayvaTNTXLOdDMbYpERwFTLHilLBlOTJRI_qPpmItI64wZeEi91nTLFezU6Bbdv6UuSACSg7GZKLFy4S6ZSRyJlYs53YdAXxUb-BndabkTxgAvy-kRJIjv_umdA3aB-GOA2lVsR4-xtY/w400-h225/IMG_4473.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few very large rock cairns along this section of the trail (19-17mm)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp7h9JmWjXjFgBm2mrxs0VJ9pAt3fDmCV4tbg3rVlrONUJWD6WQl8flDn07PCsZufW4H79JM5bkFeFDVGcBcGuBQ2KCMqBWgbK28Z1G3PN4fEaI2GbZCo5CTnpm8ISef9bMFk5a3F8KDDf5TbXNmIXGSwwnn6ANuqck4AXWG_huf4BqgG6v65WdMd/s4032/IMG_4474.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp7h9JmWjXjFgBm2mrxs0VJ9pAt3fDmCV4tbg3rVlrONUJWD6WQl8flDn07PCsZufW4H79JM5bkFeFDVGcBcGuBQ2KCMqBWgbK28Z1G3PN4fEaI2GbZCo5CTnpm8ISef9bMFk5a3F8KDDf5TbXNmIXGSwwnn6ANuqck4AXWG_huf4BqgG6v65WdMd/w225-h400/IMG_4474.JPEG" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I will leave it to your imagination to decide whether we left them standing!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This section is called the Ridge Runner Trail and with good reason, more super ridge walking for miles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBezF4nxKRyIFWywJpYSYFz5YeskbCsRzyaF2Jv3lylt2S2mM0MxlMHTCYykrw-lfqTbc0iYxkA8pAV-1Md9moJwT16RyqMcJxmVgQ_YzUv87c-a6MaTlKog-NWAm_Nk2rcxyctJlFrUmMd500zyr1f8kAw1ob_w3oBM6Me0GmqBhH11-d8dUfeR65/s4032/IMG_4478.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBezF4nxKRyIFWywJpYSYFz5YeskbCsRzyaF2Jv3lylt2S2mM0MxlMHTCYykrw-lfqTbc0iYxkA8pAV-1Md9moJwT16RyqMcJxmVgQ_YzUv87c-a6MaTlKog-NWAm_Nk2rcxyctJlFrUmMd500zyr1f8kAw1ob_w3oBM6Me0GmqBhH11-d8dUfeR65/w400-h225/IMG_4478.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8REQStcoXbLtc1Sl0EK96QxtYBP4wbPwSWh1CYZ230YCVfMrSk_GAX2EA8yZN5q47_Q1-K5gLo_gV488050Y8Zrc3BweGInRefbwB9SDO4ElSJBXHR8N3PXMqsRQB11ZPTQq5KtytEBndKo1QIxkaRZxBc2xhKSRBDVkTbUgORV_JRPhssBQ6pOZN/s4032/IMG_4479.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8REQStcoXbLtc1Sl0EK96QxtYBP4wbPwSWh1CYZ230YCVfMrSk_GAX2EA8yZN5q47_Q1-K5gLo_gV488050Y8Zrc3BweGInRefbwB9SDO4ElSJBXHR8N3PXMqsRQB11ZPTQq5KtytEBndKo1QIxkaRZxBc2xhKSRBDVkTbUgORV_JRPhssBQ6pOZN/w400-h225/IMG_4479.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Very old grey diamond trail marker. I remember these as the original trail markers when I started backpacking</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJHLEeI5MdvJdZ2jpT_ouy8unICoaKFsvMgiJl6e3UsxN2ZW85GvoAIcUt1kBVNxyFgDAFaVsJVAjaew3YJh8PUqKi9oEZYY7qH9wlLsnUUZ-kyw9MisrrEFvJhDm25D-YNbV-jpxcESqhhg3Eo-bWCAgFvcQm4daG9nqyvdzFs2fpEBk-2-n2XN-/s4032/IMG_4480.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJHLEeI5MdvJdZ2jpT_ouy8unICoaKFsvMgiJl6e3UsxN2ZW85GvoAIcUt1kBVNxyFgDAFaVsJVAjaew3YJh8PUqKi9oEZYY7qH9wlLsnUUZ-kyw9MisrrEFvJhDm25D-YNbV-jpxcESqhhg3Eo-bWCAgFvcQm4daG9nqyvdzFs2fpEBk-2-n2XN-/w225-h400/IMG_4480.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is Tabor Creek (17.5mm). It was not seasonal today. It was multi-branched and shin deep, running with some force. No problem to get across, but definitely a wet crossing. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC1uzOHaPRHBjOYc7joBIbvC_qAzrPygbYryFKYRPE7dq_cMIzMAFnk0t-17JEkgSkur8dOiGgJmh97It1RAOeb-OermrSybs7Oo8phv62t9TW5xjSj37UOp9-eG3MCoRdJBBbaWNPwSfZlLJQhX4v8dyHMJfXbThPXKpT1kfzYKUfrlkla6PoYRy/s4032/IMG_4481.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC1uzOHaPRHBjOYc7joBIbvC_qAzrPygbYryFKYRPE7dq_cMIzMAFnk0t-17JEkgSkur8dOiGgJmh97It1RAOeb-OermrSybs7Oo8phv62t9TW5xjSj37UOp9-eG3MCoRdJBBbaWNPwSfZlLJQhX4v8dyHMJfXbThPXKpT1kfzYKUfrlkla6PoYRy/w400-h225/IMG_4481.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5RjM2GVzABxUfefmirnymswGyFogl7NfRevirH6aRqNXFsb7-WCQ7P5F21KRX20pu-KziKzupkqYtnp-UcywXntOCrtEB0OaBG_NiaU6aj-M8pkSv8F-FzRE7zx1C43AGlEd67e41LeaDEYJYIBq92ET_vKazR0WiPP6fIYcmAyTZiTyaFx_FYTb/s4032/IMG_4483.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5RjM2GVzABxUfefmirnymswGyFogl7NfRevirH6aRqNXFsb7-WCQ7P5F21KRX20pu-KziKzupkqYtnp-UcywXntOCrtEB0OaBG_NiaU6aj-M8pkSv8F-FzRE7zx1C43AGlEd67e41LeaDEYJYIBq92ET_vKazR0WiPP6fIYcmAyTZiTyaFx_FYTb/w400-h225/IMG_4483.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Just after Tabor Creek, there is a water source locator sign posted (north bound hikers) on a tree just as you hit the forest road 14-361. There is also an old Spa and Spring House just down the road, but we filled up water at Tabor Creek, so we didn't venture down the road, but continued on the trail uphill. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs71M2GzJ1BjBJoAUYZcOY3dnutjJF2rfptQflnGg6z1dCTtell7x7X72jpWLXwEbQRPC0AzVagCJ5195LC-OsWtKOL275hmr-BEU8oHPTiv3oGcBvM6UTPQ96rlsnZd2zQNcOLl-hXKlS9kqvMcfAk878hcPDufFNjaxBBS91wRibPl2buPo5e083/s4032/IMG_4484.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs71M2GzJ1BjBJoAUYZcOY3dnutjJF2rfptQflnGg6z1dCTtell7x7X72jpWLXwEbQRPC0AzVagCJ5195LC-OsWtKOL275hmr-BEU8oHPTiv3oGcBvM6UTPQ96rlsnZd2zQNcOLl-hXKlS9kqvMcfAk878hcPDufFNjaxBBS91wRibPl2buPo5e083/w225-h400/IMG_4484.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail in this section was easy for us to follow, but we both know what Missouri trails look like in the winter and spring. You won't find much of a tread, but if you look closely you can see a subtle indentation in the leaves covering the path. I didn't it much thought as we churned up several miles on this type of trail, but if you are not used to trail walking it might be a bit confusing, of course you can always count on the OT trail markers on the trees. The OT has done a fantastic job of signing the trail making it really hard to get off the trail. (or so we thought. Wait until tomorrow.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSHKaFt3d1tZgJLQBW1YDJD7M8GpcQW0NNGtNvZw2FZ-3oeEJ5UA2gz2QVCZ3pzLqgcUcKEsMozLJ6A988eYwhuNSpJ22Z7Vu7NjkrogHB9b6T--wEKZpYahfjUkfHeChxkNTu_0uZ8_8JzIBLhNTDQvhv30MgeSAQyRxO1hPuK2QWzscCm2ZQMaC/s4032/IMG_4485.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSHKaFt3d1tZgJLQBW1YDJD7M8GpcQW0NNGtNvZw2FZ-3oeEJ5UA2gz2QVCZ3pzLqgcUcKEsMozLJ6A988eYwhuNSpJ22Z7Vu7NjkrogHB9b6T--wEKZpYahfjUkfHeChxkNTu_0uZ8_8JzIBLhNTDQvhv30MgeSAQyRxO1hPuK2QWzscCm2ZQMaC/w225-h400/IMG_4485.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Can you see the trail ? This is all still the Ridge Runner Trail, but I have to admit it didn't quite stay on the ridge the whole time, but reverted back to normal Missouri hiking; skirting around the ridges, dropping into hollows and then back up and around all over again, for about three and half miles </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP0oFqoy9C63gMOpT9iFI90kDi6k2DCs3CnVMpmh02S7wfnV0gU4MhKy95A2XhXh8-q68lEqLYAmnnXoYKQRHBYU6tw86IvNgT-vH-YGKdEuHRdaDL5wuhuwnQvfXE8pf26xZXWCaA9qZU-6KpZJhkcPHmKv9i_veIVQFK9NyDVyjWG7SFuG2PN5L/s4032/IMG_4486.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP0oFqoy9C63gMOpT9iFI90kDi6k2DCs3CnVMpmh02S7wfnV0gU4MhKy95A2XhXh8-q68lEqLYAmnnXoYKQRHBYU6tw86IvNgT-vH-YGKdEuHRdaDL5wuhuwnQvfXE8pf26xZXWCaA9qZU-6KpZJhkcPHmKv9i_veIVQFK9NyDVyjWG7SFuG2PN5L/w225-h400/IMG_4486.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crossing Hwy 14 at the 13.5mm we had thought this would be the end of our day. I had been told that there as a campsite with fire ring just off this road.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g8wZ3zJlKVYe5GTZTg6RagNcGUxzbW-A6JenzU6jMKDX3hb2_dqOfJzOBalCih9vHEg1DnAMzBta1zugdFiYEQhaRMFx_ZXUzs-aNFj7N5FvgFLvBxLZqEUVBw7S1ctnScf1_EplCYntnYzjcrOgq7eB4JsuxRThxmWmEeWEE4aJfE7MXy6OlcnP/s4032/IMG_4487.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g8wZ3zJlKVYe5GTZTg6RagNcGUxzbW-A6JenzU6jMKDX3hb2_dqOfJzOBalCih9vHEg1DnAMzBta1zugdFiYEQhaRMFx_ZXUzs-aNFj7N5FvgFLvBxLZqEUVBw7S1ctnScf1_EplCYntnYzjcrOgq7eB4JsuxRThxmWmEeWEE4aJfE7MXy6OlcnP/w400-h225/IMG_4487.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">More old trail sign just North of Hwy 14.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJE6K4cjEQEyaPqwiOScnEPgHBpexWlSmtZntF5Q6MBMQJSgbH8iogSSoo6xphlBZD4AQusjQw9n4kzUiSjGaQ7zfAJRZ7-wZPLhzb9NRVAbLjNdzBtxdGvFv-3YZpqStUaMsNfDHaAlv8plTamh8aLYVq2xDF35CKRhjm4-spXGy6yMBt3T-c0Cf/s4032/IMG_4488.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJE6K4cjEQEyaPqwiOScnEPgHBpexWlSmtZntF5Q6MBMQJSgbH8iogSSoo6xphlBZD4AQusjQw9n4kzUiSjGaQ7zfAJRZ7-wZPLhzb9NRVAbLjNdzBtxdGvFv-3YZpqStUaMsNfDHaAlv8plTamh8aLYVq2xDF35CKRhjm4-spXGy6yMBt3T-c0Cf/w400-h225/IMG_4488.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the only thing resembling a fire ring in the area and it was WAY to close to a major road to camp here. Also, we had only gotten a liter of water at Tabor Creek, so neither of us had the amount of water we wanted for the night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4jYcinCEdwNFYIlqJ9l8_G6_fiyeGo-IM78RifgmP6jRmrmWe5VjLXV9xHsXbTqqjwSyb3kND3YlMYV812MTQ0UPML7Pf9QkNnTdcsGABQQCSHcYHOtXvdficyF8G9M5anOZiiArJdiRpZvfUFF01-pHiU5NmhwiYcW1gXC9G7OMVhdZw0b1_2MI/s4032/IMG_4489.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4jYcinCEdwNFYIlqJ9l8_G6_fiyeGo-IM78RifgmP6jRmrmWe5VjLXV9xHsXbTqqjwSyb3kND3YlMYV812MTQ0UPML7Pf9QkNnTdcsGABQQCSHcYHOtXvdficyF8G9M5anOZiiArJdiRpZvfUFF01-pHiU5NmhwiYcW1gXC9G7OMVhdZw0b1_2MI/w225-h400/IMG_4489.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We had to press on. We walked on another 2 miles until we met the Ridge Runner Trail going toward Norbett Lake. There is a spring .25 miles off the OT trail (red arrow, spring icon), so we took it and the spring was flowing clear and cold into a stream. We filled up with 3 liters and headed back to the OT. We only regained the OT and looked for the first sign of some good trees to hang from. (Green triangle). End of Day 1 - 14.25 miles. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuBFiTrWgiqMHuK41k8JWVdV4Dpz5bMM2iqdDSPnLXyDPyc5EeIr_eTTl6wpUp3jp1PthsmPKqEhKUwbT6q3Y8LoGkvISq4g2sKNXi6OB1zNBOfyy7lCJq_Krbch21O3xBHTKQDP85r4omCw7YwSa2KYPP05o_s1h03rI5aDWJUF8RkSzkX13Ijj2/s2420/End%20of%20Day%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="2420" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuBFiTrWgiqMHuK41k8JWVdV4Dpz5bMM2iqdDSPnLXyDPyc5EeIr_eTTl6wpUp3jp1PthsmPKqEhKUwbT6q3Y8LoGkvISq4g2sKNXi6OB1zNBOfyy7lCJq_Krbch21O3xBHTKQDP85r4omCw7YwSa2KYPP05o_s1h03rI5aDWJUF8RkSzkX13Ijj2/w400-h224/End%20of%20Day%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was around 5 pm. when we go the hammocks up and finally sat for a good rest. </div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE26VH1NgBiZVvshDMZGFpPEHIJ29sF2iLrd-FN1FqvcWZv4xqUh_wPbWdbR1DOAAevpMvHTmyHRFrvuT44_9gCpH0LUBZmlEzzwf1F-4eReBEDxOb70SoxT-iYVfgN8ThHUE8renDgO-CgonAlFXkIfOD_wNE5X7kK_NFFT88a1IaNs5qUigHApT/s4032/IMG_4490.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE26VH1NgBiZVvshDMZGFpPEHIJ29sF2iLrd-FN1FqvcWZv4xqUh_wPbWdbR1DOAAevpMvHTmyHRFrvuT44_9gCpH0LUBZmlEzzwf1F-4eReBEDxOb70SoxT-iYVfgN8ThHUE8renDgO-CgonAlFXkIfOD_wNE5X7kK_NFFT88a1IaNs5qUigHApT/w400-h225/IMG_4490.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That was a bit longer than I wanted for my first trail day after coming off the couch, but all went well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have not talked about the weather. The rain around 1 pm, never materialized, nether did the wind, instead, the skies cleared and it got hot. 75 degrees (23.8 C).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienSWhi0PDvZY3tP0E4XNWFOos_LrMPCpao8689k5_TE_hBuNLirVdVdkLx5hwCg1b78ABzVB2OcBi_Vikbh3evMi60aqWYtFw95ti9jRA1o-jcAAaTuFq_TIIIBEuO7VTR10994mpnCtlrTnW7nK_zvdbNonNwO7oZ4om8TKKg0belHTisdGGmNT5/s4032/IMG_4491.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienSWhi0PDvZY3tP0E4XNWFOos_LrMPCpao8689k5_TE_hBuNLirVdVdkLx5hwCg1b78ABzVB2OcBi_Vikbh3evMi60aqWYtFw95ti9jRA1o-jcAAaTuFq_TIIIBEuO7VTR10994mpnCtlrTnW7nK_zvdbNonNwO7oZ4om8TKKg0belHTisdGGmNT5/w400-h225/IMG_4491.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div> </div><div><span style="font-size: large;">WARNING - GROSS picture alert! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Walking about 5 miles with wet feet, over mixed terrain, from Tabor Creek, with the hotter day, my feet were in bad shape. Too many callouses to count and the skin macerated by the water. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagQU4j9Lp16zhoKEyy1yuykt62-r3ZlCuDGW0yF4G1w0C8-jV-GmWRk3WJtmFeYIiLNcNNmOELJfNtQEG15CX3Oemjx67O3csgfmBd_g7j-_VnGdVmtPF3IWDdrv6Q8SFisatyN8wrvjLjFccz9XcmKUpCMk3AVB2PEAUwVyIk7Zrusi8NAvAlebl/s2301/IMG_4497.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="1634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagQU4j9Lp16zhoKEyy1yuykt62-r3ZlCuDGW0yF4G1w0C8-jV-GmWRk3WJtmFeYIiLNcNNmOELJfNtQEG15CX3Oemjx67O3csgfmBd_g7j-_VnGdVmtPF3IWDdrv6Q8SFisatyN8wrvjLjFccz9XcmKUpCMk3AVB2PEAUwVyIk7Zrusi8NAvAlebl/w284-h400/IMG_4497.JPEG" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a bit of a rest about 90 minutes! I got up and finished setting up and hanging up everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tGiAhgFeWSi80zTz_ea8q2SlnjmfDzgaBi_lZXtE6wM5DSQ8LUVTPsz--thyt5I9hAiw7U8qmbfHVMYb84vjPtobmJsDFOtugsGe0_w4Il7kp6a8uMwFXJrGF7FdkjPbdx0N1j-G5TFAAt84nRwshlrOEUS_DetF9CXuDxn-gcUt8kyrMguVaCW_/s4032/IMG_4499.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tGiAhgFeWSi80zTz_ea8q2SlnjmfDzgaBi_lZXtE6wM5DSQ8LUVTPsz--thyt5I9hAiw7U8qmbfHVMYb84vjPtobmJsDFOtugsGe0_w4Il7kp6a8uMwFXJrGF7FdkjPbdx0N1j-G5TFAAt84nRwshlrOEUS_DetF9CXuDxn-gcUt8kyrMguVaCW_/w400-h225/IMG_4499.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo-Hybn79u1b8bWzdQXfWEO_lQ76Eez0T75eQvXGTzltPmKRUMfBtYwrSSV-LAx74nzEvDjIGYgr4XrWYN66KqZWyEgwINNJlzrVq1NhvfTPDhfyHmcCtW_oaV1C7usiC5RWXUfmhfPJACwU3h2dkMflSHCZeWspsgkbjSIajAnXDuyzW71bNRy8c/s4032/IMG_4501.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo-Hybn79u1b8bWzdQXfWEO_lQ76Eez0T75eQvXGTzltPmKRUMfBtYwrSSV-LAx74nzEvDjIGYgr4XrWYN66KqZWyEgwINNJlzrVq1NhvfTPDhfyHmcCtW_oaV1C7usiC5RWXUfmhfPJACwU3h2dkMflSHCZeWspsgkbjSIajAnXDuyzW71bNRy8c/w400-h225/IMG_4501.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Got the Snow Peak purple pot out for its inaugural boil </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCCNNEnHMMsiq33T4tJZdAacZlP3bWuqdaZENHmZFJ1UFJMYVvPiUcLb3EE54i1ZYGw-Ftgn0559aTz9JIIbCYx8amViDxkDX7xDRMl-HVJsGdhSOgATCGGBQb1br2x92vzNwTSwHqG2YFVRbFPdi6CkiuVJ6hh_wt06HJhEsmUsnWp9_YtBMNlCZ/s4032/IMG_4502.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCCNNEnHMMsiq33T4tJZdAacZlP3bWuqdaZENHmZFJ1UFJMYVvPiUcLb3EE54i1ZYGw-Ftgn0559aTz9JIIbCYx8amViDxkDX7xDRMl-HVJsGdhSOgATCGGBQb1br2x92vzNwTSwHqG2YFVRbFPdi6CkiuVJ6hh_wt06HJhEsmUsnWp9_YtBMNlCZ/w400-h225/IMG_4502.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Made an excellent home made Pesto Pasta with Chicken </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULXe9WZZehpmfzP_6O0LZ3ht1Rn3JmCMgGreCxa0qChRq5CBuwF-Ya-9JygpHnlDavZlS7rNrRncD1LEpb1lhXR3zzO93G69sU7b0XhQpWP01uf-54nbt1n9A255jVZy5s2j_oBELbEgyJAc2TSjNBbylV1eF29-EbwsDG1CPno8ZKGkdENfS8LDg/s4032/IMG_4503.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULXe9WZZehpmfzP_6O0LZ3ht1Rn3JmCMgGreCxa0qChRq5CBuwF-Ya-9JygpHnlDavZlS7rNrRncD1LEpb1lhXR3zzO93G69sU7b0XhQpWP01uf-54nbt1n9A255jVZy5s2j_oBELbEgyJAc2TSjNBbylV1eF29-EbwsDG1CPno8ZKGkdENfS8LDg/w225-h400/IMG_4503.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The forecast was for very high winds and wind gust starting early Saturday morning, but for now the evening was lovely. Going to bed with clear skies and 65 degrees. </span></div> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_WTgv6i_tlgTx4LCvyBhI5rLdgfMzesYjnrKyZsQ_YmwROkdiyJEZz4PKBsp9tbxCK9EkmPN4CdbxF3Dx18bi4setTmtHw9FkiOqnjrwQHB0pbwLgaE5uv20FcZHoLWBJpLNjplfit-5zsO-5Eu37p1tE6XVroretFw9WGmTfFTpftoKQrrh7JrW/w400-h225/IMG_4498.JPEG" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday morning dawned but only after it blew a hooley! the wind started up about 4:30 in the morning and you could hear each wave start over the far off ridge, to the North, like a freight train and then it would move closer through the tops of the trees until it hit my tarp. I dozed mostly through it all, but a deep roar started about 5 am, and I could tell it was different from the rest as it was a very low rumble like a freight train and it got louder as it approached. It hit my tarp almost with an explosion and immediately blew 4 of the 6 tarp stakes out of the ground. Fortunately, it passed just as quick as it came and I was able to get out of the hammock, get all the stakes back in the ground and get back in the hammock, warm and snug before the next one. I did sleep through the rest and woke just before 7 am. It was still windy but much calmer with the temperatures around 38 degrees (quite the change overnight!)</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yBJBfkOyW7PcN5rq1oPtXGMjJCz3tK23eUjQ8UIbV9E6AX5_4y5GmxP5H93h-tO_XG6qYGRRSMQRIQMhWwobtGp5XR7zoFv6IcVCYSRyqNj2QRACScqsNE4gzZR-T6bS38ucZY68eDZP2VKCdy5fBqeFrYAV6cImYiSHkfbvIc9VPgos5wf3d9v0/s4032/IMG_4507.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yBJBfkOyW7PcN5rq1oPtXGMjJCz3tK23eUjQ8UIbV9E6AX5_4y5GmxP5H93h-tO_XG6qYGRRSMQRIQMhWwobtGp5XR7zoFv6IcVCYSRyqNj2QRACScqsNE4gzZR-T6bS38ucZY68eDZP2VKCdy5fBqeFrYAV6cImYiSHkfbvIc9VPgos5wf3d9v0/w400-h225/IMG_4507.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday Morning <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2ePpk6fS3djXqSt3lf3rx26Gnhhi4iFJMpHphmewjMmtNrkeMSAnUb7E26veBlj55J2uwWV0rqGLblCKY_SFG3pe3FxIatcFSSJFnar3tziZGoZcBTjquourVpKyrD2NeHOQ9S1YGY8VHYN43ISTtBan37Hz5TiRMMQcIOFP-03ffGVfaMNYLnb5/s4032/IMG_4504.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2ePpk6fS3djXqSt3lf3rx26Gnhhi4iFJMpHphmewjMmtNrkeMSAnUb7E26veBlj55J2uwWV0rqGLblCKY_SFG3pe3FxIatcFSSJFnar3tziZGoZcBTjquourVpKyrD2NeHOQ9S1YGY8VHYN43ISTtBan37Hz5TiRMMQcIOFP-03ffGVfaMNYLnb5/w400-h225/IMG_4504.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I put on all the warm cloths I have and get out of the hammock. Smartly, I had packed my 20 degree under quilt and 10 degree top quilt, so I had slept warm all night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4L3PSQPfiL_GbHjXEY-gohXe3PzHU5vHzzR-Ow2c_mwZsjJYoR7dvuC41TP8Tna4w4SNiogSM9Ws4pvkfAMjJ1BuzW3V13Zv_yWtDsHvvk8e1zaWrJaNlCsBBO5ktCxQkEreKCz8Iow-mTsiT1cD_fdT5nlEOldaUpMt25nltTTvVU_Lh7UEmN_Y/s4032/IMG_4505.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4L3PSQPfiL_GbHjXEY-gohXe3PzHU5vHzzR-Ow2c_mwZsjJYoR7dvuC41TP8Tna4w4SNiogSM9Ws4pvkfAMjJ1BuzW3V13Zv_yWtDsHvvk8e1zaWrJaNlCsBBO5ktCxQkEreKCz8Iow-mTsiT1cD_fdT5nlEOldaUpMt25nltTTvVU_Lh7UEmN_Y/w400-h225/IMG_4505.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All packed up and no sign I was ever here</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVT2nH_kXXsXkc2v0AV86TxvCvS3gljhDzc3kRa3ji5y_MPxsnFFooYMf8Lr9TGEcBLbJijXc6e63i4pp0IhbeGFxm7XMXx0o10dgRYJUkktbx8QcAXS_JBbtvhTzEv2VZV1VbAGQyKjO86wH5A8GvsowzaM9il6hG9SfjC5Gi4QM7bVQu-tjgdKdw/s4032/IMG_4508.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVT2nH_kXXsXkc2v0AV86TxvCvS3gljhDzc3kRa3ji5y_MPxsnFFooYMf8Lr9TGEcBLbJijXc6e63i4pp0IhbeGFxm7XMXx0o10dgRYJUkktbx8QcAXS_JBbtvhTzEv2VZV1VbAGQyKjO86wH5A8GvsowzaM9il6hG9SfjC5Gi4QM7bVQu-tjgdKdw/w400-h225/IMG_4508.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">On the trail by 7:45 am. It was chilly 38-45 degrees as we started walking. I kept my puffy on for most of the morning as the sun didn't really climb over all the hills for a couple of hours. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCM4LmJFU81FzifGfeRr7aO7MihQ_MY6CWk15dKCP_iNxLXtQn6OyqmSUKarZCUSSia7xz39kjhis4BjpFz1WlcnyRvsHjZ15972SFzpY3AOqIy_6fua6YhwsNot3r6IAPYwmae3G1egAalKcz_lpwpKaPND9BDOxwpNEUIPZ8JxDBEowo3yhHmKL/s4032/IMG_4509.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCM4LmJFU81FzifGfeRr7aO7MihQ_MY6CWk15dKCP_iNxLXtQn6OyqmSUKarZCUSSia7xz39kjhis4BjpFz1WlcnyRvsHjZ15972SFzpY3AOqIy_6fua6YhwsNot3r6IAPYwmae3G1egAalKcz_lpwpKaPND9BDOxwpNEUIPZ8JxDBEowo3yhHmKL/w400-h225/IMG_4509.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0h7kg9KQpmJexW3BskznxUC2W5S1y81ojaRp-LWP0-6oGbIVz_12C8kabmCLF3ABC7MQ7u48hJH3wNuubX23W32xAb_zD2ppNeSO85TaTe8Z4QW_KSZ4oAAtoci5XBE-0zoGYpbk2R9g_MOp8WHvohQUnCB0IXS7t7BrHpJqAXota5owDdZFmhqO/s4032/IMG_4511.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0h7kg9KQpmJexW3BskznxUC2W5S1y81ojaRp-LWP0-6oGbIVz_12C8kabmCLF3ABC7MQ7u48hJH3wNuubX23W32xAb_zD2ppNeSO85TaTe8Z4QW_KSZ4oAAtoci5XBE-0zoGYpbk2R9g_MOp8WHvohQUnCB0IXS7t7BrHpJqAXota5owDdZFmhqO/w400-h225/IMG_4511.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Blue Hole Trailhead (mm 11) and the Missouri Children's Forest Trail </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzWgrUBhqI4zZqjds7s6gvWR7Xa34eCEe1hRGbSaiCkziaxz13Ra7X-cWez7zsuyG07LdlnhO00oobvnN7DaIfisLn5Yzp12ibhFmcKrcKKdlaxDmwN8pBvx4U-xSbFUuUhpmpMk3PjmPRVenxYZkql-4VNNNagTNK9PpJeqqOJzw4j9B_lY8h5YV/s4032/IMG_4513.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzWgrUBhqI4zZqjds7s6gvWR7Xa34eCEe1hRGbSaiCkziaxz13Ra7X-cWez7zsuyG07LdlnhO00oobvnN7DaIfisLn5Yzp12ibhFmcKrcKKdlaxDmwN8pBvx4U-xSbFUuUhpmpMk3PjmPRVenxYZkql-4VNNNagTNK9PpJeqqOJzw4j9B_lY8h5YV/w400-h225/IMG_4513.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who put this river here? The big surprise and not even 8 am. This is Dry Creek. Yes, that is the name. Listed as normally dry and seasonal, this morning shin deep and flowing cold and strong! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--auLkB7ftgty5cXooN2aJXSEnfyiHg6kI5msIUZPsIx4s-qOfE8ZtxdQTQFvlsHOQWTOFTIxdaQGsw9swyLFDDVKRtUs_Iry5Lte8eseGSKBWiMfmZLP-GI7qdd-wSGK8yTc2f0DRpxb8tYgsN_w7P0nrfsqWCn6bMdKkQB77njszhKH8j71JqCK/s4032/IMG_4514.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--auLkB7ftgty5cXooN2aJXSEnfyiHg6kI5msIUZPsIx4s-qOfE8ZtxdQTQFvlsHOQWTOFTIxdaQGsw9swyLFDDVKRtUs_Iry5Lte8eseGSKBWiMfmZLP-GI7qdd-wSGK8yTc2f0DRpxb8tYgsN_w7P0nrfsqWCn6bMdKkQB77njszhKH8j71JqCK/w400-h225/IMG_4514.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy man's up and goes first. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGO83L16BF9pL8t1BK3umIQJan7KqBHDw6J8zcik997gkaIX8ikqT9AEXRxFZEctEdlaIkfu3qWr_atReh1Nw93OieXqSxiprrCkY7pB3s66RlWj3RUyG1Kp_9DduqJI0vROvOHCrgT7BqR_cx_6aZbL9d9_x27lmi9t7rP_Udmy1apID0mnVWYZa/s4032/IMG_4516.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGO83L16BF9pL8t1BK3umIQJan7KqBHDw6J8zcik997gkaIX8ikqT9AEXRxFZEctEdlaIkfu3qWr_atReh1Nw93OieXqSxiprrCkY7pB3s66RlWj3RUyG1Kp_9DduqJI0vROvOHCrgT7BqR_cx_6aZbL9d9_x27lmi9t7rP_Udmy1apID0mnVWYZa/w400-h225/IMG_4516.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gKgbVGWedogpZKFpU_EJa4Kh4xkKlUad97y0DZ2Hlm-7oO4-zInSyIlTs1YuommPVcAyURj9_3RHMXX6d0dYwl5tYE-9do-D-Kimm9Gjg604lyEw3_-gK6TIMPfkEhniR3JHJFffsH5_iSRkTa6MkxFgBs47w4HJdicyvmYaGKfMTT_t_AA30538/s4032/IMG_4517.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gKgbVGWedogpZKFpU_EJa4Kh4xkKlUad97y0DZ2Hlm-7oO4-zInSyIlTs1YuommPVcAyURj9_3RHMXX6d0dYwl5tYE-9do-D-Kimm9Gjg604lyEw3_-gK6TIMPfkEhniR3JHJFffsH5_iSRkTa6MkxFgBs47w4HJdicyvmYaGKfMTT_t_AA30538/w400-h225/IMG_4517.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHV15Pc9NWRcNjgtbGiPayr-wBr5fEh_RJK0LhrQ7XtjTlxPGPovuPB3s0WBFWxJdAerT8F5MGqIIp2V8R_ih6pqFezFKjSeEIbLezbmwI_v9oObkwQR9KY-vtiG2eOSUMNH78Jps-xmNxZUuGVcHMYxBUu_HEg6m5K_-5wSnud5jKey7ceHYkbZa/s4032/IMG_4519.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHV15Pc9NWRcNjgtbGiPayr-wBr5fEh_RJK0LhrQ7XtjTlxPGPovuPB3s0WBFWxJdAerT8F5MGqIIp2V8R_ih6pqFezFKjSeEIbLezbmwI_v9oObkwQR9KY-vtiG2eOSUMNH78Jps-xmNxZUuGVcHMYxBUu_HEg6m5K_-5wSnud5jKey7ceHYkbZa/w400-h225/IMG_4519.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdn62qLUiO1DyJxCWIAv73mgabdXZ6keNSuiX4onbma6LS9bMo913PoJ-F17RMqBrslIuJjJ3CZgmYofkTP6FglQrFrzglZ5xNxUcgm3P9d91T7b75RFEe42rLsSA5nh_bAqga6bQa-rUZt7oTPwXMje5knlhDJyHyN7BpVlNBazjSYK5g3l5aXBT/s4608/RIMG3027.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdn62qLUiO1DyJxCWIAv73mgabdXZ6keNSuiX4onbma6LS9bMo913PoJ-F17RMqBrslIuJjJ3CZgmYofkTP6FglQrFrzglZ5xNxUcgm3P9d91T7b75RFEe42rLsSA5nh_bAqga6bQa-rUZt7oTPwXMje5knlhDJyHyN7BpVlNBazjSYK5g3l5aXBT/w400-h300/RIMG3027.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yours truly, photo by Jeremy Korn </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember when I said you couldn't get lost. (technically, not lost, just misplaced). Just after crossing Dry Creek (in blue, below) you can see the old forest road above that is our exit point. We stopped to clean out our shoes and when we continued we missed the trail to the right off the forest road that would have kept us low along Dry Creek. We stayed on the jeep road as it was graded really well and continued up to the top of the hill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see below the red line of the trail and we took the old road marked in yellow. About half way up I realized that we had not seen any OT markers and they had been VERY consistent the entire trail. <b><u>Pro Tip</u></b>- If the trail markers have been very consistent and suddenly you don't see them, you are in the wrong spot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCR17rZjgsOkV4sEmN11AV-K8tGb2zHkpXNDscsuGdRMJBvCyG-xomXqZyh4iWVaj9NjJejCtuxT6fkQcDl3MB_IlGY3npa98o5692Xill3mF_2oiJF82reDfh4nVE0XeRYE3G4ajlKiu4FNZUye-ug2TPAtu-G_at7IZKPQvRqSeELrRu-NROqNPW/s1344/Dry%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1344" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCR17rZjgsOkV4sEmN11AV-K8tGb2zHkpXNDscsuGdRMJBvCyG-xomXqZyh4iWVaj9NjJejCtuxT6fkQcDl3MB_IlGY3npa98o5692Xill3mF_2oiJF82reDfh4nVE0XeRYE3G4ajlKiu4FNZUye-ug2TPAtu-G_at7IZKPQvRqSeELrRu-NROqNPW/w400-h336/Dry%20Creek.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Time for some old fashioned bushwhacking. A quick check of the map and the GPS, down the hill we went, about 500 feet decent to find the trail right where it should be. However, had I studied the map in a bit more detail (which means spending the time to get my glasses out!) I would have seen that the old road winds around, on the ridge, and meets the OT further on. There might have been a question of private property on some of these old forest roads, but that was a thought after the fact. You can see the ridge we descended in the photo below </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cAISCYC-f8oDLMYgppM-zIzJpju6fq66DuYCLLnDT01LYhw6cqziMpy9LMaTDiyouFe9udUhpD1Enzn1rovbDh6Vx8DVQOPxVj2SuVsi0rUiwCrq9UysGI9m6TYLRCy7MnpTKdHVCtkBynIC1urGMRbh-hpqdLDX7q4fq0nVqnhqh9ks1faDj0Jy/s4032/IMG_4522.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cAISCYC-f8oDLMYgppM-zIzJpju6fq66DuYCLLnDT01LYhw6cqziMpy9LMaTDiyouFe9udUhpD1Enzn1rovbDh6Vx8DVQOPxVj2SuVsi0rUiwCrq9UysGI9m6TYLRCy7MnpTKdHVCtkBynIC1urGMRbh-hpqdLDX7q4fq0nVqnhqh9ks1faDj0Jy/w400-h225/IMG_4522.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back up the way we came down. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next on the trail was an overlook named Lover's Leap. Great views and if you are going North bound as we were, you could get water from Dry Creek and bring it up here to camp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4F2A12oKapnv2pPNVFSYPUkNcfSxUrLbhVQ3bkJRKYIk9vhRs76cdZ3zOdHiwg0DWMeEDav-tcV7pP_N6aAAyWmVVfzBCAGVh2o9sI_w8jQ40YbxtpuCNacG4nsNZPAxRxnaCrtBRUQ5jJR7t9ZieyPGNAot78Svn9vUYNRUmRVFR-IcNA5ffbqu6/s4032/IMG_4524.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4F2A12oKapnv2pPNVFSYPUkNcfSxUrLbhVQ3bkJRKYIk9vhRs76cdZ3zOdHiwg0DWMeEDav-tcV7pP_N6aAAyWmVVfzBCAGVh2o9sI_w8jQ40YbxtpuCNacG4nsNZPAxRxnaCrtBRUQ5jJR7t9ZieyPGNAot78Svn9vUYNRUmRVFR-IcNA5ffbqu6/w400-h225/IMG_4524.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoqwFGOvFmiVw8ni5fA-16JxZrMi1Y_rc-RJlB8dm4LPYeIyfBeYe1fbB7gbBtuz1-gZ2-rKES3irzOplJblM-jE1agAFflT67f6gf6pS9zHTdPVmXOZ9j9rvXL6Uj-IHk62gSF2MgjaATo5z01AVHNZbBiW2UFSyOdqWHZgQNbKElL_2oVUuB0U9/s4032/IMG_4525.JPEG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Farmer's field from the burn area mm9.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPS1qKag9B3UPKrfndBgz6FuF7l3w2KSQxYjCelJxVa78nDfoO2xbCar1Mj_tLqQhpeTOj_pC5zrDpAlf8luH4A2EZSCvrbvXsUXU0nLIPdVBuPyeJfq2eQHevz6_7i5IYik99NezkSaOZO5EyhI4w1e9yAnSWHXQWm4YT_ONJ_TdFZ3U-XWOaXRx/s4032/IMG_4533.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPS1qKag9B3UPKrfndBgz6FuF7l3w2KSQxYjCelJxVa78nDfoO2xbCar1Mj_tLqQhpeTOj_pC5zrDpAlf8luH4A2EZSCvrbvXsUXU0nLIPdVBuPyeJfq2eQHevz6_7i5IYik99NezkSaOZO5EyhI4w1e9yAnSWHXQWm4YT_ONJ_TdFZ3U-XWOaXRx/w400-h225/IMG_4533.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The forest road that would have brought us to the OT (oh what might have been) but we stayed true to the OT on this trip. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pzlrMlLkdN7sblj72EV7ZcbXCQYo2Zvm3m5YD70y2q_3YRw0FB9q-_xI1d04WzAJ5_K9BB7Wm_JyIx9dSAY2LpdC18_gK4ztplMuEdbk2C8w02ILDEt9my9XV5bOIpls7-csjW2MvTDvu4pU-c7EXQaTcgjUlIufDkEaVIer7a7-hznOlaJx3PDg/s4032/IMG_4534.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pzlrMlLkdN7sblj72EV7ZcbXCQYo2Zvm3m5YD70y2q_3YRw0FB9q-_xI1d04WzAJ5_K9BB7Wm_JyIx9dSAY2LpdC18_gK4ztplMuEdbk2C8w02ILDEt9my9XV5bOIpls7-csjW2MvTDvu4pU-c7EXQaTcgjUlIufDkEaVIer7a7-hznOlaJx3PDg/w400-h225/IMG_4534.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Lovely animal pond marked as a potential water source at 8.4mm on OT map. Just back at the road (.2 miles south) was a creek, crossing that road, that would provide better water. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhpH0NCj1BR5yef04tDyrbDPPTgGymKa03I_-eQpqsaOmQwUyIhB-aAgPZXRdIGjoBN4_VKXq_h89cTQDWQlkIkRSRXLl8ehpP6e18Axo0N74wy4UgwKeGb6eAR_M6nbxZE7-_kCYFa9-WrEKbpMpQv75gf13CFpkNQ1nF-RPp5hlB-xzl3JXhUWR/s4032/IMG_4535.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhpH0NCj1BR5yef04tDyrbDPPTgGymKa03I_-eQpqsaOmQwUyIhB-aAgPZXRdIGjoBN4_VKXq_h89cTQDWQlkIkRSRXLl8ehpP6e18Axo0N74wy4UgwKeGb6eAR_M6nbxZE7-_kCYFa9-WrEKbpMpQv75gf13CFpkNQ1nF-RPp5hlB-xzl3JXhUWR/w400-h225/IMG_4535.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crossing FR-5490 at mm7.75</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2vpoLFbSGM9Ms0Cy6TEFL_deJmlvzWAiyOkgf1huSmHTPjUmpJ5PJjVfzSjBXukC3M7DDaMO4PBf-zrFPsrCSeOgc9F3Ea9lCtSOy_lPbUOWJvbi_8bcos3zLtw5InzP0tm4aF63UBmkdyKbIpDQhI8k5rz0unTLcYPb9Wxulcwc-F9d-Mfsk5tj/s4032/IMG_4536.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2vpoLFbSGM9Ms0Cy6TEFL_deJmlvzWAiyOkgf1huSmHTPjUmpJ5PJjVfzSjBXukC3M7DDaMO4PBf-zrFPsrCSeOgc9F3Ea9lCtSOy_lPbUOWJvbi_8bcos3zLtw5InzP0tm4aF63UBmkdyKbIpDQhI8k5rz0unTLcYPb9Wxulcwc-F9d-Mfsk5tj/w400-h225/IMG_4536.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After another mile or so, the trail crosses FR-5470 at mm6.25. It was just 10:30 am but not having any breakfast or coffee as we were packing up in the cold morning and the wind, it was time for some lunch. I hadn't gotten a picture yesterday and almost didn't today of my BBQ brats on a bun. A total trail lunch success!😄</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn8J-lPk7Py8rAXUmETSOz8JDhBhVnpOf83SONHzMDdaSGAv5Uh94kWtPOD56XpjUPxRHWf18Cpe1gMwbSxWi_Jg_S2skwjyLQqtZKo00OwUojuH6kpUx5CILQo0V6-TgG4efL0nR-xyLwWqHlkxPJAnE0eAQxkWymiiZlm1Ccias3jOr6jrvqyXN/s4032/IMG_4538.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn8J-lPk7Py8rAXUmETSOz8JDhBhVnpOf83SONHzMDdaSGAv5Uh94kWtPOD56XpjUPxRHWf18Cpe1gMwbSxWi_Jg_S2skwjyLQqtZKo00OwUojuH6kpUx5CILQo0V6-TgG4efL0nR-xyLwWqHlkxPJAnE0eAQxkWymiiZlm1Ccias3jOr6jrvqyXN/w400-h225/IMG_4538.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lunch time with Jeremy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwbLu6ysA80XGCUU6388_i84zlQ4sqD1SguhoJlqcOF65kE3USUModCnU_qtvdN0RLaDUv_8xISWfScG3k7uvlKNxqkP9srHnKmC86uWUHgFmK7sL_6uUUb7Kb6cSW1afk-rf61fP441nUuXV4sKJXV9ene3h904eSH2HT046tQsfChO8EStmgHq7/s4032/IMG_4539.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwbLu6ysA80XGCUU6388_i84zlQ4sqD1SguhoJlqcOF65kE3USUModCnU_qtvdN0RLaDUv_8xISWfScG3k7uvlKNxqkP9srHnKmC86uWUHgFmK7sL_6uUUb7Kb6cSW1afk-rf61fP441nUuXV4sKJXV9ene3h904eSH2HT046tQsfChO8EStmgHq7/w400-h225/IMG_4539.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After lunch there is another crossing of a "Dry" Creek at 4.75mm. This would have been a foot soaking but for the downed trees that helped us across. This section today had more water than yesterday but don't waste an opportunity to keep your water topped off on this entire section. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9WIgcvXxuuQJJouCHeIFes_9W2LqmTJZt0HWxg8a1m-XC7DG-a39VWO4SFUwBiC4D4_jEiwAPusYa8Bqo_9B6vmAPNlTCFOogOsIrh-MTLBfnVw3HxuAAOsvh_iXStb63srWe-thBApRhLdFfuho7MMmz9qUX_OaKpk4XwOXNuDIa2xKmDC_Gi7l/s4032/IMG_4540.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9WIgcvXxuuQJJouCHeIFes_9W2LqmTJZt0HWxg8a1m-XC7DG-a39VWO4SFUwBiC4D4_jEiwAPusYa8Bqo_9B6vmAPNlTCFOogOsIrh-MTLBfnVw3HxuAAOsvh_iXStb63srWe-thBApRhLdFfuho7MMmz9qUX_OaKpk4XwOXNuDIa2xKmDC_Gi7l/w400-h225/IMG_4540.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbY-qOgHBCQ0lEL97zx1ibU1CASlpsiH_BelfKmLedNi10JYKAiLDw6Hrxzeg6yCTRrjk0JEVKIX8TGf4cFcvMdsGbhgslfMudqhOHdVSy_AZ8z7dQn9KUODDa32VHhUBbKQnq2cxouVSck2XtW7kdqvRHBlty1MS2aoY-GkxgKCcBoS9JjAEcEVq/s4032/IMG_4543.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbY-qOgHBCQ0lEL97zx1ibU1CASlpsiH_BelfKmLedNi10JYKAiLDw6Hrxzeg6yCTRrjk0JEVKIX8TGf4cFcvMdsGbhgslfMudqhOHdVSy_AZ8z7dQn9KUODDa32VHhUBbKQnq2cxouVSck2XtW7kdqvRHBlty1MS2aoY-GkxgKCcBoS9JjAEcEVq/w400-h225/IMG_4543.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes the trail is a carpet of green </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9X-0ad6cj6nz2PxP5o667yxJj_2rRUQBbir76XBQvykdIGSPV5jrYL6Qr4nidFgtSuc3mnOOm3sYLSU52av86xKcOF84lSkjZQ4r-KT3pd3uheXCpKWGXmZVsa1YH5VzcfYXyoKZZHie1j7FoVzjni0Rxi-qhVKnHakMLGBByrC7gqHSbPGYwU9E/s4032/IMG_4544.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9X-0ad6cj6nz2PxP5o667yxJj_2rRUQBbir76XBQvykdIGSPV5jrYL6Qr4nidFgtSuc3mnOOm3sYLSU52av86xKcOF84lSkjZQ4r-KT3pd3uheXCpKWGXmZVsa1YH5VzcfYXyoKZZHie1j7FoVzjni0Rxi-qhVKnHakMLGBByrC7gqHSbPGYwU9E/w225-h400/IMG_4544.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately just passed mm3.75 as you cross FR-780 some "moron" had started marking trees with a hatchet. I am not sure why someone feels the need to needlessly scare trees when there is a trail marker every 500 feet. This person did a number on trees for the next 3.5 miles. Another example of why we can't have nice things and perhaps a reason to "pack"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I am sorry officer, I met a crazed person with a hatchet on the trial" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGH_xm6LY6dQG14qIynyMdOUMKNEP6kSBfoo-WDITPu_cnadeq0uj32sxcos_F1jxIYnao4qO1MuxdZvRTrpLvKTlHgX_dDch_7YOL4SAFIqxOcXj_RekGryqcxgQQcZDFJgmiHI_YLQqhBGERRPSV0KPMRBOJWugztjXnmeSr_5DOddPfWCngAkg/s4032/IMG_4545.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGH_xm6LY6dQG14qIynyMdOUMKNEP6kSBfoo-WDITPu_cnadeq0uj32sxcos_F1jxIYnao4qO1MuxdZvRTrpLvKTlHgX_dDch_7YOL4SAFIqxOcXj_RekGryqcxgQQcZDFJgmiHI_YLQqhBGERRPSV0KPMRBOJWugztjXnmeSr_5DOddPfWCngAkg/w225-h400/IMG_4545.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC8KdzEyhE7PPijEZNPpvl8z9BBLONsNEpwvakLh9TDoCf0zG_yXb-NsX62NeMDGbDxm20UJe4Y8rkCN1Q6WQeUBzAT9m5zZjD1vAW8cr1v73FfEmOl54LIGVx-21focSDBBDVDiCBNucDkAk5cICGbFIRO3qV3jsH0ju7moQy8rKrKuCo7vlr8qs/s4032/IMG_4546.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC8KdzEyhE7PPijEZNPpvl8z9BBLONsNEpwvakLh9TDoCf0zG_yXb-NsX62NeMDGbDxm20UJe4Y8rkCN1Q6WQeUBzAT9m5zZjD1vAW8cr1v73FfEmOl54LIGVx-21focSDBBDVDiCBNucDkAk5cICGbFIRO3qV3jsH0ju7moQy8rKrKuCo7vlr8qs/w225-h400/IMG_4546.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ivs4wNEDpWvat1V6GaL6VNT47Tc6dQngtmnjmVLm-CRYY2LwFchumW97ArPMF4aooo8AtzXwv9SKvdvihOuoGQlKEbUhSLAHI5r1d6ssSstPQYwUYr13qqWT7iPEA9zcV0APrnA7F6Dzovjzm6dYtWFEUT9PSdwbzgE_fhttGK1L7aBF24viGiBV/s4032/IMG_4547.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ivs4wNEDpWvat1V6GaL6VNT47Tc6dQngtmnjmVLm-CRYY2LwFchumW97ArPMF4aooo8AtzXwv9SKvdvihOuoGQlKEbUhSLAHI5r1d6ssSstPQYwUYr13qqWT7iPEA9zcV0APrnA7F6Dzovjzm6dYtWFEUT9PSdwbzgE_fhttGK1L7aBF24viGiBV/w225-h400/IMG_4547.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Could they not decide which way the trail goes? 😡</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-Epd_EUvCbNu3sWHQd0eeUscGtuKNt5F4BDLk1s12bUB43ZzrmCEYspco73rqnNaCWxkvwJX46BeoF3XdcQB5UFhhmgYiegsiTFy5Ntx95xtBA2PYipnWIue4k6qNc50hp0tUz4uYJr8I8QDVRcwWd65MU58PfEb9bygOPowfuoezVtQuECxn4Yl/s4032/IMG_4548.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-Epd_EUvCbNu3sWHQd0eeUscGtuKNt5F4BDLk1s12bUB43ZzrmCEYspco73rqnNaCWxkvwJX46BeoF3XdcQB5UFhhmgYiegsiTFy5Ntx95xtBA2PYipnWIue4k6qNc50hp0tUz4uYJr8I8QDVRcwWd65MU58PfEb9bygOPowfuoezVtQuECxn4Yl/w225-h400/IMG_4548.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hard to miss the perfectly groomed white trail!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QRWPXtCZGsUczdTv0H7CCWns8yVHphW0y_Ks6iB9GZXqBidQMJqkYiSD8wdUOGU8laJqJAILFEVHOmEAdaBd29ArHFc0hgaTgMPvR5GHePDdJmhawDNSawPmFCTeuol5esD4K2Dxrzt-JIhwgzH7tXjCKI4D2aK9fItBOKFy9VFAQmRmOGboIxKQ/s4032/IMG_4550.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QRWPXtCZGsUczdTv0H7CCWns8yVHphW0y_Ks6iB9GZXqBidQMJqkYiSD8wdUOGU8laJqJAILFEVHOmEAdaBd29ArHFc0hgaTgMPvR5GHePDdJmhawDNSawPmFCTeuol5esD4K2Dxrzt-JIhwgzH7tXjCKI4D2aK9fItBOKFy9VFAQmRmOGboIxKQ/w400-h225/IMG_4550.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This pine was weeping sap from the wound. 😭</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Ok, rant over. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5Ds7BBbIruhCzlz3z9-Hpp_wf5k-aaQ3KA5OzqStCWK4XmJjcTadDvyKg6TevpK_dSR1-0HpoJjc8JcGvcmY8FzpIZC0LQ6aeYTRd0wcbwvjJW6SxVOS7l_pxjK9EDNKNNKIirxCjd9OJxg7gxOIpfDKT1CrlyQ-_htD31-Z2rToGvY7IvcctK_-/s4032/IMG_4552.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5Ds7BBbIruhCzlz3z9-Hpp_wf5k-aaQ3KA5OzqStCWK4XmJjcTadDvyKg6TevpK_dSR1-0HpoJjc8JcGvcmY8FzpIZC0LQ6aeYTRd0wcbwvjJW6SxVOS7l_pxjK9EDNKNNKIirxCjd9OJxg7gxOIpfDKT1CrlyQ-_htD31-Z2rToGvY7IvcctK_-/w225-h400/IMG_4552.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it! It is an easy walk from FR-780 to the end. Gradual grades both up and down, with one or two exceptions). This has been the most flat walking I have done on a Missouri trail.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoxl4S4-nuv3yuC4yICBK8iQ8kGrqA0iCOgv-0HKJAM40jNT1HQ_fSyTOoS0314bDli4GIZBJ_3RvfY9h4okjXJtLrXnqhN2sxNkv_PpUYGAimSM41nxF3gipS8OJbNA92G5m0PKervA45t4Gcq924b88tfvIAjlwAlzw2gPB9wRsyGOt1HnoiDfA/s4032/IMG_4553.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoxl4S4-nuv3yuC4yICBK8iQ8kGrqA0iCOgv-0HKJAM40jNT1HQ_fSyTOoS0314bDli4GIZBJ_3RvfY9h4okjXJtLrXnqhN2sxNkv_PpUYGAimSM41nxF3gipS8OJbNA92G5m0PKervA45t4Gcq924b88tfvIAjlwAlzw2gPB9wRsyGOt1HnoiDfA/w400-h225/IMG_4553.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy signing the log at Pomona Trailhead. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That one low water bridge going back to get my truck</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu62UcITF91bnpS6isqTxTGPHwxr2fPye0jwpCvKvwIPkRTnYzGZpVGjaCyAqDml3dQ3gTQNy3_PS-U_H6PESTsvQRWCicPHdSKNF2wi2vbe1GhxstqHPyjDvAIRuVI-SeiI8caL-fcYGxfdr7RGruQBsa2kFuYb_Mbz75AaMINuCH9p3-rBW_Zk8C/s4032/IMG_4557.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu62UcITF91bnpS6isqTxTGPHwxr2fPye0jwpCvKvwIPkRTnYzGZpVGjaCyAqDml3dQ3gTQNy3_PS-U_H6PESTsvQRWCicPHdSKNF2wi2vbe1GhxstqHPyjDvAIRuVI-SeiI8caL-fcYGxfdr7RGruQBsa2kFuYb_Mbz75AaMINuCH9p3-rBW_Zk8C/w400-h225/IMG_4557.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div> </div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving Collins Ridge trail head and heading home.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Let's pick another trail soon. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to the Ozark Trail Association for a really well done trail.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Trail Stats:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Day 1 </b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfAflFEUAyfC62rym_86Ylfauu-XEoBWDrEZTgGP3akn19BIWeYaBXr3_T9mLMG5nhPYimfVvDAiQXtVPXIWKW6cFBKOTr6_a13r9_XjxOWqQ52rodlnKBsp4mN2QTG7-AjF8n13x1w0MIiW6GgypztfEGI-Ppl72H3VlgfQcRjYKbOpwBvAHmR5i/s2731/Day%201%20map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="2731" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfAflFEUAyfC62rym_86Ylfauu-XEoBWDrEZTgGP3akn19BIWeYaBXr3_T9mLMG5nhPYimfVvDAiQXtVPXIWKW6cFBKOTr6_a13r9_XjxOWqQ52rodlnKBsp4mN2QTG7-AjF8n13x1w0MIiW6GgypztfEGI-Ppl72H3VlgfQcRjYKbOpwBvAHmR5i/w400-h249/Day%201%20map.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We have avoided that for years, but this winter we got visited by just a couple. They were small and only stayed a short period of time. I can tell that by the small amount of damage they did and that nothing was caught in the mouse traps I set, in the RV, all January and February.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We found two spots, a small nest under the sofa with hardly any stuffing from the couch used, but more aggravating like the 3 bears, someone slept in my bed. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A mouse made a nest out of some of the bed sheets on my side of the bed. As you can see below, chewed up some of my sheet for bedding but most annoyingly peed in many spots on my sheet!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It has had a good washing and after a little patching, it will be good as new. The reason I don't replace it, is that these are special sheets that are sewn together and have velcro inside for our <a href="https://www.rvsuperbag.com/">RV sleeping bag</a>. This is the greatest set up to sleep in the RV. We have had this set up in all our RV's for years.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Bastard! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUaix5wXwhvTZ7LM9lx9R4VYVCe5i9pL6qFRUTSb2I_2zVOeAWaHkBePKlXebhtv-iI3Q49ccW-w4dCmHseRm1atqzwQHMPFCmrom5EcTZdYnAc6ij8jzetqsfvrc8eb-i0cH0iE64I-682A1AJ4Rp5rAbcd2VYYRc9ou_Y3CHGlJghLIu_yhfUt6/s4030/IMG_4343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUaix5wXwhvTZ7LM9lx9R4VYVCe5i9pL6qFRUTSb2I_2zVOeAWaHkBePKlXebhtv-iI3Q49ccW-w4dCmHseRm1atqzwQHMPFCmrom5EcTZdYnAc6ij8jzetqsfvrc8eb-i0cH0iE64I-682A1AJ4Rp5rAbcd2VYYRc9ou_Y3CHGlJghLIu_yhfUt6/s320/IMG_4343.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-61928135035269169392023-03-17T10:23:00.001-05:002023-03-17T16:39:37.901-05:00Early Season RV Weekend- Washington State Park March 11-13 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">We have some bigger plans for RV use this year, so I wanted to get out and test a few updates and get any winter issues taken care of early this year. I recently installed a <a href="https://www.weboost.com/">WeBoost</a> antenna to the RV to allow me to have better cellular and internet service in more remote locations. I am hoping to do more work from the RV this year than last. Washington State Park is only 90 minutes from our house and fairly remote but still easy to reach for an early season weekend. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We went on a Saturday to Monday. Monday being my weekly conference call, so if all worked well, I could take my video call on Monday morning from the RV before packing up and returning home.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The weather was still very chilly and blustery and as suspected we were one of only 3 RV in the entire campground. The campground hosts had not even arrived for the season yet and no facilities were open. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11W1emKToDNXnE3xIUf6bvNItp9tsNP4s1kyzvgjqoaqs8BtGPMboP_etk02KGMAE6mzpIno6bLDz8h2Y4GrpmFnhZg9Ldr4TbAVS3vx6fIIEmeIFTfcrDBksCHnPzdOEfr0y7ffo0shMB8yOxF-QqAy-Cq7qf3JzVi57WAle6KK5LRxnMhQ3dg_G/s4032/IMG_4291.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11W1emKToDNXnE3xIUf6bvNItp9tsNP4s1kyzvgjqoaqs8BtGPMboP_etk02KGMAE6mzpIno6bLDz8h2Y4GrpmFnhZg9Ldr4TbAVS3vx6fIIEmeIFTfcrDBksCHnPzdOEfr0y7ffo0shMB8yOxF-QqAy-Cq7qf3JzVi57WAle6KK5LRxnMhQ3dg_G/w400-h225/IMG_4291.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Empty Campsites this weekend</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RO5J4Igwrp7hixQz8fnd0WWKi9HMTBU8m2Xfjnpl7y3fiYKzisjA9yD04iokHVfK9arijEbzg2vvs5ybvvnsrJN69DS2TYENvM6ouOMm5T2yc2ACvjxVQtQ6w7vo0H4uW7VSIdZ3dEWiW7WkD8ZNaFSBgNnmgX1JVssz_Q0E-LHGsTCcHZHYPwCF/s4032/IMG_4295.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RO5J4Igwrp7hixQz8fnd0WWKi9HMTBU8m2Xfjnpl7y3fiYKzisjA9yD04iokHVfK9arijEbzg2vvs5ybvvnsrJN69DS2TYENvM6ouOMm5T2yc2ACvjxVQtQ6w7vo0H4uW7VSIdZ3dEWiW7WkD8ZNaFSBgNnmgX1JVssz_Q0E-LHGsTCcHZHYPwCF/w400-h225/IMG_4295.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We like it that way, except for being a bit chilly to be outside, the lack of crowds is really nice. Washington State Park has a couple of unique Petroglyph sites in the Park. Some of these glyph could be up to 2000 years old. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sojM58Og9sJlbnAgCTADmLf0qCT-BMJr46nOY1lxWRXic2jB6UddI_oEhJe_hO320qBrg7xOdPWQQ9pAw8X25-YeeAiMwecgChHg6nOWkG9C4TfVUA1bQCWqpFjYH85_8VgfyLgolmbNggM3_H5IwMUWOHqI9ezWoWOvpUMXKEhWkco1Y8bMg2LV/s3041/IMG_4281.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="3041" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sojM58Og9sJlbnAgCTADmLf0qCT-BMJr46nOY1lxWRXic2jB6UddI_oEhJe_hO320qBrg7xOdPWQQ9pAw8X25-YeeAiMwecgChHg6nOWkG9C4TfVUA1bQCWqpFjYH85_8VgfyLgolmbNggM3_H5IwMUWOHqI9ezWoWOvpUMXKEhWkco1Y8bMg2LV/w400-h284/IMG_4281.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MQ9Tl0MN222kkAcnnKbTaPauHdTDfkCqeSaKLhrpEcOkIrN6g0qDcs_UpaKWUpqWwfkFW4RtFGMIJ-R-qNITbKw7pPoTMR4Mxlf6BnBlap6ld-vuKd1sby1XM5mO_lm-1Jw91m_uZAwQ53U0duvUXY_PLxpPZ7JenPWuZDyVepTlG110M4uUKGxl/s3150/IMG_4282.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3150" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MQ9Tl0MN222kkAcnnKbTaPauHdTDfkCqeSaKLhrpEcOkIrN6g0qDcs_UpaKWUpqWwfkFW4RtFGMIJ-R-qNITbKw7pPoTMR4Mxlf6BnBlap6ld-vuKd1sby1XM5mO_lm-1Jw91m_uZAwQ53U0duvUXY_PLxpPZ7JenPWuZDyVepTlG110M4uUKGxl/w400-h288/IMG_4282.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the kiosk with the signage there is a board walk to the site</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dpy4PJucV7mEcx3IQ_v1oPzQjiInDT1DOawCx3AKbQFdlGSzajUPlriMEa2V7icZmZ9lQj3t6QzAgUt140oSbQfFW_DDBhrTfcMUIcZos2W1syIR5E6UJv3dwCyeQytrEgmv1DU-dVNT_Mibt1eTl2dBvkZrCHIKr5Ro2Xrr8vNXKE01f9nfDwwm/s4032/IMG_4284.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dpy4PJucV7mEcx3IQ_v1oPzQjiInDT1DOawCx3AKbQFdlGSzajUPlriMEa2V7icZmZ9lQj3t6QzAgUt140oSbQfFW_DDBhrTfcMUIcZos2W1syIR5E6UJv3dwCyeQytrEgmv1DU-dVNT_Mibt1eTl2dBvkZrCHIKr5Ro2Xrr8vNXKE01f9nfDwwm/w400-h225/IMG_4284.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Glyphs are covered to help prevent erosion and to help with identification. Unlike other sites they are not on cliff walls but on the rock on the ground. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ6QnwFs-kEF9m_PglIuPmSQA8v8i68LpU54Z-CK9s44MVfDObQJml2V7az0cKCfxZ09_JfEuPhBmUdawaOD5safwWhcGURWoLs_4NYJmeDpvBOJGXZuMpkZblCP44-SsbPVms3j67jDpU8EEhIwPuHHwhj1W7II-0cYolZKJQP6U1eUzF8Wh0UVS/s4032/IMG_4289.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ6QnwFs-kEF9m_PglIuPmSQA8v8i68LpU54Z-CK9s44MVfDObQJml2V7az0cKCfxZ09_JfEuPhBmUdawaOD5safwWhcGURWoLs_4NYJmeDpvBOJGXZuMpkZblCP44-SsbPVms3j67jDpU8EEhIwPuHHwhj1W7II-0cYolZKJQP6U1eUzF8Wh0UVS/w400-h225/IMG_4289.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Thunderbird glyph</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM5lGdxmwmD8YVf5WI5xa0TwKuk10xqVpheUlPKPII-SPYKlEIt88dT1Cvcp9GMtRAKquaci3dDjziXVUaAiSwAbepno2mQHZKqVTMeFh8QebQpkzoeICZ1gyBJNlvV0uVzsDjoFWqp0luxou4XSvNlvC6uL3QJFqAVnoBy88wpt2OhopR2IyGWFk/s4032/IMG_4286.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM5lGdxmwmD8YVf5WI5xa0TwKuk10xqVpheUlPKPII-SPYKlEIt88dT1Cvcp9GMtRAKquaci3dDjziXVUaAiSwAbepno2mQHZKqVTMeFh8QebQpkzoeICZ1gyBJNlvV0uVzsDjoFWqp0luxou4XSvNlvC6uL3QJFqAVnoBy88wpt2OhopR2IyGWFk/w400-h225/IMG_4286.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The familiar fertility circle that appears throughout all of the America's. You see this symbol a lot out West. If I ever was brave enough for a tattoo, it would be this glyph. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLfcZWJta57KyGFeRugmVvmHwH8YkMxoD4SJ-_gG606raUHCcFHE6TV7EM7dV8pmHey9-HMnki8ULeOozVTrXBOYYP30yN2h2U3XxTfd27bBUikV5CQ-I39OL_4GyfbGdEMkeAoWS8QEUYYqT0uRpcq1dDRa-_RZ5OrpiC2wJhbPMv7b0bYqfBkSU/s4032/IMG_4287.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLfcZWJta57KyGFeRugmVvmHwH8YkMxoD4SJ-_gG606raUHCcFHE6TV7EM7dV8pmHey9-HMnki8ULeOozVTrXBOYYP30yN2h2U3XxTfd27bBUikV5CQ-I39OL_4GyfbGdEMkeAoWS8QEUYYqT0uRpcq1dDRa-_RZ5OrpiC2wJhbPMv7b0bYqfBkSU/w400-h225/IMG_4287.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W0F9Hhltj9OZlz8vOAvWYJqs3mRXWbz8P22LzqV12IGJi_-URE6paD2Zujw3MzKjyp4FVCSF5YfD6BYDhnz0uY0vjTICW_V1plzgA3ke2WNsd8KeTZeKTrufRABI1zYZXcBIipSLVevbHyNV5JK7xyiyd_EX7EuYHHx0BKCjtym6qyROd1vB_5ui/s4032/IMG_4288.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W0F9Hhltj9OZlz8vOAvWYJqs3mRXWbz8P22LzqV12IGJi_-URE6paD2Zujw3MzKjyp4FVCSF5YfD6BYDhnz0uY0vjTICW_V1plzgA3ke2WNsd8KeTZeKTrufRABI1zYZXcBIipSLVevbHyNV5JK7xyiyd_EX7EuYHHx0BKCjtym6qyROd1vB_5ui/w225-h400/IMG_4288.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Park has a lodge with concession area during the summer months. It is named after the Thunderbird</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGGpM2SRbhWadoQo_O7mpC-YTPiWtmVywm1EA_1mdV0-mb_ILBRjToCHq5i96Ae8z6BpsmLzTva-R58LyRaP7QNpjnNDjXZ7VTRN1s2AE3Y0hoNNflNcoraC4XG9ef1reLNnYf_WzVFeUaj5pge-9teyhvgovPt7XJ-fApsWI8imQ7QLcS8lSl7LQ/s4032/IMG_4279.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGGpM2SRbhWadoQo_O7mpC-YTPiWtmVywm1EA_1mdV0-mb_ILBRjToCHq5i96Ae8z6BpsmLzTva-R58LyRaP7QNpjnNDjXZ7VTRN1s2AE3Y0hoNNflNcoraC4XG9ef1reLNnYf_WzVFeUaj5pge-9teyhvgovPt7XJ-fApsWI8imQ7QLcS8lSl7LQ/w400-h225/IMG_4279.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgogbEh7nSRxXipYEvEl--bggjBJ7mUkHD2NXNllf7fluhewJL8b1juqg2inLyu4aKpaL4WCU5vDMD0mfig7v-2aYsXSrvFxHOjMJmr5HPp9RT5WvqZAfYWf_upX2A_4SxFawxY2put6KV8kI-CEIwQ6Y0d-ggT8_zjv1MmY27fhgH4V_TIrTZOMd/s4032/IMG_4280.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgogbEh7nSRxXipYEvEl--bggjBJ7mUkHD2NXNllf7fluhewJL8b1juqg2inLyu4aKpaL4WCU5vDMD0mfig7v-2aYsXSrvFxHOjMJmr5HPp9RT5WvqZAfYWf_upX2A_4SxFawxY2put6KV8kI-CEIwQ6Y0d-ggT8_zjv1MmY27fhgH4V_TIrTZOMd/w400-h225/IMG_4280.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Can't go out in the RV without our customary big breakfast and dinners. Apologies for the use of paper plates this weekend, as we were limited on the water we brought in the holding tank, so no hot dish water for real plates. Plus we had a few issues with the water pump, hot water heater and the actual water holding tank, all of which we solved, but that is why we are out here early this year. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub4Czou0VpsRIwCl2gC5_duA41J3W5Xggz7Zxb4T8leKAF0XPRE7D9ZZPXFY5sj2yxwJw-So2yOH5pr5K_6UNbC3objjyNHRXcq0feY-B3gK_U4B0KFq1VmtRbh1A8IOxuzUh_gyYCv1UPPvZHIoq_FWnlFyTI8CNf9mWVzNpoKJ3ACttZvdrwysm/s4032/IMG_4292.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub4Czou0VpsRIwCl2gC5_duA41J3W5Xggz7Zxb4T8leKAF0XPRE7D9ZZPXFY5sj2yxwJw-So2yOH5pr5K_6UNbC3objjyNHRXcq0feY-B3gK_U4B0KFq1VmtRbh1A8IOxuzUh_gyYCv1UPPvZHIoq_FWnlFyTI8CNf9mWVzNpoKJ3ACttZvdrwysm/w400-h225/IMG_4292.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The park has three trails. The one called the Opossum Trail leaves from the RV park. They are all loops and they all connect. So needing some exercise after eating all day. I headed out for a little crisp fresh air. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdoudp9OR64wuZzFmbnXZf45YbU4UoQmymx19kpfiwPQMC2rItP41a8ZnhiOfMkS58fZbv1cZWZVH1_R7c26Sq-GxW9-e6z2h3kJeKfr7aQaQL8gmgDAzwTJDSZLWWVDCu3otnRpmaH9r4U6n-oy727Z4eghouNqsFVmqi7LjNyf9EA9lEvK5Hwew/s4032/IMG_4293.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdoudp9OR64wuZzFmbnXZf45YbU4UoQmymx19kpfiwPQMC2rItP41a8ZnhiOfMkS58fZbv1cZWZVH1_R7c26Sq-GxW9-e6z2h3kJeKfr7aQaQL8gmgDAzwTJDSZLWWVDCu3otnRpmaH9r4U6n-oy727Z4eghouNqsFVmqi7LjNyf9EA9lEvK5Hwew/w400-h225/IMG_4293.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Opossum Trail- Blue, Rockywood Trail- Red </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD8gobK9MQPWIU2jl3PratCYxceATvhVH13LcAu7-tKMKgP-8O2KMWzvfR9YhpeQCYq8ZDLAXec0EZmKxIAdX7LBrQhTnxJGezZHh3qmEFgzocQfjzu45f7Xmzw3IKOOaLlAUa1HCQ9hFO61jJW063a-xqNb_KXZux2dQQv1q-stZ1uKFgYPBgYrv/s4032/IMG_4296.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD8gobK9MQPWIU2jl3PratCYxceATvhVH13LcAu7-tKMKgP-8O2KMWzvfR9YhpeQCYq8ZDLAXec0EZmKxIAdX7LBrQhTnxJGezZHh3qmEFgzocQfjzu45f7Xmzw3IKOOaLlAUa1HCQ9hFO61jJW063a-xqNb_KXZux2dQQv1q-stZ1uKFgYPBgYrv/w400-h225/IMG_4296.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a steep decent down to the Big River level </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQcME7SdIk6-1f6uI20M6evnZ-PTyDabi60POex2CzT0f8RLxSAD5guyPM2nTjgG9lcP3ybnj8jppJGdWogUfuqXcQ2cZopsvsJFK8qfwhZaXFXGAM_2OH_3paHmGL8mmWmvB-X-sSDw3yx3rd90GjijWiqSxG4U27AcfSzVEY-ooEankKzjNG9s-/s4032/IMG_4298.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQcME7SdIk6-1f6uI20M6evnZ-PTyDabi60POex2CzT0f8RLxSAD5guyPM2nTjgG9lcP3ybnj8jppJGdWogUfuqXcQ2cZopsvsJFK8qfwhZaXFXGAM_2OH_3paHmGL8mmWmvB-X-sSDw3yx3rd90GjijWiqSxG4U27AcfSzVEY-ooEankKzjNG9s-/w225-h400/IMG_4298.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The creeks all had water and were really neat looking with the slab rock.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeK2SJn2rvZSSaYtqLIGxV4H8QBobs-ZLG59x-dXjEMjeRXd0mVFUogLf48DToJ46eMGQJzeGh6Gu8dc2rxqTOgDxt8wfsocxYW5qUvjatDPdwrI-iLDHLewd-EV9KuIAOwCOekDqM1IVOF6WIiuxGpDmza1AP5hsZaWPEFkk8Akvgwy0GrR2dJWl/s3515/IMG_4299.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeK2SJn2rvZSSaYtqLIGxV4H8QBobs-ZLG59x-dXjEMjeRXd0mVFUogLf48DToJ46eMGQJzeGh6Gu8dc2rxqTOgDxt8wfsocxYW5qUvjatDPdwrI-iLDHLewd-EV9KuIAOwCOekDqM1IVOF6WIiuxGpDmza1AP5hsZaWPEFkk8Akvgwy0GrR2dJWl/w258-h400/IMG_4299.JPEG" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then it is back up to the ridge level passing a couple of glades.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrFtXodq6SArSZdWRjfzkEHCrwX_rspXUT1ILorhoqQgRC_f-BmOneZjk7q6Yvg7D7fOlH4dk_vMSi2kyrJIXIIooJfmWDBxioDS_9kU-YAYY8Q-qjjEKIhOJQYhxRuXaDhKYTZY8D7Jwrr1sZAjKdO6T53LE8QqF1Ov6-IjkJsQFh6re1XPcU5oX/s4032/IMG_4301.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrFtXodq6SArSZdWRjfzkEHCrwX_rspXUT1ILorhoqQgRC_f-BmOneZjk7q6Yvg7D7fOlH4dk_vMSi2kyrJIXIIooJfmWDBxioDS_9kU-YAYY8Q-qjjEKIhOJQYhxRuXaDhKYTZY8D7Jwrr1sZAjKdO6T53LE8QqF1Ov6-IjkJsQFh6re1XPcU5oX/w400-h225/IMG_4301.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why is there always steps! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDKupGlLerhGbF4iKQPdLvI3muMFzibGQplWHfH_-_DZtPEiR_TtdNaKidDMXCpDmIYf4YtVfcSg1kTIDU9pCeXmnb886Zd6u5ostKw9BbMIQaKtw6IMwuITWLRfMKAiMy1s1_i6ApDL8uzEvLnVnTjKOfaZ4FbIowJryhbgo_C2Ga6in9Jsv576Q/s4032/IMG_4303.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDKupGlLerhGbF4iKQPdLvI3muMFzibGQplWHfH_-_DZtPEiR_TtdNaKidDMXCpDmIYf4YtVfcSg1kTIDU9pCeXmnb886Zd6u5ostKw9BbMIQaKtw6IMwuITWLRfMKAiMy1s1_i6ApDL8uzEvLnVnTjKOfaZ4FbIowJryhbgo_C2Ga6in9Jsv576Q/w225-h400/IMG_4303.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just before the top of the ridge a little side trail takes you along the bluff to a deep alcove in the rock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJE3F4JglVNI-bdDZ8ZjN7MzlJclQPJhstlb2XwkULuX6VwHuhCnLEnaQQmCy0Oo_UyjeFFwHsltlZ8LWR5TcJd3PLKCAG-lg0X_N3WSzeGwtwRKlG_dZqLq_BfI7lcpkguB2iPiJGSK0jq6WOMXbZZz_9V8dqkgZG_JyatnCHyp73npvZIh0slJR/s4032/IMG_4304.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJE3F4JglVNI-bdDZ8ZjN7MzlJclQPJhstlb2XwkULuX6VwHuhCnLEnaQQmCy0Oo_UyjeFFwHsltlZ8LWR5TcJd3PLKCAG-lg0X_N3WSzeGwtwRKlG_dZqLq_BfI7lcpkguB2iPiJGSK0jq6WOMXbZZz_9V8dqkgZG_JyatnCHyp73npvZIh0slJR/w225-h400/IMG_4304.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, it has been heavily tagged by morons. Washington State Park is right off Hwy 21, so easily accessible by locals and the Big River draws lots of people to play in the water during the summer months. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEOyBZuw_t7x8aBEDl_Iy-UNoJ6gRZp0Q-ApTKwyQizk_33VbwtF1YkcFElEK9OD-wUmknwJ_9tTe78Lfvm2JzP4UULNYlK5vrO43jICm-bvVWKR2kxS1IHAnDBO2ZhhXVj8GiTx4HwyO9uVyASpqQMQ_3jn-HZpBE6PSN56jatwhpOkgoKQrt9ll/s4032/IMG_4305.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEOyBZuw_t7x8aBEDl_Iy-UNoJ6gRZp0Q-ApTKwyQizk_33VbwtF1YkcFElEK9OD-wUmknwJ_9tTe78Lfvm2JzP4UULNYlK5vrO43jICm-bvVWKR2kxS1IHAnDBO2ZhhXVj8GiTx4HwyO9uVyASpqQMQ_3jn-HZpBE6PSN56jatwhpOkgoKQrt9ll/w225-h400/IMG_4305.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">wider view of the alcove entrance </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Mxm4fucuNOZB1VV5zRMFMcU3RQzaE1x9X6Nr_YVGAx4WCXbQ8aa7YQ0xIjQLSaSWY95eGRVfqVKH9r4ry8BBtt5Xowq8OItoVyrR0KFWb31aBlA3T2nBedzouJZ5S23_V5rjPqWK7SFEDh-GpGJkiHm3lbcUDK_0Ufamn3UQ9xqAJY4ddHPVNHS_/s4032/IMG_4306.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Mxm4fucuNOZB1VV5zRMFMcU3RQzaE1x9X6Nr_YVGAx4WCXbQ8aa7YQ0xIjQLSaSWY95eGRVfqVKH9r4ry8BBtt5Xowq8OItoVyrR0KFWb31aBlA3T2nBedzouJZ5S23_V5rjPqWK7SFEDh-GpGJkiHm3lbcUDK_0Ufamn3UQ9xqAJY4ddHPVNHS_/w400-h225/IMG_4306.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">You can look down on the alcove from the bluff above the Big River.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEvCKdOzO-NSm5Z0T-qHibyEdcOsQy2B436oMIMHiIEwQf1NyTcoXuiZDWlyQJhNLGwxHWwuEOHcjUV3REodkQq7vnt4NZSex7Dks1XaHlLErlK2VOkeNRXtsw_ByeORJNv0fA4-lcMFpBVk_d_xCQ6oi7dcDMtKl_jd_9fXnTUhmlKuh4S_SeI8I/s4032/IMG_4311.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEvCKdOzO-NSm5Z0T-qHibyEdcOsQy2B436oMIMHiIEwQf1NyTcoXuiZDWlyQJhNLGwxHWwuEOHcjUV3REodkQq7vnt4NZSex7Dks1XaHlLErlK2VOkeNRXtsw_ByeORJNv0fA4-lcMFpBVk_d_xCQ6oi7dcDMtKl_jd_9fXnTUhmlKuh4S_SeI8I/w400-h225/IMG_4311.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the many pavilions in the park constructed by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) in the 1930's. An "army" of the unemployed during the depression, put to work by the US Government. They were made up of workers, some of them highly skilled, that created some fantastic construction projects all over the country, for basically, a dollar per day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RFi4XAyWhxK5ACE_RsOgWvr3OkAeWXK1D9oqQBpGufroeMgdAOU3L0ZJ9SLaXGBf6_QpLVKmN1yY-SLjHJSrZFFrCi2lN0DRIyT71d18ffCU_cJCIVNsmhS2ellQZU1PsSany-L7qJKh0APmSx9ya5cwmby0z3qRHAg6rGuisO3OZzUVqRnpDCdH/s4032/IMG_4277.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RFi4XAyWhxK5ACE_RsOgWvr3OkAeWXK1D9oqQBpGufroeMgdAOU3L0ZJ9SLaXGBf6_QpLVKmN1yY-SLjHJSrZFFrCi2lN0DRIyT71d18ffCU_cJCIVNsmhS2ellQZU1PsSany-L7qJKh0APmSx9ya5cwmby0z3qRHAg6rGuisO3OZzUVqRnpDCdH/w400-h225/IMG_4277.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Overlook in front of the pavilion</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_6f0k-PHs2om2pVG_xh-ehP6AX_ix7C77TWGk8Kq2uL3T5NhOWAR6qPwasRoNc-RJc6RvOF4N4cL2L9UHeOYVe5E9t-QxB-6uFECgzVvqtYi1BeaOoiKp--chrSz6Y4UDL2mgkqmrSunrjlNMe8FjVWADYExO1H7hrQ8nkkK9DCQv39Rdu1CzNY-/s4032/IMG_4312.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_6f0k-PHs2om2pVG_xh-ehP6AX_ix7C77TWGk8Kq2uL3T5NhOWAR6qPwasRoNc-RJc6RvOF4N4cL2L9UHeOYVe5E9t-QxB-6uFECgzVvqtYi1BeaOoiKp--chrSz6Y4UDL2mgkqmrSunrjlNMe8FjVWADYExO1H7hrQ8nkkK9DCQv39Rdu1CzNY-/w400-h225/IMG_4312.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The trail comes down again, to the river level, behind the Thunderbird Lodge visitors center. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn9jKq_Aj6QkVwFvPOzls1ZZqbTtuYCDZJJAESdLKCYsbIlZh8i-h61AmcRW1LhxGWXd-33_kr2tVktpRcoFGcA_tvAFdKcvUheqDXs1XUPCk_VznFt9jxHcTNQSbYAIfMjSUWHxU5dY1_U6nc9xAcnwczjUSD2J-vKHfjCxb2QMwKlYHGULB_ZEW/s4032/IMG_4313.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn9jKq_Aj6QkVwFvPOzls1ZZqbTtuYCDZJJAESdLKCYsbIlZh8i-h61AmcRW1LhxGWXd-33_kr2tVktpRcoFGcA_tvAFdKcvUheqDXs1XUPCk_VznFt9jxHcTNQSbYAIfMjSUWHxU5dY1_U6nc9xAcnwczjUSD2J-vKHfjCxb2QMwKlYHGULB_ZEW/w400-h225/IMG_4313.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgn_33q-INuRewNzMtZP6g-aWU3Ou_mz496Wu1SztytLawyJ0jwPZXtjWJnVrgPKeDALOr6ia90ylmDqFdeGvDrSbhXxEunsFHb2PVMmOQOBObhvmivpJWc5TUxGPkc2trqFQZBV0J-4--Tjt405uJO30dKc-YsgSrbuEg8ydZExiXzQ3AQ1IaJPT/s4032/IMG_4314.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgn_33q-INuRewNzMtZP6g-aWU3Ou_mz496Wu1SztytLawyJ0jwPZXtjWJnVrgPKeDALOr6ia90ylmDqFdeGvDrSbhXxEunsFHb2PVMmOQOBObhvmivpJWc5TUxGPkc2trqFQZBV0J-4--Tjt405uJO30dKc-YsgSrbuEg8ydZExiXzQ3AQ1IaJPT/w400-h225/IMG_4314.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Continuing on around the Blue loop you stay in a ravine for a bit, enjoying the hardwood forest conservation area and all the water in the creeks this time of year. Everyone of these creeks is just a series of small waterfalls and cascades.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI5dT8d7zu05IK6P01uw7uV7dn9yegH9MjDzzldmhKVjD22ufXEJ0ish0L5hepzNoWREApeJMru91koFrI8j4cTjfrnT0r-OyuFEDlz1LJ83ddBklSV9Lh8GPJfCzH7LC8eRJX0Dl64UjI72I8qp_1UdK_c25CAXpKvTTNQYIDQ9jDvXoeI0wxO-q/s4032/IMG_4315.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI5dT8d7zu05IK6P01uw7uV7dn9yegH9MjDzzldmhKVjD22ufXEJ0ish0L5hepzNoWREApeJMru91koFrI8j4cTjfrnT0r-OyuFEDlz1LJ83ddBklSV9Lh8GPJfCzH7LC8eRJX0Dl64UjI72I8qp_1UdK_c25CAXpKvTTNQYIDQ9jDvXoeI0wxO-q/w400-h225/IMG_4315.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just a nice walk in the woods </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtkQ3aEhPHB_LOJ20HTPniytjqVsR_oN5gH8a0-3I3-81M9cB3BLAKoLbMsY8EwKotb7jwZB8yPYyYipW7E5PKnpc_xWfG9sSbVKVMwbB6rTiCeR3FLHznqPXp0KkokhoS2WS-Z4Zr8m9MljDUnG6F7nCJ8EAXTRvrtwZnA_xLAodgxN3B3hDJoMa/s4032/IMG_4317.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtkQ3aEhPHB_LOJ20HTPniytjqVsR_oN5gH8a0-3I3-81M9cB3BLAKoLbMsY8EwKotb7jwZB8yPYyYipW7E5PKnpc_xWfG9sSbVKVMwbB6rTiCeR3FLHznqPXp0KkokhoS2WS-Z4Zr8m9MljDUnG6F7nCJ8EAXTRvrtwZnA_xLAodgxN3B3hDJoMa/w225-h400/IMG_4317.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Across the creek head and heading back up a steep hill </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippg84WxAGTin93WqOtYWRdDstJMEvQIzIXUSfjyOiqASK67cycj341TrgFdqgphW98IY5AVozS-aMdb8-a2gqduMMmmg4YHZlh5mtWtGufGopAVpvqOikaq3KKIz_W2p3gYpzcNcRzTmvFHeGQqM9QAOS28yYUhQhscrNAiS_V5-fp3UVJ9wjoYc-/s4032/IMG_4318.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippg84WxAGTin93WqOtYWRdDstJMEvQIzIXUSfjyOiqASK67cycj341TrgFdqgphW98IY5AVozS-aMdb8-a2gqduMMmmg4YHZlh5mtWtGufGopAVpvqOikaq3KKIz_W2p3gYpzcNcRzTmvFHeGQqM9QAOS28yYUhQhscrNAiS_V5-fp3UVJ9wjoYc-/w225-h400/IMG_4318.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last ascent is very steep, it takes you back up to the level of the RV campground. You put the water towers on the tops of hills for maximum potential energy! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-NXl48iJFCvzgPzfld4yKp7qMu6IsWPLElaCNfKVxN8wtkQhD0iR07B379-IivpgG9Gi5PmJM5IdcZRpoYvhHi0x2yPvlgum2LC2bvuGPMWN2rlMCXJUhnO0ES1K9AhD3awEyhfZTUQ8SZsMgvHBjarO6nKVmsn1SXlgPeOogP5vOG7qkdH2P7bj/s4032/IMG_4320.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-NXl48iJFCvzgPzfld4yKp7qMu6IsWPLElaCNfKVxN8wtkQhD0iR07B379-IivpgG9Gi5PmJM5IdcZRpoYvhHi0x2yPvlgum2LC2bvuGPMWN2rlMCXJUhnO0ES1K9AhD3awEyhfZTUQ8SZsMgvHBjarO6nKVmsn1SXlgPeOogP5vOG7qkdH2P7bj/w225-h400/IMG_4320.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the RV to hang out by the fireplace and watch some movies with Vicky. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_c_GYqf6pyrnOMLrxeddUWotMOMDvHT-oTYW-ybbvmT8rosl3__IYOv3COshLOFH7oavykCj6HAE0D3tCzqcR0zgVqm-DCG1wrSUTqFTWierXrjMMEUCc5215kJqePY5pzCrFlG--AAWq1pySSqyL77aVM3gAiav3bHBExjf45UEI0RWlbOGVP3EP/s4032/IMG_4326.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_c_GYqf6pyrnOMLrxeddUWotMOMDvHT-oTYW-ybbvmT8rosl3__IYOv3COshLOFH7oavykCj6HAE0D3tCzqcR0zgVqm-DCG1wrSUTqFTWierXrjMMEUCc5215kJqePY5pzCrFlG--AAWq1pySSqyL77aVM3gAiav3bHBExjf45UEI0RWlbOGVP3EP/w225-h400/IMG_4326.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday late afternoon the Sun did come out for a bit. Made it much nicer for cooking steaks and scallop potatoes on the grill. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ursk8xz26oxZFW5bhIkIpKJgDv_-vJ9Idn5ogL63g0h7_TuceULd9YXpb8phHI4S4py99spuIZ5CEenR53SQfQWBOXkk7NNLUH4edGcgClxE5Ab_1iGb9h6GVFCrNBIcc5dPBQTQH-bDRX-LHvl3F49XURprqZWlb6gDM4KwOoir3afHL8SXkYx5/s4032/IMG_4325.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ursk8xz26oxZFW5bhIkIpKJgDv_-vJ9Idn5ogL63g0h7_TuceULd9YXpb8phHI4S4py99spuIZ5CEenR53SQfQWBOXkk7NNLUH4edGcgClxE5Ab_1iGb9h6GVFCrNBIcc5dPBQTQH-bDRX-LHvl3F49XURprqZWlb6gDM4KwOoir3afHL8SXkYx5/w400-h225/IMG_4325.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ixcdmOYRWMosU8cU6zqaz4Ljd5cA4iqzkgcDGBGGqfWI_Vyu_MqEfvtpXqJYHNf00BEwt2S1tRK5HllIrRz3X_pLn760LmHoEDOTwYKofUZmOzuEOIjLrUHg-SkMrBFnDJ22XQc9DgExFbpXXiHOzHbdfPN1wKcYE54M-p7DbHZ-DEFdIGW8vRQO/s4032/IMG_4324.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ixcdmOYRWMosU8cU6zqaz4Ljd5cA4iqzkgcDGBGGqfWI_Vyu_MqEfvtpXqJYHNf00BEwt2S1tRK5HllIrRz3X_pLn760LmHoEDOTwYKofUZmOzuEOIjLrUHg-SkMrBFnDJ22XQc9DgExFbpXXiHOzHbdfPN1wKcYE54M-p7DbHZ-DEFdIGW8vRQO/w400-h225/IMG_4324.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-46367252230901785932023-01-21T17:55:00.005-06:002023-01-22T06:22:37.717-06:00OTSHAB Beginner Winter Backpacking Trip Jan 13-15 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">As you might remember, I am a member of the Ozark Trail Section Hikers and Backpackers (OTSHAB) Facebook group. Part of what makes this group great is that it promotes hiking and camping for everyone, including beginners. A few times per year there are trips that are scheduled for people wanting to get out and try hiking and camping for the first time. This is not just a meet up, but a very involved multi month process, with many Zoom meetings, discussing gear selection and fitness, First Aid course, and many many posts asking and answering questions before you can participate. I have been fortunate enough to act as one of the "Experienced" Backpackers (EB = read mentor) for these trips. This particular trip was our first Winter outing and it was only open to those that participated in either the spring or fall Beginner Trip.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The purpose is to ease "newbie's" into Winter camping and hiking. Six miles of walking each way and an overnight in-between and hopefully weather that won't be too severe but will offer a taste of walking and sleeping in the cold and all the added nuances that entails. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All of these trips are very well thought out and organized. For the Winter Trip we would have almost a 1:1 ratio with BB and EB. Four or Five BB's with Four or Five EB's in each group and we had three groups. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The hike is scheduled to start on Saturday morning at 11 am and last until Sunday afternoon at around 2 pm. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It was proposed that anyone that wanted to meet up on Friday night should camp at Berryman campground. This is a no fee site, but it does have a pavilion and a privy. It is at the south end of the Berryman loop trail. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmaq2Es4Y73ZLBrs6UXzeYTy6NReXjRqZU1YFuhFecwlkD5_6SfRVF1YkKrV0DhJz0Aq0FS18jCBR7a3cIZhxFKwHOFhcpqfC3SmsWAKv_YEtTsTniFz52TF0YS_Uh2DjAin2mO2az6z_2KYZ67xzdJ5GijwWh-0efQ-i_mwDfL2xOrhLCSvvTSze/s4032/IMG_4042.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmaq2Es4Y73ZLBrs6UXzeYTy6NReXjRqZU1YFuhFecwlkD5_6SfRVF1YkKrV0DhJz0Aq0FS18jCBR7a3cIZhxFKwHOFhcpqfC3SmsWAKv_YEtTsTniFz52TF0YS_Uh2DjAin2mO2az6z_2KYZ67xzdJ5GijwWh-0efQ-i_mwDfL2xOrhLCSvvTSze/w400-h225/IMG_4042.JPEG" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I set up a canopy because the forecast was for some chance of rain</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBn5KxjKz_8n5nEIU1OtKqT5nINXX3OekEEHPoiCyzUut4ODPF2kTVxwpclI7BsEOaQcD6RuRE10bz0mqGCSa9O6xEH-k5seDeGL379O6tCbcHnO-OXyD8kLfGCctwfkIjhOEVgVK7SD0vNF-pMBGMwre4zNeSXB9gd3kPkRn6os0ykB3WNxVdc9-/s4032/IMG_4041.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBn5KxjKz_8n5nEIU1OtKqT5nINXX3OekEEHPoiCyzUut4ODPF2kTVxwpclI7BsEOaQcD6RuRE10bz0mqGCSa9O6xEH-k5seDeGL379O6tCbcHnO-OXyD8kLfGCctwfkIjhOEVgVK7SD0vNF-pMBGMwre4zNeSXB9gd3kPkRn6os0ykB3WNxVdc9-/w400-h225/IMG_4041.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since it was my Birthday, I decided to treat myself to a steak and sides with an excellent 14% stout, homemade by Cory. (Black Pine Brewing) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwqwwr4xR-oo_Kc36oypncm4YyFNy-u7DXqfjrYCl5KSwHb8bRfscNNN9RVutMhxlWKmZiSv6lVnfexseM2rcnOwsyecwmlzl9E6849kBek7PaJorMMpLcas-FdOJVNQDKlgHt-35wgQ6CeDX6HkS5ByI3hY43etqSVlydUe8Lxr9U85dAFfjvel1/s4032/IMG_4047.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwqwwr4xR-oo_Kc36oypncm4YyFNy-u7DXqfjrYCl5KSwHb8bRfscNNN9RVutMhxlWKmZiSv6lVnfexseM2rcnOwsyecwmlzl9E6849kBek7PaJorMMpLcas-FdOJVNQDKlgHt-35wgQ6CeDX6HkS5ByI3hY43etqSVlydUe8Lxr9U85dAFfjvel1/w400-h225/IMG_4047.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Vicky had gotten me a sheet cake and I brought 3/4 of it that was left to the campsite for everyone to share as a dessert. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6paQFWMZBfZTmy1qrlhTlbpfv1m9YNXvMjgM-hvNiczQdUq6JlA1hu9gK_oAtqqr6mxvdz9BgUwRjQPnD-7HxXp_rvXg66ZTFVRgexeohQTnLWD1r2HSRN2Q58BDq9iyGScTBvAfqYVENxmPsxZhKMW5yIHAeBV0cWkHjZtCENUR7OoOVwcy3syQ/s2992/IMG_4039.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2246" data-original-width="2992" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6paQFWMZBfZTmy1qrlhTlbpfv1m9YNXvMjgM-hvNiczQdUq6JlA1hu9gK_oAtqqr6mxvdz9BgUwRjQPnD-7HxXp_rvXg66ZTFVRgexeohQTnLWD1r2HSRN2Q58BDq9iyGScTBvAfqYVENxmPsxZhKMW5yIHAeBV0cWkHjZtCENUR7OoOVwcy3syQ/w400-h300/IMG_4039.JPEG" width="400" /></a><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you can imagine since it was essentially car camping, we had a rip roaring fire</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6lDwDc-Cr14zoHav0s4DEcozluLuOoDW03vAGHb1qfDp8JQbfoylyLLJRLVP9zUfR3TsbbhVUyQ_g7NLfCZ1e2sGrLYptjGjKVMW1hxC6znDVL67Vg3798JZmn0YeTTg2sX5sgOgGOp-TwXNLSkgnbdGaHEDBWhQaSWPrQ1rr6IgyuxuJbeYrwRa/s4032/IMG_4049.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6lDwDc-Cr14zoHav0s4DEcozluLuOoDW03vAGHb1qfDp8JQbfoylyLLJRLVP9zUfR3TsbbhVUyQ_g7NLfCZ1e2sGrLYptjGjKVMW1hxC6znDVL67Vg3798JZmn0YeTTg2sX5sgOgGOp-TwXNLSkgnbdGaHEDBWhQaSWPrQ1rr6IgyuxuJbeYrwRa/w225-h400/IMG_4049.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Russ, another of the EB's, being the fire master had brought some homemade wax candles (accelerants 😁) that formed a fountain of fire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U4ifxg8At_U4yYLHA-QugeFT1iolaVIvyNeKVbVi25kQLLZV-roSuubqxUXZmz4x1EecVFF_4B9qhYlwfc1zO8ILq_HPFpxyUWEmW1w3_HfKV1VvWqtFGFT-xGenpirJ0Nd0dJde-ZiDaSCCJZQCyyHaAHeF5U0frnYtEFYZ94si4yC1Ed1y9Iln/s4032/IMG_4053.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4U4ifxg8At_U4yYLHA-QugeFT1iolaVIvyNeKVbVi25kQLLZV-roSuubqxUXZmz4x1EecVFF_4B9qhYlwfc1zO8ILq_HPFpxyUWEmW1w3_HfKV1VvWqtFGFT-xGenpirJ0Nd0dJde-ZiDaSCCJZQCyyHaAHeF5U0frnYtEFYZ94si4yC1Ed1y9Iln/w400-h225/IMG_4053.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fire!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OvcqbpS6h0I" width="320" youtube-src-id="OvcqbpS6h0I"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning dawned and I was glad I just slept in the truck as there was a layer of good frost on everything. It got down to about 20F.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrZhyRKbz0GK2Xsiu7iHAVCqGMR-htr1bNiIH-lBdTlsSZ-HGqqnrqks1SKfrMfhVhDT4lktj5eZixHuDcQIRnrgRb4rPK_2KG6rxEeJh7yG1RvuSVXxe4sTH-pHs6gPTxoUsB2q_uxAB9tpk_8q2puOAPJu0gOdR5cNE7W5cJ3Tg83rq9yxJx4g6/s4032/IMG_4058.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrZhyRKbz0GK2Xsiu7iHAVCqGMR-htr1bNiIH-lBdTlsSZ-HGqqnrqks1SKfrMfhVhDT4lktj5eZixHuDcQIRnrgRb4rPK_2KG6rxEeJh7yG1RvuSVXxe4sTH-pHs6gPTxoUsB2q_uxAB9tpk_8q2puOAPJu0gOdR5cNE7W5cJ3Tg83rq9yxJx4g6/w400-h225/IMG_4058.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had also packed some bacon and cinnamon rolls for the group for breakfast. I went a bit overboard with the set up, but it was easy to break down and with my work schedule I don't get to come out with the group as much as I would like. It is a good thing that a few of the BB's came out last night as well. They did use their winter camping set-ups and a few needed some adjustments as they were cold and where concerned about spending another night out. Adjustments were made, some gentle advise was given and everyone would carry on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMw_DCqnEkgZM2Rqw3wyHWbxMLIBLEVHcSrCrHXsgRGT5xKCTcqmOvoEn2SMOhB9I4sCToK46IetM6P9GCMGfptMucaXpOVEWStAeZEvokQGZDgWPVyOQfqYIXfoFvlmmtVWjdU4l17DjymlOVjNRG1eai86c0OT5vmR8mRDk7t0TZLPXVMRTeYGW/s4032/IMG_4059.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMw_DCqnEkgZM2Rqw3wyHWbxMLIBLEVHcSrCrHXsgRGT5xKCTcqmOvoEn2SMOhB9I4sCToK46IetM6P9GCMGfptMucaXpOVEWStAeZEvokQGZDgWPVyOQfqYIXfoFvlmmtVWjdU4l17DjymlOVjNRG1eai86c0OT5vmR8mRDk7t0TZLPXVMRTeYGW/w400-h225/IMG_4059.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our group was designated to hike a portion of the Trace Creek section of the Ozark Trail. We would meet everyone in our group at the North Hwy DD Trailhead (by the entrance to Council Bluff Lake) and then shuttle everyone to the 6 mile mark on the trail below to begin the hike to Hazel Creek campground (top left of the map below) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj376e1kbxuru52OnXE3Clhf7zTnPRZehCFfjm1MRQqO2fYR7Q_HJiO_BGEPIdDYhf8JAWg5tfdvoqkIyiCGophGEjxl-VZ7FUlhfzr2XcIOTen0CIDv8wUInJh32oh_tuWVKM0YT1O4kWoWLHiz43rTo4AU0MCxLhNU1EuRjwlParC4L38NggFZqZ/s1669/Trace%20Creek%20Map%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="1311" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj376e1kbxuru52OnXE3Clhf7zTnPRZehCFfjm1MRQqO2fYR7Q_HJiO_BGEPIdDYhf8JAWg5tfdvoqkIyiCGophGEjxl-VZ7FUlhfzr2XcIOTen0CIDv8wUInJh32oh_tuWVKM0YT1O4kWoWLHiz43rTo4AU0MCxLhNU1EuRjwlParC4L38NggFZqZ/w314-h400/Trace%20Creek%20Map%201.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meeting at the trailhead and making introductions for those not at the Berryman campsite last night. In addition, this time was meant for helping with pack fittings, pack shake downs, last minute questions, etc. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0zvKHXmqWeUNEoMN0f2bREVmhN12KWOkrptYmyaZTvUfchtrUxpmvQi6ZNOS3HxtjO0u1gN8V4xF6KIKSzxykTFQ7QcrMAT6VXvvLQafE2V9bM5MRDIen7T7vir5tTG3hbCs89gbGQ0nG4rlINdnvIJo5gpO56I3qynCPfEH7Uu4i6PIjiEexcCy/s4032/IMG_4062.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0zvKHXmqWeUNEoMN0f2bREVmhN12KWOkrptYmyaZTvUfchtrUxpmvQi6ZNOS3HxtjO0u1gN8V4xF6KIKSzxykTFQ7QcrMAT6VXvvLQafE2V9bM5MRDIen7T7vir5tTG3hbCs89gbGQ0nG4rlINdnvIJo5gpO56I3qynCPfEH7Uu4i6PIjiEexcCy/w400-h225/IMG_4062.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A great group photo before anyone is lost in the woods! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5KGGa-n-zLn26zN24t8OrhVyV9xMcyauuwRRfbm3GGCTErUI20XPLchdmj2TATH7s2mqhe6JnfuEO1Pb0RgBzLYty247qxSyJuMME4NYVJzidLpNOGtisVgM42E9DOyW49S_W5MRj_8mi-LekjtTdxxyUzzO9S37YjbtIp5yiFscKJ2VaeTb0Mib/s2048/whole%20group.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="2048" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5KGGa-n-zLn26zN24t8OrhVyV9xMcyauuwRRfbm3GGCTErUI20XPLchdmj2TATH7s2mqhe6JnfuEO1Pb0RgBzLYty247qxSyJuMME4NYVJzidLpNOGtisVgM42E9DOyW49S_W5MRj_8mi-LekjtTdxxyUzzO9S37YjbtIp5yiFscKJ2VaeTb0Mib/w400-h283/whole%20group.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo from Brian & Regina Peak</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brian and I being the designated shuttle drivers for the hike, loaded everyone up and drove the 6 miles to the 6 mile marker spot where the Trace Creek Section crosses a gravel road and dropped everyone off to start hiking toward Hazel Creek campsite/trailhead. There were eight hikers off into the woods.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brian and I would drive up to Hazel Creek campground, park our trucks and then hike the opposite direction to meet the group at about the 3 mile mark.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigXmvL1wGUhmqMTBzQrNnrchR1agMZzJ9pvyZWdBz1_lc10JcGQr_u6etVzVhs6b7XV2C8oT1j4mfzQdC-BVcNj_-TA5IGOIG2NqS1ILzq6S06uVABL_9oJkT_6wbnw93Jz4DdSJMvyLfKHVX4pDD2jWC28lqEzHZFSxQr8jWQJyTp-TYi7ZSJHy-/s4032/IMG_4063.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigXmvL1wGUhmqMTBzQrNnrchR1agMZzJ9pvyZWdBz1_lc10JcGQr_u6etVzVhs6b7XV2C8oT1j4mfzQdC-BVcNj_-TA5IGOIG2NqS1ILzq6S06uVABL_9oJkT_6wbnw93Jz4DdSJMvyLfKHVX4pDD2jWC28lqEzHZFSxQr8jWQJyTp-TYi7ZSJHy-/w400-h225/IMG_4063.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hazel Creek campground gets its name from Hazel Creek, a rather large creek that you need to cross twice. The second time being a rather wide crossing that usually means getting at least your feet wet, if not more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mcyZ3RgPFRD__zhlKhfAf2E74LZZuE5IZrn6FZeYsy7-ABpztqdVDK_T9nspPt4wAMTTnBwx0xD-4CjMnzI62-VvTgeZfp7NJlMUy6vk6-b4Xd2VS-WBphEg5-7CG26dvUKcdKe6a0PnYBZ732g_RodTEHbXQmydVhfunOYb1v1lum-jXRUvnOEK/s4032/IMG_4066.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mcyZ3RgPFRD__zhlKhfAf2E74LZZuE5IZrn6FZeYsy7-ABpztqdVDK_T9nspPt4wAMTTnBwx0xD-4CjMnzI62-VvTgeZfp7NJlMUy6vk6-b4Xd2VS-WBphEg5-7CG26dvUKcdKe6a0PnYBZ732g_RodTEHbXQmydVhfunOYb1v1lum-jXRUvnOEK/w400-h225/IMG_4066.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The water was rather low with only about a twenty five foot section to cross that was about knee deep. However as luck would have it, there was a tree limb that had been placed across the water and while it wasn't the most stable, we made some adjustments to it, and then it was just a matter of not falling off in order to stay dry. Which was great as the water was very cold!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVaFwdrIhWdK-JJE-NOQqyVCYdttooouGKKYVsK9HNcW2CNSuFmANlx__d1m5_Zy7mY10P5kiSWpjXdgtDZDNWIiN8oHfz-n_6oWFifU91E4lTURKrAzvMMtph17gtdfqh-yrsTRhLe69vmO2UBhlko1HzTsBj06cBNWP3BTrekEQvouXYPsDEZTO/s4032/IMG_4067.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVaFwdrIhWdK-JJE-NOQqyVCYdttooouGKKYVsK9HNcW2CNSuFmANlx__d1m5_Zy7mY10P5kiSWpjXdgtDZDNWIiN8oHfz-n_6oWFifU91E4lTURKrAzvMMtph17gtdfqh-yrsTRhLe69vmO2UBhlko1HzTsBj06cBNWP3BTrekEQvouXYPsDEZTO/w225-h400/IMG_4067.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the gravel bar, we found some turkey prints. They were exceptionally large prints, so perhaps </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">velociraptors.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOBnTQeTgrv_Tn5f2nub2SmMRYpDG1MiyOS4jL53PC00JEOkX5eMx2nt75gBl1vQbiSKszfTTl9TAkmQQcltBvclSdT4Jm5R6JzDo4XCnr6LcKFFIrQEWQvqCFMsoNwMsebYy_Te6PsdQ27f0X3_C2Byhon5tMz7wgDtXlGLCy_Q22o2f2gw1S5x-/s4032/IMG_4068.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOBnTQeTgrv_Tn5f2nub2SmMRYpDG1MiyOS4jL53PC00JEOkX5eMx2nt75gBl1vQbiSKszfTTl9TAkmQQcltBvclSdT4Jm5R6JzDo4XCnr6LcKFFIrQEWQvqCFMsoNwMsebYy_Te6PsdQ27f0X3_C2Byhon5tMz7wgDtXlGLCy_Q22o2f2gw1S5x-/w225-h400/IMG_4068.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At almost exactly half way (3.2 miles) we met the group and stopped to have some lunch or snacks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2mmXmNP2zyehL2DiBJMWB50XWrmqz8vWWQgVTbfogbKWj0lUhjdpRcFqhd-RhgQ-Gopnmt67gLOZnQ69VuzvFF9wykKrfF6fKn1qTif7AVDw8vyeDPt7pieZRqRxLM9ZSdKWofSqInIMVbwu9dVDhwHOGN0M0fWF1gxYeI4LGnAcWblJvST3C64c/s4032/IMG_4072.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2mmXmNP2zyehL2DiBJMWB50XWrmqz8vWWQgVTbfogbKWj0lUhjdpRcFqhd-RhgQ-Gopnmt67gLOZnQ69VuzvFF9wykKrfF6fKn1qTif7AVDw8vyeDPt7pieZRqRxLM9ZSdKWofSqInIMVbwu9dVDhwHOGN0M0fWF1gxYeI4LGnAcWblJvST3C64c/w400-h225/IMG_4072.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Turning around, we all headed back toward Hazel Creek.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsPeE93YznIkSTSySbumi6slzHSp5_XzFquytTCXimmLzmluf5ZmDR07Ruq2q15wUtoS73DidLXXmV_HEUqoeYyY307cPPfOtrCm4UKRJo4XxASb1_Bdnd63rOqOhzQcbL5FcPIIDSX_wwn33vOrNarEOnHs9LjBGxxuCeMBJ1fJQpp3FJqP27RpA/s4032/IMG_4074.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsPeE93YznIkSTSySbumi6slzHSp5_XzFquytTCXimmLzmluf5ZmDR07Ruq2q15wUtoS73DidLXXmV_HEUqoeYyY307cPPfOtrCm4UKRJo4XxASb1_Bdnd63rOqOhzQcbL5FcPIIDSX_wwn33vOrNarEOnHs9LjBGxxuCeMBJ1fJQpp3FJqP27RpA/w400-h225/IMG_4074.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It turned into a great day to walk in the woods. Temperatures reached into the high 40's with no wind at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-SMIQgpGPA-D6EODZN2ZPzBAJZQ1p-Vp1OthgvdMihxedNtAhD7LAgF91TQ1x1buA8AkMdKL6bZCLCX11LUg9M7RDLU5spLbfOp55RHgmxKjOsblCZ6r6RJ96mazZsCtQdNcE295CBWGeWm5gdnk7jGSEag_HjTrUou7pdl-zvAJp5Eo1mnY3QsD/s4032/IMG_4076.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-SMIQgpGPA-D6EODZN2ZPzBAJZQ1p-Vp1OthgvdMihxedNtAhD7LAgF91TQ1x1buA8AkMdKL6bZCLCX11LUg9M7RDLU5spLbfOp55RHgmxKjOsblCZ6r6RJ96mazZsCtQdNcE295CBWGeWm5gdnk7jGSEag_HjTrUou7pdl-zvAJp5Eo1mnY3QsD/w400-h225/IMG_4076.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hazel Creek becomes quite large and looks pretty down below, through the trees.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyPHeqGQ-8QSWwtoBys00dVBeWpCHzS-1nHP5B_-ROwVfMcmYOdoxfGLEC_--XBAjlyvYFdTweCQdQEhi_QZo_YbRzXvJrFCGhp12bZhbGB0tMjibxlxZQQsOQ6OSSLf5Sh9VrrQhFmAX3sXhScNnnEVHjuq7SdXYVHZv8uD7rCnKKo6LZMrW9zLg/s4032/IMG_4078.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyPHeqGQ-8QSWwtoBys00dVBeWpCHzS-1nHP5B_-ROwVfMcmYOdoxfGLEC_--XBAjlyvYFdTweCQdQEhi_QZo_YbRzXvJrFCGhp12bZhbGB0tMjibxlxZQQsOQ6OSSLf5Sh9VrrQhFmAX3sXhScNnnEVHjuq7SdXYVHZv8uD7rCnKKo6LZMrW9zLg/w225-h400/IMG_4078.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps an unusual find, what looks like bear scat on the trail. They might still be awake even in January. This looked to be very fresh, filled with seeds of some kind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDWkLZQcYSLQBVzuBwXVotSDe1pNqkse5CZqj6MuXmLVRKL5jGOCBAayjLrYWT3Fi6dcizS7_LW1xjpgjpBLLeaUrKuKFJunRs5hL0bjKGQ75aDCiqOozXsid_HEBQof4u0hwrnVjmHT_JjFp5-m_7oG6LPaK9kxR7__GzgnKbvWVDNqo1Iz8vLlW/s4032/IMG_4080.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDWkLZQcYSLQBVzuBwXVotSDe1pNqkse5CZqj6MuXmLVRKL5jGOCBAayjLrYWT3Fi6dcizS7_LW1xjpgjpBLLeaUrKuKFJunRs5hL0bjKGQ75aDCiqOozXsid_HEBQof4u0hwrnVjmHT_JjFp5-m_7oG6LPaK9kxR7__GzgnKbvWVDNqo1Iz8vLlW/w400-h225/IMG_4080.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reaching Hazel Creek crossing again, it was time for the whole group to cross. With only minor hesitation and a few bobbles, everyone made it across that wanted to try the log, we had one BB that decided to change into her water shoes and just wade it, probably the smartest of our bunch! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqzQQ1L6pYAeq81PsWFn4zN4VsO7KorXAw4uXxXrSTcw2JyA69Rky6McA5CQkq0MrT44bvHKJawq959ixrMo61FIizYICq-RLwn6khd_CogK0oFvCSbykoSSAq99mP34CByu-eph5rHWen5KrQXZq8HTtep-Rvc0wsIUGDFCAKIcFuDJGb1c7SmMX/s4032/IMG_4081.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqzQQ1L6pYAeq81PsWFn4zN4VsO7KorXAw4uXxXrSTcw2JyA69Rky6McA5CQkq0MrT44bvHKJawq959ixrMo61FIizYICq-RLwn6khd_CogK0oFvCSbykoSSAq99mP34CByu-eph5rHWen5KrQXZq8HTtep-Rvc0wsIUGDFCAKIcFuDJGb1c7SmMX/w400-h225/IMG_4081.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Discovering an old cistern or root cellar near Hazel Creek campsite</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PEmbgA6ybS8oT1EUGU4AiCpuoA5LOZ2_hzWLvvoFxe4FZxeLQTwgErWnUGMpgZJm1VjJo8cev8yCDxv5NmLd1xHDcTPLAexKFWtGQih7LroNMgqLpOG3JnZEAeqpK1Djj7Xh2wQ6VGsMNYvdNuXHAL--cCCt9p9oF1UTaYP27gui8Cb4pIpQqE9i/s4032/IMG_4084.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PEmbgA6ybS8oT1EUGU4AiCpuoA5LOZ2_hzWLvvoFxe4FZxeLQTwgErWnUGMpgZJm1VjJo8cev8yCDxv5NmLd1xHDcTPLAexKFWtGQih7LroNMgqLpOG3JnZEAeqpK1Djj7Xh2wQ6VGsMNYvdNuXHAL--cCCt9p9oF1UTaYP27gui8Cb4pIpQqE9i/w400-h225/IMG_4084.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reaching Hazel Creek campground everyone was free to spread out (we seemed to be the only ones spending the night) so we could pick our own spots. My hammock set up for the night, with a couple of tents in the background. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7E47Osa5p-xiupLzZp9YQnOEBt0VISRXN0rEmj-JzjVJrMF7-qQKqZhUUmmM-MqT7G-LmJeFIHqT6juNVrRtFFCdS5gT5tF7m1ELzVpgpAIOUVd5vTcqpHpUXEN5JERItziHUyZ7FraUEgN8GUsBGfebGz8hWYoI08npQ0OJ6bixwcTa9ALCWHNi/s4032/IMG_4104.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7E47Osa5p-xiupLzZp9YQnOEBt0VISRXN0rEmj-JzjVJrMF7-qQKqZhUUmmM-MqT7G-LmJeFIHqT6juNVrRtFFCdS5gT5tF7m1ELzVpgpAIOUVd5vTcqpHpUXEN5JERItziHUyZ7FraUEgN8GUsBGfebGz8hWYoI08npQ0OJ6bixwcTa9ALCWHNi/w400-h225/IMG_4104.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">More tents</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi1uwQH0YjuCSnwgPuT6DCTBJdgJCinkivy1sOKvi6AEWarH7XqSbGNWWGg4e-U0esg8I5fke_CRZgkfBoipgqiRFrwS0O9xHCiFrl9xtD5b3kNPnl3WZmamiHLJIHMWJ-2QNlz35lDSdqujayJVY82Ft3OldfGkNw6ZgpUeHvsxi3wp0Oh9YRZ95/s4032/IMG_4086.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi1uwQH0YjuCSnwgPuT6DCTBJdgJCinkivy1sOKvi6AEWarH7XqSbGNWWGg4e-U0esg8I5fke_CRZgkfBoipgqiRFrwS0O9xHCiFrl9xtD5b3kNPnl3WZmamiHLJIHMWJ-2QNlz35lDSdqujayJVY82Ft3OldfGkNw6ZgpUeHvsxi3wp0Oh9YRZ95/s320/IMG_4086.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and even more tents</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhs5ped7ikhhksnNBT4rh983ghkX50JGG-17Gih6XhbAxKVQ9tAV0CGNEsnFYykae2jOxPB1t0y6TJGpMjE2W8LiT30XqH5-dIQLrM7nE3QoG59zjYch72nEoP8y23iffBgj7amksNRqywqTcu8onOJ1x01hhvLofvQMPLwTXPIOtIdwQSISVrQnq/s4032/IMG_4087.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhs5ped7ikhhksnNBT4rh983ghkX50JGG-17Gih6XhbAxKVQ9tAV0CGNEsnFYykae2jOxPB1t0y6TJGpMjE2W8LiT30XqH5-dIQLrM7nE3QoG59zjYch72nEoP8y23iffBgj7amksNRqywqTcu8onOJ1x01hhvLofvQMPLwTXPIOtIdwQSISVrQnq/w400-h225/IMG_4087.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">and even some more hammocks. There were three groups in total, each with about 7-8 people and we all converged on the Hazel Creek campground for the night. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0jWuxDrHfmVnMWs9tMr5CwVWlrJFVGzADoDBizBhwscas8sfxz3UsIzHbmCxx7NseVGQXWH-2fwoP542kdY6cw6N3anfniZrS-KxJZ2qyk5nZ6XeW193DTheJCjSGI-jcIkcKbxKeOLMbK3dSIO8eJjNdhe5PGNu2ibqKTqOkVfrUZWIcPuDB8Ga/s4032/IMG_4089.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0jWuxDrHfmVnMWs9tMr5CwVWlrJFVGzADoDBizBhwscas8sfxz3UsIzHbmCxx7NseVGQXWH-2fwoP542kdY6cw6N3anfniZrS-KxJZ2qyk5nZ6XeW193DTheJCjSGI-jcIkcKbxKeOLMbK3dSIO8eJjNdhe5PGNu2ibqKTqOkVfrUZWIcPuDB8Ga/w400-h225/IMG_4089.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dinner time, with a few Piney River Brewing beers! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjBOSiEkziwqzuZ2sJXJYCJw40nrcIIR5C6WdEnXoWo7SyYHUvlU4SmAqNPlb3PnD1qGwcssRCpao0EocochR7deuXqXSZr29sxDqomgUJFJMCkVJTibsnEKw6EFWUhy_TyhGP2-krBNL6dTY6g81eYr8zUO0EP_5TEhdfm0WYjg8k4ToEHuwQF2J/s4032/IMG_4091.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjBOSiEkziwqzuZ2sJXJYCJw40nrcIIR5C6WdEnXoWo7SyYHUvlU4SmAqNPlb3PnD1qGwcssRCpao0EocochR7deuXqXSZr29sxDqomgUJFJMCkVJTibsnEKw6EFWUhy_TyhGP2-krBNL6dTY6g81eYr8zUO0EP_5TEhdfm0WYjg8k4ToEHuwQF2J/w400-h225/IMG_4091.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I had made a homemade dehydrated trail tomato pasta from the <a href="https://backcountryfoodie.com/">Backcountry Foodie</a> website. I find all their recipes to be excellent and well worth supporting. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEIpmsqxF98Rih6CMSSiNnTbnk8NPGjcQ78RhTywnWknVb9Vqycp63wYFZUta02gT8g0I67PNd0kx6xUmpLgXaBjJxzzI41GWn5_qUvamhoJgANcapn_XTlmuy6HaYYPRJ8AAxTnpzQQnMgjd39YjCD0jk4komZao9_sWkpb1g0HuRRCAMIlRIizJ/s4032/IMG_4092.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEIpmsqxF98Rih6CMSSiNnTbnk8NPGjcQ78RhTywnWknVb9Vqycp63wYFZUta02gT8g0I67PNd0kx6xUmpLgXaBjJxzzI41GWn5_qUvamhoJgANcapn_XTlmuy6HaYYPRJ8AAxTnpzQQnMgjd39YjCD0jk4komZao9_sWkpb1g0HuRRCAMIlRIizJ/w225-h400/IMG_4092.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunset was excellent</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaus9XnRfCi58AYIIXg_kgD9QjxC1V5q03oQEBT5ZWRBc9GR2JJYGts0sSUfw1gVWTBxe70MMWlIZqy9asydfatDvWgSuREUMv5FsBJkHBYSJA4epQ8SkKMIWNTOW4g_zcOp73FLkUG9mSkMe4IR8T1N7BKHCrNXElrqTnqcDLG0vDnP5-cILVYxA_/s4032/IMG_4094.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaus9XnRfCi58AYIIXg_kgD9QjxC1V5q03oQEBT5ZWRBc9GR2JJYGts0sSUfw1gVWTBxe70MMWlIZqy9asydfatDvWgSuREUMv5FsBJkHBYSJA4epQ8SkKMIWNTOW4g_zcOp73FLkUG9mSkMe4IR8T1N7BKHCrNXElrqTnqcDLG0vDnP5-cILVYxA_/w400-h225/IMG_4094.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course there was more fire! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8CpNm1Kl07v1OaajWBaYCX8YtLrHOBfM1JUoe38nnQUoCXPzYRcolBzzXA9Z4WtbopHPMGP7GfSCQ6NSXPMKAKY7-9m7R93u8LmJ9GAwcdyIue0rGLnh7tpyHybLgV6HukaLoh8sUIRgXUbk4RDbvKdyShiEtIxpGLZcWT-EO9G4_bt3sKKS7eWE/s4032/IMG_4096.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8CpNm1Kl07v1OaajWBaYCX8YtLrHOBfM1JUoe38nnQUoCXPzYRcolBzzXA9Z4WtbopHPMGP7GfSCQ6NSXPMKAKY7-9m7R93u8LmJ9GAwcdyIue0rGLnh7tpyHybLgV6HukaLoh8sUIRgXUbk4RDbvKdyShiEtIxpGLZcWT-EO9G4_bt3sKKS7eWE/w400-h225/IMG_4096.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ck6kQNPait8teLO17zqeSidoBobat9b5xV70NIRwDlilAYC16mwA-XVPyscV6nqzL9Xf7ekDBAHKxF82aC90Lrc_B4qQD4Zcsp-yJDLW1kKTTpb7sFEoNRIA98o4YcEaMVFoEfs-fCqN1Xe-LvoKjmffFPp1E9fKBx269CZuzRcYxWH2A3OMjVh3/s4032/IMG_4098.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ck6kQNPait8teLO17zqeSidoBobat9b5xV70NIRwDlilAYC16mwA-XVPyscV6nqzL9Xf7ekDBAHKxF82aC90Lrc_B4qQD4Zcsp-yJDLW1kKTTpb7sFEoNRIA98o4YcEaMVFoEfs-fCqN1Xe-LvoKjmffFPp1E9fKBx269CZuzRcYxWH2A3OMjVh3/w400-h225/IMG_4098.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and more fountains of flame</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8mmBusa8Y6C6mNXTarSE4bRNbL0CN-Ecukb_tytrU26eoY8TxMSKgAINjuEqnFf9IH3agguY14YAtRrgsQBb3ucb1lBiiRueQwRFO5qIFlvzg62C0CgN7A6AbPXeZVZjqwxtI27ygdjL3qYzJT56Yzzkk7J3U0D2YlmcGF-yPFxAqqjdDkfVIwzz/s2048/fire%20ring.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8mmBusa8Y6C6mNXTarSE4bRNbL0CN-Ecukb_tytrU26eoY8TxMSKgAINjuEqnFf9IH3agguY14YAtRrgsQBb3ucb1lBiiRueQwRFO5qIFlvzg62C0CgN7A6AbPXeZVZjqwxtI27ygdjL3qYzJT56Yzzkk7J3U0D2YlmcGF-yPFxAqqjdDkfVIwzz/w300-h400/fire%20ring.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo from the shared group album</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next day dawned beautiful as well. This really turned out to be a great weekend. The temps were forecasted to edge a bit lower, but it looked like everyone would get on the trail dry and we should finish in the good weather window. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjHZ75Wp8mbGw8BM3V0d0C4MTNh-3mnfYwURpzrAJJX9A8614X_hv_oulYmWuHHRNUP8eNeERtamgISXhygUXD9JANRQgfowU64h7qIc9PgwlK3a2m6cB8l2Gl6PugIEuVbRCkh5YFOJtOgjG7DNF_lA2mSr0yVvF5pv_c2yk5g3-OcWmOzdnJ41_/s4032/IMG_4103.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjHZ75Wp8mbGw8BM3V0d0C4MTNh-3mnfYwURpzrAJJX9A8614X_hv_oulYmWuHHRNUP8eNeERtamgISXhygUXD9JANRQgfowU64h7qIc9PgwlK3a2m6cB8l2Gl6PugIEuVbRCkh5YFOJtOgjG7DNF_lA2mSr0yVvF5pv_c2yk5g3-OcWmOzdnJ41_/w400-h225/IMG_4103.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Breakfast with my campsite mates; Tracy and Vickie </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOAQ6kWRG9CrulE7BzLsiGN363GKf7mC6sfcu_LxRKs-RBtuXAz7chDyLqxwegXKP291vNWZm_iC6guvBxuEq0ta_stFlduy3KCCd380YPmM1JVGqOtDozhpcDWIwSpTuZwhsdRtEx5bbQy_9vGURFehBXCa45hxlbKex4QHRmfG8nUi37F1LVpBb/s4032/IMG_4100.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOAQ6kWRG9CrulE7BzLsiGN363GKf7mC6sfcu_LxRKs-RBtuXAz7chDyLqxwegXKP291vNWZm_iC6guvBxuEq0ta_stFlduy3KCCd380YPmM1JVGqOtDozhpcDWIwSpTuZwhsdRtEx5bbQy_9vGURFehBXCa45hxlbKex4QHRmfG8nUi37F1LVpBb/w400-h225/IMG_4100.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the sun coming up the groups were getting ready to leave. My job again was to hike in and meet them from the opposite direction and then when everyone was back to the 6 mile mark trailhead, shuttle everyone back to their cars for the finish. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXYpYdPGyq9ffJ0NLTLc1zQdsdj6tTWdTZT7Ow9dPtyIFPxHt07M2W1Sp9pgQLA8cPGK5oAJcRtE83UJszsWqZnM57jhYAw8guHKPPesujF_aOZS_m9VvqA8Lf54Xal6iY6wCnH3_cmglnn17RVxmRFaNTAWAapagYo5fKnBCVEkQMAsmGe1KFBXH/s4032/IMG_4105.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXYpYdPGyq9ffJ0NLTLc1zQdsdj6tTWdTZT7Ow9dPtyIFPxHt07M2W1Sp9pgQLA8cPGK5oAJcRtE83UJszsWqZnM57jhYAw8guHKPPesujF_aOZS_m9VvqA8Lf54Xal6iY6wCnH3_cmglnn17RVxmRFaNTAWAapagYo5fKnBCVEkQMAsmGe1KFBXH/w400-h225/IMG_4105.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">My departure right after the groups was delayed because of this campsite. I just couldn't leave it in this state. In fact the entire campground was completely trashed from careless users. The campsite I had slept in was not awful, just the usual micro trash and then bottles and cans thrown into the trees (well there was an old rusted car jack!) but that was easy to clean up. This on the other hand would take some time. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqozcb4xTukuQx8xszIBPYBChKhTNzQDMiiSj4YLIL_hkKTU2Az98XxS2qlE22AxQxWt5OwTZWQSq-iNH1X9Ub8V1gB_lAfyl1Byro1w_F1P4unRRKziH2rLU01JlM6U5GxIGp6IcAMXFtlV9IKrJTfJWEYgppUTHcTOC9yF4xrIM1yhja8dxn0oDu/s4032/IMG_4108.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqozcb4xTukuQx8xszIBPYBChKhTNzQDMiiSj4YLIL_hkKTU2Az98XxS2qlE22AxQxWt5OwTZWQSq-iNH1X9Ub8V1gB_lAfyl1Byro1w_F1P4unRRKziH2rLU01JlM6U5GxIGp6IcAMXFtlV9IKrJTfJWEYgppUTHcTOC9yF4xrIM1yhja8dxn0oDu/w400-h225/IMG_4108.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">About 30-45 minutes and all is much better. There was even string in the trees and other really nasty stuff just in the tree line, but fortunately I had packed a 40 gallon trash bag, but still it was completely full. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGxVa-et_XqOFtcwK1bd67_UWTETDo1QYhtMIJO_M9Uil1Ydqdd1e7jAlmu60SJKrQUFSWiFWRZ9xdfHo6f4bKqa6QfNCWYHdJemhuv5Fdad6B8xo2pnm9j4FMCFwOA2LHwTUq003YY4QvSpKNC-yYp06paOHk7V1Zblmeff6cN8CDQOzpFKKaujv/s4032/IMG_4110.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGxVa-et_XqOFtcwK1bd67_UWTETDo1QYhtMIJO_M9Uil1Ydqdd1e7jAlmu60SJKrQUFSWiFWRZ9xdfHo6f4bKqa6QfNCWYHdJemhuv5Fdad6B8xo2pnm9j4FMCFwOA2LHwTUq003YY4QvSpKNC-yYp06paOHk7V1Zblmeff6cN8CDQOzpFKKaujv/w400-h225/IMG_4110.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Ironically a sign posted at the entrance to the campground reminds users to clean up their campsite.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKihCmwfs2NXLqtINVC1_wkcDg1RPutXUL6GcDWHLXJlRwZoUxBIDAaO0tQpqPKSvyJ3VkfJy5A7GrvvzOXkfIv72099egJltvnh6buXuauAEx3RRMix3Abnss89nIYng9gVa9TlCaRdfvT-JUSJHMZj-u-515s1JUDQwbj04LmXR2j66haBybBvVw/s4032/IMG_4111.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKihCmwfs2NXLqtINVC1_wkcDg1RPutXUL6GcDWHLXJlRwZoUxBIDAaO0tQpqPKSvyJ3VkfJy5A7GrvvzOXkfIv72099egJltvnh6buXuauAEx3RRMix3Abnss89nIYng9gVa9TlCaRdfvT-JUSJHMZj-u-515s1JUDQwbj04LmXR2j66haBybBvVw/w400-h225/IMG_4111.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took the trash over to Council Bluff Lake boat ramps where they have trash dumpsters and then made my way back to where I was suppose to pick everyone up. I would need a couple of trips to get everyone back to their cars as Brian needed to get to work this morning, but just as they were due to arrive, Russ called and said to pick him up along another road and he would help me shuttle as well, so we could do it all in one trip. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having picked him up and retrieved his truck we were ready for our group to arrive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI60wBVrAXG-O1npQuTOzkwwCkudpUwmlEE3sCasFBceZvL29O8SHT7oFEOn4vfJK_ZJotw9UpaBS-qHIJy--0ovTpgw4aZzFpmmQdmzHHT6dmlLI8jtohp0-1_SPrMgXH1DXDbBbe0pTpJ7K8g08jMjrntJISC7AxsEHan0RTmfdSWkNAgWwxg4E/s2879/IMG_4112.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="2879" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI60wBVrAXG-O1npQuTOzkwwCkudpUwmlEE3sCasFBceZvL29O8SHT7oFEOn4vfJK_ZJotw9UpaBS-qHIJy--0ovTpgw4aZzFpmmQdmzHHT6dmlLI8jtohp0-1_SPrMgXH1DXDbBbe0pTpJ7K8g08jMjrntJISC7AxsEHan0RTmfdSWkNAgWwxg4E/w400-h235/IMG_4112.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">and arrive they did, everyone safely out of the woods</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The potholes in the dirt road had filled with water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fUe4VtZynsQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="fUe4VtZynsQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Map of out and back walk on Saturday</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22uS6ujf0KTJsAASUAvcky7uCup8kAYudQEgqqW3sBC2FK5DSQQyAd4zmo5HFFFmqUU_oMQUm9TxFNgYPxv3wOWnck3VZ1qej2-Lb6eimnJmcV_ZJqnxXz9hNjALlg_TjMH9GPCtQ4lm61DGOs97xyOyaNIO8tjF_e7Vd1BSTCkCX3sbJ9ld34ki2/s3831/Map%20of%20walk%20.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="3831" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22uS6ujf0KTJsAASUAvcky7uCup8kAYudQEgqqW3sBC2FK5DSQQyAd4zmo5HFFFmqUU_oMQUm9TxFNgYPxv3wOWnck3VZ1qej2-Lb6eimnJmcV_ZJqnxXz9hNjALlg_TjMH9GPCtQ4lm61DGOs97xyOyaNIO8tjF_e7Vd1BSTCkCX3sbJ9ld34ki2/w400-h175/Map%20of%20walk%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think everyone had a good experience and hopefully will add the winter months to their options for camping and hiking. Thank you everyone for making is such a great weekend. Really enjoyed everyone's company. Looking forward to the next one.</span></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-29417175536420583972023-01-02T09:01:00.000-06:002023-01-02T09:01:18.149-06:00New Year's Day Walk- Green's Cave via Hamilton Hollow- January 1, 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">Leading up to New Year's Day there had been a lot of posts on social media about what hikes people are going to do for New Year's Day. Your (First Hike) of the year. I had not given it much thought until a week or so ago when it appeared the weather would be good for this day and I didn't have any hockey games scheduled to officiate on a Sunday (surprise!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted something close, also maybe something I had not done before (that is a tough one!)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I was about to settle on the Wilderness Trail in Meramec State Park, which we have walked many times as well as stayed in the RV park. Then I thought of Green's Cave. I had hiked to <a href="https://mustexplore.blogspot.com/2020/12/greens-cave-via-sleepy-hollow-bushwhack.html">Green's Cave from the Sleepy Hollow side</a> in December of 2020.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I could do the same hike from the opposite side, The Hamilton Hollow route. It is an out and back walk of about 6.5 miles total, but it does have the added spice of technically being a bushwhack. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now bushwhack might be a strong term here, as it was for the Sleepy Hollow side. Enough people have gone this way to make a trail through the woods and dales that it would be a pretty big stretch to call it a bushwhack, but in this case the "way" is unmaintained and there are places where you just don't see a path or that many paths have been trodden by both people and animals over the years. What also makes these types of hikes appealing is that they are all usually associated with old homesteads or really neat geological features that don't really invite constant tourism. In this case both. It is really fascinating and sobering to think that homesteads were this far back in the woods and people lived and prospered so far from our modern roads and towns and how on earth did they get these abandoned cars and trucks so far back in the woods! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">At this end of this hike is also Green's Cave, one of the best and most scenically located caves in Missouri, right on the bluff's of the Meramec River.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is settled, off I will go early in the morning of the first day of 2023 for a bit of an adventure.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The day did cooperate spectacularly. The morning even before sunrise was cold but clear and because it was warmer than all the days leading up till now, fog hung in all the low areas.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just occasionally you catch one of those spectacular morning sunrises that make you glad you decided to get up early and get out. Leaving my house I travel a series of "backroads" to reach the major highway that take me south of St Louis to most of the good walking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ68K2pQavvSjDMpS_FMzxhrH3n2pkfpR5hf9MXTZvybG7RzF7t-ZTSgClJ3mQmRGVX4SDtCo4IZlyfLHvDoyLTC5B0nxhg4ftWA5mpQ9zBXCvTtlG289PWapwVBvb8Y8br3Bnc4bhuYqIA7KwLvnFPD34VnwQCME1bAdETHCvUn25LjThYOqRzXYC/s4032/IMG_3934.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ68K2pQavvSjDMpS_FMzxhrH3n2pkfpR5hf9MXTZvybG7RzF7t-ZTSgClJ3mQmRGVX4SDtCo4IZlyfLHvDoyLTC5B0nxhg4ftWA5mpQ9zBXCvTtlG289PWapwVBvb8Y8br3Bnc4bhuYqIA7KwLvnFPD34VnwQCME1bAdETHCvUn25LjThYOqRzXYC/w400-h225/IMG_3934.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">The small town of New Melle, just a few miles south of my house, has a large, for the town's size, cemetery. It is never anything to really look at, but today it was glowing with an other worldly light and color, combined with the lingering fog of the morning. It was just one of those times that demands your attention.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFG-XANbSFxLs-9P5eoo64dfRUSDba9fj3zFU9_jSMehoUR0xGEjd5sNng-9dfwCcK3saA1DAaRoMtJwBmUAqaNNkDzy07anpSvvroRwaTmAIctx7ZHnVmiSaJM9QLH6vZFmAQwYATmFCvXptb6h17TJ8VR69QPrDQWKu-iibzcFeEiHe2sQisZp6/s3779/IMG_3940.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="3779" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFG-XANbSFxLs-9P5eoo64dfRUSDba9fj3zFU9_jSMehoUR0xGEjd5sNng-9dfwCcK3saA1DAaRoMtJwBmUAqaNNkDzy07anpSvvroRwaTmAIctx7ZHnVmiSaJM9QLH6vZFmAQwYATmFCvXptb6h17TJ8VR69QPrDQWKu-iibzcFeEiHe2sQisZp6/w400-h153/IMG_3940.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAQbN3S27caVgb8iWwc_EGYmDsF4JWRJeYvZlxwB5GlGXiMI3L43G1bCR5-JK9XxhvXRGcpqpJec2Eq8YNpfxIc7sbKjgWGxotF4MwvBAIhcrFAbR5IhOgkK4GUyaWE3wd4uKAMBalXfFfGjbv6XHz-TUI-8oipd6159BbLcH114-6tY5lCPpSqz9/s3206/IMG_3941.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="3206" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAQbN3S27caVgb8iWwc_EGYmDsF4JWRJeYvZlxwB5GlGXiMI3L43G1bCR5-JK9XxhvXRGcpqpJec2Eq8YNpfxIc7sbKjgWGxotF4MwvBAIhcrFAbR5IhOgkK4GUyaWE3wd4uKAMBalXfFfGjbv6XHz-TUI-8oipd6159BbLcH114-6tY5lCPpSqz9/w400-h205/IMG_3941.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7rE3-Slr9XaH04bs92Fe0gY3UnzJxXe5W6MbqIrLN8op41EHwDS8ufRDt7Wze3VsJzcgqpl3aF-uG2ZhSZ6t6LJCeUElDlv23QQwsbd3H-8F45x3E9lRKdj9_McvDAosppsukyO0U2SWDeoVplwewguo_4t_YPFyXPyG4QkzO1Hcr6lloOwHsJJU/s3797/IMG_3942.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="3797" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7rE3-Slr9XaH04bs92Fe0gY3UnzJxXe5W6MbqIrLN8op41EHwDS8ufRDt7Wze3VsJzcgqpl3aF-uG2ZhSZ6t6LJCeUElDlv23QQwsbd3H-8F45x3E9lRKdj9_McvDAosppsukyO0U2SWDeoVplwewguo_4t_YPFyXPyG4QkzO1Hcr6lloOwHsJJU/w400-h141/IMG_3942.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M8WxCztiXPDABHcUEHdVAYSpUb07uLG4nIHPUemF7CY_zxkxRXndFv-1drJypLpFEUe0mKrNYpXYuWiHxZGFkIyv7HvJDbKdDl6L6ibLXAqdxHED4wNHLVIetswRgYwayC0m33bUscbU_k--bowvaVz-n29FGhMb6BgCGBOmuSEUXgyjEHqDNAkv/s4031/IMG_3944%20(2).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="4031" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M8WxCztiXPDABHcUEHdVAYSpUb07uLG4nIHPUemF7CY_zxkxRXndFv-1drJypLpFEUe0mKrNYpXYuWiHxZGFkIyv7HvJDbKdDl6L6ibLXAqdxHED4wNHLVIetswRgYwayC0m33bUscbU_k--bowvaVz-n29FGhMb6BgCGBOmuSEUXgyjEHqDNAkv/w400-h103/IMG_3944%20(2).JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Onwards to more pleasant subject matter. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is about 60 miles from my house to Hamilton Hollow TH, just inside Meramec State Park, near the town of Sullivan, MO. This is a popular area, as it tells the story of an old iron works facility. This plant was active in the mid to late 1800's</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOveXNJQDfHgyWTgqIZlHAgGTStoVWLS2Gcj_8RaTsZVNYpFMTjjrQdgLyb1xnEiBruYR_brMAxdYcpeEwUZF00VEZNXmXh2hlNy3oQyXzEydb4O6jCZUfT2zrxX-FOYJ5CKKacBAFkw89ZI6ovbWgtHrWXWv5fDZOiMjUrlSPylfRqg4Gorn_-mq/s4032/IMG_3951.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOveXNJQDfHgyWTgqIZlHAgGTStoVWLS2Gcj_8RaTsZVNYpFMTjjrQdgLyb1xnEiBruYR_brMAxdYcpeEwUZF00VEZNXmXh2hlNy3oQyXzEydb4O6jCZUfT2zrxX-FOYJ5CKKacBAFkw89ZI6ovbWgtHrWXWv5fDZOiMjUrlSPylfRqg4Gorn_-mq/w400-h225/IMG_3951.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The parking lot is good off Sleepy Hollow and Hamilton Hollow gravel roads. Plenty of people live in this area so there is no issues getting here. However, the water can come up very high over the road in several places, so low clearance vehicle should be careful after very heavy rains. This trail follows Hamilton Creek and the Meramec River. This is not a walk you would want to do after any heavy or prolonged rain or anytime that the forecast is for swollen rivers and creeks. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Park provides a nice interpretive kiosk for the area just off the parking lot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a really nice morning. As you can see the sky was clear and blue. The temperature was 38F. (3C)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PfInZ-swmXMOzC7jzpLAlqPsXC-BdxjWzIdn3SrvgC89ea03VLQ0QFXTpbRG7rU81z2OcXv-rPkhOy7aiLTRd5MShJICfuxwd1_yGv9HUXIsyUCuDyAJE1HjkuEVrJ-j2l6yCV3CXtmltLdTsodaRHCePrG33skNBh0jEGN001g15wfSAilXL7z7/s4032/IMG_3954.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PfInZ-swmXMOzC7jzpLAlqPsXC-BdxjWzIdn3SrvgC89ea03VLQ0QFXTpbRG7rU81z2OcXv-rPkhOy7aiLTRd5MShJICfuxwd1_yGv9HUXIsyUCuDyAJE1HjkuEVrJ-j2l6yCV3CXtmltLdTsodaRHCePrG33skNBh0jEGN001g15wfSAilXL7z7/w400-h225/IMG_3954.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHh_98u79_PA9x8hK_cJt_4gv_u1LbF2RYBlU1pRe9XoiwmjdT_YKl9NJw-v7A1unmQwCFxAaPvBhx7ac-5EG2zQTrHiqGSV8zqlrcvllDkPTUuWdQxDP3ma9zE0_oTmrGozCmS_sXyOBbja4UwWPAOqLt7_JhoVw6L40JIRVN_-Gzxaivhh_AjQYN/s4032/IMG_3953.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHh_98u79_PA9x8hK_cJt_4gv_u1LbF2RYBlU1pRe9XoiwmjdT_YKl9NJw-v7A1unmQwCFxAaPvBhx7ac-5EG2zQTrHiqGSV8zqlrcvllDkPTUuWdQxDP3ma9zE0_oTmrGozCmS_sXyOBbja4UwWPAOqLt7_JhoVw6L40JIRVN_-Gzxaivhh_AjQYN/w400-h225/IMG_3953.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a 1.5 mile loop walk that takes you around all the old equipment in the iron works facility </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbw0irkyvs0v7oBUjN4YB0ubCzpuKhWZ7_m8EGpy16StfiUCs8gBI0zg-qnEnm9C6iCvQF6H8rh-i85e5UA7Ko5nEvYVmlxwEUz_a8xy39C8P2jLwXupgyCR551B1NEiheqazRkikjK3ARbBaHY3qyCP_9ZRu-Yukwxorud9nQ9x7QfTbQ9g2An7zp/s4032/IMG_3956.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbw0irkyvs0v7oBUjN4YB0ubCzpuKhWZ7_m8EGpy16StfiUCs8gBI0zg-qnEnm9C6iCvQF6H8rh-i85e5UA7Ko5nEvYVmlxwEUz_a8xy39C8P2jLwXupgyCR551B1NEiheqazRkikjK3ARbBaHY3qyCP_9ZRu-Yukwxorud9nQ9x7QfTbQ9g2An7zp/w225-h400/IMG_3956.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is the remains of the old blast furnace. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tTLj0CgEP4feUdShCRzbdIoRN6buj0ic4_W5w8e45syYiBXG115m3pbuaCqEhesF35dKJzGY5Fh-DiJYzujpYMuz33H3ysFQ9Bj4VpANSfZh76djl_Okg7dGbVyjAqBzpOCu8rdxDYo1_PFZS86NCp7zzwSMUQ2e5tlIPlp3HZh8GTP2Z8qy6yzM/s4032/IMG_3958.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tTLj0CgEP4feUdShCRzbdIoRN6buj0ic4_W5w8e45syYiBXG115m3pbuaCqEhesF35dKJzGY5Fh-DiJYzujpYMuz33H3ysFQ9Bj4VpANSfZh76djl_Okg7dGbVyjAqBzpOCu8rdxDYo1_PFZS86NCp7zzwSMUQ2e5tlIPlp3HZh8GTP2Z8qy6yzM/w400-h225/IMG_3958.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On to the "trail". The path starts just behind the kiosk. There is no sign or markers, just a path in the grass. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail immediately drops into Hamilton Creek drainage and you stay pretty much next to the creek for the entire walk up to the Meramec River. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLnfCNqimRZ23ycAOyFuUccK8rJsUcK-RMSGdWihEZKR6qfSiQQBK-AlvA3C-rogcJ6S4dpYO65mMBmh5EUqlqeiGdfyk_tnHsjhTS2RzvMqlKCoJQ2F0H3Pw0I97xfqgZRanePgMocAbMDBJf34l-XmxBVp1Mr21-ZrHwque20zxAjnO7j2SrGD8/s4032/IMG_3959.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLnfCNqimRZ23ycAOyFuUccK8rJsUcK-RMSGdWihEZKR6qfSiQQBK-AlvA3C-rogcJ6S4dpYO65mMBmh5EUqlqeiGdfyk_tnHsjhTS2RzvMqlKCoJQ2F0H3Pw0I97xfqgZRanePgMocAbMDBJf34l-XmxBVp1Mr21-ZrHwque20zxAjnO7j2SrGD8/s320/IMG_3959.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is the type of path you get. The first bit was overgrown with wild thorny bushes. This is not something I would even think about doing in the summer. I will mention this now as in the Summer the best way to do this first half of the walk would be to just wade the creek.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmm82nce8L1fCrTEe7KXrCyVSM69yk-GL3Ik9jJCNHDmTA1xF3fHOSw3L0zXYG5jU5NcbptfDQHvZhvHpCq-Vd5ZlABe6YqPV6bx0PilQK62JjN_3rahzXtvBUhJr_gsrUOvPJG3ylFEU98Tyyrg8_6-Rx8Zmbg9yN81xGOQ6Y013d_-s6Reyeu2B/s4032/IMG_3960.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmm82nce8L1fCrTEe7KXrCyVSM69yk-GL3Ik9jJCNHDmTA1xF3fHOSw3L0zXYG5jU5NcbptfDQHvZhvHpCq-Vd5ZlABe6YqPV6bx0PilQK62JjN_3rahzXtvBUhJr_gsrUOvPJG3ylFEU98Tyyrg8_6-Rx8Zmbg9yN81xGOQ6Y013d_-s6Reyeu2B/w400-h225/IMG_3960.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VNTqlQXCULud6N7Nqh6JE_ScUQdWhghd41Mr51vwSDvWzfuNTaMu2qKiILSmt_12hLrpoWt7_sY_lrCDiiqWIWgFJ4-UBQZe6rGqvrMZyegI0f-Zx1tzQpc3z14vfk3GK5ErB-SIvGO2239KMBuDvg7Yc1_ys-SpZ9afbNCkm4U9jtEi62uq8NpG/s4032/IMG_3962.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VNTqlQXCULud6N7Nqh6JE_ScUQdWhghd41Mr51vwSDvWzfuNTaMu2qKiILSmt_12hLrpoWt7_sY_lrCDiiqWIWgFJ4-UBQZe6rGqvrMZyegI0f-Zx1tzQpc3z14vfk3GK5ErB-SIvGO2239KMBuDvg7Yc1_ys-SpZ9afbNCkm4U9jtEi62uq8NpG/w400-h225/IMG_3962.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">just slight indentations in the ground </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeDkuDKQsFm15ilqsUNC2i6P_JzIbNThTTJKbf6zcUAQOZC8SHoHWJcuSVk1ji_yPtVzu6_I7BCTc52hs9VPjMUBJW9wSjPtgpj7E--xAdhesJDvGIoq0R1Ju1ZnTgwGWoYu0swAtYzq5sq2rGXuW-N5P1E3TJknMCF4pN0qr8YHVsHhL6zJnerrr/s4032/IMG_3964.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeDkuDKQsFm15ilqsUNC2i6P_JzIbNThTTJKbf6zcUAQOZC8SHoHWJcuSVk1ji_yPtVzu6_I7BCTc52hs9VPjMUBJW9wSjPtgpj7E--xAdhesJDvGIoq0R1Ju1ZnTgwGWoYu0swAtYzq5sq2rGXuW-N5P1E3TJknMCF4pN0qr8YHVsHhL6zJnerrr/w400-h225/IMG_3964.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AXrWdI7HNDpher5h3mvJaN78ZRyWa2G6NDmE6OnU7tbpA8CRnBDhiv_oJ6ritHVsPvKrGN0rRFrwzNeR-lTroqJW4GOms2M4Km0klAfDmEknLV99icZLH-fpZmrayWcxa0ECFOMPJbdIaLiZT5xpTp6g56gbd8qZJ2Fa6KMrshFgS1DIMnceB8pg/s4032/IMG_3966.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AXrWdI7HNDpher5h3mvJaN78ZRyWa2G6NDmE6OnU7tbpA8CRnBDhiv_oJ6ritHVsPvKrGN0rRFrwzNeR-lTroqJW4GOms2M4Km0klAfDmEknLV99icZLH-fpZmrayWcxa0ECFOMPJbdIaLiZT5xpTp6g56gbd8qZJ2Fa6KMrshFgS1DIMnceB8pg/w400-h225/IMG_3966.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The path drops you directly into the creek bed a few times and you can cross. If you look at my GPX track, at the bottom of the blog, you can see there was some route finding on the way out (I did not cross the creek) but on the way back I did. There are many paths leading in the way you want to do and you are free to choose your own adventure, but it is sometimes just a matter of taking the line in the direction you want to go that has the least resistance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The opposite side of the creek (south side) also contains Pratt Spring (which you can easily see flowing into Hamilton Creek) but also Hamilton Cave (it is gated) as it is the more interesting side with the limestone bluffs </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJaIx_z4pD_Zyxw8jo7MqdnGcnJ-4KLiWyPToJxqmj2hfYDcaIDD2EuMj3aEmmoT8EPCWz4UL4rJe5L5-LG9qPDZ51fk9Fa1_mbQW1MMsOkKmMbWWvkKuJKyc7_aes7MS0ujfRkZv4xYMhnR0LHFc5nBIh54zonRO0QoOldEGgaj4zv8y1YKhk0Lc/s4032/IMG_3968.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJaIx_z4pD_Zyxw8jo7MqdnGcnJ-4KLiWyPToJxqmj2hfYDcaIDD2EuMj3aEmmoT8EPCWz4UL4rJe5L5-LG9qPDZ51fk9Fa1_mbQW1MMsOkKmMbWWvkKuJKyc7_aes7MS0ujfRkZv4xYMhnR0LHFc5nBIh54zonRO0QoOldEGgaj4zv8y1YKhk0Lc/w400-h225/IMG_3968.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I mentioned since there are no markings for this trail you can choose your path. The next time you get dumped out directly into Hamilton Creek you will see on your right an auxiliary creek bed (this is a flood drainage) so it was mostly dry today. It does have a yellow marker on the largest tree at its mouth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I followed it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vFjV9CgaAl563WHwpAHFC0sRkAtdLKLAoZqjv6On30PtwomPPF4ebKhKvvFl1WTAx2-oGm0BAOl-fSj1_eLlXWPb72cFvCv8v098nB8LvrvsmOIAmJEeiCl-mdQdF0Jox332rEU1BipZh-BvqkfWtCdyIisSDTXiUkaft71lUr5yT15bcoqZ4ZVZ/s4032/IMG_3969.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vFjV9CgaAl563WHwpAHFC0sRkAtdLKLAoZqjv6On30PtwomPPF4ebKhKvvFl1WTAx2-oGm0BAOl-fSj1_eLlXWPb72cFvCv8v098nB8LvrvsmOIAmJEeiCl-mdQdF0Jox332rEU1BipZh-BvqkfWtCdyIisSDTXiUkaft71lUr5yT15bcoqZ4ZVZ/w225-h400/IMG_3969.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It does lead to a wet crossing a bit further on. I had an old GPX track I had downloaded to give me a general idea of where the trail went and it showed crossing at this point. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAxeHAd-hD9c0kpgGpcFOQhO2MFcSfQyCxdHuEYddPBvLynn_HfV-1wuJormqwv5-L7SfyxMPbjxKKH1GUOPiP29bjk3wS9ExAHfKLnLMznNrrc5RtHHmbjYMXts5PblmwhmTq3MmQlpVYpp2P-6qt2jiS4qkE8EjTJ0T4BAqXNd7iQTdKt1wIDVg/s4032/IMG_3970.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAxeHAd-hD9c0kpgGpcFOQhO2MFcSfQyCxdHuEYddPBvLynn_HfV-1wuJormqwv5-L7SfyxMPbjxKKH1GUOPiP29bjk3wS9ExAHfKLnLMznNrrc5RtHHmbjYMXts5PblmwhmTq3MmQlpVYpp2P-6qt2jiS4qkE8EjTJ0T4BAqXNd7iQTdKt1wIDVg/w400-h225/IMG_3970.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crossing led to this swampy mess </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMm8c1MFdFDVl67hfiMpKWuXU1pw0etbkI0bCc7xrau50XgQGiesd-NtuX6Gp6vJcf-0x07Zy6iGHO1xFr0oWBY8BhWh425Hu5Mz9KBQ1ndr0IMn5DCYvafsKn1f3oQ74pmJ0FM2LNaFuW_6pfBhGwZ0CMt8jcJ9ka6Oxn9xRPMw_6AQGsERr4P2kW/s4032/IMG_3974.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMm8c1MFdFDVl67hfiMpKWuXU1pw0etbkI0bCc7xrau50XgQGiesd-NtuX6Gp6vJcf-0x07Zy6iGHO1xFr0oWBY8BhWh425Hu5Mz9KBQ1ndr0IMn5DCYvafsKn1f3oQ74pmJ0FM2LNaFuW_6pfBhGwZ0CMt8jcJ9ka6Oxn9xRPMw_6AQGsERr4P2kW/w400-h225/IMG_3974.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">and then this! This is not the way</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrR95le9oBThJ-W0bSaJGvqpAaWEBybVXueW40qNHdC8j4R87Xevy_n42m6maO2pZam9P-GJWLIdmpxtWQmaadcbv3RWQbW5lgv7CPNGvdsc2l0RaKX_phodJJwoeSEmy4mDcDEzdBHwYEuLTd1fdbTerq_omR6gKli9VOmh9qqnKIaZyb4ab-bLVN/s4032/IMG_3977.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrR95le9oBThJ-W0bSaJGvqpAaWEBybVXueW40qNHdC8j4R87Xevy_n42m6maO2pZam9P-GJWLIdmpxtWQmaadcbv3RWQbW5lgv7CPNGvdsc2l0RaKX_phodJJwoeSEmy4mDcDEzdBHwYEuLTd1fdbTerq_omR6gKli9VOmh9qqnKIaZyb4ab-bLVN/w400-h225/IMG_3977.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Doubling back, you are meant to stay on the other side of the bank, do not cross the creek in this area.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMa3LtZasg3xcoZXhxCpmj_ESnK0qnR_FCD_0K-lLurp_xs9Z5u1FwQYLx1HqOcg7uxKScf0dsNnjQBXXAj_xHZee8RoHnLnOXiDcl7VOVoWhP8ffnDo_lPrr4jk_hvdnPwa8ohUlbs_uUOas5JOlPaUp0QnNDM8MeS2SSZjUGrs4Cxn2a_MfPi-O/s4032/IMG_3978.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMa3LtZasg3xcoZXhxCpmj_ESnK0qnR_FCD_0K-lLurp_xs9Z5u1FwQYLx1HqOcg7uxKScf0dsNnjQBXXAj_xHZee8RoHnLnOXiDcl7VOVoWhP8ffnDo_lPrr4jk_hvdnPwa8ohUlbs_uUOas5JOlPaUp0QnNDM8MeS2SSZjUGrs4Cxn2a_MfPi-O/w400-h225/IMG_3978.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Once you reach the Meramec River drainage the old GPX has you walking what is clearly more flood plain to the River. Don't do this. Stay east of the drainage as you can see in my GPX track coming back later in the day. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOzeLvFpA0FJ5RxuO8Ip4w2JfmQbL3Up5skE9dDmgp8tkXyzwnauL_EvmT1CEtFf8QhirqSN-3j9HFzfr3jrNu-PabnOSi2CcwDnzPQOjONQ1UHrmGrCziUHuxkIUoKChBMCOLu58-wQVxcjIAW6Ig3D_UYZcM-80emmzYonAHwj07uH0YohhBQto/s4032/IMG_3979.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOzeLvFpA0FJ5RxuO8Ip4w2JfmQbL3Up5skE9dDmgp8tkXyzwnauL_EvmT1CEtFf8QhirqSN-3j9HFzfr3jrNu-PabnOSi2CcwDnzPQOjONQ1UHrmGrCziUHuxkIUoKChBMCOLu58-wQVxcjIAW6Ig3D_UYZcM-80emmzYonAHwj07uH0YohhBQto/w400-h225/IMG_3979.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately for me, a well placed beaver dam saved the day and I simply walked over the marshy bit and back on the bank</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nfLgPFmhs83viBvQdmrCar41TlpKuQpMzN0z2LkIlT5QtKZGubcpCiDGq4XyDcGr3Mdteqzzzmxpv0T5ublPX92QBl8VnbsdlPoTysviBiBa6Cj9iDCwyBLfxsI_HDG-4xmfLJ62q3GvFgNrw_mxOsGSnvrAhsqHrUv8cJPFRIXxx7uoAt89wiSh/s4032/IMG_3980.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nfLgPFmhs83viBvQdmrCar41TlpKuQpMzN0z2LkIlT5QtKZGubcpCiDGq4XyDcGr3Mdteqzzzmxpv0T5ublPX92QBl8VnbsdlPoTysviBiBa6Cj9iDCwyBLfxsI_HDG-4xmfLJ62q3GvFgNrw_mxOsGSnvrAhsqHrUv8cJPFRIXxx7uoAt89wiSh/w400-h225/IMG_3980.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">There is really no path here, you just know you need to follow the Meramec River North </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEapUV4niHuH_OvMEeDlmp3VzcL_ymxzdR03KBig45c9kEfQEWlmdomAxmYzbidgzg2baNJrmBtsPxCKwy3MP3UGSmSIkOZ14E2hFtuovZj_hB9_npS-SmTAufLr2O1W48lZkMjTYWa8WzLTbBWtFZ_mxsQEHdNv_c6wGTajt2nK2qAQGTndphDGO/s4032/IMG_3982.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEapUV4niHuH_OvMEeDlmp3VzcL_ymxzdR03KBig45c9kEfQEWlmdomAxmYzbidgzg2baNJrmBtsPxCKwy3MP3UGSmSIkOZ14E2hFtuovZj_hB9_npS-SmTAufLr2O1W48lZkMjTYWa8WzLTbBWtFZ_mxsQEHdNv_c6wGTajt2nK2qAQGTndphDGO/w400-h225/IMG_3982.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will eventually get squeezed more an more against the river as the bluffs start to rise up on your left. It helps here that you pick up a well worn path now that will lead you directly to Green's Cave. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqGMQx_kyB6Wh6vuYJkZXpzIml2Y2dTV0M9ip2rFObzueJ8xZLvDVykaqvXryeGBgBTDWc9ZcMRpCDVI6gsmQ_tGcpFGZHazn6wFU5wyfjFI3NrUV7M4b_SufGgqolWW8mP4d3QCX4bxnHIzMuNOfZpu_X-RyVD4JYQbIUj_L8re5QgWbpIROuXqQ/s4032/IMG_3984.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqGMQx_kyB6Wh6vuYJkZXpzIml2Y2dTV0M9ip2rFObzueJ8xZLvDVykaqvXryeGBgBTDWc9ZcMRpCDVI6gsmQ_tGcpFGZHazn6wFU5wyfjFI3NrUV7M4b_SufGgqolWW8mP4d3QCX4bxnHIzMuNOfZpu_X-RyVD4JYQbIUj_L8re5QgWbpIROuXqQ/w400-h225/IMG_3984.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will start to notice more and more smaller caves and other weathered features in the rocks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00E2DYzGUL2QwDWYRhcp_h_7QFc7Q6y_1rMjVJEQruPI2yS3JXMrinuyx_xDz0ImVCB9MjGviseYz0cK2ffnj7ieP5QPXs4B4Mud6_0yjGwqlG1gqQZ5FmkrGpeE6zyKlYfFA2CClSWRt9v9gl3uU7aylkHOzMrqndjZnK6koguvE2a7Q85e9pU1n/s4032/IMG_3983.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00E2DYzGUL2QwDWYRhcp_h_7QFc7Q6y_1rMjVJEQruPI2yS3JXMrinuyx_xDz0ImVCB9MjGviseYz0cK2ffnj7ieP5QPXs4B4Mud6_0yjGwqlG1gqQZ5FmkrGpeE6zyKlYfFA2CClSWRt9v9gl3uU7aylkHOzMrqndjZnK6koguvE2a7Q85e9pU1n/w400-h225/IMG_3983.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCFqaDGGgRUNneZVubgkSQbA49GlX632yEXlQ7UaPhOKhZrFzbcjwXulCtmmySSMozbhCG4SVTBPzXHAMF7JgGxVSNHZIetBrLw6wt-NBqBumHnIVO18Nh4USSgyza9wXs8vjUq9QhQemJQD8XS5k__Kr4H52Lm9wZVMfMbQSyrLMiLnQTuTbfMQg/s4032/IMG_3985%20(2).JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCFqaDGGgRUNneZVubgkSQbA49GlX632yEXlQ7UaPhOKhZrFzbcjwXulCtmmySSMozbhCG4SVTBPzXHAMF7JgGxVSNHZIetBrLw6wt-NBqBumHnIVO18Nh4USSgyza9wXs8vjUq9QhQemJQD8XS5k__Kr4H52Lm9wZVMfMbQSyrLMiLnQTuTbfMQg/w400-h225/IMG_3985%20(2).JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Green's Cave will tower above you. Even with a few missed steps, this is a great walk, it is about 3.5 miles and 1hour and 45 minutes from the parking lot to here. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjsNF91cwY0hynhn1GrZ60bI7yIqdJKyJhe-HaNgCtNnadhywKfTz_qdo2CBXay94a1wIBsrR0p9HVlvzbRIkrYp1ujllzXNMrLnzbApDtzHsgIPjjfHATY0lTUR3YTVGE0eIzdJK-I5jRbWev4_Pt7ftVBwhjZj3z3nPJUFWu1pTJgi_G9rQgY9r/s4032/IMG_3986.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjsNF91cwY0hynhn1GrZ60bI7yIqdJKyJhe-HaNgCtNnadhywKfTz_qdo2CBXay94a1wIBsrR0p9HVlvzbRIkrYp1ujllzXNMrLnzbApDtzHsgIPjjfHATY0lTUR3YTVGE0eIzdJK-I5jRbWev4_Pt7ftVBwhjZj3z3nPJUFWu1pTJgi_G9rQgY9r/w225-h400/IMG_3986.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRbZcU1WmGqjRiDr8ak5VkmHSO4RsHGZwd2o1CS0EEVVgfSkkbP1fMgCgDJW5nz4NWFFE8nLKfpaz8YRylwwgirkpOXddBCxPB5jZf2qA_Khw8jIvAKVExlWF6T-_9DZPe7_B2CuR9josmr1TpPXksy6zua6w_eBErHzK5c6qNzpXQhE9uFKS_9cV/s4032/IMG_3987.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRbZcU1WmGqjRiDr8ak5VkmHSO4RsHGZwd2o1CS0EEVVgfSkkbP1fMgCgDJW5nz4NWFFE8nLKfpaz8YRylwwgirkpOXddBCxPB5jZf2qA_Khw8jIvAKVExlWF6T-_9DZPe7_B2CuR9josmr1TpPXksy6zua6w_eBErHzK5c6qNzpXQhE9uFKS_9cV/w400-h225/IMG_3987.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having been here before I was not going to stay long and the cave is posted as "temporarily" closed, which is to say permanently closed. <b><i>"Nothing lasts longer than a temporary Government program"- Ronald Reagan</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But you are asked not to go into the cave, so staying within the mouth of the cave is all I have ever done</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7AfT9_3CcC0Wm6SZcEstqIyqcf6G_dF_wjuTRY0Dky6Lw4-48chTCkyVY0Bb8dXSGccrddRVacZyaH_FaQvV7AINoBTZZcWROOidfRvuk2ikJvjxcgdyRvEmmRNFg0m3F9WDU2YbUIfIKsc6lXofwIeBOTuk6v6wdqIiQr6gGfRltAGs-MDfEIGL/s4032/IMG_3989.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7AfT9_3CcC0Wm6SZcEstqIyqcf6G_dF_wjuTRY0Dky6Lw4-48chTCkyVY0Bb8dXSGccrddRVacZyaH_FaQvV7AINoBTZZcWROOidfRvuk2ikJvjxcgdyRvEmmRNFg0m3F9WDU2YbUIfIKsc6lXofwIeBOTuk6v6wdqIiQr6gGfRltAGs-MDfEIGL/w400-h225/IMG_3989.JPEG" width="400" /></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">From just inside the mouth of the cave, looking out. You can get a better sense of how large the opening is. It is 91' high by 108' wide. (6.5 stories tall) </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G4-O1VklOxrYG3_H4GAK1dDJLXayMfYEeJZYhz4eKKfbCp2NHr-dbCzb9CqiA4jcrLOObNtpZG_ehp9HWRoBCziIj-abOxsCk8VKhzPZXh66GvHhacQPcIro1aeobWaYQaYsa4cTs5UTniNFRJeuJYrvKjocnR7QZW_rPoNyZSpLUQSWuPb50QyQ/s4032/IMG_3997.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9G4-O1VklOxrYG3_H4GAK1dDJLXayMfYEeJZYhz4eKKfbCp2NHr-dbCzb9CqiA4jcrLOObNtpZG_ehp9HWRoBCziIj-abOxsCk8VKhzPZXh66GvHhacQPcIro1aeobWaYQaYsa4cTs5UTniNFRJeuJYrvKjocnR7QZW_rPoNyZSpLUQSWuPb50QyQ/w225-h400/IMG_3997.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt6vqQ20mOqYhM_ueNgGEZK6xGbiA2BusvGMbKh_m-dNLvFLLecNV5whgpAs69rO5_9k20-cl9v7ZR_YVf8C2mRXYMB7FQdelNsuqVmzD9uAutIr59Z9EaF-MEVqI9SbcNqFErtSEZ9x53cqakmPpE907hOqRBGjTcOLkHBeDta_QPHYRmzJp1sHw/s4032/IMG_3998.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt6vqQ20mOqYhM_ueNgGEZK6xGbiA2BusvGMbKh_m-dNLvFLLecNV5whgpAs69rO5_9k20-cl9v7ZR_YVf8C2mRXYMB7FQdelNsuqVmzD9uAutIr59Z9EaF-MEVqI9SbcNqFErtSEZ9x53cqakmPpE907hOqRBGjTcOLkHBeDta_QPHYRmzJp1sHw/w225-h400/IMG_3998.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It is up and over some rocks to get out of the cave area and then straight up a ravine to get on top of the Cave complex. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl3-1oQ1fO3ZQFu-DMaz816ceU-rXrmeYfQa5Ss4akN7UwS-10Rr4kVIp2P5P4DhKPeMLodeICWPBK7u8bA_sjePFvR_cSDAN4UgKnJwv_PgKJz4cPbhs3TKZyFXm-CBByZfty-4wgPpDVVffuA3GpbwTpI4qjOtXiqG1PAIltlDn9VN1_TkYNczq/s4032/IMG_3999.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl3-1oQ1fO3ZQFu-DMaz816ceU-rXrmeYfQa5Ss4akN7UwS-10Rr4kVIp2P5P4DhKPeMLodeICWPBK7u8bA_sjePFvR_cSDAN4UgKnJwv_PgKJz4cPbhs3TKZyFXm-CBByZfty-4wgPpDVVffuA3GpbwTpI4qjOtXiqG1PAIltlDn9VN1_TkYNczq/w225-h400/IMG_3999.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The overlook from the top of the Cave Complex is fantastic and gives you views of the entire Meramec River valley looking North</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wx0nxJLHcx4TBsVC0W8wm9lDkqrpH-6BDLM3wKz4FZ8pOiI1LtBh_ST9rRXnu_m8Rg6RoliOWatRFgtljYP2CxK7jeoqOBtRuKSthVzSaY2tKlKLywo9uHC3ur32Qjs71Se89t1pUthe2Yyh6kJRNVgxeZOuk3J6lueKHnHYx1DfPOMwzjxUrunl/s4032/IMG_4003.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wx0nxJLHcx4TBsVC0W8wm9lDkqrpH-6BDLM3wKz4FZ8pOiI1LtBh_ST9rRXnu_m8Rg6RoliOWatRFgtljYP2CxK7jeoqOBtRuKSthVzSaY2tKlKLywo9uHC3ur32Qjs71Se89t1pUthe2Yyh6kJRNVgxeZOuk3J6lueKHnHYx1DfPOMwzjxUrunl/w400-h225/IMG_4003.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Southwest </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpVwF2w0uigaxvCtlasCJjzypoQjeKh5iuRUhQ1c2pP-Yvhsuu5_9PaJjgED9JHsdM36Os758pFrrse-_615PqHw3e2Z59DRMwAUYWKh8Rx2F6vDrOf21dv2EgBZ5jBWHdPwyMU2bi1qB3iOHUwjRRJCSG-zM2U_x3scIuxBFx2nK7xmwIKIBHNY4/s4032/IMG_4004.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpVwF2w0uigaxvCtlasCJjzypoQjeKh5iuRUhQ1c2pP-Yvhsuu5_9PaJjgED9JHsdM36Os758pFrrse-_615PqHw3e2Z59DRMwAUYWKh8Rx2F6vDrOf21dv2EgBZ5jBWHdPwyMU2bi1qB3iOHUwjRRJCSG-zM2U_x3scIuxBFx2nK7xmwIKIBHNY4/w400-h225/IMG_4004.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Panorama looking West </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaazs9rUYaxB7a1oOj07O42gFnaYKKEOGnbUzhU1jJ1rqVbT5F1VqbQDsP9EJdwke05MoJvIVHavUQ2G4MCz8WG9sgryWYzaDT45UfhLkCwtGgQeVZj7K5krHwTKuDt8Bf0JFOTr37Df0YKPkiTKsa50o0cYIon3MzFzAqI-avCXgwdD4J_81N6tG/s10644/IMG_4005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3882" data-original-width="10644" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaazs9rUYaxB7a1oOj07O42gFnaYKKEOGnbUzhU1jJ1rqVbT5F1VqbQDsP9EJdwke05MoJvIVHavUQ2G4MCz8WG9sgryWYzaDT45UfhLkCwtGgQeVZj7K5krHwTKuDt8Bf0JFOTr37Df0YKPkiTKsa50o0cYIon3MzFzAqI-avCXgwdD4J_81N6tG/w400-h146/IMG_4005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is where my day changed just a bit. I had intended to continue back toward Sleepy Hollow as far as the old homestead (the path I had walked in Dec 2020, about a mile and a half) and then turn around there and come back to the Cave, but this time I would go over the ridge, above the cave (true bushwhack), and then down a ravine I had seen early and rejoin my steps back to the T.H. However, standing at the overlook I heard some dogs and people coming from higher up on the bluff. The dogs running ahead greeted me on the trail and the owners soon followed. A nice couple that had spent the night at a primitive campsite created just up the ridge, where you can do repealing by permit. I knew that might be a good spot for more lovely views, after exchanging New Year's greeting and chatting a bit, they continued down and back to their car via the low route both of us had come up and I continued up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwKkcSXsZRL1MzRRPpNfHeexX3ws7nayVXwfjrdvb7Z-pLmk5v5Fsan1cCB01f7JWe4bSfnNpnZJeVT_wTk1T77-hBsveB1J0wFDE5SdhBkUqg8HuRQTk2kRAi__h2fhO021rwrSZtXLiCO-hbbUwCCYSVIQciQmi4itGx86Mpe1KY5B9bgaFucQE/s4032/IMG_4009.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwKkcSXsZRL1MzRRPpNfHeexX3ws7nayVXwfjrdvb7Z-pLmk5v5Fsan1cCB01f7JWe4bSfnNpnZJeVT_wTk1T77-hBsveB1J0wFDE5SdhBkUqg8HuRQTk2kRAi__h2fhO021rwrSZtXLiCO-hbbUwCCYSVIQciQmi4itGx86Mpe1KY5B9bgaFucQE/w400-h225/IMG_4009.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">What I discovered made me sad and a bit angry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qkurv8YA7mI" width="320" youtube-src-id="qkurv8YA7mI"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This put me off my day as it did take about 30 minutes to make sure that the fire was completely out, pick up all the trash and secure it, so I didn't really have the time to walk the extra mile and a half each way to the homestead and then get back home in the time I wanted. </div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">While I was finishing up my clean up I did get to see a small plane flying low and slow over my location and up and down the river. 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After securing all the trash I headed up through the woods to get on the ridge and walk back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ridge walk was great, easy walking amongst the trees with lots of space to navigate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvEH92EkiSO-gz9PWWWdGUQ7el6UYGSpvbxiVUfXzsy6X7lm2K70BG79aIrqhyHyvFX1rR9Lh5-x1zs4UbgiwY7iBEm7r3jkCE9v6I_y-VV1aHfXWo9AFXAXoiYbQgKun-nOJv8lq9cOhg30V8PVDGl0fXpYkU7yNy7U2rojgvey07hThDNgg2s9n/s4032/IMG_4021.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvEH92EkiSO-gz9PWWWdGUQ7el6UYGSpvbxiVUfXzsy6X7lm2K70BG79aIrqhyHyvFX1rR9Lh5-x1zs4UbgiwY7iBEm7r3jkCE9v6I_y-VV1aHfXWo9AFXAXoiYbQgKun-nOJv8lq9cOhg30V8PVDGl0fXpYkU7yNy7U2rojgvey07hThDNgg2s9n/w400-h225/IMG_4021.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ravine was right were I had thought it would be and while steep, was not problem to rejoin the river below</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xLB9lPgkXkyyzFTDUoMS8QxajieAefG9d2i6EItx3oVblWlxDlTWmN6zJl8Ty8YYObRNwuH8oOhn02d3LW5LilvJwc4hfFVt71kvsUofhEsnslFB3Jg9S3Nm_hvXfaKeNAZiEHBYRJ-i5DGzjXu1FTJZ4KA3Yzom2N2SyZ4BsPwHM4TRx08t2YTY/s4032/IMG_4022.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM84VtwKqEgYEuTrXTEVlPDAsiZITZ1hGl3l6YI2-oVVcSWEMCy7K9DLFzkcAADG2QcC0cwS7DZIP4dI_GOPx-d_VuHpFbkHnWlJqLDsBBXmi4Tridkj3C7jrKL-psIw0KY5IuYbjtqArVOhw5I9Nti1HHAK9TpA9FJ24YmKjAohxpbxuvJpP3B9K/w225-h400/IMG_4023.JPEG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Taking a straighter line to rejoin Hamilton Creek and avoiding the beaver dam crossing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFW6KwwlXXkn9Gn0RaLOMQFkpDYT-dEUqHXDnwdIKCTRP_xIQ_T_yNdXj8KUpQZ1BltA4h7QKwqYdECWKLQlzE9Q5tWJgJn4J-ihBnDdSfTokIBjnZ62JJkFVe7bHWjq1PiEGpPV0pHpgykop3jeosH2tWdIK2ryOltbE1vgW9pKrYmfuqFuKMJ3g/s4032/IMG_4024.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFW6KwwlXXkn9Gn0RaLOMQFkpDYT-dEUqHXDnwdIKCTRP_xIQ_T_yNdXj8KUpQZ1BltA4h7QKwqYdECWKLQlzE9Q5tWJgJn4J-ihBnDdSfTokIBjnZ62JJkFVe7bHWjq1PiEGpPV0pHpgykop3jeosH2tWdIK2ryOltbE1vgW9pKrYmfuqFuKMJ3g/w400-h225/IMG_4024.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back at the car in 3.1 miles in 1 hour and 15 minutes. I actually caught up to couple and their dogs watering at the Hamilton Creek/ dry creek intersection, but I did not mention the trash or the fire. Not sure if that makes me a bad steward or not, but didn't want to embarrass them, or get into a confrontation on New Year's day. I was hoping they would see the big water bottle strapped to my pack and say something. Perhaps the fire was their only issue and the trash had somehow been there before them. (but I doubt it). I will think of the trash being from 2022 and not spoiling the new year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7j1oOMzBMKOTjjfWMO7YkIJm1_xOwTpjfsFEXaVKTW_WLEdQgjTqzbaJ-WQEelU6vVMt6JOZmhfAX5l8G-pjetFr3JmefPyRzo0Or26jykaci2JWBc9X0e1Xw5AvJt_hULTQ_Wc4tpY4oM0WtDXeaBm-4VtA8sJDKzKjYznAOFwsSZtzONm3qWg7/s4032/IMG_4028.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7j1oOMzBMKOTjjfWMO7YkIJm1_xOwTpjfsFEXaVKTW_WLEdQgjTqzbaJ-WQEelU6vVMt6JOZmhfAX5l8G-pjetFr3JmefPyRzo0Or26jykaci2JWBc9X0e1Xw5AvJt_hULTQ_Wc4tpY4oM0WtDXeaBm-4VtA8sJDKzKjYznAOFwsSZtzONm3qWg7/w400-h225/IMG_4028.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Stats for today. </u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The temperature when I started at 8:00 am was 38F, when I finished at around 11:45 am it was 65F. That is Missouri weather for you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As long as you are comfortable with some route finding, I highly recommend this walk. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd02ETXtD8zbyoDVOEzGAXBUCyRKYnXVAi87J3STU05gFsffBJDYB5f65aBAxO9TO8G1PESVqeYvxALRTizCdzPFYrdRssWIo8xDVnVw3azkieSElkNxANwg1P93L0YPrpEwSqIJXPT9JHfVxNx80yD8-tCPhPqg-Zggia6SbHd5K3a5I8i0By5Sib/s3805/Track-%20Green%20Cave%20from%20Hamilton%20Hollow%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="3805" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd02ETXtD8zbyoDVOEzGAXBUCyRKYnXVAi87J3STU05gFsffBJDYB5f65aBAxO9TO8G1PESVqeYvxALRTizCdzPFYrdRssWIo8xDVnVw3azkieSElkNxANwg1P93L0YPrpEwSqIJXPT9JHfVxNx80yD8-tCPhPqg-Zggia6SbHd5K3a5I8i0By5Sib/w400-h186/Track-%20Green%20Cave%20from%20Hamilton%20Hollow%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cb3u1u11iUjphsQ5VlPp4P2x3BRuB7XZ3oB0JSI7hZekd7ppK3tLe_iknadthE4EluFjdftF85-6ec2RMtW-S1762R6LHPtSWlk4nWgtH9CvM-8xj56FHUrayRnpuYHmgfGE9Zqt1-oxvggElouo5o2Ek2fX4i5jyO32kgZQtOBWlBJ4sLlZApEB/s2075/TIme%20and%20distance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="2075" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cb3u1u11iUjphsQ5VlPp4P2x3BRuB7XZ3oB0JSI7hZekd7ppK3tLe_iknadthE4EluFjdftF85-6ec2RMtW-S1762R6LHPtSWlk4nWgtH9CvM-8xj56FHUrayRnpuYHmgfGE9Zqt1-oxvggElouo5o2Ek2fX4i5jyO32kgZQtOBWlBJ4sLlZApEB/w400-h109/TIme%20and%20distance.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q8B2vNPoqzCzQGdpWttbAK2WGXeY6OpEavKzHEmQeJAZbi4BMODEN7Nszs7L5Kgj9Y7vhnZK1xD1wv1pYqca4QkP-jZLq96tDrVLxpsPY_Fnwa8JiR3ESWP7_u7rA6tyYOAK0U3m8XgLFmcx_39_Cw2VmfMsX7dcxyx3fcGLoMLalfKVOPi6SZSS/s3697/Elevation%20over%20distance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="3697" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q8B2vNPoqzCzQGdpWttbAK2WGXeY6OpEavKzHEmQeJAZbi4BMODEN7Nszs7L5Kgj9Y7vhnZK1xD1wv1pYqca4QkP-jZLq96tDrVLxpsPY_Fnwa8JiR3ESWP7_u7rA6tyYOAK0U3m8XgLFmcx_39_Cw2VmfMsX7dcxyx3fcGLoMLalfKVOPi6SZSS/w400-h180/Elevation%20over%20distance.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p><br /></p></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-80322877310380008742022-12-17T07:21:00.000-06:002022-12-17T07:21:44.486-06:00Foothills Trail Statistics Dec 4-6 2022<p><span style="font-size: large;">In all the talk of beer, I forgot to post the statistics for the 3 days we were on trail in my original post. For those keeping track they are below.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 1</u> - Oconee State Park to Simms Campsite</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZL7Wfm7ktFopf_STxGK0lItpqsZ-uq3bfbqvE0XhL5eLRz_GL26SpyZc8yN4Og2boLFStcLXy3RL2ZVHd_GzSn-zADD1f7AiRMFfqJ5iuPZnMYk4tQwZCPhnvwFwuw1pOC8YvW4lQGaDaxqM2HylQT4-VTVYNoAwfYTEFzei--Uv39lIOlOxbOmej/s2901/Day%201%20Track%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="2901" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZL7Wfm7ktFopf_STxGK0lItpqsZ-uq3bfbqvE0XhL5eLRz_GL26SpyZc8yN4Og2boLFStcLXy3RL2ZVHd_GzSn-zADD1f7AiRMFfqJ5iuPZnMYk4tQwZCPhnvwFwuw1pOC8YvW4lQGaDaxqM2HylQT4-VTVYNoAwfYTEFzei--Uv39lIOlOxbOmej/w400-h221/Day%201%20Track%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjl74SCNkriHHe7wAnP-zrgk1oHH_PJHUDJZwpF1-YIxCU8yQSsOuTAb6YXF5i9AqzNRKUwd5iZl7CK0NwHCLsMjcXNRMuo4VMA2IWklDH-C23rBjK3lwuWmAxJXa-Bv-yoTT7hwaoM37FUdB0sWp4JZLClAwWdsxmS8OA5Xe99d7TAYesNdD6-TiU/s3689/Day%201%20Distance%20and%20Time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="3689" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjl74SCNkriHHe7wAnP-zrgk1oHH_PJHUDJZwpF1-YIxCU8yQSsOuTAb6YXF5i9AqzNRKUwd5iZl7CK0NwHCLsMjcXNRMuo4VMA2IWklDH-C23rBjK3lwuWmAxJXa-Bv-yoTT7hwaoM37FUdB0sWp4JZLClAwWdsxmS8OA5Xe99d7TAYesNdD6-TiU/w400-h166/Day%201%20Distance%20and%20Time.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGl1pVilCe7Lh7Lvv5Bor7q78r3RnjIpLu7VIbhHEFE2QrLHp8gcmtPh4IKEFBIDphIjZkBzDNf49mXolgRIobmwk7O_3AaHUD-YyyBoYNYTDAAgADChDDywG1JrYz8G8tyuBq404L0GvVQvMlX7X9JzVUGqPcsZxZ1PKqn5yj16P12ZqWtwiphw5/s2048/Day%201%20overview%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="2048" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGl1pVilCe7Lh7Lvv5Bor7q78r3RnjIpLu7VIbhHEFE2QrLHp8gcmtPh4IKEFBIDphIjZkBzDNf49mXolgRIobmwk7O_3AaHUD-YyyBoYNYTDAAgADChDDywG1JrYz8G8tyuBq404L0GvVQvMlX7X9JzVUGqPcsZxZ1PKqn5yj16P12ZqWtwiphw5/w400-h105/Day%201%20overview%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Day 2</u> - Simms Campsite to Round Mountain Campsite </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Joe was correct on this day. He said it felt like it was 17.5 miles and he was right on the money. The maps and the trail sign mileage has it at 15.5 miles, but in fact the GPS recorded 17.5 miles which includes the side trip to Kings Creek Falls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKjMHkfwt9IUBjHTDUqX4-80c1W4t69xif7q2oLC6qDC2rVQ-va6fRcPCIo3CqCq3SyoABiUxekvAH3b7K9gIKCzhs00FEGH9Mi7YD1g_TR4SGbLlyO3ZMn0zVYWbg7JKIPEGmMjyniT5_WFsoSkM-CnTGR3E3Gwg5z4jp2Po3AtMVFKWYfULInaj/s3831/Day%202%20Track.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="3831" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKjMHkfwt9IUBjHTDUqX4-80c1W4t69xif7q2oLC6qDC2rVQ-va6fRcPCIo3CqCq3SyoABiUxekvAH3b7K9gIKCzhs00FEGH9Mi7YD1g_TR4SGbLlyO3ZMn0zVYWbg7JKIPEGmMjyniT5_WFsoSkM-CnTGR3E3Gwg5z4jp2Po3AtMVFKWYfULInaj/w400-h174/Day%202%20Track.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHwZUyjCX5hFkPzKaXcha_9gjT6OzP8qeGuTTZ_xLrxRr8L2zBY1i_R88cUehyM3igcMhj36FuJ8hJ188AXj76kMBL8dCjbQFFG6ubAejgqCSiYwwUF-7W6Jgm5SifUOCWq47F2em565VZBTBWNoSvTJfXZ1HC0EfYoHtbhpbHaxGaUx5ZW2zZXDF/s4032/IMG_3614.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHwZUyjCX5hFkPzKaXcha_9gjT6OzP8qeGuTTZ_xLrxRr8L2zBY1i_R88cUehyM3igcMhj36FuJ8hJ188AXj76kMBL8dCjbQFFG6ubAejgqCSiYwwUF-7W6Jgm5SifUOCWq47F2em565VZBTBWNoSvTJfXZ1HC0EfYoHtbhpbHaxGaUx5ZW2zZXDF/w400-h225/IMG_3614.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You might ask why are we starting with a picture of a bathroom? Well actually, this is the end and we will get to the beginning shortly, but this just happens to be the same bathroom that saved me 8 years ago on the Foothills Trail in January 2014.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNW-ubik7osLnJ4dmw8LKu7_v8Z0Xa2JYbBbx1Z1BRk7qsnLr5FtxeLaHTXM2pLV8j9Xc4rWYBpHZ_p0Nd37NFsLMF1stxf31MartPUWOw3ZtgA2vaxROdEnrLFmwoi3hHSoTH0OhCu4IX9X5RH6HTA2e8zTr1QEibtphGoTYajIvJ0NrHMSTziRg2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNW-ubik7osLnJ4dmw8LKu7_v8Z0Xa2JYbBbx1Z1BRk7qsnLr5FtxeLaHTXM2pLV8j9Xc4rWYBpHZ_p0Nd37NFsLMF1stxf31MartPUWOw3ZtgA2vaxROdEnrLFmwoi3hHSoTH0OhCu4IX9X5RH6HTA2e8zTr1QEibtphGoTYajIvJ0NrHMSTziRg2=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>same bathroom hand dryer 2014! </i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">On that day in 2014, I spent more than an hour drying my wet gear and myself before proceeding to compete the trail over the next few days.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This year I was also drying myself and gear off, but we were not continuing. Back then the sun was shining after the rain and continued to shine the remainder of the week. This year it was continuing to rain today and tomorrow and the day after that. You can not see anything past 30 yards. For proof look at Whitewater Falls (one of the highlights of the trail) below. Not exactly the views you want and you are getting rained on in 45 degree temperatures. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RVFlvXY9yR8Cn1Z8kdnVMaYx-k2yJncN-Az3yMtFlKtq6ZSTIKsri1OnJpPgy0h8va-hJZfKzzdKjCnGDAYEXW8Y90XE9YUIr6MfLlk4LJHKb19CU8ZpR0jCh-cX_BNq5-b7PibGzg0ZAsPLK3H9ejAOqZuVAToF9ndZw75RLn3hehfkjUnZgBZv/s4032/IMG_3625.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RVFlvXY9yR8Cn1Z8kdnVMaYx-k2yJncN-Az3yMtFlKtq6ZSTIKsri1OnJpPgy0h8va-hJZfKzzdKjCnGDAYEXW8Y90XE9YUIr6MfLlk4LJHKb19CU8ZpR0jCh-cX_BNq5-b7PibGzg0ZAsPLK3H9ejAOqZuVAToF9ndZw75RLn3hehfkjUnZgBZv/w400-h225/IMG_3625.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So let's start at the beginning. The three amigos Cory, Joe, and myself, also known as Disco, Honey Bunny (more on that later) and Pisco, decided months ago to hike the Foothills Trail in South Carolina. I have already mentioned I hiked it in 2014, but I had no problems going back as it is a lovely trail and is also one of the 11 National Scenic Trails in the US.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cory has a brother near by, making logistics very easy, so dates were set and a plan was made. Hike from Sunday to Friday to cover the 76 miles and then spend a night in Asheville North Carolina on the way back home. </span></p><p><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 0</span></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is 644 miles from my house to our destination today. We arrived at Cory's brother's house (Andy) in the late afternoon and we were immediately made welcome. He is quite the cook and has a very impressive collection of adult beverages. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOQTcv3Rz2NzCX1t4zex_fzzUgNmuqc6QawVuUqxvynxQm_V-CVDApPlw-L-BC-D8gMsCD_Prgql7w0XU2Qs6XdJl54xZixfPueKms3iPZnah55Kaw9oFB3khCHVADBIT42M-fmN0p9z9EoYII_zDJtOylK6Z6eV8z2xHsT4V97glVrxSE4Yv0cBN/s4032/IMG_3459.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOQTcv3Rz2NzCX1t4zex_fzzUgNmuqc6QawVuUqxvynxQm_V-CVDApPlw-L-BC-D8gMsCD_Prgql7w0XU2Qs6XdJl54xZixfPueKms3iPZnah55Kaw9oFB3khCHVADBIT42M-fmN0p9z9EoYII_zDJtOylK6Z6eV8z2xHsT4V97glVrxSE4Yv0cBN/w400-h225/IMG_3459.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We ate and drank like kings and could not have had a better pre-hike experience. (smoked cream cheese with homemade jelly topping- below... yum!)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4xpxQwbSPe-5fa4yNxBVUuQ1qUU_HLv-BtJDW9JxCSq0WGXy7rZbo51s4wN_Q4pLUnzYDI-EkAj1aCUMrSIR1dpWnfNlEKw2v1Vptt0iUleouh3UQrf87gX7FJequRNja20Dkv28zqIarO-9aZprcdgf1o5HiIhRV1T-WIkpGXqRBwcigb62oQiR/s4032/IMG_3491.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4xpxQwbSPe-5fa4yNxBVUuQ1qUU_HLv-BtJDW9JxCSq0WGXy7rZbo51s4wN_Q4pLUnzYDI-EkAj1aCUMrSIR1dpWnfNlEKw2v1Vptt0iUleouh3UQrf87gX7FJequRNja20Dkv28zqIarO-9aZprcdgf1o5HiIhRV1T-WIkpGXqRBwcigb62oQiR/w400-h225/IMG_3491.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pulled Pork, Carolina Style</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3wBlm3zKf9dp1kojcwQGlgBZoxYSxB3Sh_r5LT0PuxGDLRhQcg72Cuc44xa3rhw7cgZtIt66PZxyDQxR04ExaOAbPebIXUhqMpucxWrqgQr1LU_02a26L7tD9LxIfn-CZoB0Qsx0_-e0NE4XTPwBR9LU6h7iRaLHIwpSoABdSNgS1b1YHtjw0FZS/s4032/IMG_3493.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3wBlm3zKf9dp1kojcwQGlgBZoxYSxB3Sh_r5LT0PuxGDLRhQcg72Cuc44xa3rhw7cgZtIt66PZxyDQxR04ExaOAbPebIXUhqMpucxWrqgQr1LU_02a26L7tD9LxIfn-CZoB0Qsx0_-e0NE4XTPwBR9LU6h7iRaLHIwpSoABdSNgS1b1YHtjw0FZS/w225-h400/IMG_3493.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Did I mention that they have a pet pig (Dollie) what a riot. She is amazing and very smart (and spoiled) they have 3 dogs, 2 cats and Dollie. She sleeps right on the couch</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJe2typh9Ld7w_MFlvcOGUQ-Ss38KKlhAgNpl0kX1K1FWjDaV6G-k--c5RGn26auy1qH8bgf66K8hPxTZV1SxpRQP6M6u7BRUU2OaummblkzXHjMSMjQWVvQTd1Nr1rk8MH5ohV-aaDOVE7Z7p22KL58vZrahPJpKgkwnLKeRSZ4sokS8zWq3D-Sy/s4032/IMG_3507.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJe2typh9Ld7w_MFlvcOGUQ-Ss38KKlhAgNpl0kX1K1FWjDaV6G-k--c5RGn26auy1qH8bgf66K8hPxTZV1SxpRQP6M6u7BRUU2OaummblkzXHjMSMjQWVvQTd1Nr1rk8MH5ohV-aaDOVE7Z7p22KL58vZrahPJpKgkwnLKeRSZ4sokS8zWq3D-Sy/w400-h225/IMG_3507.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning we were up and out (maybe not so bushy tailed after many good beverages) but on the trail by 9:30.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FiPb85prEanjFbv9w5sqjAmXKsdqJIhzN_KTyACVuxA2gVAPSRlUvcwLanhI76PPlVCbYJh_aM4us7LFCltq6MC1tSJZOV8tL8KTLjG-PYAS4ijsTMgaT0ZFC6n-9FOliOuC0GT-3o0YMuCof5kvG62YTvo5ILgP493SLNHZwwTAr8TaenoFHDoL/s4032/IMG_3514.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FiPb85prEanjFbv9w5sqjAmXKsdqJIhzN_KTyACVuxA2gVAPSRlUvcwLanhI76PPlVCbYJh_aM4us7LFCltq6MC1tSJZOV8tL8KTLjG-PYAS4ijsTMgaT0ZFC6n-9FOliOuC0GT-3o0YMuCof5kvG62YTvo5ILgP493SLNHZwwTAr8TaenoFHDoL/w225-h400/IMG_3514.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It was a perfect day for hiking and we quietly thought we might get lucky and the forecast might be turning in our favor. 76.2 miles to Table Rock State Park and the end of the trail. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEhzrsmpWpuoNW_ftikkx86a7iIdC-E0eP76wJeZjc2sFGwZo5VBguuvEvalglDp57lUtwyR61thpYKW3__h9QlQY3bkXEssNkoI1tcfG_8gumVdcHQ3FqzlnUSPI9775F4XVucdf5HNID6tG9Sp8u7N3rq0Ul73P7nD3xFvcHJvf01cHw30RBHfx/w400-h225/IMG_3522.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The trail is so well maintained and the views are great when you start to climb.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMGcolrRkDy4Bmj0oBnYBjDnmn1335NBf_TAXRt6psVUn3Yl2hwhzLM0wDmNOGINAHwHkXx-f5lFmrt38jtsQ9oPkD8fj_qFt1cxZ08kQu8J7UysVz7OCCyMb9MCdvpMM-9At8ComsyD4K6hObLjCqBEu73uBe_EUlL1jllEHETpTej9RIskEN4Qz/s4032/IMG_3523.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMGcolrRkDy4Bmj0oBnYBjDnmn1335NBf_TAXRt6psVUn3Yl2hwhzLM0wDmNOGINAHwHkXx-f5lFmrt38jtsQ9oPkD8fj_qFt1cxZ08kQu8J7UysVz7OCCyMb9MCdvpMM-9At8ComsyD4K6hObLjCqBEu73uBe_EUlL1jllEHETpTej9RIskEN4Qz/w400-h225/IMG_3523.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WT-Wgl6YmO5wF0COPCV7yOLNK5keyJcS74kK9GIRxfQ0NaXCViBPZqPiCQvdYboSiTYJE_gUB0wbMfAJKYxrOoZmDHMov47wO2laKk66wwko38b3vSmKlZHkPZ4W28GtQHs6fMeUOrjzQ-ksYXQYtMJ2M4n8ITBiB-0Uq_YyAEVpH_0_xOZL1TQM/s3088/IMG_3525.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="1737" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WT-Wgl6YmO5wF0COPCV7yOLNK5keyJcS74kK9GIRxfQ0NaXCViBPZqPiCQvdYboSiTYJE_gUB0wbMfAJKYxrOoZmDHMov47wO2laKk66wwko38b3vSmKlZHkPZ4W28GtQHs6fMeUOrjzQ-ksYXQYtMJ2M4n8ITBiB-0Uq_YyAEVpH_0_xOZL1TQM/w225-h400/IMG_3525.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This trail gets over 2000' pretty quickly and that is higher than anything in Missouri. The Foothills trail goes to around 3500' at the top of Sassafras Mountain, the highest point in South Carolina </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85qxEAj7kBc6YlQBefsjFJPc1HfA2C3o75mpikpZQdoQAFp2Re4KUxFjCD9q7LdXlUXUzyprGtxtTdpAYznyB5W7TURt6e_czBInUN7M2ir46o_J7d2HJrv2YVazJ2ZiLqJBAmZ0K-PED26jtbkMB_yE1JXbk8ak6_CqLX1VFWkQnOJIZYBnutZh3/s4032/IMG_3528.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85qxEAj7kBc6YlQBefsjFJPc1HfA2C3o75mpikpZQdoQAFp2Re4KUxFjCD9q7LdXlUXUzyprGtxtTdpAYznyB5W7TURt6e_czBInUN7M2ir46o_J7d2HJrv2YVazJ2ZiLqJBAmZ0K-PED26jtbkMB_yE1JXbk8ak6_CqLX1VFWkQnOJIZYBnutZh3/w400-h225/IMG_3528.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No need to cross any creeks as the Foothills Trail Association has many bridges, big and small.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xTPhBkyhyvEVhP0ZCnhTKsod9l6ZYp5L6Krzl9siBSEJZZ4lOKJ5w60kXI10LzY1oWcO2tJILVqhUP5fQhe7846S2KjnR0pa7MxLQ4bhWHOnuudzobjBo9U7QgAcYtWMHfyPtyzWpdw-ebCIy9gubJLHb5tuy-N9vcblxVW7IVXO-hOgYmF4x-AI/s4032/IMG_3530.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xTPhBkyhyvEVhP0ZCnhTKsod9l6ZYp5L6Krzl9siBSEJZZ4lOKJ5w60kXI10LzY1oWcO2tJILVqhUP5fQhe7846S2KjnR0pa7MxLQ4bhWHOnuudzobjBo9U7QgAcYtWMHfyPtyzWpdw-ebCIy9gubJLHb5tuy-N9vcblxVW7IVXO-hOgYmF4x-AI/w400-h225/IMG_3530.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">And they love their steps! Later in the trail there are 420 of them in a row.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-Skv36Jx5KusMRbGRZqPR4shgFKu8m-yfeNAM7jxvUqv9lYO5LsjDaa7LETywyvXKVdAiEtNuk-1mPY4c9dBJIWZVPzmjVSDDDe01WHwpsTdd6sic4JhdTdUZZYkIds61muT4-LvjbEFsx9W4XJebbo3szl53t3j2JwIWEZXwGSU4B494ZI15XML/s4032/IMG_3531.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-Skv36Jx5KusMRbGRZqPR4shgFKu8m-yfeNAM7jxvUqv9lYO5LsjDaa7LETywyvXKVdAiEtNuk-1mPY4c9dBJIWZVPzmjVSDDDe01WHwpsTdd6sic4JhdTdUZZYkIds61muT4-LvjbEFsx9W4XJebbo3szl53t3j2JwIWEZXwGSU4B494ZI15XML/w225-h400/IMG_3531.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since my last visit they have put in a lot of new signage at junctions and campsites. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdKUkGcRgWEbm2Dd8ZnkUcnvNEbAnfvePxYmCPtebWsuA5s9F95f0fNhOuROylS62RidXySyNcc1XQOtAV250QRTo0h4ltGvCfdqRf8d_VPqjp-kWmVIctVGlp2yKuR8Oityr9rhTJQeCliDfulOsFQ1MKvQgWCGmenOumPHh1ipKPBTqP8Ye18Aq/s4032/IMG_3532.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdKUkGcRgWEbm2Dd8ZnkUcnvNEbAnfvePxYmCPtebWsuA5s9F95f0fNhOuROylS62RidXySyNcc1XQOtAV250QRTo0h4ltGvCfdqRf8d_VPqjp-kWmVIctVGlp2yKuR8Oityr9rhTJQeCliDfulOsFQ1MKvQgWCGmenOumPHh1ipKPBTqP8Ye18Aq/w400-h225/IMG_3532.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">More good views</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnARG_crgFqASU6v5uTreW_3_STCXPyqYoVS-Rm8UjnPa4hysNRC-zPWyo6IZypxKV6TiVtrxwYxvA7u-N_qLGeLQUBIrU9Ra2VOMUFmMOfywZewxFUkmE2mnoRez3U5xzk6CN4TkrDjeFq3uQcx5XdqOOykhVUDnbqHa3QmFn0cBDhn18xAnuZ7g6/s4032/IMG_3533.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnARG_crgFqASU6v5uTreW_3_STCXPyqYoVS-Rm8UjnPa4hysNRC-zPWyo6IZypxKV6TiVtrxwYxvA7u-N_qLGeLQUBIrU9Ra2VOMUFmMOfywZewxFUkmE2mnoRez3U5xzk6CN4TkrDjeFq3uQcx5XdqOOykhVUDnbqHa3QmFn0cBDhn18xAnuZ7g6/w400-h225/IMG_3533.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You pop out next to Hwy 107 for the first time and now they even have a porta potty. Not sure if it is meant for hikers or just a road side convenience, but it sure was convenient! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDCVAWrqyzWbSw2ZqU7CxoVJcJZ2HkOYyyuUilKgfE93dImbyom0WNTkZHfC9zxEUrS4PNxW_jHUBCHrikEcoF2hqXq_sZaINItKeLWh9Z0m8gbsmAMaijqBubjlwZfF-nFCxuLfloAbVD1x4jPFYj-xY9Q4Qy_r8SBEliftgG8JkhEynLwJrd6tT/s4032/IMG_3535.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDCVAWrqyzWbSw2ZqU7CxoVJcJZ2HkOYyyuUilKgfE93dImbyom0WNTkZHfC9zxEUrS4PNxW_jHUBCHrikEcoF2hqXq_sZaINItKeLWh9Z0m8gbsmAMaijqBubjlwZfF-nFCxuLfloAbVD1x4jPFYj-xY9Q4Qy_r8SBEliftgG8JkhEynLwJrd6tT/w225-h400/IMG_3535.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwKwTBPW2stUvKzaTOtj8VLZRf6hUSCFlYUhuikPt4AKEo_78ZX2GVpUPJUh_Zq97pg6CukhB1Mc8zAuoPwdpKmzkYsZ8jyaOFTNg_2kjStiAK8P4DTUP_OGaVy8YlY36xkoWVzTr1SEebdn_snjRY9yMK8Es8RRtfIwxofX7GBwFLD5qcvpizp_U/s4032/IMG_3537.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwKwTBPW2stUvKzaTOtj8VLZRf6hUSCFlYUhuikPt4AKEo_78ZX2GVpUPJUh_Zq97pg6CukhB1Mc8zAuoPwdpKmzkYsZ8jyaOFTNg_2kjStiAK8P4DTUP_OGaVy8YlY36xkoWVzTr1SEebdn_snjRY9yMK8Es8RRtfIwxofX7GBwFLD5qcvpizp_U/w400-h225/IMG_3537.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lunch stop. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYEWdDjfZjy9-d0m9Ldl1J-Y5OdxU69AR2nMKllE7vd1g2jAZPfiNxNryllZ63RHZa1rWsQut8APuW28BHGDsRCMp6bETsJ10T7zL0rD9eT1aXlj0ktz9v1FdVf5wvkurJWZIU1H96Of_HSBDQLXGn0nqyhLzMssfOZtVVX6g34OipaQ2gu88acgs/s4032/IMG_3538.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYEWdDjfZjy9-d0m9Ldl1J-Y5OdxU69AR2nMKllE7vd1g2jAZPfiNxNryllZ63RHZa1rWsQut8APuW28BHGDsRCMp6bETsJ10T7zL0rD9eT1aXlj0ktz9v1FdVf5wvkurJWZIU1H96Of_HSBDQLXGn0nqyhLzMssfOZtVVX6g34OipaQ2gu88acgs/w400-h225/IMG_3538.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Foothills Trail is known for its abundant water falls</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLZ4KzBsWCPO4zCf_qdqFo_29DbfnQjiSVPQq_pN02CNFDlt6itGCDQh3ddyzv5b1I8O7NdwM0Qw8DdpRT1qkesp53mF0eIIn7LAviNgo55tR3umyKFDRQ4DCMZqBx1afRNvEcZpRxjrd-E50lF5iojAlDVLF9_L8x1Q-o2t3QaRlXLHFMslg3xaf/s4032/IMG_3539.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLZ4KzBsWCPO4zCf_qdqFo_29DbfnQjiSVPQq_pN02CNFDlt6itGCDQh3ddyzv5b1I8O7NdwM0Qw8DdpRT1qkesp53mF0eIIn7LAviNgo55tR3umyKFDRQ4DCMZqBx1afRNvEcZpRxjrd-E50lF5iojAlDVLF9_L8x1Q-o2t3QaRlXLHFMslg3xaf/w225-h400/IMG_3539.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">more nice bridges </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn33fxz7Ris2ifhUOGdId4x2ioAWwzLgpLTN7PLtgurcA9vTnv3iBHapJm4OIIehVdZ53AwtGKbqPjLrhFHIYIJ2AUMhnrTt7Xm6Onw95taFCdPIrHD5zrGhrCztDhN5oOSEJK_n1mR3_-Y85bwfvxga-ZnlDvDIIaIP9RkSCDIkvkUy0GaGC0by2/s4032/IMG_3542.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn33fxz7Ris2ifhUOGdId4x2ioAWwzLgpLTN7PLtgurcA9vTnv3iBHapJm4OIIehVdZ53AwtGKbqPjLrhFHIYIJ2AUMhnrTt7Xm6Onw95taFCdPIrHD5zrGhrCztDhN5oOSEJK_n1mR3_-Y85bwfvxga-ZnlDvDIIaIP9RkSCDIkvkUy0GaGC0by2/w225-h400/IMG_3542.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Even in the winter, It is very lush with Rhododendrons and Mountain Laurel </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtenziMUToWpuE7Go5E7T1piL-QL3sWo-9hoatIayPG5KUr-tu8SWP4iCw8JKEfCpoXDSMbMnlXKOLJKxn0OLTKacq7x8bu1Vlstb3RpQql6aGVEFjJGDa9kjfg2EKLDJMnmg1tyrkUyDKuanlmCW1OQEBdvF3RS6ONUy2rk9Ml_eyulAWWI__uD3/s4032/IMG_3545.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtenziMUToWpuE7Go5E7T1piL-QL3sWo-9hoatIayPG5KUr-tu8SWP4iCw8JKEfCpoXDSMbMnlXKOLJKxn0OLTKacq7x8bu1Vlstb3RpQql6aGVEFjJGDa9kjfg2EKLDJMnmg1tyrkUyDKuanlmCW1OQEBdvF3RS6ONUy2rk9Ml_eyulAWWI__uD3/w225-h400/IMG_3545.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After your initial walk through the woods, you join the Chattooga River. This is your companion for half the day today and tomorrow morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAY7-TaLC43ryA0Auj1K5nY9eJZ692LOPA1rTl88Mrx4jrmZg7MFyVwl2paoSjIf8UZSV5EJVDee16OJbgw4Rk_r3YyAotIx-Y780oT7w9q6iOC_hUJwZHv2lBIZZuN1ECS0uUHUJpo0eFz-kwp-xDIXHd-YJcyafwrpLb-JvyR_a9rpJHciN47dw/s4032/IMG_3547.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAY7-TaLC43ryA0Auj1K5nY9eJZ692LOPA1rTl88Mrx4jrmZg7MFyVwl2paoSjIf8UZSV5EJVDee16OJbgw4Rk_r3YyAotIx-Y780oT7w9q6iOC_hUJwZHv2lBIZZuN1ECS0uUHUJpo0eFz-kwp-xDIXHd-YJcyafwrpLb-JvyR_a9rpJHciN47dw/w400-h225/IMG_3547.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I did not remember just how strenuous this section was. You leave the river and go up and down several times over the next few miles. A couple of times to be honest I did not remember at all. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSrH89QNDyBVlZEm6CsFJZaoKnh7a6xWVr1fPS7sNycPC2EzR6T9xUX9al0LTpgAwK4FMdo_xDqjpvPYlvSGL5Lea6YbEyuHKqeKFm2am_lx7tAOLjjMOAXKxy4KI07s1_deyXUWUKV8W09v0HEOphD5_89Q9reSLyjvRJkrtzrV07ln_wdng5Qja/s4032/IMG_3548.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSrH89QNDyBVlZEm6CsFJZaoKnh7a6xWVr1fPS7sNycPC2EzR6T9xUX9al0LTpgAwK4FMdo_xDqjpvPYlvSGL5Lea6YbEyuHKqeKFm2am_lx7tAOLjjMOAXKxy4KI07s1_deyXUWUKV8W09v0HEOphD5_89Q9reSLyjvRJkrtzrV07ln_wdng5Qja/w400-h225/IMG_3548.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day remained beautiful and walking next to, or just above the river, was great</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfatKrtumT4W560-oWwqZiv78govm-zrFLWt5m5MraRegvHU2NE-wYKR0Zc_jLWj_JxpB-6bQhvf1KM6aq5xpkpsVyY4XqqleTM9sOsexWPBLmKYTAras6YmQyopX-E6kbiqIBo9VQtHUSe1z1pZ31aLbrc_XjoiapFW4oKIeP5VOHhW1_1ln5fLNN/s4032/IMG_3549.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfatKrtumT4W560-oWwqZiv78govm-zrFLWt5m5MraRegvHU2NE-wYKR0Zc_jLWj_JxpB-6bQhvf1KM6aq5xpkpsVyY4XqqleTM9sOsexWPBLmKYTAras6YmQyopX-E6kbiqIBo9VQtHUSe1z1pZ31aLbrc_XjoiapFW4oKIeP5VOHhW1_1ln5fLNN/w400-h225/IMG_3549.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lu1WrflUs3o" width="320" youtube-src-id="Lu1WrflUs3o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b7Ntw55viDI" width="320" youtube-src-id="b7Ntw55viDI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It appears the Foothills Trail is trying to promote using just the bigger established campsites and I can see why, with the increased use it is best to keep the impact in singular locations. The campsites are big and nice and well marked. We made it to Simms Field Campsite, just 11.4 miles for the day. I had made 14.5 miles in 2014 but by the time we got here it was getting late in the afternoon, the sun was low and we were tired. We felt we could make up the mileage tomorrow. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoApPRcCaBQpecM63pCWKeeddNw1Pl_MSM64W9d5SVsJ6CBxM3CchtXdOdRtnxccySRnaFTtB9Do9DEQMAYjJh7XDqto-LaW7NuCYenuHz0du3eY2gIbeX8t2Dkktfw1W1WAagkZTjUYIeHKQlQIl4oceDR_7n9h83v6KP0ySnGAOha9w2FmT-1HNu/s4032/IMG_3553.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoApPRcCaBQpecM63pCWKeeddNw1Pl_MSM64W9d5SVsJ6CBxM3CchtXdOdRtnxccySRnaFTtB9Do9DEQMAYjJh7XDqto-LaW7NuCYenuHz0du3eY2gIbeX8t2Dkktfw1W1WAagkZTjUYIeHKQlQIl4oceDR_7n9h83v6KP0ySnGAOha9w2FmT-1HNu/s4032/IMG_3553.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoApPRcCaBQpecM63pCWKeeddNw1Pl_MSM64W9d5SVsJ6CBxM3CchtXdOdRtnxccySRnaFTtB9Do9DEQMAYjJh7XDqto-LaW7NuCYenuHz0du3eY2gIbeX8t2Dkktfw1W1WAagkZTjUYIeHKQlQIl4oceDR_7n9h83v6KP0ySnGAOha9w2FmT-1HNu/s4032/IMG_3553.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoApPRcCaBQpecM63pCWKeeddNw1Pl_MSM64W9d5SVsJ6CBxM3CchtXdOdRtnxccySRnaFTtB9Do9DEQMAYjJh7XDqto-LaW7NuCYenuHz0du3eY2gIbeX8t2Dkktfw1W1WAagkZTjUYIeHKQlQIl4oceDR_7n9h83v6KP0ySnGAOha9w2FmT-1HNu/w400-h225/IMG_3553.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This spot is right on the river and easy to walk out for water and makes for a great views</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Down River</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx19tNfHTlO07uPkrZKoKhZSGPPZ9_DvXjc8cZdJssaZ7TQv-URjrCZEmdZihTmaanyCV7O3ZAMJ9txmQKsUcdIofULbgypT7Z-4yfiS7ihfUwJ-atwOyNTn0iGCU-hhf_rm7Ye4urHxhwm-Iw4GWSut7O373a7mcxIU4blj9JT_FRD8HM23tUIyX/s4032/IMG_3556.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx19tNfHTlO07uPkrZKoKhZSGPPZ9_DvXjc8cZdJssaZ7TQv-URjrCZEmdZihTmaanyCV7O3ZAMJ9txmQKsUcdIofULbgypT7Z-4yfiS7ihfUwJ-atwOyNTn0iGCU-hhf_rm7Ye4urHxhwm-Iw4GWSut7O373a7mcxIU4blj9JT_FRD8HM23tUIyX/w400-h225/IMG_3556.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up River</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva0Q0hnlGNGT87Lr0OMCeKc2gXot6E5tJNjZq338J_PzQVO4FBVeasOQD4gBCkmZJ9_9p0Q1dJrKrXxGs956y8AAZZSYqInZWvvngpPUs70r2EZUI81xB8nu4K6qC4ScpuAEgPJlVJB1nDfIz-FJYf1DFKrAtbR2Ji_laNCy7WjTK8nUm-Ryuz1lw/s4032/IMG_3557.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva0Q0hnlGNGT87Lr0OMCeKc2gXot6E5tJNjZq338J_PzQVO4FBVeasOQD4gBCkmZJ9_9p0Q1dJrKrXxGs956y8AAZZSYqInZWvvngpPUs70r2EZUI81xB8nu4K6qC4ScpuAEgPJlVJB1nDfIz-FJYf1DFKrAtbR2Ji_laNCy7WjTK8nUm-Ryuz1lw/w400-h225/IMG_3557.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Set up listening to the river. A great first day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsDY1hLNXrG-F0SfKtJgwhjkO1ByGver2bX7IE48ynEAYAwH4V5Fj5zR3-Jg4C3to9NiqIreeC5zT7HmIVcGLO_3eUPic241wsvst_8Yhb0D9Wwx9Y3Nn5rqZU2IUjaXeEw-xAdNN8wES1bOXewTppLjRLOzZ0rN_3QsaPTjgKRG5QQ7wUlMjb0fd/s4032/IMG_3560.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsDY1hLNXrG-F0SfKtJgwhjkO1ByGver2bX7IE48ynEAYAwH4V5Fj5zR3-Jg4C3to9NiqIreeC5zT7HmIVcGLO_3eUPic241wsvst_8Yhb0D9Wwx9Y3Nn5rqZU2IUjaXeEw-xAdNN8wES1bOXewTppLjRLOzZ0rN_3QsaPTjgKRG5QQ7wUlMjb0fd/w400-h225/IMG_3560.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Day 2</u></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning dawned and still ok. Got camp broken down and made sure to clean up any micro trash we could find to leave it better than we found it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStJ3i6xGJHzAHT7ytU45BHTTiI1ngb7q4jw2vPYQNSclsnkGYLzgyVWbzZ4DKtxSJKZbAvvdJX9911_rDAQib4dAzbjgZYqZEAKs9-wBeadcGDYsV-CMCy0afOIbIHRmM-ktiY1NAg9LC-m_SGMf8pAXypxTHrVggmCFF-4rAZaLakrQK97Oyg1gs/s4032/IMG_3562.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStJ3i6xGJHzAHT7ytU45BHTTiI1ngb7q4jw2vPYQNSclsnkGYLzgyVWbzZ4DKtxSJKZbAvvdJX9911_rDAQib4dAzbjgZYqZEAKs9-wBeadcGDYsV-CMCy0afOIbIHRmM-ktiY1NAg9LC-m_SGMf8pAXypxTHrVggmCFF-4rAZaLakrQK97Oyg1gs/w400-h225/IMG_3562.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Had time for some coffee and breakfast before trying to get on the trail before the rain.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXyFHWUgiglivIBXCNo0W_uNaWdzFeTgkW30Gi80BDrcIXhweFUc2n3bUWpdVBWJCvccGPJYLP4WOXtdJZDQIiPjnEbt1wsGNI1sZh2NrizZUQXSEJ93IOl0vgXmDBjr4aBDg1vYq7xpbBxge6wfiaNtPaCfpA6x2kxgIKcbhOjQRkeXKDnbK2_8-/s4032/IMG_3563.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXyFHWUgiglivIBXCNo0W_uNaWdzFeTgkW30Gi80BDrcIXhweFUc2n3bUWpdVBWJCvccGPJYLP4WOXtdJZDQIiPjnEbt1wsGNI1sZh2NrizZUQXSEJ93IOl0vgXmDBjr4aBDg1vYq7xpbBxge6wfiaNtPaCfpA6x2kxgIKcbhOjQRkeXKDnbK2_8-/w225-h400/IMG_3563.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since we had not come as far as we wanted too, we still had to go up and around Round Top hill and back to the river for a bit. This is a pretty steep and narrow bit of trail. It started to rain off and on after about 15 minutes into our day and would rain all day! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m_vuQSpdZ0mJwk1GExuk7fusvoDKZPST9ImTEy1wvTBpuvxhDYvZhcZVDHj2nbq3dCK2YU4rNa3ZdR78h4dj7p6wGXvniVimgPndrgwuoU8f2lf3A7y6GhH_bBwXcYrbjnI8wrcQMFzVp8o_xShlPquASykpddGxvYs9hiJvroAVa6HgW4H8QqOn/s4032/IMG_3567.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m_vuQSpdZ0mJwk1GExuk7fusvoDKZPST9ImTEy1wvTBpuvxhDYvZhcZVDHj2nbq3dCK2YU4rNa3ZdR78h4dj7p6wGXvniVimgPndrgwuoU8f2lf3A7y6GhH_bBwXcYrbjnI8wrcQMFzVp8o_xShlPquASykpddGxvYs9hiJvroAVa6HgW4H8QqOn/w225-h400/IMG_3567.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSyzwgAVRhbJZpbDZGXqiBgbzK08Yr4u7EhFHJLCh8dzBZWzfoF4OmPMjDJnoz4Rp6jfhhRD7_q6wkU63tEf2-xNqFCHMAxMMU4TOO1gOw6-tR94dMvitVQRBezTXoZZGpg0FGT2cFVPikZzThlyQ4niS_YZv8PZCeLAzZovdwfK_PgXL1aJI489Y/s4032/IMG_3569.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSyzwgAVRhbJZpbDZGXqiBgbzK08Yr4u7EhFHJLCh8dzBZWzfoF4OmPMjDJnoz4Rp6jfhhRD7_q6wkU63tEf2-xNqFCHMAxMMU4TOO1gOw6-tR94dMvitVQRBezTXoZZGpg0FGT2cFVPikZzThlyQ4niS_YZv8PZCeLAzZovdwfK_PgXL1aJI489Y/w225-h400/IMG_3569.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">New bridges and steps </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfgXwYoaEhjfKmibpnTcasPpoHQv3eg0HKH9RvOeWZVKI1YbILO9iZENlB63DCSBRAMkxtUKQb2Ra8D3pZtRL-uJ-lVAow5xzK0w-GxGyqUcSB8FWiDeet0QCr3IoNjzl_Q0Eu9d-eFYenRJzW_y67zKaCBeguzNxg_8_ZIBoTYXhiQnK2geQN57A/s4032/IMG_3571.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfgXwYoaEhjfKmibpnTcasPpoHQv3eg0HKH9RvOeWZVKI1YbILO9iZENlB63DCSBRAMkxtUKQb2Ra8D3pZtRL-uJ-lVAow5xzK0w-GxGyqUcSB8FWiDeet0QCr3IoNjzl_Q0Eu9d-eFYenRJzW_y67zKaCBeguzNxg_8_ZIBoTYXhiQnK2geQN57A/w225-h400/IMG_3571.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">You still do get great views of the river.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxDRx02ESzAlb_oEyrjE9fwwSTBHvOur_8MfevsjbBLQhZvtH9V9HvpB1Q8vS6TfwEVKtghxOpY8J6C6X9ow8ytG6BS_bCk8CjqREQK9hJK9gDq_BhC7DeirMebuZENKPTI0-Osr9f9D1cQulIFR7Lj8VxoglYt4ucZQjFJEpbA3tw894HnFCCftE/s4032/IMG_3573.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxDRx02ESzAlb_oEyrjE9fwwSTBHvOur_8MfevsjbBLQhZvtH9V9HvpB1Q8vS6TfwEVKtghxOpY8J6C6X9ow8ytG6BS_bCk8CjqREQK9hJK9gDq_BhC7DeirMebuZENKPTI0-Osr9f9D1cQulIFR7Lj8VxoglYt4ucZQjFJEpbA3tw894HnFCCftE/w400-h225/IMG_3573.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At mile 13.6 there is now a junction for Big Bend Falls. This was not here in 2014</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqzdqv83mMTpzQLXCv1BLkU6Q6HexYo9K7JxYhtvRMycUMaZTC0ZjLAo2ifFO7WlQx8xG35HgJEbwWldJCZahOlZjcII_QIIdQEem1bbJmvLnKJnA5ZGiWqQxg7oXFi6aeyNTN6lnL0uqQ6cHGLdVXCdwpmAd_FK3YRR9UNxkhZsj9yw6El-b38Gl/s4032/IMG_3577.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqzdqv83mMTpzQLXCv1BLkU6Q6HexYo9K7JxYhtvRMycUMaZTC0ZjLAo2ifFO7WlQx8xG35HgJEbwWldJCZahOlZjcII_QIIdQEem1bbJmvLnKJnA5ZGiWqQxg7oXFi6aeyNTN6lnL0uqQ6cHGLdVXCdwpmAd_FK3YRR9UNxkhZsj9yw6El-b38Gl/w400-h225/IMG_3577.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed on the Foothills Trail. As much as I tried I could not find my original camping spot from 2014. It was directly on the river, but I think it might have been decommissioned in favor of the larger multi person sites. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz1axhE9I9ALxwFYDN1H7ZqLQdWAVqk7CYHpYaFUpt0qK5QU-bbrfAa3SHiSfO1GxMlwef5YzEf2ukEuc1g1TSJI7_iH8KhfNiC1jVhyu-yrrz4FTDH8NmSZqjrXhYBN4lZOA22CYthvvoeudfhyqEieetMu3Orz7n3epwkWwgPymx_SzLBYfjc4k/s4032/IMG_3578.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz1axhE9I9ALxwFYDN1H7ZqLQdWAVqk7CYHpYaFUpt0qK5QU-bbrfAa3SHiSfO1GxMlwef5YzEf2ukEuc1g1TSJI7_iH8KhfNiC1jVhyu-yrrz4FTDH8NmSZqjrXhYBN4lZOA22CYthvvoeudfhyqEieetMu3Orz7n3epwkWwgPymx_SzLBYfjc4k/w400-h225/IMG_3578.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at the last campsite, on a beach, before you turn uphill around mile 15 and we waited for Joe, who has been having some issues with a bad knee, that needs to be replaced. By now it was raining more on than off and the temperatures were starting to fall a bit. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV57Q2Y2K_aG2KiIpy_5_ZYvTOXXZWAscwYd2aGpPS6I1Nrf5ednhKIhwwvgyv3zpNZfJAlzSZvEFfWTuBGecQwO1830jIqJD4A8QhCXSuzmwByinxwSDEA-P1GIKlVJI_rPLDWeLrhBZCxes68FXvmpqJRy3wWqOiK-_KOYOYzjPA9zmhndMsxer/s4032/IMG_3580.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV57Q2Y2K_aG2KiIpy_5_ZYvTOXXZWAscwYd2aGpPS6I1Nrf5ednhKIhwwvgyv3zpNZfJAlzSZvEFfWTuBGecQwO1830jIqJD4A8QhCXSuzmwByinxwSDEA-P1GIKlVJI_rPLDWeLrhBZCxes68FXvmpqJRy3wWqOiK-_KOYOYzjPA9zmhndMsxer/w225-h400/IMG_3580.JPEG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory waiting it out in the rain, under his umbrella</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Joe rejoined in under 20 minutes and we were back walking to stay warm. the next marker is for Burrell Campground and Kings Creek Falls. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IKhckBdec6yxmcsWyh-0vT81uX_RX-CTl24D6RWkBHkLaCUyrMMzkKqpXZ86QOgc2PRXZjURMKZoCDXajjey_mqGuYf--iazlqw8gMlsBjkUU9hzyRZFt3bSBXcwdFsMFuT13Yl5xpXVz4i2Ky-CZ30aO-4_dQV439J38sS0_o95uPzQKOUWqkhi/s4032/IMG_3581.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IKhckBdec6yxmcsWyh-0vT81uX_RX-CTl24D6RWkBHkLaCUyrMMzkKqpXZ86QOgc2PRXZjURMKZoCDXajjey_mqGuYf--iazlqw8gMlsBjkUU9hzyRZFt3bSBXcwdFsMFuT13Yl5xpXVz4i2Ky-CZ30aO-4_dQV439J38sS0_o95uPzQKOUWqkhi/w400-h225/IMG_3581.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We did stop at the Falls to take the side trail, as this Falls is not to be missed </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXyI5SyTdnnkfFbXWZrFEdBdkWTFmk3UxVb7Me6bjsviGH-LDKxjYrF17_R5BeoSjQK3bUfHlbxMHfOcvTZWaFllCwswm87CMqRxbNmdCl6y24-ZyUjd0-rRz06QzA_w2q6f-c3_NdLMDEXpHQi-qZlViAqXTP2T8k4PLJPN--MaqESfAzO_DE9gt/s4032/IMG_3582.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRBLBizDCTbXH_upQqWtDlb0C_yn_8l15xbmzf_4JBxbNcoowCkI6ajHL2GKzLv6ODsKmu5vpiUIDjT_Ac2zSzJBnPrXjGrXPx1U-Agri2KjS7pchLcs0nqX_tU1mxe5-dI8VgqYgqnc4jKNL9dy4tRAn7xW4fUbNrrwJ3iZyUExcF-vvO85G-7ue/w225-h400/IMG_3586.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nice for the rain to stop for just a bit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hfY_rth9SOU" width="320" youtube-src-id="hfY_rth9SOU"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVGpqFsPhLnoxEgot0dgYUs2XS-E9i-OWVd3x1qSFUcdBC3jYii57htFl4FGtBF2AYG3HarzaulVwAr5j9IjlnfKdVFHImXCSNJ3OaeyZgt5pJwuynNVLgWraCAwiuE-rCWn7ZRJfyc-FE18YoQSFFNWxNxW-eXtCHlLx5HPRSlcCQZ7feKxb-uCr/s4032/IMG_3589.JPEG"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVGpqFsPhLnoxEgot0dgYUs2XS-E9i-OWVd3x1qSFUcdBC3jYii57htFl4FGtBF2AYG3HarzaulVwAr5j9IjlnfKdVFHImXCSNJ3OaeyZgt5pJwuynNVLgWraCAwiuE-rCWn7ZRJfyc-FE18YoQSFFNWxNxW-eXtCHlLx5HPRSlcCQZ7feKxb-uCr/w225-h400/IMG_3589.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After leaving Kings Creek Falls we stopped briefly at Burrell's Ford Access parking lot for lunch. Just as lunch was ending it started to rain hard. </span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUFUIqOsd61K0fTO8MXCLXPXHJcBs67SOxGYzSdnSLtIfH6jN2W23dmjUxOOFtZVQFkyzo3rO8I1xaX5CcoidNKX7wxD1peStM4hxpgSD1akviFGB_4Z0C3qPspj84PSXvsmc23oJag-rhkLM2lxzNJ9b9n66tLTDAdff5npnVhkl6pBPN90U2AWc/s4032/IMG_3592.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUFUIqOsd61K0fTO8MXCLXPXHJcBs67SOxGYzSdnSLtIfH6jN2W23dmjUxOOFtZVQFkyzo3rO8I1xaX5CcoidNKX7wxD1peStM4hxpgSD1akviFGB_4Z0C3qPspj84PSXvsmc23oJag-rhkLM2lxzNJ9b9n66tLTDAdff5npnVhkl6pBPN90U2AWc/w400-h225/IMG_3592.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cory and Joe getting their rain gear and packs on after lunch</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">There are not many pictures to take after this point between Burrell's Ford Access and the Fish Hatchery Rd., as I put the phone away to protect it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fish Hatchery Road to Sloan Bridge is the next section. It is another section of relatively flat walking and in the rain it was just head down and moving on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FeWdtoGryuFy5uZpqA-qOZ3G11IHxBNhWpDki0P1EGJWiHZAcCnmL2P4C71mFPOJa3caSkbh4btYcnicFNwMlWlhwCkn2gRC6wY2eWY5qNQN8s26swJQ2aVPklDiSzU6qzMsp2FlRkMV0EEEWNE7Pa0bnUemmLbajCd3HmIkmMu5SixsLM-bkEKl/s4032/IMG_3607.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FeWdtoGryuFy5uZpqA-qOZ3G11IHxBNhWpDki0P1EGJWiHZAcCnmL2P4C71mFPOJa3caSkbh4btYcnicFNwMlWlhwCkn2gRC6wY2eWY5qNQN8s26swJQ2aVPklDiSzU6qzMsp2FlRkMV0EEEWNE7Pa0bnUemmLbajCd3HmIkmMu5SixsLM-bkEKl/w400-h225/IMG_3607.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">In Winter there is a nice view of Whiteside Mountain. This tells the tale of what we are doing. It is not so bad to be raining even if the temps are dropping but the views have gone. Visibility is no more than a hundred yards.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5rmmAdTVaGJt08RXEnSQyfzfqk6lTXH5w9u7bRpKgauxCIbPpfmtvfsF9MAvhCj-wMCyxspNgE0QP7hd71GOqrS9U9VLbwTgy0JqDnyQrr95Sr2y8RmYUofRIKfrQG2wq3bjj29slfJKGhHo5M0qaPqJWTlqmfx80hsWdF9qHdp7HxEMLVQWhgj8/s4032/IMG_3604.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5rmmAdTVaGJt08RXEnSQyfzfqk6lTXH5w9u7bRpKgauxCIbPpfmtvfsF9MAvhCj-wMCyxspNgE0QP7hd71GOqrS9U9VLbwTgy0JqDnyQrr95Sr2y8RmYUofRIKfrQG2wq3bjj29slfJKGhHo5M0qaPqJWTlqmfx80hsWdF9qHdp7HxEMLVQWhgj8/w400-h225/IMG_3604.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did manage to walk right up on an armadillo. He seemed completely unconcerned as he rooted under a log. It wasn't until Cory walked up behind me that he looked up and then casually scampered up the hill </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TIl8knP_jcQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="TIl8knP_jcQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">An interesting tree before Sloan Bridge Picnic Area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG0jgw4V2JIQlSKrDuoXnqDv-tsItXIEuRSkutxOgu6n9UIDX8_rHvScM3F_CIPJHsz55Ci-NiDy0HCR87NgVyiYkVEwpN8DgP-lYd_uGfkXIuYK8B3hRp6Pbsk6ez8Uazkt5IWod36kdMDAlw67pddKgvJxxwFx5MNMMJEQZCOWYs7rqjrvfsGdj/s4032/IMG_3608.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwG0jgw4V2JIQlSKrDuoXnqDv-tsItXIEuRSkutxOgu6n9UIDX8_rHvScM3F_CIPJHsz55Ci-NiDy0HCR87NgVyiYkVEwpN8DgP-lYd_uGfkXIuYK8B3hRp6Pbsk6ez8Uazkt5IWod36kdMDAlw67pddKgvJxxwFx5MNMMJEQZCOWYs7rqjrvfsGdj/w225-h400/IMG_3608.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hiker's Peril Falls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You have to stand on a bridge that swings a bit to get this picture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4peEoapXN_5ExDFtefRUdHIGhbvB9iWeVACa9qo48hY7yGmLH27E8Ua_wWMmERm5YGu0CY69nt5pu7pE23BJQ9WtihjDsaT-YfKLL0a_Whk7tSc_er41TwjEKK90RoUfssEjQkWtpuKOimE1fUk6GQMarpmVA0YE74ozysAP9by2qAlORQx2llB0F/s4032/IMG_3609.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4peEoapXN_5ExDFtefRUdHIGhbvB9iWeVACa9qo48hY7yGmLH27E8Ua_wWMmERm5YGu0CY69nt5pu7pE23BJQ9WtihjDsaT-YfKLL0a_Whk7tSc_er41TwjEKK90RoUfssEjQkWtpuKOimE1fUk6GQMarpmVA0YE74ozysAP9by2qAlORQx2llB0F/w225-h400/IMG_3609.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">I arrived at Sloan Bridge picnic area and about 10 minutes later so did Corey. It was 4:00 pm and it gets dark around 5:30. We have just under 3 miles to make it out campsite from here. Cory and I waited in the pouring rain for Joe, who is just 20 minutes behind, due to his knee and discussed what to do. We agreed we need to make our miles today (15.5 miles, but if you ask Joe it will be between 18 and 21 miles... 😂) and reach Round Mountain campsite. It has water and gets us back on track, so we can make a better decision in the morning. We know we will finish a bit in the dark tonight. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cory and I do reach the Round Mountain turn off before dark, covering that 3 miles in just an hour, but by the time we get water and find the campsite (which was further down the trail than I remember) it is dark. It has been pouring and my rain jacket, which did not wet out in Scotland is soaked through. I had stayed drier by using my umbrella, but couldn't use it while getting water and setting up my hammock tarp. Cory has faired better and had stayed drier, but the rain was really coming down and Joe was somewhere behind us. We spent the next 30-40 minutes waiting tensely for Joe to appear. He did and got set up. We all are well versed in keeping our down and other nighttime gear dry and we were able to set up get changed and get warm and cozy in our hammocks. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Not much more was said that night as the rain on the tarps made it far to loud to communicate with each other. I managed a few snacks in my bag, but did not feel like making a full dinner from the hammock and the warmth of the sleeping bag and quilts soon made it easy to drift off to sleep. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 3</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We had arranged, before we started with Andy, to bring us our resupply packages and meet us at Whitewater Falls parking lot this morning. Just before I went to sleep I had used my Inreach messenger to verify that we would meet him between 9:30 and 10 am. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The morning broke no better than yesterday. It was raining and at times, raining hard. Nothing is worse than getting out of your nice warm sleeping bags and clothes to put on wet clothes and stand in the rain. We did however, and I hit the trail around 8 am. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I needed to walk to get warm since my stuff was a bit soaked. I had put all that I dared in my sleeping bag to dry and warm up last night, but I was still damp. The rain did let up from time to time and I did get the camera out a bit.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a series of benches located on the trail, at Grassy Knob, that should have provided great views of the valley and hills below, but today, not so much </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYi6XtIBeJBKRatJyrWeV5lpr6nmZcfRoayOx2r0_6_7kqfQWN9McfyM2V4b1oWus_SohWBClrEKXJDWC8WUi9Mv1wUbtA4mq8gwpqDIJ8uxVRzCmUQCgj9yH_rkzQjlag3tpoAZDLad_zMmQYC_CP8WMbzckPN62a0sE5FtJFMegFrGtsF7SkUcT/s4032/IMG_3605.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYi6XtIBeJBKRatJyrWeV5lpr6nmZcfRoayOx2r0_6_7kqfQWN9McfyM2V4b1oWus_SohWBClrEKXJDWC8WUi9Mv1wUbtA4mq8gwpqDIJ8uxVRzCmUQCgj9yH_rkzQjlag3tpoAZDLad_zMmQYC_CP8WMbzckPN62a0sE5FtJFMegFrGtsF7SkUcT/w400-h225/IMG_3605.JPEG" width="400" /></a></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhqhYMHjFxLI4dIp8n5NXGfKW167fSGdZaQ74JJoKPkzVQpS9adlg0Ut6cSht6aJyc5juiqlYIWYKNQAMIms0lJmLF81k5clcI2COLDhkVNn0C2RDcaO9rLnUmU6G8oxA8QJkkIdviVlczljYmqQMLpESm5zdz4cgR8gqESWcmj3tvslF27VLuq1P/s4032/IMG_3611.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhqhYMHjFxLI4dIp8n5NXGfKW167fSGdZaQ74JJoKPkzVQpS9adlg0Ut6cSht6aJyc5juiqlYIWYKNQAMIms0lJmLF81k5clcI2COLDhkVNn0C2RDcaO9rLnUmU6G8oxA8QJkkIdviVlczljYmqQMLpESm5zdz4cgR8gqESWcmj3tvslF27VLuq1P/w400-h225/IMG_3611.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coming down and walking up to the Whitewater Falls parking lot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB7GxWc30L1LhJY8wLaaDPifcIoOQ9UbLNCB0v0pKyV64IBlQYlsfU6nDhgQrYh1AZ4joz5nV3KbZerdQrYSJDhz65Z1jT003eWKXUizYkPSxxrTJhVEVjZdsJZycKWVURpEPV8ObVnn8-UdZCXomSODDOwdGkOw3Y0kd6JOsAR25TVO35wOcByOf/s4032/IMG_3613.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB7GxWc30L1LhJY8wLaaDPifcIoOQ9UbLNCB0v0pKyV64IBlQYlsfU6nDhgQrYh1AZ4joz5nV3KbZerdQrYSJDhz65Z1jT003eWKXUizYkPSxxrTJhVEVjZdsJZycKWVURpEPV8ObVnn8-UdZCXomSODDOwdGkOw3Y0kd6JOsAR25TVO35wOcByOf/w400-h225/IMG_3613.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">So back were we started, drying a few things out waiting for the guys to come down. By the time I dried my shirt and gloves, Andy had arrived and so had Cory and Joe and they had already decided that with no views, the long term forecast for more rain all week, this was not the adventure that everyone wanted. Let's go eat and drink. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcDIB-Q3OzAvm-EytejjG6NV-acuHG8IPqP-C9X5C0_OMNQMJii7WU-b2PEsdD-cAkZsXx2uB6e7LgtOPcvnExn3Kej_34GyIFAstTmZ1nuSSkXJeCT12vR9FFnNp5mdTHcH-e1gfD7D2VK5QL1zzPNz_HMKRmEkSlsw7oHBEOQ21N4xJ9uP094Lr/s4032/IMG_3614.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcDIB-Q3OzAvm-EytejjG6NV-acuHG8IPqP-C9X5C0_OMNQMJii7WU-b2PEsdD-cAkZsXx2uB6e7LgtOPcvnExn3Kej_34GyIFAstTmZ1nuSSkXJeCT12vR9FFnNp5mdTHcH-e1gfD7D2VK5QL1zzPNz_HMKRmEkSlsw7oHBEOQ21N4xJ9uP094Lr/w400-h225/IMG_3614.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As long as we were here, let's go see the Falls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Once back together we went out to the town of Walhalla to have lunch and hit the grocery store for meat and the liquor stores for refreshments.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDMZFPeAWOpBDuNY6WNo1zm2OvtE0Os_DEtw48raV2hbClSQpzUH_ZD-R-bdyYEMwuEIXoPXGre-vJDA10clpDZJyZTHNPBX0ykbmS3yx-kCRtiyBEgvUpQkfRzbjJBkobG6zTY5WfgfhfD7z-cndGtzNZnPUfLZ2kx7b4VfcK95LdIkXaKhwj-uk/s4032/IMG_3632.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDMZFPeAWOpBDuNY6WNo1zm2OvtE0Os_DEtw48raV2hbClSQpzUH_ZD-R-bdyYEMwuEIXoPXGre-vJDA10clpDZJyZTHNPBX0ykbmS3yx-kCRtiyBEgvUpQkfRzbjJBkobG6zTY5WfgfhfD7z-cndGtzNZnPUfLZ2kx7b4VfcK95LdIkXaKhwj-uk/w400-h225/IMG_3632.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lunch at Trailhead Tavern</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBfd2WkY_K_Soa5saDM8ilAqX5XvCL4CcDdshsBZv662R9xf_YFensmdFY4LdfEuM0Eis-TjoKSJ3G2fMG-0HlVtUVPVdneysDMll6DQOb_NCiIFV3jkwiDvrBVJytQhk8PZfe06FR6MYuYsTwNz5TbQ6dy3-_wsgSVz4GxVOSGg9re_LJgOaDnVY/s4032/IMG_3627.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBfd2WkY_K_Soa5saDM8ilAqX5XvCL4CcDdshsBZv662R9xf_YFensmdFY4LdfEuM0Eis-TjoKSJ3G2fMG-0HlVtUVPVdneysDMll6DQOb_NCiIFV3jkwiDvrBVJytQhk8PZfe06FR6MYuYsTwNz5TbQ6dy3-_wsgSVz4GxVOSGg9re_LJgOaDnVY/w400-h225/IMG_3627.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Burgers and Beer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtDtM9Gh9HcDmzxoTruN_tvf1LCGX7ycdFQqLSrBBsYyVv9l0CPc2Sf86gvx-I-sZZ5z5wvGXsMu6F2H5hzFmAjaxUkPsMPEqOGe7YiPzFBAROCgQE0z7qeQ-PTqHxl4erzk1w3BRx1j2SoASsaiP0tiX-Gm1TiJz8oTucYuISFTlsEIWTOu3AniJ/s4032/IMG_3631.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtDtM9Gh9HcDmzxoTruN_tvf1LCGX7ycdFQqLSrBBsYyVv9l0CPc2Sf86gvx-I-sZZ5z5wvGXsMu6F2H5hzFmAjaxUkPsMPEqOGe7YiPzFBAROCgQE0z7qeQ-PTqHxl4erzk1w3BRx1j2SoASsaiP0tiX-Gm1TiJz8oTucYuISFTlsEIWTOu3AniJ/w400-h225/IMG_3631.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A trip to the local grocery store- We made the butcher's day! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aezMefYgdw2EJxVf49xpd6I_2q7JO6m2BesRNN56JS4Ei20FzzoqhvhJzrEd3WVUnSHx7zZe-Ma0BqQVMrmaTPHfkKhcAX9LobgMmA0fRo7tOmtpLDSI9x18odbGw0EYaFI5aedvuaSchuxCn5XrTHwNF2SWzEWeQ_LJPbNIFTgP86Nx-8BIIYkX/s4032/IMG_3644.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aezMefYgdw2EJxVf49xpd6I_2q7JO6m2BesRNN56JS4Ei20FzzoqhvhJzrEd3WVUnSHx7zZe-Ma0BqQVMrmaTPHfkKhcAX9LobgMmA0fRo7tOmtpLDSI9x18odbGw0EYaFI5aedvuaSchuxCn5XrTHwNF2SWzEWeQ_LJPbNIFTgP86Nx-8BIIYkX/w400-h225/IMG_3644.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We made the ladies at the liquor stores happy as well</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwMjSgOvtMeMbOOTwEhiatSv3MOl2g-S3bTv3dK0U19nvYyAyelaHT6j2eQ_oVpsJaqFsNEGlYtxDpHI7I4rEXWZheIEjQC6hiVQjgMCZWJHZ0cP2-lVM4ByMPvcG6VApMkBXKJAfFrV1CQn9JP95-tP74d39ioAPoeeQo6fDJn38FrQEiZLsk5_s/s4032/IMG_3635.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwMjSgOvtMeMbOOTwEhiatSv3MOl2g-S3bTv3dK0U19nvYyAyelaHT6j2eQ_oVpsJaqFsNEGlYtxDpHI7I4rEXWZheIEjQC6hiVQjgMCZWJHZ0cP2-lVM4ByMPvcG6VApMkBXKJAfFrV1CQn9JP95-tP74d39ioAPoeeQo6fDJn38FrQEiZLsk5_s/w400-h225/IMG_3635.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a treat. While I don't do the hard stuff, there was plenty of beer and everyone agreed it was a tremendous meal </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 4</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Andy was off to work this morning and we were off to Brevard, North Carolina for a couple of days to play around in the Pisgah National Forest. Brevard is a great little town sitting just outside the National Forest with a very quaint and charming old downtown shopping district. Most importantly it sits squarely in some of the best beer breweries in the US and we intended to visit them all! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">We started out at Cup and Saucer, a very nice coffee shop that make their own syrups for their lattes and cappuccinos. The breakfast sandwiches are made on homemade biscuits as well </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnuABRabo7i7hXioC1XzWjjMxIovYlP26fq95EZhs-ZELEznB5SiqfdQUSzPkWRPF5lDIFPFPKjr87NBPA8kkaA8OHGU0nltckY91Nc5z5z44ZN1WjmtthcADn9V4Ra8-BQ8p4SwzpiRcDCV-lbj65qk8WdgRuAuNnoGXCzbnPsSleMTV172iI6gg/s4032/IMG_3650.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnuABRabo7i7hXioC1XzWjjMxIovYlP26fq95EZhs-ZELEznB5SiqfdQUSzPkWRPF5lDIFPFPKjr87NBPA8kkaA8OHGU0nltckY91Nc5z5z44ZN1WjmtthcADn9V4Ra8-BQ8p4SwzpiRcDCV-lbj65qk8WdgRuAuNnoGXCzbnPsSleMTV172iI6gg/w225-h400/IMG_3650.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Next stop was the outdoor store. D.D. Bullwinkel's Outdoors. <br />Keeping with the theme of this modified trip, it even had a pub on the second floor</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc26-z6x2wcLj1pT4luhKWEzWvcGZ04bjueyQsJdYzVSxgKr3PmMSaq4VdU3zM6Yt4GTtw7-Sr8-VI3Dp-loGlVomqBK6mhiR2Yp_oGM3RUxCgrMCPpQHcI79Jy1Mym8KLPGGQsbDfFriM7DqqTOkyMW0g3yc7g_0HxpsnDkmXfkXlmk339Ybe_3br/s4032/IMG_3651.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc26-z6x2wcLj1pT4luhKWEzWvcGZ04bjueyQsJdYzVSxgKr3PmMSaq4VdU3zM6Yt4GTtw7-Sr8-VI3Dp-loGlVomqBK6mhiR2Yp_oGM3RUxCgrMCPpQHcI79Jy1Mym8KLPGGQsbDfFriM7DqqTOkyMW0g3yc7g_0HxpsnDkmXfkXlmk339Ybe_3br/w400-h225/IMG_3651.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then, since we are big kids we needed to stop by the famous toy store in town; O.P.Taylor's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a huge toy store with all kinds of neat stuff. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUIdvR12mZBVXGlrKARFXKx-R9KR1CV5eHGv-eiRQqefs0VaoiIYHh2r4S0tNmaQBwjr8QwcIhKakLKeKcfk4K8BZxWX6ULRmZ6dnDyi0x6yqVwVVGo9PcDYYbWSayNiblAQrTsaXJg7iHiLQ16pp9ndRSC_xQvtmkAFN6qZrIN4X_-JaBa5KXRoE/s4032/IMG_3653.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUIdvR12mZBVXGlrKARFXKx-R9KR1CV5eHGv-eiRQqefs0VaoiIYHh2r4S0tNmaQBwjr8QwcIhKakLKeKcfk4K8BZxWX6ULRmZ6dnDyi0x6yqVwVVGo9PcDYYbWSayNiblAQrTsaXJg7iHiLQ16pp9ndRSC_xQvtmkAFN6qZrIN4X_-JaBa5KXRoE/w400-h225/IMG_3653.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A few more window shopping stops along Main Street and it was time to head over to Ecusta Brewery. They have a new location just a bit outside of town and we were meeting some more of Cory's family that lives in the area for lunch and beers. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFAhGCX6FMv17hxZOyu0Av0usN0vc7H8Yknxrp5cVA9rXjY5-4T8lqjcBEKfkwMClFleV4GjqJM0BLJg5x7kqBuln7LHEyja4M_UtM6bol7it_LnDNREzNv6EJAKKWlGSoOSlrSIviVKFCCn2SHFFcA67gdNskk9CRQrDnmePHhKyfpzyMv8Age1y/s4032/IMG_3654.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFAhGCX6FMv17hxZOyu0Av0usN0vc7H8Yknxrp5cVA9rXjY5-4T8lqjcBEKfkwMClFleV4GjqJM0BLJg5x7kqBuln7LHEyja4M_UtM6bol7it_LnDNREzNv6EJAKKWlGSoOSlrSIviVKFCCn2SHFFcA67gdNskk9CRQrDnmePHhKyfpzyMv8Age1y/w400-h225/IMG_3654.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErxfx6I_0BtmqBrFdY5y6xCKBzl_Cy8ieatb9SMJGBW-r-GUHJuVb_wXih8FSx_rZiLZuDlmCzhHy6kdiws2u3cE9AluuTNzcHvsDbQZpIE6mQbHdOdLDgLUuYSXZ45k9prqW4m3Mo-EFYCIsUr_JQFTQ3tKZWiXsOaemBkqtVrqPVIuUwXVfXOJF/s4032/IMG_3656.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErxfx6I_0BtmqBrFdY5y6xCKBzl_Cy8ieatb9SMJGBW-r-GUHJuVb_wXih8FSx_rZiLZuDlmCzhHy6kdiws2u3cE9AluuTNzcHvsDbQZpIE6mQbHdOdLDgLUuYSXZ45k9prqW4m3Mo-EFYCIsUr_JQFTQ3tKZWiXsOaemBkqtVrqPVIuUwXVfXOJF/w400-h225/IMG_3656.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A little appetizer for spicy shrimp skewers to go with my flight of beers and I was set. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fAX04B1kFio2YobVSuf4G4kLWxxo1cw9zRGf9VmT-vxmTCZQ689gk7Z7sRuOaeoyza3VxieUOwpA50tmtcYHuH6tCH2MtA61TxffuMJl7H3c8TJINkB1QvyyCfnzUwwgaEpQX8btAjYnsOIpdK-AqSY44V9veNNrNzNX033TFcxu6gwSSWGm8c9x/s4022/IMG_3657.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="4022" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fAX04B1kFio2YobVSuf4G4kLWxxo1cw9zRGf9VmT-vxmTCZQ689gk7Z7sRuOaeoyza3VxieUOwpA50tmtcYHuH6tCH2MtA61TxffuMJl7H3c8TJINkB1QvyyCfnzUwwgaEpQX8btAjYnsOIpdK-AqSY44V9veNNrNzNX033TFcxu6gwSSWGm8c9x/w400-h225/IMG_3657.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After lunch we headed into the Pisgah National Forest for some sightseeing. Our first stop was Looking Glass Falls. </span></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzcuLPG-DTMiDPHTFhCXxXLhnGuajo5Rt2Temhwe715jnladrPlqmaA2XBlC_wGyjWRUk0MiCzKruyJCHvQ6np7EEnaGXDoWvZLMc13JdDP18kskGQD30cfaEyBXJc_6WxO7MzZIYIxuGPc-lZ0HCS50nbV2aOoTCDTVH5q_FmRUhLfFm0rFsgo9M/w400-h225/IMG_3675.JPEG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Normally super crowded in the summer time, we were the only ones here on a drizzly day. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In case you were wondering, yes it has continued to rain. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4aqZLaukRHMu642kICNv2jWC9s5w5nlIkW19QD3MyH6MWL1HYga0zL3laKZe1mKJLyxUjtWTrlG5oJnBVQVl4hEHpFdAGfye6RAxUCqwGlX5j-BZG8pQJkm-Ql2r70kih6OcDPdM2M0AmajV5WhU04lxXPJsWl6lghgL0jF7ju1xP6ZAz8VLl9eM/s3437/IMG_3672%20(2).JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="3437" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4aqZLaukRHMu642kICNv2jWC9s5w5nlIkW19QD3MyH6MWL1HYga0zL3laKZe1mKJLyxUjtWTrlG5oJnBVQVl4hEHpFdAGfye6RAxUCqwGlX5j-BZG8pQJkm-Ql2r70kih6OcDPdM2M0AmajV5WhU04lxXPJsWl6lghgL0jF7ju1xP6ZAz8VLl9eM/w400-h203/IMG_3672%20(2).JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vKLr4DYR2gw" width="320" youtube-src-id="vKLr4DYR2gw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After Looking Glass Falls we checked into our hotel (thanks Joe) and relaxed a bit before the big excursion to Sierra Nevada Brewery. I was not prepared for the size and scale of S.N.'s operation. They own a huge amount of land and the brewery complex is enormous. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGGNGWVxLOCqpAOfoBICWOW8ZPj-k3HdsGUNRss5qbcxciF1_E4U25RKBaFOaoa1Ui3KjermzJprL_2HzWW-h8X9EjKc3qPEZv9Wi5g3VUaY84TaOHl_TnjMdXMG6YKFnSckKkx4qcDHbO6HfmOgwzefeGksr19E0dqQ4yW6AKNLz0pu_LauEO5cY/s4032/IMG_3685.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGGNGWVxLOCqpAOfoBICWOW8ZPj-k3HdsGUNRss5qbcxciF1_E4U25RKBaFOaoa1Ui3KjermzJprL_2HzWW-h8X9EjKc3qPEZv9Wi5g3VUaY84TaOHl_TnjMdXMG6YKFnSckKkx4qcDHbO6HfmOgwzefeGksr19E0dqQ4yW6AKNLz0pu_LauEO5cY/w400-h225/IMG_3685.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOknOSwJX_rxsax035KaVT8HF4uOLPso0MNaWeQcRIwKNLBlM585xSbD5TRg_GmnTUj5lfk7jxmpS0LXeM5kc1HRgSbj9BP03WNOuS6J3tfnaVGXLnfEKXKMQhDIse5mOZq1Ub1XBj1bGdEXpJY2GLXsY1oDGZlL9fI0MYhjLkFUBY2yQQYDNuIFAc/s4032/IMG_3714.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The main dinning room and menu was not available tonight, they have been having problems with enough kitchen staff to work every night, but upstairs was open with bar food and live music. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzH6nccznVkCgiJ3sjeEbNFLUY1lHAMeyizum_vzmrXqbvG90id3pOKSqU0fLdbHz_KY3fXAVSohufYbQkY-tMNbru8i17r2faRB-Hn296BhYtBDJw51zQ5QoHwKY-dc_t0aP4Y8AoY61MH98FOvijP6J8kiza7VkbKL968s3iZiv6v9dZqCwK74f/s4032/IMG_3688.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzH6nccznVkCgiJ3sjeEbNFLUY1lHAMeyizum_vzmrXqbvG90id3pOKSqU0fLdbHz_KY3fXAVSohufYbQkY-tMNbru8i17r2faRB-Hn296BhYtBDJw51zQ5QoHwKY-dc_t0aP4Y8AoY61MH98FOvijP6J8kiza7VkbKL968s3iZiv6v9dZqCwK74f/w400-h225/IMG_3688.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The beers were very good and so was the music </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fdQPypm_6tk" width="320" youtube-src-id="fdQPypm_6tk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Just as we were about to leave the hostess asked if we had taken the self guided tour... Why no we had not, so she showed us were it started and off we went.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kIY4GGWeDDR1moqfT7wW2Dd1JIjqx_KhVe7avBgWxuvKUiV_V4F7qSEsCcDQWxH0tBWaLX45voIu4JNGzxww9ww_MDSJrE31wPflyPsVxc3X3R0FznG1eH7OVzu-jJyZSzKa4D9X4wa_Tp1jlOcYjEBkG3Mzh8TlWJ5GulU4UmFfJ0nWdk9MJuKi/s4032/IMG_3693.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kIY4GGWeDDR1moqfT7wW2Dd1JIjqx_KhVe7avBgWxuvKUiV_V4F7qSEsCcDQWxH0tBWaLX45voIu4JNGzxww9ww_MDSJrE31wPflyPsVxc3X3R0FznG1eH7OVzu-jJyZSzKa4D9X4wa_Tp1jlOcYjEBkG3Mzh8TlWJ5GulU4UmFfJ0nWdk9MJuKi/w400-h225/IMG_3693.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First off was a reception area with fabulously comfortable chairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgCwC6LDlQrxxjXh8aduxfGpt7uuSmRROqtFajuNFAtmGuw-Fgbmaw_v8VFMj9zEIlUvtmDViHy_ldF9iD0-79Ei8K0bXN_5BmnEAMS-SqzeAdmJAfQBRdPQZN0HGNFVVshkgOmtHFxHHKmnSMSq7SRJaSrixKqhV3vzUQO8mPz4dMJujfwEkWKa_/s4032/IMG_3695.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgCwC6LDlQrxxjXh8aduxfGpt7uuSmRROqtFajuNFAtmGuw-Fgbmaw_v8VFMj9zEIlUvtmDViHy_ldF9iD0-79Ei8K0bXN_5BmnEAMS-SqzeAdmJAfQBRdPQZN0HGNFVVshkgOmtHFxHHKmnSMSq7SRJaSrixKqhV3vzUQO8mPz4dMJujfwEkWKa_/s320/IMG_3695.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRw2rnOmZq2uimJWzELwqeNcjut_zUlQ_fRQ2GqL68ZnOM5il60ymFkSia6-tRdzFxV1j9_3t6rCOtnAnPPoJ6cZ7dtkGtGU4uxUzcRNd0kY5N10H32_Gji9njZZMZGuxsmDEXTo_ocPJvwLlXlmOl_XQSXi9l0-r_Zadl6P08MY_RQ4ocYen_YlJ/s4032/IMG_3696.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRw2rnOmZq2uimJWzELwqeNcjut_zUlQ_fRQ2GqL68ZnOM5il60ymFkSia6-tRdzFxV1j9_3t6rCOtnAnPPoJ6cZ7dtkGtGU4uxUzcRNd0kY5N10H32_Gji9njZZMZGuxsmDEXTo_ocPJvwLlXlmOl_XQSXi9l0-r_Zadl6P08MY_RQ4ocYen_YlJ/w225-h400/IMG_3696.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then you walk down this loooong hallway to get to the brewery proper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiliANq0Wz89d2F97HgwBi8g6Y9jc95AYCodqZFjXGT18Vimv7IIihGrEZUtGRpdQhF-5BnMHviG18woP4M1i6YVgvnU6jyBasEb5zyECcNrOlMuqh-QoKn7Y6V0X79Q1jAzti0d-tsnn1ryWLTLfZqFAXbRT8l164mwAumHFS07xUbg7ktgGy77EX/s4032/IMG_3700.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiliANq0Wz89d2F97HgwBi8g6Y9jc95AYCodqZFjXGT18Vimv7IIihGrEZUtGRpdQhF-5BnMHviG18woP4M1i6YVgvnU6jyBasEb5zyECcNrOlMuqh-QoKn7Y6V0X79Q1jAzti0d-tsnn1ryWLTLfZqFAXbRT8l164mwAumHFS07xUbg7ktgGy77EX/s320/IMG_3700.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the right hand side an enormous brewing room with more copper kettles and brewing tanks. This also had signage with a brief summary of the brewing process in each tank </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSuXxprmUV67XO8uogVsarTXrQs28QMUvpZMW_90LCA-t5hBM2fMosXlg7MhhmkLNrA-b6HUrkt_-_ZdN_FBVjmQ1v14-Dp-50KWFWWk3kzsb_JvxDaofej3WyheYa_YtP3izXrFhfjb9SeY2TN7DFw8l0mEsZiUzcRvkHvhRVbba4OZIaK0-EHRj/s9464/IMG_3712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3902" data-original-width="9464" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSuXxprmUV67XO8uogVsarTXrQs28QMUvpZMW_90LCA-t5hBM2fMosXlg7MhhmkLNrA-b6HUrkt_-_ZdN_FBVjmQ1v14-Dp-50KWFWWk3kzsb_JvxDaofej3WyheYa_YtP3izXrFhfjb9SeY2TN7DFw8l0mEsZiUzcRvkHvhRVbba4OZIaK0-EHRj/s320/IMG_3712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This room was functional but also a work of art! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPz6qPp4Edtkb7w7vECvCF4qLmSdEsKiqzcO1bC2wm_eqxrICkT3AxJcK76nEGByXi4iwqq6AdzEzwXctSQMqkhgXBoPW2aK5z-CQGSGjBpx7vXE4mvddjt0c_HAB19PjzHfzoYpTIuV31FHDrYu_BFuKOcDE2DlMZ2-3b49H5ywc3xwdVw33OCIcS/s4032/IMG_3702.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPz6qPp4Edtkb7w7vECvCF4qLmSdEsKiqzcO1bC2wm_eqxrICkT3AxJcK76nEGByXi4iwqq6AdzEzwXctSQMqkhgXBoPW2aK5z-CQGSGjBpx7vXE4mvddjt0c_HAB19PjzHfzoYpTIuV31FHDrYu_BFuKOcDE2DlMZ2-3b49H5ywc3xwdVw33OCIcS/w400-h225/IMG_3702.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Beautiful </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttipiZ8NYkFyaBg_Aily6hk53euJPidz1ZTBkFRTf_z-c_H8bmrdNK5k57itSkHolsxWo1uFHzKW7E4qZPRkZqRm-33r1t8TeJEA7yxOEbx92biS1mpF6bFwJ5sXGsQN9kkUrO8__kw8k1cRr0BPcUbeZehD3S1xVGMenJL4FvVN9Hmo6CTxf4F6B/s4032/IMG_3703.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttipiZ8NYkFyaBg_Aily6hk53euJPidz1ZTBkFRTf_z-c_H8bmrdNK5k57itSkHolsxWo1uFHzKW7E4qZPRkZqRm-33r1t8TeJEA7yxOEbx92biS1mpF6bFwJ5sXGsQN9kkUrO8__kw8k1cRr0BPcUbeZehD3S1xVGMenJL4FvVN9Hmo6CTxf4F6B/w400-h225/IMG_3703.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further down the hallway is a tasting bar and this chandelier made from beer bottles </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8t6Z_DIB9yHRuwigUDkYt0shJhc2C48nQ1By2BiaaODvhRAlEclNuUFp_C3bWhuso7u2aRAz26B4p7OkYinUwCpNxrjRe4dU62YRVs6YVahDd-1haK8rvEs0BrJbVKWfwu8P0980EPXiSEvImjHVaTlpmisoeH22nHlXrwV-U9eVoMw2sCEp1axRA/s4032/IMG_3694.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8t6Z_DIB9yHRuwigUDkYt0shJhc2C48nQ1By2BiaaODvhRAlEclNuUFp_C3bWhuso7u2aRAz26B4p7OkYinUwCpNxrjRe4dU62YRVs6YVahDd-1haK8rvEs0BrJbVKWfwu8P0980EPXiSEvImjHVaTlpmisoeH22nHlXrwV-U9eVoMw2sCEp1axRA/w225-h400/IMG_3694.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bar area for tastings is made out of barrel staves.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP799vrZNN4LEI9GPfsOYSYkr0mTl4j-bDhszUjhLVLYs3U0yauDj6wGoma3dj5NwJdtyBMoAesUf1kiUKSjxXCIgrL56QVl9Lqn3lYwh_erpoCQCh27nGSFMUfr3ZfDXXvd1tnqihMJ10Rpg8JwaQOmMzEYbZv8BOfgayqJ8nk0sOdAXva4bSQKZs/s4032/IMG_3704.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP799vrZNN4LEI9GPfsOYSYkr0mTl4j-bDhszUjhLVLYs3U0yauDj6wGoma3dj5NwJdtyBMoAesUf1kiUKSjxXCIgrL56QVl9Lqn3lYwh_erpoCQCh27nGSFMUfr3ZfDXXvd1tnqihMJ10Rpg8JwaQOmMzEYbZv8BOfgayqJ8nk0sOdAXva4bSQKZs/w400-h225/IMG_3704.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of "quality assurance" rooms, (below). This is were they taste the beer and it's ingredients. Seems like a job I could get behind. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIeTJtzuREs01u6B4iJx7_2R0pyxOcHSkUMn3ALhOMsrOgHJAW67ruS_Z_TesPfRz78zOaimCq-zhVc592ipE4uHf1BMDzGrNbKqh6T67o97eWQ3Q6kW3kURD2ZZxp7w5jNdKA8eHu_7TSXb2VRI3uj16JSl9qNsx1gbFXWbC7kkVd9SoTjUZnyQ6/s4032/IMG_3705.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIeTJtzuREs01u6B4iJx7_2R0pyxOcHSkUMn3ALhOMsrOgHJAW67ruS_Z_TesPfRz78zOaimCq-zhVc592ipE4uHf1BMDzGrNbKqh6T67o97eWQ3Q6kW3kURD2ZZxp7w5jNdKA8eHu_7TSXb2VRI3uj16JSl9qNsx1gbFXWbC7kkVd9SoTjUZnyQ6/w225-h400/IMG_3705.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zJmMbzskoV6DZSsuzulKLvSrfls5x1w5IKUuk11-ZW9dbhUyz_cUuwZ5EmuDw9PguT60HQuHoeAorl0zgfeuxzY5yX-bfTc54FyvBneRcpprpgWhcl1LTrGIWCdCkIVougKliMZCGZHvyr8m82po4i_OEu84p-yJpkl1Rf4xmdCLBpq8TD7rbRBO/s4032/IMG_3709.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zJmMbzskoV6DZSsuzulKLvSrfls5x1w5IKUuk11-ZW9dbhUyz_cUuwZ5EmuDw9PguT60HQuHoeAorl0zgfeuxzY5yX-bfTc54FyvBneRcpprpgWhcl1LTrGIWCdCkIVougKliMZCGZHvyr8m82po4i_OEu84p-yJpkl1Rf4xmdCLBpq8TD7rbRBO/w400-h225/IMG_3709.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The canning (above) and bottling (below) area, capable of 900 bottles per minute. It was a super impressive tour. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKP8kGqUSjbuk7qQ-ET_VDgpgz5d3vBPe_7qmHAK35upyFw1o_TSkFEJFtPXxGlhnR9yqxpsqFRqrTCgSh8WsBn3ZfqgF2kuLHoGr67tI2fDqDgyDgWGMXfx3re75q9xAv7q6VoF2cKODpjqfqjrcYEAVC7SnU0yc77j4nCP3iCFOlYHjjyRKCoBPB/s4032/IMG_3710.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKP8kGqUSjbuk7qQ-ET_VDgpgz5d3vBPe_7qmHAK35upyFw1o_TSkFEJFtPXxGlhnR9yqxpsqFRqrTCgSh8WsBn3ZfqgF2kuLHoGr67tI2fDqDgyDgWGMXfx3re75q9xAv7q6VoF2cKODpjqfqjrcYEAVC7SnU0yc77j4nCP3iCFOlYHjjyRKCoBPB/w400-h225/IMG_3710.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Sierra Nevada facility was very impressive </span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 5</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were up at a more leisurely pace today, as befits being on vacation. We headed back into the Pisgah National Forest to hit the visitors center when it opened at 9:30, to get some souvenirs. We then went up into the hills to visit Sliding Rock. This is a natural area where during the summer season you can slide down the natural rock face in the creek. Another spot that would be packed when in season but today we were alone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghXU8-J11oVmFuKyu20S-QQSHzpLwOuLPYweU3OQVc2ovNSRl-z2KMqvK8SMNi2HzyA4-G6YYt_zJiz1a6X5-zJmKr9IPVqc-trjDgVesEmHtUM0LuzvrsPlPNFq0_jMKI76EvRVuGxLgSVjbQwijHk5IP_4ZJoFwxnwE3J4yA7fEbzfuBAbGYW1m/s4032/IMG_3717.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghXU8-J11oVmFuKyu20S-QQSHzpLwOuLPYweU3OQVc2ovNSRl-z2KMqvK8SMNi2HzyA4-G6YYt_zJiz1a6X5-zJmKr9IPVqc-trjDgVesEmHtUM0LuzvrsPlPNFq0_jMKI76EvRVuGxLgSVjbQwijHk5IP_4ZJoFwxnwE3J4yA7fEbzfuBAbGYW1m/w400-h225/IMG_3717.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>When this area is open it has a lifeguard on duty. You can see the little lifeguard stand in the photo below <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTWiCiMQIzewfTPIVRdFXr6AOiJWaUdQ83nXoBXzM7YSpPuRBl9MjVnltH4JHmyUvlqa9Gb8kJ9rICToYbSvMklNBvIp7hG5A60AzyVAJq982fURbySpXo0_vMl-Y-wiVV5zYM2DTM0_hozY71z-Qhfsb9pfsC2O0PHJTg6o8y7sAfDUaBPdqI92X/s4032/IMG_3720.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTWiCiMQIzewfTPIVRdFXr6AOiJWaUdQ83nXoBXzM7YSpPuRBl9MjVnltH4JHmyUvlqa9Gb8kJ9rICToYbSvMklNBvIp7hG5A60AzyVAJq982fURbySpXo0_vMl-Y-wiVV5zYM2DTM0_hozY71z-Qhfsb9pfsC2O0PHJTg6o8y7sAfDUaBPdqI92X/w400-h225/IMG_3720.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After this we headed up on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is a 650+ mile road with outstanding views over the Appalachian Mountain Range, running from the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee to Waynesboro Virginia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l1vrj6-tQAf2SRK1c2AzQyjqGaR03kt6Be8SXYEmOm8i_EQl_eOxlslpeSzGV_1h2sWYBalygvIYNXoaDMY9C6y1nHgV8szR4YJ0souoggThP55hf75n1zdArc__6dNj_IfPRqVk9zyCU2ty_54QPFn4YvD_x89gxPHrNDxg3nst1y_IObINDGQl/s4032/IMG_3771.JPEG" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l1vrj6-tQAf2SRK1c2AzQyjqGaR03kt6Be8SXYEmOm8i_EQl_eOxlslpeSzGV_1h2sWYBalygvIYNXoaDMY9C6y1nHgV8szR4YJ0souoggThP55hf75n1zdArc__6dNj_IfPRqVk9zyCU2ty_54QPFn4YvD_x89gxPHrNDxg3nst1y_IObINDGQl/w400-h225/IMG_3771.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weather when we reached the Parkway seems to have held for us just a bit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBOQ_c4PscWwakX3d63mYGx4BRcNCHK6l7Wq0ir7fMBJJMInXH8Xq0nvhb-3rgKsCccyoxu40FwEoeCDcXR6beR40uqSfCA_Y07Jfmc-K6FHvZFxYT0ozD8a0uthRJ-mMjt1J_FwdEMBYs3Un8ebIjFQ4l7osay4nagSjOx6iMCNkRb5X-8HJ3Q7Z/s8836/IMG_3723.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3896" data-original-width="8836" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBOQ_c4PscWwakX3d63mYGx4BRcNCHK6l7Wq0ir7fMBJJMInXH8Xq0nvhb-3rgKsCccyoxu40FwEoeCDcXR6beR40uqSfCA_Y07Jfmc-K6FHvZFxYT0ozD8a0uthRJ-mMjt1J_FwdEMBYs3Un8ebIjFQ4l7osay4nagSjOx6iMCNkRb5X-8HJ3Q7Z/w400-h176/IMG_3723.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The views up here are beautiful </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Went up to Mt Pisgah and the Pisgah Inn. The Mountain to Sea trail runs right through the parking lot here. The MST is a long distance hiking trail that runs from The Smoky Mountains (mountain part) to Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Atlantic Ocean (sea part) 1200 miles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms5a-hmDs7s-fLmhn3jM_0A8_P5b3g-6hvrslIIX5dVGR8aTqb_Phz5aJW9AV9RY3YLdGc7noYfysEsOwbqyAjyfGYpwz8xSDUQeLskFbx9UUZ8gfHkOBpsNF6jKJK-p02InvAnnRJjvjmKE3ZKKgqLzYUhq72KM4HOS6tNGXwwCZaUxX0uM6rVOU/s3401/IMG_3759.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="1727" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms5a-hmDs7s-fLmhn3jM_0A8_P5b3g-6hvrslIIX5dVGR8aTqb_Phz5aJW9AV9RY3YLdGc7noYfysEsOwbqyAjyfGYpwz8xSDUQeLskFbx9UUZ8gfHkOBpsNF6jKJK-p02InvAnnRJjvjmKE3ZKKgqLzYUhq72KM4HOS6tNGXwwCZaUxX0uM6rVOU/w203-h400/IMG_3759.JPEG" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>We had to do some walking, so we went the 1.6 mile round trip to the Pisgah Fire Tower. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjje_Hj43hdZTBN3TH2ZNL6Vx1vv14A1uiLFi5OCxHsStClqox3ePl6KrdkiIZ77g1BWK2mZhiHiQBEqWNK9b_b96bOJ2dj3vjOdFnBi1qqsbfBcvLYGQQHxKAxOH0YFwdXmZw1V2Wpa4xVbFOZVXBlO6OKE16esCA1OYYMHVxC-NUviDJNW3QJYUhF/s4032/IMG_3761.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjje_Hj43hdZTBN3TH2ZNL6Vx1vv14A1uiLFi5OCxHsStClqox3ePl6KrdkiIZ77g1BWK2mZhiHiQBEqWNK9b_b96bOJ2dj3vjOdFnBi1qqsbfBcvLYGQQHxKAxOH0YFwdXmZw1V2Wpa4xVbFOZVXBlO6OKE16esCA1OYYMHVxC-NUviDJNW3QJYUhF/w225-h400/IMG_3761.JPEG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe walking up to the fire Tower area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cory on the fire tower steps</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplwA0yDpoQkgbLA9_IcauiDP0y4OMyFK5k6pljsYSRZGjiyV7YjeVYl2UHhod0-2sRRh0TDGfYXpfOkpF1ovtCB3QCqv3Lh_NfDLx6JCGsiGt5weXJMhie4a7UlhcfWVwLFP4n23T_rRS8KZymNpTr1r9kpNV7PFcYet00uepcK0JCmuxMavnzzT1/s4032/IMG_3766.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplwA0yDpoQkgbLA9_IcauiDP0y4OMyFK5k6pljsYSRZGjiyV7YjeVYl2UHhod0-2sRRh0TDGfYXpfOkpF1ovtCB3QCqv3Lh_NfDLx6JCGsiGt5weXJMhie4a7UlhcfWVwLFP4n23T_rRS8KZymNpTr1r9kpNV7PFcYet00uepcK0JCmuxMavnzzT1/s320/IMG_3766.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We climbed up for the views?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59rvasxFwH5aONQVFMO8e1RvEv-mEjUvX6kK7w3zclh1bjaqLcKJIsoWeuDsFSBjQSFYQZN3csdBlaRU9D2ekSlxiii3LTRhaV-9TXSmYnJ9sT0DjqExJiyhgui1SEAiE_jw9xCbZ0ToAO4Cq9eqYb4TKwZpcrIXKvu--m-998GRVwXuEr4txjkR0/s4032/IMG_3762.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59rvasxFwH5aONQVFMO8e1RvEv-mEjUvX6kK7w3zclh1bjaqLcKJIsoWeuDsFSBjQSFYQZN3csdBlaRU9D2ekSlxiii3LTRhaV-9TXSmYnJ9sT0DjqExJiyhgui1SEAiE_jw9xCbZ0ToAO4Cq9eqYb4TKwZpcrIXKvu--m-998GRVwXuEr4txjkR0/w400-h225/IMG_3762.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have really harped a lot on the weather in this blog, but it really was horrendous, to the point of almost comical </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uWGmKssAtms" width="320" youtube-src-id="uWGmKssAtms"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After finishing up on the Parkway we went back into Brevard as I wanted to pick up a few Christmas toys I saw at OP Taylor's and some lavender coffee syrup from Cup and Saucer and Joe wanted to do a bit of shopping as well. Of course, we had to stop at Brevard Brewing on Main Street for at least one beer. Their Octoberfest was not really to my liking and I should have tried their Blackberry Cider, but I was saving myself a bit for tonight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After being done with everything downtown, it was time to meet with Cory's extended family again at <b><i>Oskar Blues Brewery</i></b>. I had actually been looking forward to this brewery as they have a few of my favorite beers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A much more down to earth and manageable location considering how popular and how widely they are distributed in the US </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Tree of Kegs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGOA2T4cj__PXnBvJQqcbN4qKqtbLM4nFfnudonazGS5K6lmxR-WUK46eAh5BrUOm6Ng4u80ie9sxy6bbyqTjmI_fMp05FODi-LFEd_mQ9CgVPOuteVBJKc5jkIkT1ltWT1qX-en65J0iZdtIjr08V9JmxEOUG1ef6aM1Bwj0mS3dGQjIbpqsf-yF/s4032/IMG_3774.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGOA2T4cj__PXnBvJQqcbN4qKqtbLM4nFfnudonazGS5K6lmxR-WUK46eAh5BrUOm6Ng4u80ie9sxy6bbyqTjmI_fMp05FODi-LFEd_mQ9CgVPOuteVBJKc5jkIkT1ltWT1qX-en65J0iZdtIjr08V9JmxEOUG1ef6aM1Bwj0mS3dGQjIbpqsf-yF/w225-h400/IMG_3774.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Outside Tap Room/Patio</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwa1Ns3u7L8W-Qjfd6RuGki5jaA9aIas2dl8N8MutAATVJLrZdeD3N0Ejk_kFabTOmjj7ca3rEuK5dMxlDCjko4Rh6CUOuov8DwN4OrQ6KEVm5cduSyu48xvZ-0CeAWdHblgd0j8J1-O7N5WOfl6Tzi53BR08B0uRylg-d0Y8RtXw2kLSbBxa-1x9/s4032/IMG_3775.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwa1Ns3u7L8W-Qjfd6RuGki5jaA9aIas2dl8N8MutAATVJLrZdeD3N0Ejk_kFabTOmjj7ca3rEuK5dMxlDCjko4Rh6CUOuov8DwN4OrQ6KEVm5cduSyu48xvZ-0CeAWdHblgd0j8J1-O7N5WOfl6Tzi53BR08B0uRylg-d0Y8RtXw2kLSbBxa-1x9/w400-h225/IMG_3775.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brewing Facility</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKouedn7Yr0ROdOr37GtdXetJy7-5PVzFpCbo90S1-u8Tam4e6vjHAcDlnWkBUFzSp2H6UzYDqKJqM4dV_6GkFfBglH7HsAKpNVEoqClxG0qGvfC9I5Xtei8c28zzEqcmQqXmPWMdUJ6BkHqIDqjlaugFFn_lNZzn1cpWA9FCSHCUQg2NgVFq7gwO/s12050/IMG_3778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3788" data-original-width="12050" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKouedn7Yr0ROdOr37GtdXetJy7-5PVzFpCbo90S1-u8Tam4e6vjHAcDlnWkBUFzSp2H6UzYDqKJqM4dV_6GkFfBglH7HsAKpNVEoqClxG0qGvfC9I5Xtei8c28zzEqcmQqXmPWMdUJ6BkHqIDqjlaugFFn_lNZzn1cpWA9FCSHCUQg2NgVFq7gwO/w400-h126/IMG_3778.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My flight contained some of my favorites: The Ten-Fidy and the outstanding Death By Coconut.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">However the sours; Ramble 83 and the BA 22 were really outstanding. These were the best beers I had in and around Brevard. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupwRmqtU283hErpMowB3TZVVPyr-UJeKkYzjKJ5qD9KuwyDYQgG3mwRaIlKzaOJSobyxLLvnyF37SLAlRYe9hDFk2bWjn5mw4dV026kmpajyntecB3b7kdoo4G47Kgp3NXQIU447-Ce-KZdH8MuFW_tnN8QQb7qYFsPz7zftW6jqoYgUXTIbF6RgH/s3286/IMG_3776.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="3286" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupwRmqtU283hErpMowB3TZVVPyr-UJeKkYzjKJ5qD9KuwyDYQgG3mwRaIlKzaOJSobyxLLvnyF37SLAlRYe9hDFk2bWjn5mw4dV026kmpajyntecB3b7kdoo4G47Kgp3NXQIU447-Ce-KZdH8MuFW_tnN8QQb7qYFsPz7zftW6jqoYgUXTIbF6RgH/w400-h225/IMG_3776.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The food truck at Oskar Blues called the Chubwagon had one of the best burgers as well. Cory's entire extended family in the area joined us and there was about 15 total. It was a really nice evening.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZMWnXPSstjV2jUC-SYXCQbK6WL1eznfTExBO0zb47f3MKvNfkrcI1k5qorzjx1E7jQm-6wqbyJhqHLJpLxdRIFKkdSmT6GbqubyCVz7UOv8Gvi-VSF6Mxr6sQrGIwHDh9PqLvVnczKfU0z-xjXKrT7L4rKCEe2lqRBb25f6tVLI_qF2m-bWdWFolM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZMWnXPSstjV2jUC-SYXCQbK6WL1eznfTExBO0zb47f3MKvNfkrcI1k5qorzjx1E7jQm-6wqbyJhqHLJpLxdRIFKkdSmT6GbqubyCVz7UOv8Gvi-VSF6Mxr6sQrGIwHDh9PqLvVnczKfU0z-xjXKrT7L4rKCEe2lqRBb25f6tVLI_qF2m-bWdWFolM" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Day 6</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have now caught up to our original itinerary. We would have finished the Foothills Trail today and be off to Asheville. Joe was kind enough to use his hotel points for beds for everyone in Brevard, so I returned the favor and did the same in Asheville. Today promised to be the epic pub crawl that we had anticipated after a successful hiking adventure. Now we were looking to cap off a half week of separate brewery visits with one single day long adventure on the streets of Asheville. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We got to Asheville around 11 am. Got all our rooms squared away. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took the opportunity to get everything out of my pack and hung up to dry. I had washed my clothes but really didn't have anywhere to dry my hardware out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rJLIAb5UvRc" width="320" youtube-src-id="rJLIAb5UvRc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We then headed downtown. Our first stop was <a href="https://blueridgehikingco.com/">Blue Ridge Hiking Company</a>. An great outdoor shop owned by renowned long distance hiker, author and overall fantastic person Jennifer Pharr Davis. We bought a few things to support the shop and then walked down to our first stop, Wicked Weed's Funkatorium. A very upscale brewery with great food. </div></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEFLC0TEh4iedHqUNsKRW1HWfIaFX4lkB7Z0sA5fpxAdcT6WQ9TYaP8FVcXNqk6jqKs6s-xlMHZjdOt7-gJf-RzWqIDAYuGYUZQ54kGo9uQ8EdL9S0f9eq9WVxdqdtpstjEu5Qdz8f8hzCBCU3RM6PhDx7vKLOxCWwYfedXFNadVIwU8KLdo1pS0q/s4032/IMG_3799.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEFLC0TEh4iedHqUNsKRW1HWfIaFX4lkB7Z0sA5fpxAdcT6WQ9TYaP8FVcXNqk6jqKs6s-xlMHZjdOt7-gJf-RzWqIDAYuGYUZQ54kGo9uQ8EdL9S0f9eq9WVxdqdtpstjEu5Qdz8f8hzCBCU3RM6PhDx7vKLOxCWwYfedXFNadVIwU8KLdo1pS0q/w400-h225/IMG_3799.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>We watched the world cup match while having a flight and lunch<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74vK71jWyqjk9i3eIkEMmt7mRSLxTadUp2V2pKy1-G0pR_-O65DWEiPhxeaBV3-1BQRxs9GyVyUD4sj_SzWI4xDAY5mnaWKZ2jyXogTPHdkoQwoyZmoEKlYHb1ThSj5ekSnAqwXzhNQG_oQtLTzSVErQEnz3yd6ZY6HqUhUkr4gUPo03BEDBH6a0Z/s4032/IMG_3800.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74vK71jWyqjk9i3eIkEMmt7mRSLxTadUp2V2pKy1-G0pR_-O65DWEiPhxeaBV3-1BQRxs9GyVyUD4sj_SzWI4xDAY5mnaWKZ2jyXogTPHdkoQwoyZmoEKlYHb1ThSj5ekSnAqwXzhNQG_oQtLTzSVErQEnz3yd6ZY6HqUhUkr4gUPo03BEDBH6a0Z/w400-h225/IMG_3800.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made easy work of that! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58W4mHkeqA06w18cDkdkpCUwfcJlIh0LjTw4eQPJ941frm9J1rvwr2xCkoIJifWsH5M3OSOxvs1DzHBeJRqEedl_Jjluot8C1_go6-G8P40MhmBIK1pd7wkzXcFw0YRPlvUmDqfRBbmhfJdfmNzALxPmj-wcQSy_zkICY6gPMbREnU8-eljLjXu0W/s4032/IMG_3801.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58W4mHkeqA06w18cDkdkpCUwfcJlIh0LjTw4eQPJ941frm9J1rvwr2xCkoIJifWsH5M3OSOxvs1DzHBeJRqEedl_Jjluot8C1_go6-G8P40MhmBIK1pd7wkzXcFw0YRPlvUmDqfRBbmhfJdfmNzALxPmj-wcQSy_zkICY6gPMbREnU8-eljLjXu0W/w400-h225/IMG_3801.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then it was down the street to Burial Brewing. Certainly the best reputation for beers in Asheville and that is saying something as Asheville is full of good breweries (having just left one)</span></div></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB_wv950Vl8SdjRY19NgvPviNoGkD5qJkz50mVPa4ob9cBTz0A6Wmukrn0liEOCjCCwGfZ9ojgc9fbIcUcb6ASJmcopjsXOsuIcZV7z65jhd-yvwUk9XbJ1q3BVHQCRhXXdDgByDb6Coe3Z1FikwpRGnVMaqcpqpAwkF57hLqkAVljtc5rYuqi9KU/s4032/IMG_3809.JPEG" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB_wv950Vl8SdjRY19NgvPviNoGkD5qJkz50mVPa4ob9cBTz0A6Wmukrn0liEOCjCCwGfZ9ojgc9fbIcUcb6ASJmcopjsXOsuIcZV7z65jhd-yvwUk9XbJ1q3BVHQCRhXXdDgByDb6Coe3Z1FikwpRGnVMaqcpqpAwkF57hLqkAVljtc5rYuqi9KU/w225-h400/IMG_3809.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Burial also seems to have a thing for Tom Selleck as his likeness is everywhere in the brewery. This is a giant mural on the side of their building (a bit disturbing) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NmLtz4f3buUFIQqQEyX4j6y8790unjlUSYSM_aiQ0bu5ZDDdwoS0HBqN4th8XM2Hyq8EHEy0ll-BwM5uMz8D_kjWCFEfHCe3IaoqOA_dBIJpcLlp_XGuyL7caF_LVoDKHoaD3CNQUwNmwpe52AD2P710DAQu6koYoWbJXShh4aJYGw-RjKBhNQJS/s4032/IMG_3802.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NmLtz4f3buUFIQqQEyX4j6y8790unjlUSYSM_aiQ0bu5ZDDdwoS0HBqN4th8XM2Hyq8EHEy0ll-BwM5uMz8D_kjWCFEfHCe3IaoqOA_dBIJpcLlp_XGuyL7caF_LVoDKHoaD3CNQUwNmwpe52AD2P710DAQu6koYoWbJXShh4aJYGw-RjKBhNQJS/w400-h225/IMG_3802.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">However I can confidently report that the reports are true, this is the best beer in Asheville and one of the top breweries in the country. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDbO8U_uc4haUtXiEy4Ovn-YxKTQpzygJPWrADijHoUZ9t1IFfQ1U-yMCn17QMZ3NzeALu0mQjFjpOu8rKfQB8yzT68OImkD4VEsrSzaiPxqzzDFEQYWoUziCYs8WksJ4rAjapKdSW9OhHE8C71lbabJNyhZ6ZfQEOKxQFD6rv0VoA9iqD60i3He_/s4032/IMG_3803.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDbO8U_uc4haUtXiEy4Ovn-YxKTQpzygJPWrADijHoUZ9t1IFfQ1U-yMCn17QMZ3NzeALu0mQjFjpOu8rKfQB8yzT68OImkD4VEsrSzaiPxqzzDFEQYWoUziCYs8WksJ4rAjapKdSW9OhHE8C71lbabJNyhZ6ZfQEOKxQFD6rv0VoA9iqD60i3He_/w400-h225/IMG_3803.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Brewing area</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOMK6W2P7EeBHRPEx7F3Dj-xEKU6Vow914GHVU43QADkc5QV10NkU4YVe8iYU2SpUqGUddFd3-1w3qeGWbyN2nlO7cxvi1Mc1t6d2TNRmQNUbF3_4tYl30lIYChnT4UWg_2sJXd7uDT-VEKxrU8656jvMgdi8lNjt_Xwx5bmqemBbf-wD7ZuvzD8Z/s4032/IMG_3805.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOMK6W2P7EeBHRPEx7F3Dj-xEKU6Vow914GHVU43QADkc5QV10NkU4YVe8iYU2SpUqGUddFd3-1w3qeGWbyN2nlO7cxvi1Mc1t6d2TNRmQNUbF3_4tYl30lIYChnT4UWg_2sJXd7uDT-VEKxrU8656jvMgdi8lNjt_Xwx5bmqemBbf-wD7ZuvzD8Z/w400-h225/IMG_3805.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvIJajeunfNrnkZ1hBx1oj37KsjsC3xPW70_8ql-OBRy6Cmhu9bW05XAx1wIuBtkOtCix9mbVGUIpflafvzal3Mh4ER8Ob8qdv1b9Lb4C9-851vdYm_1gQQp2Whq5-hskpqa9vrRCbXnPahlMmgE-V2d5Q-t69rfvHaDMNiOwiycWsPJSkHQYLDp4/s4032/IMG_3806.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvIJajeunfNrnkZ1hBx1oj37KsjsC3xPW70_8ql-OBRy6Cmhu9bW05XAx1wIuBtkOtCix9mbVGUIpflafvzal3Mh4ER8Ob8qdv1b9Lb4C9-851vdYm_1gQQp2Whq5-hskpqa9vrRCbXnPahlMmgE-V2d5Q-t69rfvHaDMNiOwiycWsPJSkHQYLDp4/w400-h225/IMG_3806.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was <i>Ferraris& Floral Fabrics</i>- a sour, and <i>The Mercy</i>- and outstanding Porter. I also had to try <i>I Hope This Is The Endgame, </i>a 14% stout that could have ended the day for me right there! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGdoo-PNWoS7b0hH_7YwrHze82zsUGFm5fpWQhzSIgAX5XgN6vulb7BefOPgLoL7-ffRplgJGjYrOVGPOM__RIJXkppUwyRma9JYaQzVUVtA-7h4P3Z9SaVaqD9nVB8tQNal1f0FsVkAMuTB714TiIrtLuzNdR24_f8ToiqVEdkG3PPKSOvVZ7Vf5/s4032/IMG_3807.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGdoo-PNWoS7b0hH_7YwrHze82zsUGFm5fpWQhzSIgAX5XgN6vulb7BefOPgLoL7-ffRplgJGjYrOVGPOM__RIJXkppUwyRma9JYaQzVUVtA-7h4P3Z9SaVaqD9nVB8tQNal1f0FsVkAMuTB714TiIrtLuzNdR24_f8ToiqVEdkG3PPKSOvVZ7Vf5/w400-h225/IMG_3807.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">We then somewhat walked to Green Man Brewing, were the Argentina vs the Netherlands World Cup game was going on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">I predicted then that the winner of that game would go to the finals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEiCFs1aijpiD5eWO8D1siox-NyKq4iyjYExK-lkK2oq0f_zoRSJ_U_0C0-m3mmOyp3Vyapkr4rfU0D6wWS7ySN_Bqr0pNx9HI2UXcxmPc7-PTkiev9_07PJmdJoKb0tWbJB47zJ7ocPBOfK2OldZr5NnIUB5VQlfxJKEqFaOeUZmOsxCf9iQrakI9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1360" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEiCFs1aijpiD5eWO8D1siox-NyKq4iyjYExK-lkK2oq0f_zoRSJ_U_0C0-m3mmOyp3Vyapkr4rfU0D6wWS7ySN_Bqr0pNx9HI2UXcxmPc7-PTkiev9_07PJmdJoKb0tWbJB47zJ7ocPBOfK2OldZr5NnIUB5VQlfxJKEqFaOeUZmOsxCf9iQrakI9=w400-h276" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">internet photo<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They have a super nice facility but I did not care for the beer I ordered. It was the Mocha Mocha, a coffee stout, it was bitter and powdery. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho79HQKAS35fXvQYGVlbFdb_Y6vlBywj67TwbGX_kQp7Etg3F9idtv_7MR1O9cdYdlqSz697xltYQRBcJwH5mtEk24Lkpq4JGBBMtVQSrLXjqe4ERAZOp_NDew3tphkwJ6zmBv32JlRTcjEhpnpq9F_dam0j76yYku8_VZnEtX5bss_mVN0D5G0wn3/w400-h225/IMG_3810.JPEG" width="400" /></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">It was then time to think about putting more food in our stomach's to continue on. We went over to Buxton Hall BBQ. However it was not open yet, but what was open was Catawba Brewing right next door, so while waiting for them to open we had a couple more beers! I had the Black Currant Smoothie Sour. It was excellent. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMQy3Vb_loOt8BbTtOdgihGFKI77soKdQltG4zsnRigWMCkElvLSjr0spQTgKzSGwXjw5tJBkCVPX84jYrGYov9Z0bd1CjMbwSUDOrsEwHfJcxaMIUflLVA6RJ-aY74gtdc1U2OMihOpAXTHZ-66CHYzSzehsQyQHNkRX4LyhClXxAYgaVHHtx7Pb/s4032/IMG_3812.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMQy3Vb_loOt8BbTtOdgihGFKI77soKdQltG4zsnRigWMCkElvLSjr0spQTgKzSGwXjw5tJBkCVPX84jYrGYov9Z0bd1CjMbwSUDOrsEwHfJcxaMIUflLVA6RJ-aY74gtdc1U2OMihOpAXTHZ-66CHYzSzehsQyQHNkRX4LyhClXxAYgaVHHtx7Pb/w400-h225/IMG_3812.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Catawba also has the 2nd best winning sign for the evening </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHEN81D3iUJOPJFkuh6duK7QTg7EAAJqGZWoC7wGvzTLGUiWITt2T1ppmvgpRUpouslCBpTU54poRAxPaV6LKMSvfvAbtXFergdRUILoDEqdfrmZtDYAMMDExl6ooiyW2QQbaWhSYEKQthf6KzrQqrl691_uFkOhRvzdzsXx1upQoKzrDv_D_YKWv/s2097/IMG_3815.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2097" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHEN81D3iUJOPJFkuh6duK7QTg7EAAJqGZWoC7wGvzTLGUiWITt2T1ppmvgpRUpouslCBpTU54poRAxPaV6LKMSvfvAbtXFergdRUILoDEqdfrmZtDYAMMDExl6ooiyW2QQbaWhSYEKQthf6KzrQqrl691_uFkOhRvzdzsXx1upQoKzrDv_D_YKWv/w400-h324/IMG_3815.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Once done with our beers we scooted right over to Buxton Hall BBQ. I was not sure I could eat anything or at least not a lot. I was wrong! I had the 1/2 rack of ribs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDZd1G-qYEQbuVaJ2tC5O3MmFDvkM7YavbhYT2I8j0TATvm4J5oehR0sBQACqOlPWlCOFpMaJ-dXMqV6PnUSbPOU_L-sypQwioeatf0uvdTGw66aiybIyOF1AK7MeXcj3UYKVpe2gf8IeiBs35HzaxSHkXn4KpKArVF-BpdNUYoX_6p_GRfhwhoY6/s4032/IMG_3813.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDZd1G-qYEQbuVaJ2tC5O3MmFDvkM7YavbhYT2I8j0TATvm4J5oehR0sBQACqOlPWlCOFpMaJ-dXMqV6PnUSbPOU_L-sypQwioeatf0uvdTGw66aiybIyOF1AK7MeXcj3UYKVpe2gf8IeiBs35HzaxSHkXn4KpKArVF-BpdNUYoX_6p_GRfhwhoY6/w400-h225/IMG_3813.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBu3T3AVXc1a8310HYRvuIr0ougmMNxo2dtgrMMhkRY2QOz4I_uadIAX1aIAPtjN7HksdTVrelD9ZodErdgOn3NGgfTzs7ZausBlyyY2DB9jyVJB-QJ9fYS0sNo0IT74INuxUMSzAdFqcIoAkS6nHJAlZTYCOPe2-OZ-CsIwH8X1ptlKIkRWOf_Ql/s4032/IMG_3814.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBu3T3AVXc1a8310HYRvuIr0ougmMNxo2dtgrMMhkRY2QOz4I_uadIAX1aIAPtjN7HksdTVrelD9ZodErdgOn3NGgfTzs7ZausBlyyY2DB9jyVJB-QJ9fYS0sNo0IT74INuxUMSzAdFqcIoAkS6nHJAlZTYCOPe2-OZ-CsIwH8X1ptlKIkRWOf_Ql/w400-h225/IMG_3814.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">According to Cory now that dinner was over the more mature portion of the drinking had begun. Andy (remember Cory's brother and his partner Monica) had come to Asheville this evening for a Music Festival tomorrow, so they joined us at The Antidote, A distillery next to our original starting point of Wicked Weed. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vdwf0wVWZoYJogehxLrwA9KCNUCx_LhciJYlIeO-BFszpvxf9vd137OyD93-fdJWpnr7RrW9K6P8IYFBzMChBohmE5Zwdm7jupDjJX0eZr4eKEnvtMmgi-wxIMelNC_Agguoiw8IRGGQz9xvP5VsmauAukgVJkQYwIe_XnpDcuotBhXdtGuI5mDS/s4032/IMG_3816.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vdwf0wVWZoYJogehxLrwA9KCNUCx_LhciJYlIeO-BFszpvxf9vd137OyD93-fdJWpnr7RrW9K6P8IYFBzMChBohmE5Zwdm7jupDjJX0eZr4eKEnvtMmgi-wxIMelNC_Agguoiw8IRGGQz9xvP5VsmauAukgVJkQYwIe_XnpDcuotBhXdtGuI5mDS/w400-h225/IMG_3816.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">They make very upscale cocktails (no beer)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">I am having a very good Cosmopolitan and the Boys are having Manhattan's </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbAmrtfWg2ooqMn_wwPHCfB51IOolAbP10w0eWSNcpW0NSjFev5aCXIFE2czCWkdA65x5Y0CA05YLcao_dWk_3f2Q7e23qgSRmXFyEfUpYYwo9Vgqh1PgScl88BCs8C2GH2JtKU_EAoAXn6IGiraR51-pZDzh7zB0DuRbsgTXTXALuHLI96Fag8PM/s4032/IMG_3818.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbAmrtfWg2ooqMn_wwPHCfB51IOolAbP10w0eWSNcpW0NSjFev5aCXIFE2czCWkdA65x5Y0CA05YLcao_dWk_3f2Q7e23qgSRmXFyEfUpYYwo9Vgqh1PgScl88BCs8C2GH2JtKU_EAoAXn6IGiraR51-pZDzh7zB0DuRbsgTXTXALuHLI96Fag8PM/w400-h225/IMG_3818.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Monica, Andy and Cory</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPgWSrFMkuz7rKfx_QaU0_nkiaVj8Lz1WBq6ugYzGzUqQuFO28MoGJlZSWSqQ4ns-5c8xLNjOX7h5tybp3OJV3C5Z5W4kTIiSavti5_I1Uv5C7bKiCsYQbd8r0Wd7BKo0CijFL4zxx0PLmY2BxVIi9g-iIfimR_k8SwoXjhP2-ZEI1HjEwvIeI3f1/s2122/IMG_3822.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1683" data-original-width="2122" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPgWSrFMkuz7rKfx_QaU0_nkiaVj8Lz1WBq6ugYzGzUqQuFO28MoGJlZSWSqQ4ns-5c8xLNjOX7h5tybp3OJV3C5Z5W4kTIiSavti5_I1Uv5C7bKiCsYQbd8r0Wd7BKo0CijFL4zxx0PLmY2BxVIi9g-iIfimR_k8SwoXjhP2-ZEI1HjEwvIeI3f1/w400-h318/IMG_3822.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Joe (below). Joe has been our friend for many years, but he came to the group with the trail name Gideon (from his years of being a preacher). On this trip he was overheard finishing a conversation with his girlfriend with the phrase "bye honey bunny." Well you can image, we pounced! Everyone knows a true trail name has to be given, so Joe is now and forever Honey Bunny.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSqAHj-hrqQ9EZPgFG7i7ofe8WS9zlnH9V1wgnB1yI5FLphdfqVA-LTnyDryyTqFS_KBbLFBK3Av2T2a22E9mCk0N3PIALDjBRuKR2GMNVA_lHP98V1eivlZQ0dqX_4Du3y58ziCepsx9fLlmHUxP5sBzrUU0yAe87WDAuZn7OHlWdwDQQ2BJjaSk/s4032/IMG_3823.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSqAHj-hrqQ9EZPgFG7i7ofe8WS9zlnH9V1wgnB1yI5FLphdfqVA-LTnyDryyTqFS_KBbLFBK3Av2T2a22E9mCk0N3PIALDjBRuKR2GMNVA_lHP98V1eivlZQ0dqX_4Du3y58ziCepsx9fLlmHUxP5sBzrUU0yAe87WDAuZn7OHlWdwDQQ2BJjaSk/w225-h400/IMG_3823.JPEG" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honey Bunny</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">After sophisticated drinks at The Antidote and a visit to their gift shop The Chemist, the guys are ready for cigars and bourbon. I am now way out of my league and just following along as a spectator. We go just up the street to <a href="https://www.boomersbourbonandcigar.com/">Boomer's Bourbon and Cigar Bar. </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't even now there were places left you could smoke inside! 😅😎</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was fun to watch the guys enjoy themselves with a big fat cigar and an excellent bourbon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed for a while and except for their choice of background music (which was totally wrong for the age of the clientele and the vibe of the décor) it was a great place </span><a href="https://www.boomersbourbonandcigar.com/"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxptEefODBmEzbsRvQPAqQ8S2LOYYL1rAL5yk5gUyC3oRQdo_bIJOE5OBkJ7amRrDHXjsLxEQjOFRnmO-dx5wAbxRxl8HAe9cf-rQcvSx1m6VFI4tLzKyjYJTNtqEaR0bnx-ZfO15d46DUCs5OIl0f4-ft7feVWbpB3loazR6gpUXk248VzbYTF5c/s4032/IMG_3827.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxptEefODBmEzbsRvQPAqQ8S2LOYYL1rAL5yk5gUyC3oRQdo_bIJOE5OBkJ7amRrDHXjsLxEQjOFRnmO-dx5wAbxRxl8HAe9cf-rQcvSx1m6VFI4tLzKyjYJTNtqEaR0bnx-ZfO15d46DUCs5OIl0f4-ft7feVWbpB3loazR6gpUXk248VzbYTF5c/w400-h225/IMG_3827.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me and Joe </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfas6X7Qmggt-KF8W1k7CCOTdq2UOSFnVDS-jrnv7bCgZ5MR1ZKmK9WUyALn3FFt1aN20qlOrxV8KJ4vCBKHNItJng7emYFsU2WmGSIpwFtbbBEM46XE3_XRNidvMXV4ESGcut9s1ytcmfi8dbAgtC312cqWIbXFwcGjMbGPQh3mVm2Hq61u4vt6rO/s1280/Craig%20and%20Joe%20Boomers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfas6X7Qmggt-KF8W1k7CCOTdq2UOSFnVDS-jrnv7bCgZ5MR1ZKmK9WUyALn3FFt1aN20qlOrxV8KJ4vCBKHNItJng7emYFsU2WmGSIpwFtbbBEM46XE3_XRNidvMXV4ESGcut9s1ytcmfi8dbAgtC312cqWIbXFwcGjMbGPQh3mVm2Hq61u4vt6rO/w400-h300/Craig%20and%20Joe%20Boomers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="1585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbFMQ4EBTnGNzEtQjYpK_yEDxcX_NPyJje97R5XCctqLFu16eY0rnyW2B4mYHOG45ULp7gU5SLXvA0LkZTWKHYuUu02sMo7W_MWtUFk5JdIw_eBpgvFg1KL3eHJp4XSJ5t1e60zSaUEddqWaFyaQP1rxTUI7PaHYT2mhWqmuZcB4cqP_FyiPEBZuO/s320/IMG_3824.JPEG" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">We do get a lift back to our car from Andy and Monica and it is safe return to the hotel. Just when I thought the evening was over, I get this photo on my phone (below) and they ring me and say that pizza has been delivered to their room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlFMONRDqqdy3xEByZquMIVZR6S5d9KHHue0ihVbJiaEB1IfP30PTGi8eISXQ3dqSx2w4gpOFZqeQyGRpLn325OG8soBsGrxN7e3unSsZ-tN1acPOmMuV8GE6Mf0zCmMTyaErbLoujW9bl6OMGf_PhRgQNggIp1-7XjidA8mf99HxfK1gE90J7nGT/s1280/COry%20and%20Joe%20Christmas%20Scene.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlFMONRDqqdy3xEByZquMIVZR6S5d9KHHue0ihVbJiaEB1IfP30PTGi8eISXQ3dqSx2w4gpOFZqeQyGRpLn325OG8soBsGrxN7e3unSsZ-tN1acPOmMuV8GE6Mf0zCmMTyaErbLoujW9bl6OMGf_PhRgQNggIp1-7XjidA8mf99HxfK1gE90J7nGT/w400-h300/COry%20and%20Joe%20Christmas%20Scene.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><b><u>Epilogue:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">It took about 9 hours for everyone to get home safe and sound.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">What great guys to vacation with! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Thanks for turning type 3 fun into a fantastic week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Many thanks to Andy and Monica without their support we would not have gotten started or "rescued" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-72094869975988795942022-11-22T11:40:00.007-06:002022-11-24T12:20:25.400-06:00Quick Weekend- Silver Dollar City Nov 19-20 2022<p><span style="font-size: large;">A bit of an adult getaway this weekend. Just me and Vicky and we took our friend John, who had not been to Branson in 50 years! Vicky had some free tickets to Silver Dollar City, so I used some hotel points and off we went. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Plenty of eating and walking for the weekend.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">First stop Hurt's Donuts for just some snacks and then once we were settled in we went out to do some window shopping and dinner at Mel's Hard Luck Diner. This place is great with all the staff being great entertainers in their own right and performing while they wait on tables. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiq1ajBvrp8I9EA2A5I4-3Mz_dwtK-QEGx62EbwpN-R9N45OzChqoJkr89Z1Qb3ZRa0UH90zEiGyo_IxgnFGESvtGtN6dQoTEhbKgHtreQ31gnCPWBtj-k-tKwUTpGYGABSqmbxR_IEf111Ro0b4Lmg7NPrNMbYTqa-FVZa_Wa51QcFWtsuKwNvYQl/s2362/IMG_3327.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="1468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiq1ajBvrp8I9EA2A5I4-3Mz_dwtK-QEGx62EbwpN-R9N45OzChqoJkr89Z1Qb3ZRa0UH90zEiGyo_IxgnFGESvtGtN6dQoTEhbKgHtreQ31gnCPWBtj-k-tKwUTpGYGABSqmbxR_IEf111Ro0b4Lmg7NPrNMbYTqa-FVZa_Wa51QcFWtsuKwNvYQl/w249-h400/IMG_3327.JPEG" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Singing Waitress, Karen, has been there for 18 years!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1xaDmkqjBmcLGGTcXvkfLADt3W0IgtHqIoEXDBR880z7XtOTwFGN-MUDgFrzhlQiAq1sq4x9JMkmiwpiWDSOf3HBaKiHRVI-BaN-vky9asfe8rROtoZKtATfLd1EJW5APS6-2hoRERBA96HsppCpNYjpgrEWoimIanuzZ32oQxymb901KY3O3b4X/s4032/IMG_3322.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1xaDmkqjBmcLGGTcXvkfLADt3W0IgtHqIoEXDBR880z7XtOTwFGN-MUDgFrzhlQiAq1sq4x9JMkmiwpiWDSOf3HBaKiHRVI-BaN-vky9asfe8rROtoZKtATfLd1EJW5APS6-2hoRERBA96HsppCpNYjpgrEWoimIanuzZ32oQxymb901KY3O3b4X/w400-h225/IMG_3322.JPEG" width="400" /></a><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Santa showed up for some birthday and holiday wishes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT71pWqGHR5SnmBqtb8Abr60T9M9mLe2NoEJ42RpfPLTNUu5lHUGL_3H9X_YCclMXLapfQFAb5MsYK8e53SQMtkP5f9Wk3SaU88aELizjfhKGs_n52Qph_3m60AYCPb6tEZwR3qJwxkpbsxD7Xc5G0JYCq0p8UY5BOwwEF63y9E8muXkC1MgdGIF2/s4032/IMG_3319.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT71pWqGHR5SnmBqtb8Abr60T9M9mLe2NoEJ42RpfPLTNUu5lHUGL_3H9X_YCclMXLapfQFAb5MsYK8e53SQMtkP5f9Wk3SaU88aELizjfhKGs_n52Qph_3m60AYCPb6tEZwR3qJwxkpbsxD7Xc5G0JYCq0p8UY5BOwwEF63y9E8muXkC1MgdGIF2/w225-h400/IMG_3319.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">They do have a few new and younger staff as well. They were all great</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoPCNnc_Im2UUFk7tmO6de8-DCVz85LXMHYv4jCcVUFdKidKE7V2S0Xyc2I4ZxS7DY_JzcEQ5t_X-1_fPh4sxSNDYvOiW4sHzt9X3O5PW65nKUDaLbPfE2YUf76WPQlEf-SK-vhxjjZSf64Ah0rD6Y0ZnzmTjGOOrkShYCqkncnzdNZptZO9SxjW9/s4032/IMG_3321.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoPCNnc_Im2UUFk7tmO6de8-DCVz85LXMHYv4jCcVUFdKidKE7V2S0Xyc2I4ZxS7DY_JzcEQ5t_X-1_fPh4sxSNDYvOiW4sHzt9X3O5PW65nKUDaLbPfE2YUf76WPQlEf-SK-vhxjjZSf64Ah0rD6Y0ZnzmTjGOOrkShYCqkncnzdNZptZO9SxjW9/w225-h400/IMG_3321.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They are specifically known for their outrageously sized desserts! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yum! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VEvVeSRJTymUmxK-Y7aNehcBM-zhnbJilGkmNhl_ruYeNWtNgz0OzGDXnPvAZSmLXO6dAACnYtSzPf9cALyo-RJM0lsh5cezMCirI-VlE_RayLvgQWCLSCul2OcOh1y0Lj8Oj5HJMixzcp5rfIwJMkAzmu4XhEKjIauTB1hIPE5K9s0cFTqciIcu/s2206/IMG_3326.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="2206" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VEvVeSRJTymUmxK-Y7aNehcBM-zhnbJilGkmNhl_ruYeNWtNgz0OzGDXnPvAZSmLXO6dAACnYtSzPf9cALyo-RJM0lsh5cezMCirI-VlE_RayLvgQWCLSCul2OcOh1y0Lj8Oj5HJMixzcp5rfIwJMkAzmu4XhEKjIauTB1hIPE5K9s0cFTqciIcu/w400-h244/IMG_3326.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After a good nights sleep, or food coma, it was time to get up and head to Billy Gail's, another Branson institution. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0M0QbxBm1HU-TlxsTqYp5pBXpfWaERR4mrvxe2L8V0oCaJdiaWyrmANekp4PfZMsAxFBgHXJRxtFpgNd_7i9sriOfa_xxUVQzJNGPqCFPUP1ft1g-VeigZN-bM1M2FJCx-3s6Efcvnh2oXVrww0jwRiYOMGUQ42Qjifm-iQTBoj1ZqAjSVavvMtd/s3582/IMG_3328.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="3582" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0M0QbxBm1HU-TlxsTqYp5pBXpfWaERR4mrvxe2L8V0oCaJdiaWyrmANekp4PfZMsAxFBgHXJRxtFpgNd_7i9sriOfa_xxUVQzJNGPqCFPUP1ft1g-VeigZN-bM1M2FJCx-3s6Efcvnh2oXVrww0jwRiYOMGUQ42Qjifm-iQTBoj1ZqAjSVavvMtd/w400-h225/IMG_3328.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmkvP3MlXavkSN6M1dV_dJbR22BryOKS6SQZZgV3nZ_ssg2LeM7Cll7GqkGJwNPb08dsddlk3n9GUyx-RCa_Fwb87MXPL3AsTIVqOTUwtCFI0YArsVlC3aIaEzlONTIC6RS7fL0TzKRo2BBL0DV7v8maRylZLFuCQhSr6T27CRAU-Lvg2Qz03sOPH/s4032/IMG_3329.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmkvP3MlXavkSN6M1dV_dJbR22BryOKS6SQZZgV3nZ_ssg2LeM7Cll7GqkGJwNPb08dsddlk3n9GUyx-RCa_Fwb87MXPL3AsTIVqOTUwtCFI0YArsVlC3aIaEzlONTIC6RS7fL0TzKRo2BBL0DV7v8maRylZLFuCQhSr6T27CRAU-Lvg2Qz03sOPH/w225-h400/IMG_3329.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It is usually a long wait to get in, especially on the weekend, but being only two of us (John decided to sleep in) we only waited 30 minutes.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOQTAMZXmXoPslReAamM6_xumJvGTLroQIIm8yEuJk7CB-gp9nOv9yB2vZ_wFfWA_OVmMWuFU1tK1nKBVTpkz-xVhf4hz0y3URLMe3Q5P-WUoRIXJwFBiV0f7EW3iPIY6IMorPsMaT6dqS4EJRLZe6cN4eWiYJfJ7lyvzm3GwQx80v96YwxLkJ7M1/s4032/IMG_3330.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOQTAMZXmXoPslReAamM6_xumJvGTLroQIIm8yEuJk7CB-gp9nOv9yB2vZ_wFfWA_OVmMWuFU1tK1nKBVTpkz-xVhf4hz0y3URLMe3Q5P-WUoRIXJwFBiV0f7EW3iPIY6IMorPsMaT6dqS4EJRLZe6cN4eWiYJfJ7lyvzm3GwQx80v96YwxLkJ7M1/w400-h225/IMG_3330.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their breakfast portions are huge! We have learned our lesson over the years, This is just one breakfast but we split it. Billy's Belly Buster and they are not kidding. We had enough to bring home</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUjx6AMgO4y06P5X4Wzk-0xvPC5hpls2k9CS7HRElXfoNpuYoUnTaYyXbeclJNNXQYFpXY283gwzbMd6iep2ndx0vXdpjU476g2KURSUkBQnYee7a3CaJ8-hwog9m5uyOG_0Ql9SMq0eBl7v5DivMYLY49UWNqt0ZW86mGxWvcjyDrGC-WTcZTGk9/s4032/IMG_3331.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUjx6AMgO4y06P5X4Wzk-0xvPC5hpls2k9CS7HRElXfoNpuYoUnTaYyXbeclJNNXQYFpXY283gwzbMd6iep2ndx0vXdpjU476g2KURSUkBQnYee7a3CaJ8-hwog9m5uyOG_0Ql9SMq0eBl7v5DivMYLY49UWNqt0ZW86mGxWvcjyDrGC-WTcZTGk9/w400-h225/IMG_3331.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Pancakes bigger than your face! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitfOfIkJeD10STTDOLxGw6da6OFAVRw3MxzdeFY5tUPuFa_tP8kxrug2xdploK9tyJJdG5E88fQ6ye3QPLeWvvBzewm2vB2KlKkz-gSaLP0s4nqayFwWmeXWCKfH0GbG6CcQvyJwNunwRQZnO68KwsgMWyjHy6AKsqw0u4UvQnYrzIP9TGJkMZem5/s4032/IMG_3332.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitfOfIkJeD10STTDOLxGw6da6OFAVRw3MxzdeFY5tUPuFa_tP8kxrug2xdploK9tyJJdG5E88fQ6ye3QPLeWvvBzewm2vB2KlKkz-gSaLP0s4nqayFwWmeXWCKfH0GbG6CcQvyJwNunwRQZnO68KwsgMWyjHy6AKsqw0u4UvQnYrzIP9TGJkMZem5/w225-h400/IMG_3332.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After breakfast we went and roused John to get ready for Silver Dollar City at 1 pm. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We went right at opening and it was really crowded with traffic to get in and also to get into the park, but we had nothing but time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Anw37KCy9gtFhgDHGpfMw08ePpMoALp_pGxskRxyVLQEpdZ2KcK3QCmB2zB6ff6AZSL0z7TDYYOykSkQhUjj76N70qG7P_xHPX7AQTlDiYUDazc3GU-5LGPOOZ-98MM3HXVPGNvi2TS57UgQTb1RTWAlkfU0ZpqCaO004XbpXjEcBda-1ZaMG0p/s4032/IMG_3334.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Anw37KCy9gtFhgDHGpfMw08ePpMoALp_pGxskRxyVLQEpdZ2KcK3QCmB2zB6ff6AZSL0z7TDYYOykSkQhUjj76N70qG7P_xHPX7AQTlDiYUDazc3GU-5LGPOOZ-98MM3HXVPGNvi2TS57UgQTb1RTWAlkfU0ZpqCaO004XbpXjEcBda-1ZaMG0p/w225-h400/IMG_3334.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vicky and John road many of the rides. I just watched.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-tAvorljPXzTswa-jZRHZhcPKDQyO2lRuuiMo0LRbWEHN7Xd8CiMXd0KnJWrrA3w2-iZ8fqgS0yRBOvFzEWOZ3Xf6SfohEJP358fqUjcg_Wedmka71aKyW1MPuNlegJDazJU4WfOyOAJuChNc8_xpQinQ5ItxYJSOIXJ9dtwbbXn6vVxUUxXxaf0/s4032/IMG_3338.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-tAvorljPXzTswa-jZRHZhcPKDQyO2lRuuiMo0LRbWEHN7Xd8CiMXd0KnJWrrA3w2-iZ8fqgS0yRBOvFzEWOZ3Xf6SfohEJP358fqUjcg_Wedmka71aKyW1MPuNlegJDazJU4WfOyOAJuChNc8_xpQinQ5ItxYJSOIXJ9dtwbbXn6vVxUUxXxaf0/w400-h225/IMG_3338.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5mHHmI_VVK0" width="320" youtube-src-id="5mHHmI_VVK0"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The train ride had actually crashed a few weeks ago so was not running, but we just went around the entire park and Vicky and John rode what they wanted with only a little wait and we looked at all the Christmas lights as the afternoon went on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Out of nowhere there came a sea of people right before the Parade </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPRqrGFqCJbkmHqh4ZkvjEBO2wGZT5aZalsG1mCaPyaJb9rams0Wz3I5T02kO0QhyPHELVOezoi5hHnf1n69zTzA7IhjtUc6MypH4pkYJ3GDv1lHn1YKg661dTDwgaqPCQouhcVaI2B2LzLyAXJHkBoRb1iq0XaJTVtz4AXmjsZmNdqALYiYavRz1/s4032/IMG_3348.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPRqrGFqCJbkmHqh4ZkvjEBO2wGZT5aZalsG1mCaPyaJb9rams0Wz3I5T02kO0QhyPHELVOezoi5hHnf1n69zTzA7IhjtUc6MypH4pkYJ3GDv1lHn1YKg661dTDwgaqPCQouhcVaI2B2LzLyAXJHkBoRb1iq0XaJTVtz4AXmjsZmNdqALYiYavRz1/w400-h225/IMG_3348.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Parade is always led by Bumbles the Abominable Snowman </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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LOL</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h_P_jBUKw5Z_uuzjyhoPVa7AMd7dDjEHrqdzkKDSPHzgMPYD12oVdFqkcPSGPxyoax20dcDwPm-uuXeK6DLSQm9YjtV-sgc-KoFP3iopjp3lGb3MsXm_pPURJxktdjzEguHyPqsCvhgDD62Tj6TZprthbahWmjUrsjygmK_j8xGulsWDRw8uUz1z/s2238/IMG_3359.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2238" data-original-width="1884" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9h_P_jBUKw5Z_uuzjyhoPVa7AMd7dDjEHrqdzkKDSPHzgMPYD12oVdFqkcPSGPxyoax20dcDwPm-uuXeK6DLSQm9YjtV-sgc-KoFP3iopjp3lGb3MsXm_pPURJxktdjzEguHyPqsCvhgDD62Tj6TZprthbahWmjUrsjygmK_j8xGulsWDRw8uUz1z/w336-h400/IMG_3359.JPEG" width="336" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Santa</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEPvDQbnfSgtmwzTnIlZTzRXbRH-QSGwOxEdoNc3NZTcUp3UxBAT3UfRTrpk_0HONBvrIvQj2odvYuNTCRfwmvcJG9RZI3VvXK5UhbZnUYK2Gm84V-PNrF5fJ6eCP9OFgowTYOgVFrRkZNajK7zPEmmDc55T4g_FZJjWIB263ePSUD-rZ7QmhethO/s4032/IMG_3362.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEPvDQbnfSgtmwzTnIlZTzRXbRH-QSGwOxEdoNc3NZTcUp3UxBAT3UfRTrpk_0HONBvrIvQj2odvYuNTCRfwmvcJG9RZI3VvXK5UhbZnUYK2Gm84V-PNrF5fJ6eCP9OFgowTYOgVFrRkZNajK7zPEmmDc55T4g_FZJjWIB263ePSUD-rZ7QmhethO/w400-h225/IMG_3362.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Moose? </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MmW_824jQM9sQY7_Tzi6iNiAKhrhtoZlN1Dayo1JGkiGX1IqlZoPcu8mZuFl9lkBle10wqxWVIiTQ2shgHgP4GveYg7AiMCqMXwf_s0FUkcKaKVQ41f3YpBU5fh8brK5tVROTepznZEQx7xukEo2cH6ERNt_8JUpaqpPxCwhjr9cydmsZnIrteH-/s4032/IMG_3364.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MmW_824jQM9sQY7_Tzi6iNiAKhrhtoZlN1Dayo1JGkiGX1IqlZoPcu8mZuFl9lkBle10wqxWVIiTQ2shgHgP4GveYg7AiMCqMXwf_s0FUkcKaKVQ41f3YpBU5fh8brK5tVROTepznZEQx7xukEo2cH6ERNt_8JUpaqpPxCwhjr9cydmsZnIrteH-/w225-h400/IMG_3364.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7' tall toy soldier</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rNi5YHYzGDU4Shu2CaMWx9svX8JIZD7PJw2QWPNOJ52oZkcRet7uGB_Vgn1jY7Aod0BZAMJKPRU4N3b-QU0nz23LFdThJ8h4ngZTZ7Lg9qynioOAoQc1urZCLfav0rTdme7J-nrDyyTfnPQWIUiSXWOcOQA1LYFV0LtrxT1sgexwj7rpiLysgeK9/s4032/IMG_3368.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rNi5YHYzGDU4Shu2CaMWx9svX8JIZD7PJw2QWPNOJ52oZkcRet7uGB_Vgn1jY7Aod0BZAMJKPRU4N3b-QU0nz23LFdThJ8h4ngZTZ7Lg9qynioOAoQc1urZCLfav0rTdme7J-nrDyyTfnPQWIUiSXWOcOQA1LYFV0LtrxT1sgexwj7rpiLysgeK9/w225-h400/IMG_3368.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The people! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAlpJ7WSS1nLpTf4lW73I4M52IPEZE32FLZpoCN_07VxD3-jX7ciuvJwwyHx1FSd426V3d1uSXQDaooGYKSAMq_CyaxFlF_VaO38jkMeuwzzXBryJWHUZRGaANHcNDR0tbcvKeCytXX0ZvUTbHMdxDwfI9reo0bjVP1ZEWHsyz_32dSXx5uG7964a/s4032/IMG_3371.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAlpJ7WSS1nLpTf4lW73I4M52IPEZE32FLZpoCN_07VxD3-jX7ciuvJwwyHx1FSd426V3d1uSXQDaooGYKSAMq_CyaxFlF_VaO38jkMeuwzzXBryJWHUZRGaANHcNDR0tbcvKeCytXX0ZvUTbHMdxDwfI9reo0bjVP1ZEWHsyz_32dSXx5uG7964a/w400-h225/IMG_3371.JPEG" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The singing tree after the Parade.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RqP4-ObMIyP2cNKTu3PXhAPe4l7vo47xcYcxbKuPx25rPinVDY7snh-iyoCYivxMN4UNz4l0xJgvPIDYDugz3IUEckZqPShSmlEPOfP6jNtV8OfTYtkY2z9I9x6EeYjwSwPT4rbIC3QbC7Yyk9gFvsVB5vEJE7EoFCm6GSxhfwZC0ot2-1kThJ6l/s4032/IMG_3372.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RqP4-ObMIyP2cNKTu3PXhAPe4l7vo47xcYcxbKuPx25rPinVDY7snh-iyoCYivxMN4UNz4l0xJgvPIDYDugz3IUEckZqPShSmlEPOfP6jNtV8OfTYtkY2z9I9x6EeYjwSwPT4rbIC3QbC7Yyk9gFvsVB5vEJE7EoFCm6GSxhfwZC0ot2-1kThJ6l/w225-h400/IMG_3372.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbyhtwPP-D5RMOqFKhK9SyXqYdRVJczxTeUbueYOvYHV98TRl3Pk15soyBXJzXv1CuF6w9ngeUQF1uPH9iMPxvFg_G2hNqtrlHcOxOBaAtKzXWaiaudoeeey1mGkHke4CMhkve-sL_ElKc9rcwp89wf_Ud_A7TFBKabNZmjtOj3Xq1hm3p-Ky3T8b/s4032/IMG_3374.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbyhtwPP-D5RMOqFKhK9SyXqYdRVJczxTeUbueYOvYHV98TRl3Pk15soyBXJzXv1CuF6w9ngeUQF1uPH9iMPxvFg_G2hNqtrlHcOxOBaAtKzXWaiaudoeeey1mGkHke4CMhkve-sL_ElKc9rcwp89wf_Ud_A7TFBKabNZmjtOj3Xq1hm3p-Ky3T8b/w225-h400/IMG_3374.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U0Qg89tshWBZpX1sZ_QCwvZM4u0iL3BUVqFFRosG0k1xaDQooB4PJOndm3uRUsHB5Ke_LGuq-OFCUSuhanFs6CV8pB1w9HOn3d5jYS5GV3weUIEj_hsDqGuFgj5XcgUfXlTKPPvxE4nV2rixpogdA19geRbEnH7qNXUqpqcMqMXKheUdSKQmNubq/s4032/IMG_3375.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U0Qg89tshWBZpX1sZ_QCwvZM4u0iL3BUVqFFRosG0k1xaDQooB4PJOndm3uRUsHB5Ke_LGuq-OFCUSuhanFs6CV8pB1w9HOn3d5jYS5GV3weUIEj_hsDqGuFgj5XcgUfXlTKPPvxE4nV2rixpogdA19geRbEnH7qNXUqpqcMqMXKheUdSKQmNubq/w225-h400/IMG_3375.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHqA7PRaa06jvvASL2zXO1eNqtln_7JyW0XvvvVLMqDji44Ij0ws5ZBUR6prm47axtMQuj3IBZ0Ka7uv2q7hWTRoko9iz5ANJQY0n2NuNpzMERT4EkFQbE9TRzgyis2OfNvQwOz_v14OoVq5rAblsJ1VVJCy7a5NSSl5Iz3CGXZUIvzewUjKbGQt7/s4032/IMG_3376.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHqA7PRaa06jvvASL2zXO1eNqtln_7JyW0XvvvVLMqDji44Ij0ws5ZBUR6prm47axtMQuj3IBZ0Ka7uv2q7hWTRoko9iz5ANJQY0n2NuNpzMERT4EkFQbE9TRzgyis2OfNvQwOz_v14OoVq5rAblsJ1VVJCy7a5NSSl5Iz3CGXZUIvzewUjKbGQt7/w225-h400/IMG_3376.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJ55YRmBjDY" width="320" youtube-src-id="EJ55YRmBjDY"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No one can leave without getting some cinnamon rolls- also as big as your face! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXBJMCMYYER-6kQnHflQC1VVGUMzHA6TRgMgS-ulgxsZ477YrCXQepPXyxUdjDYmHb6tn4E9SY93faGjk-SMU4P5qevh7Cr0vAXWvW_PPkuboVs0YijB4HH_exRalquHItl-euXBQkVjSbfBS5e1LCt7ppnliFQdUdO4uDWew45UasyEnRz9OsHBr/s4032/IMG_3378.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXBJMCMYYER-6kQnHflQC1VVGUMzHA6TRgMgS-ulgxsZ477YrCXQepPXyxUdjDYmHb6tn4E9SY93faGjk-SMU4P5qevh7Cr0vAXWvW_PPkuboVs0YijB4HH_exRalquHItl-euXBQkVjSbfBS5e1LCt7ppnliFQdUdO4uDWew45UasyEnRz9OsHBr/w400-h225/IMG_3378.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a lovely weekend to get away. </span></p><p><br /></p></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-34665759386524944262022-11-08T08:25:00.019-06:002022-11-24T11:10:21.679-06:00Eagle Rock Loop, Arkansas- Nov 5-7 2022<p><span style="font-size: large;">Eagle Rock Loop in Arkansas has been on my list of trails to do for a long time. I had heard years ago that it was the prettiest hike in Arkansas but also the hardest hike in Arkansas. I have done portions of the <a href="https://mustexplore.blogspot.com/2014/10/60-miles-on-ozark-highland-trail.html">Ozark Highland Trail </a>and the Ouachita Trail and while I thought they were nice, they didn't overwhelm me as being better than the best sections of the Ozark Trail in Missouri and certainly not close to the very beautiful <a href="https://mustexplore.blogspot.com/2018/05/hiking-fiery-gizzard-trail-april-20-22.html">Fiery Gizzard Trail in Tennessee</a>. When Eric mentioned that he was doing this trail with a friend the first week of November, I took the opportunity to ask if I could come along. When he said yes, I reached out to a mutual friend Jeremy, to invite him to make it a foursome. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I was going to combine the end of my work week in Southern Missouri to then drive the additional 4 hours south to the trail. The Eagle Rock Loop trail is not close to anything! Eric and his friend Dennis where driving together from Kansas City and Jeremy, while also living in the KC area, was driving himself. (this turned out to be a very wise decision) </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When I mean this trail is in the middle of nowhere, it is at least in terms of accessible roads. Our trail head was 30 miles from the last paved road and this portion of the trip took me 2 hours to complete. A combination of gravel and ungraded dirt with steep ascents and descents over mountains and through hollows. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlBcvYbIc-n4zd3xkYuytME_NOYjduAPidfxG7Qo2DK15gh18x6_VVoPpLeLUqOr6SnRvaGsx-lWB8yRPKtXOTdzEMHVsxnIKe1P5_vx0vnzS-fx25VHk1FY_RRrkwHkHMWb3J-G0v2q_oG-IumbIADORYUY3cPSOMLduZbn0zS5BgxYmgw9JzQaj/s2831/Map%20Eagle%20Rock%20Loop%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2831" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlBcvYbIc-n4zd3xkYuytME_NOYjduAPidfxG7Qo2DK15gh18x6_VVoPpLeLUqOr6SnRvaGsx-lWB8yRPKtXOTdzEMHVsxnIKe1P5_vx0vnzS-fx25VHk1FY_RRrkwHkHMWb3J-G0v2q_oG-IumbIADORYUY3cPSOMLduZbn0zS5BgxYmgw9JzQaj/w400-h226/Map%20Eagle%20Rock%20Loop%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPOGS4x0HaJXGlULMiC6ABYAgTZd3aGKvSciAV4Wtbwq4dDIxjGVani4XZb9VPGhtZoRb-3r8c2nSMsqqNmXOOn1-119zU6mYZspvQdPn8nC3uyIIk8uCfeeUpz1MpbQ3oi0RkdwdFI8-i4AVeEHilTyuuKF-jD2Ud4UlxN9bNRY3Qh7zmOzTfeenb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2745" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPOGS4x0HaJXGlULMiC6ABYAgTZd3aGKvSciAV4Wtbwq4dDIxjGVani4XZb9VPGhtZoRb-3r8c2nSMsqqNmXOOn1-119zU6mYZspvQdPn8nC3uyIIk8uCfeeUpz1MpbQ3oi0RkdwdFI8-i4AVeEHilTyuuKF-jD2Ud4UlxN9bNRY3Qh7zmOzTfeenb=w400-h231" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is the last 30 miles at its best. The rest of the time I had both hands on the wheel, in 4 wheel drive and 2nd gear. </span></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQl_880lSCiESgpeW7v5oyryZqiC_QDdNiMPp4kZDMbCo7ZcmeZO2R8lVTvYhR2BYH0Pl4J_WnqOM0gFuxkCaCxfIwm9zAudPUuf1YokL87vsCTmCN5tD-Ob2iLuB3Rv5Szm0gy_St9CNUa07MHP8sCkyewWZ9fTNQTCmm_wwczn_SGcM0kBpEtgh/s4032/IMG_3096.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQl_880lSCiESgpeW7v5oyryZqiC_QDdNiMPp4kZDMbCo7ZcmeZO2R8lVTvYhR2BYH0Pl4J_WnqOM0gFuxkCaCxfIwm9zAudPUuf1YokL87vsCTmCN5tD-Ob2iLuB3Rv5Szm0gy_St9CNUa07MHP8sCkyewWZ9fTNQTCmm_wwczn_SGcM0kBpEtgh/w225-h400/IMG_3096.JPEG" width="225" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You do top out briefly at Eagle Mountain Overlook </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2O0Wgo4Wl_k" width="320" youtube-src-id="2O0Wgo4Wl_k"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guys driving two cars eventually did meet and caravan the majority of the way and it was a good thing as Dennis's car got a flat on this last section of road. Their spare was flat, but fortunately Jeremy had a can of a tire inflating foam, for the spare, that saved the day </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbJHwMmFs3sg_sWpLRsaox2ItXZsUL1FVLpN6DEfE-krF-w7-Y53lGybW_gXKCj7LO_VPHeQmTj1-jxXOHD9w2M2Nwbk09aRn1_SPPGpUs3D0uQsfL1Pujq7_bo1JyKoZBlo5MGValhuHwcU0wW7idtX2-klEYxWnNRtVL9tqVHL-QnesBr5JpROm/s1280/flat%20tire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbJHwMmFs3sg_sWpLRsaox2ItXZsUL1FVLpN6DEfE-krF-w7-Y53lGybW_gXKCj7LO_VPHeQmTj1-jxXOHD9w2M2Nwbk09aRn1_SPPGpUs3D0uQsfL1Pujq7_bo1JyKoZBlo5MGValhuHwcU0wW7idtX2-klEYxWnNRtVL9tqVHL-QnesBr5JpROm/w400-h300/flat%20tire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I mentioned I was driving myself so I arrived earlier in the afternoon having spent the night in Ft Smith Arkansas. Parking the truck in the FS 106 SW parking area, which was quite nice with space for about 12 cars and a pit toilet. It is one of the unofficial "starting" points of the trail, Perhaps not the best choice as I will discuss later. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL21Ljyowg_1d1K6alR6dGBMFOWusdzrB0EPp3JFNuXdK7CpDQwZA6AJrIL4LvdhRR-mvjA3HRR65x2r4jzWI7XiM0JfWHZYhMwoW5Y7ER7g10xFKc4bwfvHUq0wvbzvY6w8Y1vKn4R9HWWwpdZC4hjvQVg8Bl13cZ3AT63lWtlugPf4Oy6uJXXwU/s4032/IMG_3099.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL21Ljyowg_1d1K6alR6dGBMFOWusdzrB0EPp3JFNuXdK7CpDQwZA6AJrIL4LvdhRR-mvjA3HRR65x2r4jzWI7XiM0JfWHZYhMwoW5Y7ER7g10xFKc4bwfvHUq0wvbzvY6w8Y1vKn4R9HWWwpdZC4hjvQVg8Bl13cZ3AT63lWtlugPf4Oy6uJXXwU/w400-h225/IMG_3099.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Day 0</span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the parking lot, you need to cross a small creek, Today I was able to do it without getting my feet wet. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudjXUbnqG0tnOcGIaCv9UBDt8AIgiOv3dBMT_sz1MsDjq0u_4nVHqEiJN0AbYq9N9iUUCxPg5_w4rnDaBMKo86tM_6FIodYxUUTzYZ-9HDzAMjqc3he04oS06vgWcyk5TjwwDyE0bsHsMn1x4ODb_TIc2TwVAMGpgLfPUh3WuwX8hM54ANZuoXfAP/s4032/IMG_3100.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudjXUbnqG0tnOcGIaCv9UBDt8AIgiOv3dBMT_sz1MsDjq0u_4nVHqEiJN0AbYq9N9iUUCxPg5_w4rnDaBMKo86tM_6FIodYxUUTzYZ-9HDzAMjqc3he04oS06vgWcyk5TjwwDyE0bsHsMn1x4ODb_TIc2TwVAMGpgLfPUh3WuwX8hM54ANZuoXfAP/w400-h225/IMG_3100.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Below you can see from the parking lot, labeled Car, it is just 0.4 miles to the camp spot (circled) Eric wanted to rendezvous at for the night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz-OeghhiW0lKP-kuYj6NDnkBqbbWVO9Rr4D8hBBAoM-cGnsEHTtlGKoYPC7stOH8WnsR3H0rrnrFpr6mDk2Kku_jMvEcLK8YCSBy3VGyh6O2Eg-iSNIjWSjnecKIVIQCj6KwZuM1x74rR6kls0Tw9rN8JqXV_Eixr3vMFsbkmJZqzzQYPmyG9EF7/s2079/Campsite%20day%201%20.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz-OeghhiW0lKP-kuYj6NDnkBqbbWVO9Rr4D8hBBAoM-cGnsEHTtlGKoYPC7stOH8WnsR3H0rrnrFpr6mDk2Kku_jMvEcLK8YCSBy3VGyh6O2Eg-iSNIjWSjnecKIVIQCj6KwZuM1x74rR6kls0Tw9rN8JqXV_Eixr3vMFsbkmJZqzzQYPmyG9EF7/w185-h400/Campsite%20day%201%20.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I arrived about 2 pm, with the other guys not scheduled to arrive till about 4pm. With the flat it was closer to 5:30 pm. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoIwCS2TuvlFzZMJvz72UN4ho38c-OgWvhrjTzoGnf4mGa8YXS1Ueempacxf4o4ZFlIuVHL-kqALgd7QOQ7yXXfbMqp7OVyzyDodpzH1neDuymKhhDrDXymAtRZIkYQeUr21FSMj5cfG2yKKiiw9BAHwF8huJ1T-RWqqd2wM20yEaizoeNWeCV6f8/s3965/IMG_3105.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="3965" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoIwCS2TuvlFzZMJvz72UN4ho38c-OgWvhrjTzoGnf4mGa8YXS1Ueempacxf4o4ZFlIuVHL-kqALgd7QOQ7yXXfbMqp7OVyzyDodpzH1neDuymKhhDrDXymAtRZIkYQeUr21FSMj5cfG2yKKiiw9BAHwF8huJ1T-RWqqd2wM20yEaizoeNWeCV6f8/w400-h164/IMG_3105.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">While waiting I took the time to wonder around a bit and down to the Little Missouri River, which would be our companion for this hike. (notice the water level here. It will change dramatically by the end of the weekend) </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdrgaqw-L-GF26mUihuBTBsh8D9mexO-Ay7ADVSJ5znJkrGNjYjf-BSiI6O245-FLX0TLsc41f7w86YSWkLsdQ0BYItxnVO8_m5GYKMJlgZpiErVqtbdlWndGaicAC7ya6igcfwqMV7jVWjzEHuPqg3XIhruCjEUQPfvTuYFPzLXEv-ReuHL2r0jC/s4032/IMG_3106.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdrgaqw-L-GF26mUihuBTBsh8D9mexO-Ay7ADVSJ5znJkrGNjYjf-BSiI6O245-FLX0TLsc41f7w86YSWkLsdQ0BYItxnVO8_m5GYKMJlgZpiErVqtbdlWndGaicAC7ya6igcfwqMV7jVWjzEHuPqg3XIhruCjEUQPfvTuYFPzLXEv-ReuHL2r0jC/w400-h225/IMG_3106.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Absolutely beautiful scenery in the river bed. The colors were more muted being a week or so past prime, but still lovely. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVcu5rhkmCZYJFlSL59pmRDp2thBemiSMs_p4axVlJyWeJ_HOs8FzJSvWceL_JCIWA9ptdEW0lHExrHrN4X9cPsxq-80vsE1L1jnR2NwD5lRxmON64S6E7HrlHGrgarZRGIopLxN-ErjBP8e_3za2U3xjdZxPnON-cv0831bEeAvs-vBBQdhcS6fz/s4032/IMG_3109.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVcu5rhkmCZYJFlSL59pmRDp2thBemiSMs_p4axVlJyWeJ_HOs8FzJSvWceL_JCIWA9ptdEW0lHExrHrN4X9cPsxq-80vsE1L1jnR2NwD5lRxmON64S6E7HrlHGrgarZRGIopLxN-ErjBP8e_3za2U3xjdZxPnON-cv0831bEeAvs-vBBQdhcS6fz/w400-h225/IMG_3109.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The boys arrived. I had gathered some downed firewood in our camping spot. Everyone got set up. Jeremy was in a hammock as well. Eric and Dennis had brought their tents. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY8O6dR_4xMX_NKRjkqJtrUFw0_on2HEoIgoXBgFrNuOv_Q0qUryDML6pGzSgH8RTLCO-09Mo7nEThzbmpcWHNornVswYAgwGyO7W73Ofcdvfkjrb-vUC3LpIIdheDGdtrJdg4vk3sWHkeOn4WDja_fM5UZG5f3kh1fddpkFyHWQfXhedyEYtoM0C/s4032/IMG_3110.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY8O6dR_4xMX_NKRjkqJtrUFw0_on2HEoIgoXBgFrNuOv_Q0qUryDML6pGzSgH8RTLCO-09Mo7nEThzbmpcWHNornVswYAgwGyO7W73Ofcdvfkjrb-vUC3LpIIdheDGdtrJdg4vk3sWHkeOn4WDja_fM5UZG5f3kh1fddpkFyHWQfXhedyEYtoM0C/w400-h225/IMG_3110.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(left to right) Jeremy, Eric, Dennis</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHRAmDNMtAKLkaV9F9u-R08Z487Hfr5SwirR3B90CxCsU4Nzgy1u-ySh-q5tT_C4FcKoGk5MOWvb9x59t4MobmaUydUZ_iyaM-5UIFfPXZTLhxJXhqem-Ea6FNRhm1RLJCYovvtYgaHJiYL4ZwE2VwQp6ZEQFVavN3vwZPZIPpdYe9YlofEfXriGN/s4032/IMG_3112.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHRAmDNMtAKLkaV9F9u-R08Z487Hfr5SwirR3B90CxCsU4Nzgy1u-ySh-q5tT_C4FcKoGk5MOWvb9x59t4MobmaUydUZ_iyaM-5UIFfPXZTLhxJXhqem-Ea6FNRhm1RLJCYovvtYgaHJiYL4ZwE2VwQp6ZEQFVavN3vwZPZIPpdYe9YlofEfXriGN/w400-h225/IMG_3112.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Very relaxing evening </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SYwFtKwSrkWJiN9VMfpKF5vRyn9p0bbUIPyPyKE0nW7NTeMkesyFoBQ5taadaUJX3EsseYrUny1HLl01n1Q-L47m2YmaZXLsNXNLac4fP19pRPr7avaUUhRnJcwB-wOCKpRSrlaweCPQgwa7uviH-4YvqqYm9hAihxte63U6drAaPijVP0qfX8t5/s4032/IMG_3114.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SYwFtKwSrkWJiN9VMfpKF5vRyn9p0bbUIPyPyKE0nW7NTeMkesyFoBQ5taadaUJX3EsseYrUny1HLl01n1Q-L47m2YmaZXLsNXNLac4fP19pRPr7avaUUhRnJcwB-wOCKpRSrlaweCPQgwa7uviH-4YvqqYm9hAihxte63U6drAaPijVP0qfX8t5/w400-h225/IMG_3114.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 1</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day dawned overcast, but humid with very little wind. The temps were a bit unseasonable high but there was a threat of a really big storm Saturday night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmA5u5n8qpc07_zNkt3QxMw41rLt2_XL2_MM5s-E5c56W-KtGBOGpiJZN-W9i1asBxpa7MBl_zrgxKQetoZaTyTS-y-YCVd4sM_QJiAmUyEZtx6BiR66NSE1Bw3OUy4bDecnlprC8ICZtBMPIljAHXIEqLev5aulei35id0WbBC8hzgKmGbwpTF4J/s4032/IMG_3116.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmA5u5n8qpc07_zNkt3QxMw41rLt2_XL2_MM5s-E5c56W-KtGBOGpiJZN-W9i1asBxpa7MBl_zrgxKQetoZaTyTS-y-YCVd4sM_QJiAmUyEZtx6BiR66NSE1Bw3OUy4bDecnlprC8ICZtBMPIljAHXIEqLev5aulei35id0WbBC8hzgKmGbwpTF4J/w400-h225/IMG_3116.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWtzXKmcKaBD4kQ-lNH9pTbl2R1ouSOA_lRVBcmn-rXaWEDRxELiqMtYUg8uf7Xn-LXQ22i5T0IRR4ATfAlhzMinG9zEB74Pp9IXCZ9OSjYV5R2-j9JyLQZWkWBDelDj__Hu6iL93Nh-GlQIp9SrxkK4P_i0AWNeIxCa6Bb6W6ToFVaByci8Dt6Zk/s4032/IMG_3118.JPEG" style="clear: left; 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Today as yesterday the water level is no problem, just an ankle wade across. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wCqBI6EVORY" width="320" youtube-src-id="wCqBI6EVORY"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U3TnHjAaHNQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="U3TnHjAaHNQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We carry on with just mostly flat walking among the beautiful Fall trees </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1iesMxpW5PWOq1OwsIUW7-xQf6pqNCojBPEMSQ1R3mvllL_Ss6Yv4K2_v92v5s31trb85wN2KVwRZOnelS4CvMQlcNVCQnomGK_yzbidL27iXEomSjOj5x7upwMSW4FjDriqJjOI7TyYn1LVQ9imHCaiW4hJmWQ9XOxGqF-Zg7iqeMqkFG93zsaS/s4032/IMG_3133.JPEG" style="clear: left; 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It is 550 over 0.7 miles. It is a ~15% grade. This trail doesn't help you with many, if any switchbacks. It just picks a line and goes straight up the hill. There will be 6 of these with a small one thrown in at the end.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmGg2wggqVeRdv4Ntc_YI3CD-E8XKm-1LrCCsfenBS4vxoKYiTldMzvsThJvOu2PYBbH9_h9tkDtM3_0Z2w7k1q8PGfr9Uwvvn3VQQlkVtVCqTYArI7KzeWPGxrZCtb6V5S5mH_3Zbb8WApPf_1JbYdgkb8o_6VgqcioRIs3biFLULFenG0nScpjp/s4032/IMG_3142.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmGg2wggqVeRdv4Ntc_YI3CD-E8XKm-1LrCCsfenBS4vxoKYiTldMzvsThJvOu2PYBbH9_h9tkDtM3_0Z2w7k1q8PGfr9Uwvvn3VQQlkVtVCqTYArI7KzeWPGxrZCtb6V5S5mH_3Zbb8WApPf_1JbYdgkb8o_6VgqcioRIs3biFLULFenG0nScpjp/w400-h225/IMG_3142.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up we go!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5_NAJykwbzD8l5_shynP25GPtVzj7SyBaCq5rlWL_66b4Ag6W78upxjew2EBnM1oymPedFAimddzfdyFxi5mreE5yI5-X8NNRXvQsbqrR0XcVh-aWiBa6L_Oq2RXzZYxi_7MuT8muwQ0khul3uO4zNUwMpNsU3R0hB-M8Sdvz6I3_CNiBUX6LfX4/s4032/IMG_3144.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5_NAJykwbzD8l5_shynP25GPtVzj7SyBaCq5rlWL_66b4Ag6W78upxjew2EBnM1oymPedFAimddzfdyFxi5mreE5yI5-X8NNRXvQsbqrR0XcVh-aWiBa6L_Oq2RXzZYxi_7MuT8muwQ0khul3uO4zNUwMpNsU3R0hB-M8Sdvz6I3_CNiBUX6LfX4/w400-h225/IMG_3144.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Reaching the top, it reminded me of my most recent trip to Scotland. A view of nothing 😅 Actually at this point the weather had changed. It was a colder wind and the clouds had moved in with a very damp feeling.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiKrlrINH3uU-qsPa1idhECJPQmmIzgD2usMccqrvABbv2rgdSfEyHk6Eg-beu6QqKRkWTdvm2o6pv9luQnZhevJJ22cwgy51HC7KQ6NAxrqc-ty-20RBMFTG_bUFvrJllpG_NTEW-pK14GfY2FFrjFNbdRw17za1RjQ64FpqPGjo4Vm3dFvHIGKK/s4032/IMG_3145.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiKrlrINH3uU-qsPa1idhECJPQmmIzgD2usMccqrvABbv2rgdSfEyHk6Eg-beu6QqKRkWTdvm2o6pv9luQnZhevJJ22cwgy51HC7KQ6NAxrqc-ty-20RBMFTG_bUFvrJllpG_NTEW-pK14GfY2FFrjFNbdRw17za1RjQ64FpqPGjo4Vm3dFvHIGKK/w400-h225/IMG_3145.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have arrived above the top! GPS had not quite locked into us sitting at the top. We were able to get enough cell service to learn that the weather report had changed and the big storm was expected today, starting around 4 pm. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had lunch here, at the top of Eagle Rock Vista, and waited on Dennis and Eric. They were about 30 minutes behind but soon joined us. We waited a while more and then I started to get a bit chilly in the mist so we started down the hill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KHtovb4zysPQPSj9vXTSiQx5PuvU6yWznqRqlH_P6iDz7RCVQbg9Rd55VLOghnQa1ZfL_cZRo305foKLjYe5ykG-iGW6KoJ98_ZPVfes831tEL8ZJt8k9yR0T10DTij5ZwETqmmE_yvYbELgbRlY9zNqIYuW-LlR00OJ1GosCXfmh0w4ewMXLZ5A/s2079/IMG_3147.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KHtovb4zysPQPSj9vXTSiQx5PuvU6yWznqRqlH_P6iDz7RCVQbg9Rd55VLOghnQa1ZfL_cZRo305foKLjYe5ykG-iGW6KoJ98_ZPVfes831tEL8ZJt8k9yR0T10DTij5ZwETqmmE_yvYbELgbRlY9zNqIYuW-LlR00OJ1GosCXfmh0w4ewMXLZ5A/w185-h400/IMG_3147.PNG" width="185" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It is a steep but short decent to a creek bed before you climb even higher and steeper for the next hill. Eric and Dennis had joined us at the bottom before going up again to 1758' (Brushy Peak Mountain Pass). </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeXyPvfkvrnp4ixHCHEFcWtDExrW8pA1VQSv7A7fF-uDi9-3LztRctNkCsgQDD77emmk8Pk8-3CLxAuiIqwH8yz1Cy-5rl_6u3btzBX0F1rRgLW75vl_hG6PFwspnBEZOk_U_hid1_MoQHPdVvo3Zan5fepr8VB32iZD_f4nTfVQJ9ah0aeBw0mPS/s4032/IMG_3153.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeXyPvfkvrnp4ixHCHEFcWtDExrW8pA1VQSv7A7fF-uDi9-3LztRctNkCsgQDD77emmk8Pk8-3CLxAuiIqwH8yz1Cy-5rl_6u3btzBX0F1rRgLW75vl_hG6PFwspnBEZOk_U_hid1_MoQHPdVvo3Zan5fepr8VB32iZD_f4nTfVQJ9ah0aeBw0mPS/w400-h225/IMG_3153.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before we knew it again we had separated and Jeremy and I were walking ahead again. We went right up and over the second mountain (Brushy Creek Mountain). The sign below marks the point that the trail crosses FS 106 (the same road we had come to the trail head on)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpn5SEy4IAtbac8uvxCnItj6z-KTbzHzN-uigx-mQ7LLEQA8WfMc125_HCxgBChDmQjfdWqjcFK_2PH3cikV6tJ1hJtkCujNdqRSojFPqnER85D1zqLyceYOoEpBUkv_q7E1t2h-dT4sSnwIuinO9s821uOZ5-i3uyvaGxrqQgJ4oAOBirFX6gJG-/s4032/IMG_3155.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpn5SEy4IAtbac8uvxCnItj6z-KTbzHzN-uigx-mQ7LLEQA8WfMc125_HCxgBChDmQjfdWqjcFK_2PH3cikV6tJ1hJtkCujNdqRSojFPqnER85D1zqLyceYOoEpBUkv_q7E1t2h-dT4sSnwIuinO9s821uOZ5-i3uyvaGxrqQgJ4oAOBirFX6gJG-/w225-h400/IMG_3155.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We continued on as we had all talked at the beginning of the day that we would camp between the third and fourth peak. While it might be a shorter day, we wanted to get set up before the storm arrived </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsD_UKqOjCtbuFgS0rRd-ISymO7TT4dpCWwEtkM2H0XQrwWui1KGRw5ijaj2QrjowwoF_Zs9sfUzdMTj0jRxcKWblvDUKQNb_w4qIRHHQcSrguV--ekmv4cK7AzqQpxROWkOhKA8oYJ6Fi2D_5HkM1fa50SLtY561ioponJ1OZTIcLfPaii1FJMru/s4032/IMG_3156.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsD_UKqOjCtbuFgS0rRd-ISymO7TT4dpCWwEtkM2H0XQrwWui1KGRw5ijaj2QrjowwoF_Zs9sfUzdMTj0jRxcKWblvDUKQNb_w4qIRHHQcSrguV--ekmv4cK7AzqQpxROWkOhKA8oYJ6Fi2D_5HkM1fa50SLtY561ioponJ1OZTIcLfPaii1FJMru/w400-h225/IMG_3156.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Historical Trash </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbRnv2aeiZK7XA3_ehy3euueeymrfJDXopnP8ncWm_CQSW5vALF6c5j5u6N_FCPnotQhL5MHKl3-XRcmFwFjD1HbzgovMoo_pMTME1Wzb8C9lHzPeDCtlA2BBzFx8k99o6Y8Pe9BSW6vE3dwhzI7xV65oGZMDl0k2_A1-QdwTcwmjphTAcIQZ5AHt/s4032/IMG_3159.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbRnv2aeiZK7XA3_ehy3euueeymrfJDXopnP8ncWm_CQSW5vALF6c5j5u6N_FCPnotQhL5MHKl3-XRcmFwFjD1HbzgovMoo_pMTME1Wzb8C9lHzPeDCtlA2BBzFx8k99o6Y8Pe9BSW6vE3dwhzI7xV65oGZMDl0k2_A1-QdwTcwmjphTAcIQZ5AHt/w225-h400/IMG_3159.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at the designated campsite only to discover the creek was dry. This was not really a problem as much as a surprise as water had been in every creek so far today, but a little walk back a half mile got us some water for the night (soon we would not have to worry about water any more!) </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Eric and Dennis did not show up by the time the rain arrived. With no cell service and Eric not carrying his InReach, we assumed they just stopped short to set up before the rain and we would see them in the morning before going up peak four. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrShVqFYEnrpIWZrc6B9ehD1QuX9lbs5dgxM5zmMlDaw_oCzn2njnyHIsP-hvWHyHonLlGLr_hPD9XX-iftBTl3rLTH9owWZuMIwept57qFSlboJOoaWHlmhtI8wYswS83SjeCKSqOHaokGlNA0v_qggPqOBsd6koWy1flx7mbIL3BrBP6ZDYOhl2/s4032/IMG_3162.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrShVqFYEnrpIWZrc6B9ehD1QuX9lbs5dgxM5zmMlDaw_oCzn2njnyHIsP-hvWHyHonLlGLr_hPD9XX-iftBTl3rLTH9owWZuMIwept57qFSlboJOoaWHlmhtI8wYswS83SjeCKSqOHaokGlNA0v_qggPqOBsd6koWy1flx7mbIL3BrBP6ZDYOhl2/w400-h225/IMG_3162.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The walking stick is usually a pretty rare insect to see. Tonight in our campsite we saw dozens, in fact, they were crawling up my hammock and dropping on me! I had to remove 3 or 4 in the evening that were crawling on me. In the morning we discovered that it might be walking stick mating season and we had accidently camped on a "swinger's" club- que the Barry White music....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ppQ9tbn7LnWePXqeZYKJ8ZV3BJHRFOpS6_fO0TBjKTUSaSmZwFyDPP2Ms3DExoJm0mCDeF1oZb_gvLebSYmkmMFkTRhFoXLJKenD1gp7_XCzuEBNecGANPetj8R0-u2L9oBjDlXm_N4LdzlIHQkMyHXzHQ_OHi4UBX2InnGJoEm4S52cJL8zR50Y/s4032/IMG_3234%20(2).JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ppQ9tbn7LnWePXqeZYKJ8ZV3BJHRFOpS6_fO0TBjKTUSaSmZwFyDPP2Ms3DExoJm0mCDeF1oZb_gvLebSYmkmMFkTRhFoXLJKenD1gp7_XCzuEBNecGANPetj8R0-u2L9oBjDlXm_N4LdzlIHQkMyHXzHQ_OHi4UBX2InnGJoEm4S52cJL8zR50Y/w400-h225/IMG_3234%20(2).JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rain started almost right on time around 4:30 and with it came very high winds (40-50 mph) the peak of the storm happened between 8-10 pm and we were sometimes holding the sides of the tarp as the strongest of the winds came in (you could hear it coming at you through the trees) We found out later that there was a tornado in the area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KdAOhLmrMGM" width="320" youtube-src-id="KdAOhLmrMGM"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quick video with audio, just before 8 pm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The storm was over earlier than predicted for us, thankfully. It settled down around 10 pm and we were able to get some sleep after that. The day dawned much clearer but also much colder. The temperature had dropped a good 15 degrees overnight</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh6A8C6HWsMnIjaPZDGTXojcZLsYAV4EAxe3t_KOANF4IvoNbk54494CR7kz4Q9veRS6anAOPJepSbHVUVluTsG2P8znqqBVSoVVkPR4NeGzHlJxA-iyfFAL03Us_nBnqXSeFDD0BNlEyRat5srOu4UfUqOyFBO2SzfrE2vxLU4XexVpeebKgzBdo/s4032/IMG_3165.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkh6A8C6HWsMnIjaPZDGTXojcZLsYAV4EAxe3t_KOANF4IvoNbk54494CR7kz4Q9veRS6anAOPJepSbHVUVluTsG2P8znqqBVSoVVkPR4NeGzHlJxA-iyfFAL03Us_nBnqXSeFDD0BNlEyRat5srOu4UfUqOyFBO2SzfrE2vxLU4XexVpeebKgzBdo/w400-h225/IMG_3165.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><b><u>Day 2</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The day called for sunshine but we didn't see much of it till the afternoon. While the sun tried it stayed overcast, but a much better temperature for hiking only in the low 50's and not the high 70's of yesterday</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoutxN3y03l-oefnxWXBKxbLb1U92y3X7KqjUR81vzdRqISk-GMcAnbQmuCEur6S_4Efu-qH6CqrSaPh50A5h4LcN5T8nKMGwHaXSMStFwZoz7225dMHTuP4S7RvgCt2fAYVBwZkY6Pb1Kl7IX1FolSFvj-939qLYju1pxDhz-tH46bliBToTJauo/s4032/IMG_3166.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoutxN3y03l-oefnxWXBKxbLb1U92y3X7KqjUR81vzdRqISk-GMcAnbQmuCEur6S_4Efu-qH6CqrSaPh50A5h4LcN5T8nKMGwHaXSMStFwZoz7225dMHTuP4S7RvgCt2fAYVBwZkY6Pb1Kl7IX1FolSFvj-939qLYju1pxDhz-tH46bliBToTJauo/w400-h225/IMG_3166.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Water was not a problem today. Ever small creek (even the one that had been dry yesterday afternoon, was no raging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/stlLAd96zag" width="320" youtube-src-id="stlLAd96zag"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnOedbNs0RRAJEBsViU22mDEsUydWmNiOTZfCQ09oc-yYBG0x8Xx3-2E7zG1Tr2jaf109QHwP1kPk3_2xZ4RYddCJw4MhtCB37wawlRE69Cu-WKELF7n73hOG56NfIPa694i8vsUqjMF7X-3ZF5dExHewQ8MyLQQYqYi8hXr6MzwcOqe6ryAcNBYq/s4032/IMG_3173.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnOedbNs0RRAJEBsViU22mDEsUydWmNiOTZfCQ09oc-yYBG0x8Xx3-2E7zG1Tr2jaf109QHwP1kPk3_2xZ4RYddCJw4MhtCB37wawlRE69Cu-WKELF7n73hOG56NfIPa694i8vsUqjMF7X-3ZF5dExHewQ8MyLQQYqYi8hXr6MzwcOqe6ryAcNBYq/w400-h225/IMG_3173.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6duUe6KelB0" width="320" youtube-src-id="6duUe6KelB0"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peak four was immediate after we broke camp. you get a bit of a flat break of only about a half mile and then you face peaks five and six. These are steep having grades of 20% and 25% respectively. Peak six takes you to your highest point on the trail 1805' (550 meters) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LWTN9MPFK1-sWRa5Yka4YS6EfXjq9hozzgM38ZUYeO6MG1wTnkE-tz5Wc_Y5_97qCD7oz-gqbMI3usukVGnIom5F1FuCMfuc_0kOPQ9Ca0PDgtA8BdHkQqrypUHuYs1QS3Nj-3xHTyydl229_jWo8nT5YH_88d-pQomlzxWSSKc1N64bkc_NfP4J/s4032/IMG_3178.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LWTN9MPFK1-sWRa5Yka4YS6EfXjq9hozzgM38ZUYeO6MG1wTnkE-tz5Wc_Y5_97qCD7oz-gqbMI3usukVGnIom5F1FuCMfuc_0kOPQ9Ca0PDgtA8BdHkQqrypUHuYs1QS3Nj-3xHTyydl229_jWo8nT5YH_88d-pQomlzxWSSKc1N64bkc_NfP4J/w400-h225/IMG_3178.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The grade going up five</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTUxxUWxUH9nDzJaEEn6EUYRZ_eCFzGtaheych5I0OQMaqBRgtuPTwb3kdZWmeFwApKnXXJmEsFtkYI52OH4IAEXwqdZldbCNsVnGs69w6xEdyNXUSmJ6YIYeKo8FieqoSlx7F8bPb9ABDsKl0k8NfiuaFt5Fl5vhFthFiyggTfAlck7_cTJBX22H/s4032/IMG_3181.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTUxxUWxUH9nDzJaEEn6EUYRZ_eCFzGtaheych5I0OQMaqBRgtuPTwb3kdZWmeFwApKnXXJmEsFtkYI52OH4IAEXwqdZldbCNsVnGs69w6xEdyNXUSmJ6YIYeKo8FieqoSlx7F8bPb9ABDsKl0k8NfiuaFt5Fl5vhFthFiyggTfAlck7_cTJBX22H/w225-h400/IMG_3181.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Top of peak five 1669'</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fsYkgnzOnbwYUrxt_Q2dGOgi7sfW6VDklNaJ2rQLW6Tv32SIxtFnKBMA_71V0VExt91v49D09okv1vHdOzIRvnVNDZZiHY53uPq_1vUdw9hXMkHDPfTliYGXLF2mdK3zh4x50QFzsLRP-w8oNq8HT7-xEDr4WLmc4OkWeFpCxM2umlW2pSBrVoFu/s4032/IMG_3184.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fsYkgnzOnbwYUrxt_Q2dGOgi7sfW6VDklNaJ2rQLW6Tv32SIxtFnKBMA_71V0VExt91v49D09okv1vHdOzIRvnVNDZZiHY53uPq_1vUdw9hXMkHDPfTliYGXLF2mdK3zh4x50QFzsLRP-w8oNq8HT7-xEDr4WLmc4OkWeFpCxM2umlW2pSBrVoFu/w400-h225/IMG_3184.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Going up six, steep and rocky </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil26_fTiFmEvdhFQr6vGfT5cMrePIPOrrGLMRwWRxLIB06vUR7jMvkBp83HKkkyHBTpZ5nuSo0tWQnyCwZCpGHRpSveHzAHVPML-1iR3qTGBpXUv5SMEqUT7J-VQKY8FY39-4CebxtunYwOylwRe_yNo3mt_TCIm7R8TR_YxfleAgvql1CXz_c-PXw/s4032/IMG_3186.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil26_fTiFmEvdhFQr6vGfT5cMrePIPOrrGLMRwWRxLIB06vUR7jMvkBp83HKkkyHBTpZ5nuSo0tWQnyCwZCpGHRpSveHzAHVPML-1iR3qTGBpXUv5SMEqUT7J-VQKY8FY39-4CebxtunYwOylwRe_yNo3mt_TCIm7R8TR_YxfleAgvql1CXz_c-PXw/w225-h400/IMG_3186.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy, top of six, the last hill </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They walked that road back to their car and headed back up to Ft. Smith, Arkansas, to get the flat tire fixed before they headed back toward KC. This was a relief to know that they were ok and safe and didn't have any issues in the storm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After peak six, you go back down steeply again all the way to the Little Missouri River bed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rAkWqQbK4eVJyA0dgRIxQFfOANmYlofNDzEDfsan9BCmbh-0nxoi071MLalmhdEHr6g0EGhlTZUWxzSYwrWb7EUG4tlGkjynY9SwYWuBS646k51GfmIyz93cfW30F5qiKqrMsJQf3rK--3muVSKOod7K64AL3vfaYhphbjjznXtIvYawXUMTiWD4/s4032/IMG_3197.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rAkWqQbK4eVJyA0dgRIxQFfOANmYlofNDzEDfsan9BCmbh-0nxoi071MLalmhdEHr6g0EGhlTZUWxzSYwrWb7EUG4tlGkjynY9SwYWuBS646k51GfmIyz93cfW30F5qiKqrMsJQf3rK--3muVSKOod7K64AL3vfaYhphbjjznXtIvYawXUMTiWD4/w400-h225/IMG_3197.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">You now have 10 miles of relatively flat walking, mostly along the Little Missouri River, before reaching the last little hill </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD58jIkKXr_co18CtT7HUihyzV4eG73au8UhSB9lq8ilzQbMJ5f1EkjR6uIHoPiUvcXL7M6nmrkNaumBUMqs6iQUagSoVvzcdefqEUcfH5yizGYJ1BOq38BIXf9BFWr4ihiBno8GwsJ1eAgSaccOQ-QNB6k9lv4qPUa43gnNp_ES8o5OR0rdgXPF4v/s4032/IMG_3200.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD58jIkKXr_co18CtT7HUihyzV4eG73au8UhSB9lq8ilzQbMJ5f1EkjR6uIHoPiUvcXL7M6nmrkNaumBUMqs6iQUagSoVvzcdefqEUcfH5yizGYJ1BOq38BIXf9BFWr4ihiBno8GwsJ1eAgSaccOQ-QNB6k9lv4qPUa43gnNp_ES8o5OR0rdgXPF4v/w400-h225/IMG_3200.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zMGDdgAE0F0" width="320" youtube-src-id="zMGDdgAE0F0"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If anyone can identify this flower, please let me know</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">from Dennis- </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: #073763; color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Euonymus americanus. Known as bursting heart flower</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDKXWm0OTGGFeUFy3YGK6FCdzxM66ZVIqxOgUDUOtasejHQCXnwidyCu5DC3VbGI_7Mlsd_Bt8EFqyTNb596k8rgq1SEoPlmRstnU546ZZTejLn_wHb8SRpoWEmnEfpifukVu35OhB8j6axMX-iXiQ69apydJDvOFbAySqSfTx1M3cQ7PYbvsKScv/s4032/IMG_3204.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDKXWm0OTGGFeUFy3YGK6FCdzxM66ZVIqxOgUDUOtasejHQCXnwidyCu5DC3VbGI_7Mlsd_Bt8EFqyTNb596k8rgq1SEoPlmRstnU546ZZTejLn_wHb8SRpoWEmnEfpifukVu35OhB8j6axMX-iXiQ69apydJDvOFbAySqSfTx1M3cQ7PYbvsKScv/w225-h400/IMG_3204.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYurXdXKV_EXiddSAbXJOAoR2tj1rDiaThuBjNoEmc3VDgs8dT4i7ID7GExE7JkzjxENr9bJsTRjas30JCVmn_YIoYcnVtBd03wLjdnAYXBNXHojssy5Ris-C7X7hhVezB1kFsZ9XzrNsixL6AUd1CUPzwNYJYf5uInvJabDk3uP-LAENDxrBA8rUA/s4032/IMG_3205.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYurXdXKV_EXiddSAbXJOAoR2tj1rDiaThuBjNoEmc3VDgs8dT4i7ID7GExE7JkzjxENr9bJsTRjas30JCVmn_YIoYcnVtBd03wLjdnAYXBNXHojssy5Ris-C7X7hhVezB1kFsZ9XzrNsixL6AUd1CUPzwNYJYf5uInvJabDk3uP-LAENDxrBA8rUA/w225-h400/IMG_3205.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Super campsite reaching the bottom of peak six </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFthyytok0-ClMM1IU0Qj6OCJYcZXzzeJErRr5WrczdUVrm9NOAA0CGQqj4NaPzxcFcDyoVMmbQjD8C9VIiYx5sN2AqELvKfyWibbbr8GlIyNEs-d0Pug5xVj18ZUixzrgU2KfuhkEktR30bzZh1tRp2C_DeRV7uQnk5ubTQHSjRXAsq_ui4iq76H9/s4032/IMG_3207.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFthyytok0-ClMM1IU0Qj6OCJYcZXzzeJErRr5WrczdUVrm9NOAA0CGQqj4NaPzxcFcDyoVMmbQjD8C9VIiYx5sN2AqELvKfyWibbbr8GlIyNEs-d0Pug5xVj18ZUixzrgU2KfuhkEktR30bzZh1tRp2C_DeRV7uQnk5ubTQHSjRXAsq_ui4iq76H9/w400-h225/IMG_3207.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-usVySIkg0eZ0rFvzH6P5NTXZLonpOc4gaOUZkoLFHo1BpSP4vMGWPVpdmvYOicjw4_G8GZPEAvst3bJ9thrHiTbmqtO81E5vSEbTXMTNEsOCM3NJuWX6futEp2ewj4FX46kIkoLAPRkBO0dzSFvIu1s4bXNl-EOcYXO8CVuNGkQCbTY2ArBRmp/s4032/IMG_3208.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE-usVySIkg0eZ0rFvzH6P5NTXZLonpOc4gaOUZkoLFHo1BpSP4vMGWPVpdmvYOicjw4_G8GZPEAvst3bJ9thrHiTbmqtO81E5vSEbTXMTNEsOCM3NJuWX6futEp2ewj4FX46kIkoLAPRkBO0dzSFvIu1s4bXNl-EOcYXO8CVuNGkQCbTY2ArBRmp/w400-h225/IMG_3208.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At about 5 miles into your flat walk you come to the first real parking area we have come too since the start of the trail, for the Little Missouri Falls. This might also be a better place to begin your hike as the roads leading into here are in better shape and closer to paved roads. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBA0rnP47t99yczwTciysshwQoPYxsGJL9p_EqdWTGgpRd9XHA_mTQEeCF_ByPTQbyANKiSISptsels2t7jOqRMortEPvOZMPquDzKXLNi1niHM5kCNTldT8AhacmeOEFtkCyI3d5pfcTAmve-jNIj8onuMsZ9me6VtRYmvQqJDG86_11zPC4zeNc/s4032/IMG_3209.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBA0rnP47t99yczwTciysshwQoPYxsGJL9p_EqdWTGgpRd9XHA_mTQEeCF_ByPTQbyANKiSISptsels2t7jOqRMortEPvOZMPquDzKXLNi1niHM5kCNTldT8AhacmeOEFtkCyI3d5pfcTAmve-jNIj8onuMsZ9me6VtRYmvQqJDG86_11zPC4zeNc/w400-h225/IMG_3209.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Missouri Falls area is more developed, picnic tables, paved paths, toilet blocks and a nice bridge over the Little Missouri River. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Missouri River Bridge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham9qC_goPUaO6OoziqYQxZCxHWiOypQWwlVdbBIsepgO0HFSDLqGM9qjOP2VUuHeIXvKIouRt_wyOG9zQRyCQSz1Z8EdsK0xPj3p7kZVM_kp15jtjdGvtNPivoH4AUG2OkUMB9JtsDnC6MUoMvJzW41jZl6rKqZ7PoIx3joRoF4CfBmhiBvCE6CCX/s4032/IMG_3214.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham9qC_goPUaO6OoziqYQxZCxHWiOypQWwlVdbBIsepgO0HFSDLqGM9qjOP2VUuHeIXvKIouRt_wyOG9zQRyCQSz1Z8EdsK0xPj3p7kZVM_kp15jtjdGvtNPivoH4AUG2OkUMB9JtsDnC6MUoMvJzW41jZl6rKqZ7PoIx3joRoF4CfBmhiBvCE6CCX/w225-h400/IMG_3214.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Little Missouri River Falls </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtW8ysxoQqR6FYWvsGni-S9z7OOF39YcvLjOmcrk4eOFTlVq5zhhhjWZTYZwoZVcH41bGMLy8-n5TELEHAKBqqfqXLAkmq3Ko3B9Nrjw7gniUajzs6TGV4m72zPsWmcVvEn4HliHMhALZ0Z1QyOo-FAz5eAfyCTB7JA58PXHxRc4lydifS9PiWTjl/s4032/IMG_3215.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtW8ysxoQqR6FYWvsGni-S9z7OOF39YcvLjOmcrk4eOFTlVq5zhhhjWZTYZwoZVcH41bGMLy8-n5TELEHAKBqqfqXLAkmq3Ko3B9Nrjw7gniUajzs6TGV4m72zPsWmcVvEn4HliHMhALZ0Z1QyOo-FAz5eAfyCTB7JA58PXHxRc4lydifS9PiWTjl/w400-h225/IMG_3215.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the Falls you walk another two miles (this is not flat as the profile suggests as you sometimes need to come up the banks steeply to avoid the river) You reach the first crossing of the Little Missouri River. We met people here that had crossed yesterday and said it was a rock hop. Today it was something to be careful with. There were hikers here that were hesitant and nervous to cross. We crossed with ease, hoping to give them some confidence, but remembering what it was like the first time I crossed a swift moving river. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vWko57Q7vOA" width="320" youtube-src-id="vWko57Q7vOA"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeremy crossing </div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Another 2 miles downstream you need to cross again, this time a bit deeper and a bit quicker current. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L-POShodc2g" width="320" youtube-src-id="L-POShodc2g"></iframe></div>Craig crossing <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After the last crossing it is a very pleasant 1.5 mile walk till just before you reach Albert Pile Recreation Area. The sun had come out, but you have a rather tricky river crossing that was longer but made higher by the rush of water from the storm last night</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIzt8OKcl50z6dn5USgFzH9U-f5FkqJOyx4FCdyCHdSPxzU7aRf61HnHYudRZQG7EDOn-A8gbRommk-7OzUxMfrvivOKvPSkdk_Jekch-4rjIyLct6k-ESsgdZjVhryDbbRSuq9Gszu6FVs-Bu2YDqF8ljv-ldmQF2dIhUoZfpUi3Mk3huCCu10LQ/s4032/IMG_3218.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIzt8OKcl50z6dn5USgFzH9U-f5FkqJOyx4FCdyCHdSPxzU7aRf61HnHYudRZQG7EDOn-A8gbRommk-7OzUxMfrvivOKvPSkdk_Jekch-4rjIyLct6k-ESsgdZjVhryDbbRSuq9Gszu6FVs-Bu2YDqF8ljv-ldmQF2dIhUoZfpUi3Mk3huCCu10LQ/w400-h225/IMG_3218.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW7Lv_0E0eAlWxmKt_j4a-g4c-5NUH167q7N_kIenmrmgTTzDrI69GmAE8hTCm1IkHWcDZbHqGUuR7-9KGmxp5KnUdKMI7srWfglLxVoC2ae052G_8Jm8rsAozy_DQItWVF38RcIo69VvXkscVQmMpZSvVWUn6pQnWjubH40JTAaLl4tS_Lgpyk7W/s4032/IMG_3220.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW7Lv_0E0eAlWxmKt_j4a-g4c-5NUH167q7N_kIenmrmgTTzDrI69GmAE8hTCm1IkHWcDZbHqGUuR7-9KGmxp5KnUdKMI7srWfglLxVoC2ae052G_8Jm8rsAozy_DQItWVF38RcIo69VvXkscVQmMpZSvVWUn6pQnWjubH40JTAaLl4tS_Lgpyk7W/w400-h225/IMG_3220.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Looking back on that last little low bridge and water crossing of the day. More beautiful campsites in this area. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea3mNw53T2OeMAPJ0UE_ajdjRx8aMZY0elabkD2StBGTRrTV2XHD6yT-kJk92ygDe_ehbkL5xB6_TiM3KFgFFRn8x-5Yr7jxju5b14gdD6gzwPCZiC2TkvgP5r4__wsB9HgJBgmKGsQA4aVPrAJxfCC7F1hYQ9IQXgUq7DzGQ_ACZsDvTaJWNrSVN/s4032/IMG_3223.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea3mNw53T2OeMAPJ0UE_ajdjRx8aMZY0elabkD2StBGTRrTV2XHD6yT-kJk92ygDe_ehbkL5xB6_TiM3KFgFFRn8x-5Yr7jxju5b14gdD6gzwPCZiC2TkvgP5r4__wsB9HgJBgmKGsQA4aVPrAJxfCC7F1hYQ9IQXgUq7DzGQ_ACZsDvTaJWNrSVN/w400-h225/IMG_3223.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8p23SQRLJ30fx9n6ope__vJK2cePYaKndeAnu4Tlz34Yf9H7dWRTE0EE7dmiguc9HjSMaScQXtZnpenK4boQjOZddQMuXKmr9g__8wPRerk2Shl2Ed6sTFgaL77CjpkHm43RIlA9nt5I-VHGij2JpE9o2IoyOFaaX450u6CHozeRQxoDteBe8pkW/s4032/IMG_3226.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8p23SQRLJ30fx9n6ope__vJK2cePYaKndeAnu4Tlz34Yf9H7dWRTE0EE7dmiguc9HjSMaScQXtZnpenK4boQjOZddQMuXKmr9g__8wPRerk2Shl2Ed6sTFgaL77CjpkHm43RIlA9nt5I-VHGij2JpE9o2IoyOFaaX450u6CHozeRQxoDteBe8pkW/w225-h400/IMG_3226.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Walking into the Albert Pile Recreation area. This might also be a good place to start your hike as the roads leading into here are all paved </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFKpCtZkuxBTrLWvhrj6mKuiHQMPoNihUXsm0TbOZj8EMWSrUmhIICt7wpaJjkobXA1F8PduXrhc549I0l2JnpQEmL6JfZbygPFSF4WOE0jNk5j3f7PkJnde8fnoDdCT4DhGtHG9xjd3iDO8ro5JdNH1nLfOucBjuUT85rDSLrRUi9EmzG0bkjVMl/s4032/IMG_3227.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFKpCtZkuxBTrLWvhrj6mKuiHQMPoNihUXsm0TbOZj8EMWSrUmhIICt7wpaJjkobXA1F8PduXrhc549I0l2JnpQEmL6JfZbygPFSF4WOE0jNk5j3f7PkJnde8fnoDdCT4DhGtHG9xjd3iDO8ro5JdNH1nLfOucBjuUT85rDSLrRUi9EmzG0bkjVMl/w400-h225/IMG_3227.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here you only have 2 miles to go, but have to go up about 300 steep feet to reach the top of the hill before descending back into our starting point the Winding Stairs Trailhead </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gd3SiimANGKdbOxHVs0Ib8be0TK0uZIXb7Y64OROWXla2KSsHgWtA3W3BZdNoOjOrOvUEco98HjBXlyTNPOmI6lQGHcHno5jcYgY5kuF7EgLl3uvSbfLPqct91jtMvZcFZBD86z77vGLuZVwPSe3Ci6DLD2HiAcJBfWvZOSV9K1gvvLY9RfKvHrm/s4032/IMG_3228.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gd3SiimANGKdbOxHVs0Ib8be0TK0uZIXb7Y64OROWXla2KSsHgWtA3W3BZdNoOjOrOvUEco98HjBXlyTNPOmI6lQGHcHno5jcYgY5kuF7EgLl3uvSbfLPqct91jtMvZcFZBD86z77vGLuZVwPSe3Ci6DLD2HiAcJBfWvZOSV9K1gvvLY9RfKvHrm/w400-h225/IMG_3228.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Top of the climb at Albert Pile Recreation Area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk98mVCGst7UDQzqTRKmT7dWba_1K1-9aewGQt5KaFejyOrFtYFpTSy2l8DB4wU49jdxaVXlRdFG2lTbTvNsLCFHr9H1ZaH4KbtKVagesfrAwMogql9kQQjzxYwRw9if5Kn4BBZzxC6pNd57m3oh5LaTgUgPOCkACoRVavbfCtTjwANfOjPa3nOMxW/s4032/IMG_3230.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk98mVCGst7UDQzqTRKmT7dWba_1K1-9aewGQt5KaFejyOrFtYFpTSy2l8DB4wU49jdxaVXlRdFG2lTbTvNsLCFHr9H1ZaH4KbtKVagesfrAwMogql9kQQjzxYwRw9if5Kn4BBZzxC6pNd57m3oh5LaTgUgPOCkACoRVavbfCtTjwANfOjPa3nOMxW/w400-h225/IMG_3230.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Dropping down the other side, right near the end. The late afternoon light was spectacular</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5N0XVqt6GuYIbqTkdHrDjpbxIJrkHHUe2GXw_yWf87n9aDMwUlHvS-Zd3xe0-02iOl9nUHVQBjgZyIlnZhdreU9Tk0ETGa-geQoyxtCywKy9arXnpHD0LM-opLy0BObc1bPnBLHRmxXx2jv483JHaBXHF9-gEFGGeal5hQPLtjYDFiyMqPc1KW5A/s4032/IMG_3235.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5N0XVqt6GuYIbqTkdHrDjpbxIJrkHHUe2GXw_yWf87n9aDMwUlHvS-Zd3xe0-02iOl9nUHVQBjgZyIlnZhdreU9Tk0ETGa-geQoyxtCywKy9arXnpHD0LM-opLy0BObc1bPnBLHRmxXx2jv483JHaBXHF9-gEFGGeal5hQPLtjYDFiyMqPc1KW5A/w400-h225/IMG_3235.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All done, reaching the end of the loop and the spur to the parking lot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji61MO4B_moqBRvBOXOm5wdQg8soIfUVM2WCwOwgEDiOtzjr59BOB8KIt0VGJRi6EYvFwfmNMjrnAGBAiw6xPM7rmbKiuF_jJ88eBlBsCt3fTcOokj0zoow1KnlQMDJfNkyRl5lGikEvc8HjubDvvewYxfAmyWjkbSdfyGlH8hsJ93-urJqkO2C0Yw/s4032/IMG_3237.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji61MO4B_moqBRvBOXOm5wdQg8soIfUVM2WCwOwgEDiOtzjr59BOB8KIt0VGJRi6EYvFwfmNMjrnAGBAiw6xPM7rmbKiuF_jJ88eBlBsCt3fTcOokj0zoow1KnlQMDJfNkyRl5lGikEvc8HjubDvvewYxfAmyWjkbSdfyGlH8hsJ93-urJqkO2C0Yw/w225-h400/IMG_3237.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Old man walking, or in this case leaning at the end. This was a long day at 17+ miles and lots of elevation gain.</span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9hxppji7QeYec86WOpKV2gbRpjf75rXLSBdmbo8wVZCS_PXQqB2oyzWdR37xvElkXgLxof9rTiWlMoOUXYBM7wYXT5hjVkuHMXyXIFhYOhfLq3xzUnAINw-1OypA-WGLyQwSe2wfwhT1yJEJJVFyLhqDCwknRSdP9Vhh2O3SS2F4LVLk7Czte8fP/s4032/IMG_3239.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9hxppji7QeYec86WOpKV2gbRpjf75rXLSBdmbo8wVZCS_PXQqB2oyzWdR37xvElkXgLxof9rTiWlMoOUXYBM7wYXT5hjVkuHMXyXIFhYOhfLq3xzUnAINw-1OypA-WGLyQwSe2wfwhT1yJEJJVFyLhqDCwknRSdP9Vhh2O3SS2F4LVLk7Czte8fP/w400-h225/IMG_3239.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was very glad to have had Jeremy along </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT9eb4TZZSpR6j0x1cIO7yLj0xF71kZFznuqQQsM18ar2wLBnk4Io4KcGZZb4V1KHXg_wCbsGaI9vJ8B5XXGbGL3sSCD6cacQEMce3Qm-MUIhmYoDGd1zLg0TGDROCyYMsPFD0-SG5iAPdV3DJ3GO8lwAo5onUVgGJFDGvr7TslVJ7ZErj6tMAtfj/s4032/IMG_3240.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT9eb4TZZSpR6j0x1cIO7yLj0xF71kZFznuqQQsM18ar2wLBnk4Io4KcGZZb4V1KHXg_wCbsGaI9vJ8B5XXGbGL3sSCD6cacQEMce3Qm-MUIhmYoDGd1zLg0TGDROCyYMsPFD0-SG5iAPdV3DJ3GO8lwAo5onUVgGJFDGvr7TslVJ7ZErj6tMAtfj/w400-h225/IMG_3240.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremy and I had talked since peak six about how far we would go today. It was Saturday and we have another day on this trip. By the time we reached the Little Missouri Falls we had decided to try and make it to the end of the loop today. Why? I had beer in the truck! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG11KbuebwGRoTwvOEYC-_V2mbAq5NhF1B0od8amMm-qf3N49gyJcdXnnTL9xay30_x9HlJa7iQ2qhbsjoSId6lw2qF8nZCbtwBL4x7Y1e1Q_dLtbejiNjKpZCeIESu2rwXALl1-JgK4-VS-HtsuwBggB4UdC3S9rq31yxj9nUcGihjwwsHwAe6W0/s4032/IMG_3241.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG11KbuebwGRoTwvOEYC-_V2mbAq5NhF1B0od8amMm-qf3N49gyJcdXnnTL9xay30_x9HlJa7iQ2qhbsjoSId6lw2qF8nZCbtwBL4x7Y1e1Q_dLtbejiNjKpZCeIESu2rwXALl1-JgK4-VS-HtsuwBggB4UdC3S9rq31yxj9nUcGihjwwsHwAe6W0/w225-h400/IMG_3241.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made it back in time to relax before dark and have our beers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVeu0tN3LpO-qva0Uy8dXWFOTXMcDxhkz2XuUGY_-Nkq2i3n0wvi-5_Dlrueo9du6r2bZmZeQkAFrBYPYwqH7USg3nCJCfTlRavtOJ8gY7xii5KZZLMxBL3pvJjDUvy3LZPwnl-VgsSzuqFODuzlCqZbyJcQA2ahp_PpSwFJhd8eE1QxZqNL_oXKR/s4032/IMG_3249.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVeu0tN3LpO-qva0Uy8dXWFOTXMcDxhkz2XuUGY_-Nkq2i3n0wvi-5_Dlrueo9du6r2bZmZeQkAFrBYPYwqH7USg3nCJCfTlRavtOJ8gY7xii5KZZLMxBL3pvJjDUvy3LZPwnl-VgsSzuqFODuzlCqZbyJcQA2ahp_PpSwFJhd8eE1QxZqNL_oXKR/w400-h225/IMG_3249.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surprisingly not a really good sleep last night, I didn't actually go to sleep till well after 1 am, but we to an extra hour with the time change so we were up around 7 am made coffee and said our goodbyes, Jeremy had to go out that same awful way he came in. I however was going east to get home and found a way that only had me on FS 106 for 1.5 miles before the pavement. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3RKgqyJ_mOvPC6w5KmOe_nUvCQ9Oko7LExU7uINM191vaBYkhFMrma6nCPmLljD-nJsbIjx77iTV7Ljh97wXTK5L8bEHsqZyofdAtkbH0kumg0ZYUITux-9PlJ8MZL7tq0wy2KI5KNot2c1Q34Mxq_ieKnsdFsRW2iCZVVABKnkIVoaQp57XmgqE/s4032/IMG_3252.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3RKgqyJ_mOvPC6w5KmOe_nUvCQ9Oko7LExU7uINM191vaBYkhFMrma6nCPmLljD-nJsbIjx77iTV7Ljh97wXTK5L8bEHsqZyofdAtkbH0kumg0ZYUITux-9PlJ8MZL7tq0wy2KI5KNot2c1Q34Mxq_ieKnsdFsRW2iCZVVABKnkIVoaQp57XmgqE/w400-h225/IMG_3252.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">My way home took me East to Hot Springs, but to Little Rock then north to Popular Bluff and all the way to St Louis. The day was very misty and overcast for most of the way. By the time I reached the Northern Arkansas boarder the traffic was very light. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeJhdOCxQDT_mmlh7owHx_vtr_J77THz9V8V97ahdKYxYd2f4by7GIpYXuH8RNwnNCeijsed3vtP7lOZKUYgZurF3GMM-F0cxqYX5FO9z6fZA7I4AafWaTukuEaNmjrc3gPyDS7gmI8vO16Jt8TwQbkdLYwO8v_ahV-dUfWWm957bZdCfdHVF_qIU/s4032/IMG_3253.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeJhdOCxQDT_mmlh7owHx_vtr_J77THz9V8V97ahdKYxYd2f4by7GIpYXuH8RNwnNCeijsed3vtP7lOZKUYgZurF3GMM-F0cxqYX5FO9z6fZA7I4AafWaTukuEaNmjrc3gPyDS7gmI8vO16Jt8TwQbkdLYwO8v_ahV-dUfWWm957bZdCfdHVF_qIU/w400-h225/IMG_3253.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>A few final thoughts: </u></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Eagle Rock Loop is marked at between 26 and 27 miles long. I think it is closer to 29 miles by the time you actually walk it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Farout (Guthook) guide does not show good resolution of the smaller ups and downs of the walk along the Little Missouri, All Trails is better for this. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">You should go clockwise no matter where you decide to park. The mountain grades are less going up in the clockwise direction by a good margin and that is saying something since they are still up to 25% grade. The only exception is peak 6 (Hurricane Knob) this is actually steeper going up clockwise than counter-clockwise, but one in six is better than the reverse.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">There is no cell service on this loop, except on the tops of two peaks. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It loop is very pretty and only tough for 30-40 minutes on the uphill sections, but you will need to pay attention to the water crossing points if there has been a good amount of rain over the previous few days before your hike. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Stats:</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 0</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>0'16"</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This year we decided to take our granddaughter Raelynn (Ray, Reggie) with us for the weekend and make it a bit more of an adventure around Branson for her. These are usually the last of the RV trips for the season as it gets a bit too hard to predict when the actual winter weather will arrive. The RV can be out all year, but I hesitate to take the family out on RV trips when the roads can get really bad with winter weather. So we are off to Silver Dollar City. When visiting SDC we usually stay at their RV campsite just down the road from the Park. They do have a free shuttle which normally bypasses the parking congestion, but this time Vicky had smartly scheduled us to spend the day at the Park on a Monday, when crowds should be less. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 1</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We arrived on a Saturday after about a 4 1/2 hour drive with nothing more to do than set up and relax around the RV park. </span>We got to the campground around 2:30 pm and set up. We like the back loop of the campground, as it is a bit quieter and the spaces are a touch bigger </span></p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HXj2-CdTbUPsVZ6LmjaD5Q832Fq-s5zj8gme6eCxDqAs01sj7PENwigSk_G5E5D7I0q5IS3yzbrAWUdVQCFuZw2tvCXWrTJYjvptXFkyfE3tkc-gFMewNxPadkGTUcxqrZnE4-EH34vKi98ZhqWycjKC169Nz-h5qYJELB3qiLrZKzwkueh41b1q/s4032/IMG_2868.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HXj2-CdTbUPsVZ6LmjaD5Q832Fq-s5zj8gme6eCxDqAs01sj7PENwigSk_G5E5D7I0q5IS3yzbrAWUdVQCFuZw2tvCXWrTJYjvptXFkyfE3tkc-gFMewNxPadkGTUcxqrZnE4-EH34vKi98ZhqWycjKC169Nz-h5qYJELB3qiLrZKzwkueh41b1q/w400-h300/IMG_2868.HEIC" width="400" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ray played for a few hours on the playset they have available and met some of the kids in the RV neighborhood. Then we made a fire and roasted some marshmallows. It was a beautiful day to just be outside. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ic4YcAu57C__YSKhQDmzdXgh9jSqhOLq95keJZz04zfL7kFZSNXQSyUjqsbvB2pwVlMPubU9cNe2WIiads4otWjpiq3dv4FXKMGQFnI3TKzcdxPNLEft8j7z9S-YcxazJjR0AK-CM_Drl9jKbwNpe0fg1h8pfOaXDhKvETstAdU8eWPULLlQSrvr/s4032/IMG_2855.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ic4YcAu57C__YSKhQDmzdXgh9jSqhOLq95keJZz04zfL7kFZSNXQSyUjqsbvB2pwVlMPubU9cNe2WIiads4otWjpiq3dv4FXKMGQFnI3TKzcdxPNLEft8j7z9S-YcxazJjR0AK-CM_Drl9jKbwNpe0fg1h8pfOaXDhKvETstAdU8eWPULLlQSrvr/w300-h400/IMG_2855.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuYf4sk6ujS47fHhz_1lSleyo-2WtvG14VgfaVHqEtoFkYB3n4d-GYgwMpI3rU1szLv0twkksrla-tDsLE1s2lPnyL48HIj2A1c439EbKI9TKdw9IWzo55PlHquRHI-LybG-zrundOu-0DjUGa48hMzNAM3T9uWNhjQohXGHu5LCfjfRJzgt4rZKf/s4032/IMG_2859.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuYf4sk6ujS47fHhz_1lSleyo-2WtvG14VgfaVHqEtoFkYB3n4d-GYgwMpI3rU1szLv0twkksrla-tDsLE1s2lPnyL48HIj2A1c439EbKI9TKdw9IWzo55PlHquRHI-LybG-zrundOu-0DjUGa48hMzNAM3T9uWNhjQohXGHu5LCfjfRJzgt4rZKf/w400-h300/IMG_2859.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ScumRMHvD-w" width="320" youtube-src-id="ScumRMHvD-w"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These were some high quality smore's</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxtf940wv3kD_kzsNAzh-o_CjYUFx6IGRubpl4uICwlEClw1elghukbSgvlkcoLkEXksoQi03s1TwLIzADiMeUUSGEBFFZKiCAsbOFTMEXPuJOpejNJPMeURWUgevVqC0NoB2cI3_bWHyWtQ_Reetz7_MFrlW77lH_DSM4hrsG9PDLtcu4VuGU7oH/s4032/IMG_2860.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxtf940wv3kD_kzsNAzh-o_CjYUFx6IGRubpl4uICwlEClw1elghukbSgvlkcoLkEXksoQi03s1TwLIzADiMeUUSGEBFFZKiCAsbOFTMEXPuJOpejNJPMeURWUgevVqC0NoB2cI3_bWHyWtQ_Reetz7_MFrlW77lH_DSM4hrsG9PDLtcu4VuGU7oH/w400-h300/IMG_2860.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made hamburgers on the grill and we all relaxed with a movie or two before going to bed early. Everyone sleeps very well in the RV. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-YgAPLWgOiqGr8YfqcRNLYAmtd83ZKxHqopvY30D868lzEk83HqF5iyTYHZKY6sutqhffoExkGA1onAwZmhiEJKpnHxCfktM9YcdjzuIkeHbB2BFZy3v7mTRpINUHPP59sNefDAPDbRRilVn7qm5fC8ueI_yizi3HCbrEfmkrzCFpUoUdh3RuDKZ/s4032/IMG_2869.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-YgAPLWgOiqGr8YfqcRNLYAmtd83ZKxHqopvY30D868lzEk83HqF5iyTYHZKY6sutqhffoExkGA1onAwZmhiEJKpnHxCfktM9YcdjzuIkeHbB2BFZy3v7mTRpINUHPP59sNefDAPDbRRilVn7qm5fC8ueI_yizi3HCbrEfmkrzCFpUoUdh3RuDKZ/w400-h300/IMG_2869.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 2</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was up early for coffee while the girls slept in a bit. We had an appointment for our train ride today. We were taking the Branson Scenic Railway today. First it was a big breakfast of bacon, sausage and eggs pre Ray's request then it was off to the train. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Branson Railway </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT_Va80IebYYB3yedJnge0x_-OnyJcnUN2fclxygVsDBjx-hEKzhWXYhWsuotGnDosu8KHCEkXZYhepNIpPcslkHBuKZln-UbVNfRqjVdZNZXkpNFaQnjBvzuwfUMF-XLWSwNrHTJ_4m_vKi_sg3BLl5AuVT9V8recLBV9XTW6KiXoEJZd5fPqEpQ/s900/branson_scenic_railway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT_Va80IebYYB3yedJnge0x_-OnyJcnUN2fclxygVsDBjx-hEKzhWXYhWsuotGnDosu8KHCEkXZYhepNIpPcslkHBuKZln-UbVNfRqjVdZNZXkpNFaQnjBvzuwfUMF-XLWSwNrHTJ_4m_vKi_sg3BLl5AuVT9V8recLBV9XTW6KiXoEJZd5fPqEpQ/w400-h266/branson_scenic_railway.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Branson Railway started in the 1980's and uses restored cars from the 1930's-1960's. It goes about 40 miles total either north or south of the Historic Branson Depot (built in 1905). This is right in the downtown section of Branson along lake Taneycomo, which was created by the damming of Table Rock Lake and the White River. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were on the Northern section today. 20 miles North and then turn around and come 20 miles back to the Branson Depot at a whooping 25 miles per hour. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2sLEIW_JaH155Tq0wQsPW2dicWVQeyhQu5HTLZ74JOaimHD3G-UbXKivqueW4AYwInVSWBU0YdXmJFsDEt-cBJ1FnMKfedQPaXrYaG3I2MsEQCZxJXNWFRTNrt2iO0Sn6HsgXpP5oF4mgJLl7ASudBMwtuUD49U3Eu1--RB-hQaEpvbK1AZEgfsf/s4032/IMG_2827.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2sLEIW_JaH155Tq0wQsPW2dicWVQeyhQu5HTLZ74JOaimHD3G-UbXKivqueW4AYwInVSWBU0YdXmJFsDEt-cBJ1FnMKfedQPaXrYaG3I2MsEQCZxJXNWFRTNrt2iO0Sn6HsgXpP5oF4mgJLl7ASudBMwtuUD49U3Eu1--RB-hQaEpvbK1AZEgfsf/w400-h300/IMG_2827.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Goofing around as usual before boarding </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIO1eVq2g8s7p7uOK66JGZGcto0EailEXtSLjrkcikGW-NXWhRCnsuYwM96fsTIXC9qwB_WAO_FEvgGhyEL-kGXed762hk1-XWGWjiNmx5g67ljCAdFuIwj9OWSj8pjcEnJ3ZoSyZR796Dhd-S15ABfjabPdj7j3-G3Jtjy_KhEjfvlh6kHSmGaLv/w300-h400/IMG_2832.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Ya-Ya and Ray </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl4V04SQ-C7qLrc0u5B4Fwu_fz5i4cbHhaf3ZyF7WMhWUg8nnACKZHN9tUh4PZv7QTqGpfQQueQ8FO2YsvoDHtI7DTAP0t2RF7sXafIOhBuxGlJua-Y4Upo8mtpf9L2iWmpWWppobJ0vfAu71XPE3i3pHN4Ra0sAGgFl2B7KkeeYzDH1kb8a4KRw0/s4032/IMG_2837.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVl4V04SQ-C7qLrc0u5B4Fwu_fz5i4cbHhaf3ZyF7WMhWUg8nnACKZHN9tUh4PZv7QTqGpfQQueQ8FO2YsvoDHtI7DTAP0t2RF7sXafIOhBuxGlJua-Y4Upo8mtpf9L2iWmpWWppobJ0vfAu71XPE3i3pHN4Ra0sAGgFl2B7KkeeYzDH1kb8a4KRw0/w400-h300/IMG_2837.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a really pretty day and we had the best views as we traveled up North past Reed Springs, MO</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAJm4m5pyi4lzu0qALODWGyvEvi7yjnfWw34LoYpdVKyDAl8B7i-j2A5dg0Z0UjcrDa5E6blZg-ta7HQ1HizEdSXfwfNINnDSWpdsNnthsT8l8yAhJsFibucYKfuF7nLGQYPjHp_dYYJB396WJN-Vk0F3pHxVn6Ne3eEfLBYMPhRLK_toejZ67QAQ/s4032/IMG_2839.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAJm4m5pyi4lzu0qALODWGyvEvi7yjnfWw34LoYpdVKyDAl8B7i-j2A5dg0Z0UjcrDa5E6blZg-ta7HQ1HizEdSXfwfNINnDSWpdsNnthsT8l8yAhJsFibucYKfuF7nLGQYPjHp_dYYJB396WJN-Vk0F3pHxVn6Ne3eEfLBYMPhRLK_toejZ67QAQ/w300-h400/IMG_2839.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Just a hint of Fall color so far, but lots of dense woods </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This place is excellent as everyone that works there as a server is also a singer and performer. They have had some very long time employees and it great food but also a great time. Plus they have enormous ice cream desserts! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are in Branson, you should go. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhnMavmiYCNYkl9oZFY87Cp9NUKFjVXKbd9a-guVE1JpyBqUacH94CGLzKgki_wIxCDaPR6ZdNpcHuCFD7JlyVaR8kUfSkGHzfC-bUwTKBTY4uIV6cpqu71bW7iisV07hgcBVLmkTzL5Fkly4UIleV3dy9p1Pl9nVzsoJyw1lZg2TogUVl-WtX24U/s2048/Mel's%20hard%20luck%20diner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhnMavmiYCNYkl9oZFY87Cp9NUKFjVXKbd9a-guVE1JpyBqUacH94CGLzKgki_wIxCDaPR6ZdNpcHuCFD7JlyVaR8kUfSkGHzfC-bUwTKBTY4uIV6cpqu71bW7iisV07hgcBVLmkTzL5Fkly4UIleV3dy9p1Pl9nVzsoJyw1lZg2TogUVl-WtX24U/w400-h300/Mel's%20hard%20luck%20diner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having no diner out, it was back to the RV for Diner made by Poppi, except for Vicky, who wanted catfish from <a href="https://www.billygailsrestaurant.com/">Billy Gail's</a>, a legendary restaurant in the Branson area for breakfast and now lunches, people wait outside for hours to get in. Pancakes as big as your face! And it is right next door to the RV park. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT94seGdJl6tbCs9_gJO8eAsb52OHWKO0tkRfCOHsRqOO6PfKiBSaCF5SWcxB6SHKYwFA7FBKNn-n7BdTpm9StqMGNHDJ5pEAaVeUUh1MoAxYINHFDPCk5dGW-ObOQOXci39sdX6U0GEx8ZK7n_omffRGknDfyECD9hxsGW4CZQF_A2QSj_S1DxQw0/s2400/Billy+Gails8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT94seGdJl6tbCs9_gJO8eAsb52OHWKO0tkRfCOHsRqOO6PfKiBSaCF5SWcxB6SHKYwFA7FBKNn-n7BdTpm9StqMGNHDJ5pEAaVeUUh1MoAxYINHFDPCk5dGW-ObOQOXci39sdX6U0GEx8ZK7n_omffRGknDfyECD9hxsGW4CZQF_A2QSj_S1DxQw0/w400-h266/Billy+Gails8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Day 3</u></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Silver Dollar City day. We put off going over the weekend to avoid some of the crowds and lines for Ray's sake and the price for Ray's ticket was a bit less. We decided to go around noon to get the most out of the day and try and stay till dark, but we were prepared to come back to the RV for a nap (mostly for me) if we had too! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waiting for Ya-Ya to buy our tickets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIediwTdjg6qcjGrzBsl4_g1Q0es2rTGfQ58yOd2dGM4qVpi9FUI8-YnTpW-O_oJupuyqUFuocrAufdaCrDdZ5-g-FCuKNsYEu89n3LkbA2bcDpMDEO9JfGMyrmciSZSJaNiYTdffYNkdK_9IydsEVZQgtmX9F7kAJW0a552-DT5YGN13HYlzBSEP/s4032/IMG_2870%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIediwTdjg6qcjGrzBsl4_g1Q0es2rTGfQ58yOd2dGM4qVpi9FUI8-YnTpW-O_oJupuyqUFuocrAufdaCrDdZ5-g-FCuKNsYEu89n3LkbA2bcDpMDEO9JfGMyrmciSZSJaNiYTdffYNkdK_9IydsEVZQgtmX9F7kAJW0a552-DT5YGN13HYlzBSEP/w400-h300/IMG_2870%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Quality time </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She then decided to try them if Vicky went with her. Then as you will see by the end of the day, she was riding the biggest and fastest ones all by herself. In fact, she specifically told Vicky and I that she would get on by herself! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Lady Bug </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2h6zBxMI5RSwAQOuu7k0dVcTz64cpe7an3rGnG8rMVioSHeBJJOmqYgmYFlrOX7F4RWpJZ2VD1JBvndXxw1YyTwDrPhL5-DkcpWElR3HfvumQzkq9niso46Q1AYI0Ix3TMM6ZUU7FFmE0Kd9Rw1qq3ogBgf8L-z-bmTZnRm4eu0Kp2m0tK5pdqtd/s4032/IMG_2885%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2h6zBxMI5RSwAQOuu7k0dVcTz64cpe7an3rGnG8rMVioSHeBJJOmqYgmYFlrOX7F4RWpJZ2VD1JBvndXxw1YyTwDrPhL5-DkcpWElR3HfvumQzkq9niso46Q1AYI0Ix3TMM6ZUU7FFmE0Kd9Rw1qq3ogBgf8L-z-bmTZnRm4eu0Kp2m0tK5pdqtd/w400-h300/IMG_2885%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The caterpillar </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1J-nme13ECU7ItuU8lrLfGSbCf8pW8UC6GlZkOUFWMzQmIfykvcqA6dzqrnu6B7zR8DEG_pVU1y8KRH6CozhbSLQ_M7Kuhgn19I4nZSV3tuDeBKZodd8feYRHuyX1f0oUsfSpnF0OuK705_rLTHQeFLRkeFW_p588U9LnA_DiktCdPsMiEuSTWXv/s4032/IMG_2887%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1J-nme13ECU7ItuU8lrLfGSbCf8pW8UC6GlZkOUFWMzQmIfykvcqA6dzqrnu6B7zR8DEG_pVU1y8KRH6CozhbSLQ_M7Kuhgn19I4nZSV3tuDeBKZodd8feYRHuyX1f0oUsfSpnF0OuK705_rLTHQeFLRkeFW_p588U9LnA_DiktCdPsMiEuSTWXv/w400-h300/IMG_2887%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Frog, jumps up and down, while going round and round 😱</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9QCQlhJznxmx42cUUWAaWDmbCQCJnXCCQ_9lJ0nAoqgS-ZbT2JvHXmLQb-BtOjz26o6_se9WlMydA8psXx4whLNvhJO5rgayWclfkuA9yNxo3ozGsRwbbJwZvfEpenuObim3kcwZl_ovIAZaDgmb_YQSf5KTKF4RYVdjShl9XfTWecYL5x_XGtiq/s4032/IMG_2890%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9QCQlhJznxmx42cUUWAaWDmbCQCJnXCCQ_9lJ0nAoqgS-ZbT2JvHXmLQb-BtOjz26o6_se9WlMydA8psXx4whLNvhJO5rgayWclfkuA9yNxo3ozGsRwbbJwZvfEpenuObim3kcwZl_ovIAZaDgmb_YQSf5KTKF4RYVdjShl9XfTWecYL5x_XGtiq/w400-h300/IMG_2890%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Silver Dollar City has a specific area for just "kids" rides. I am still not getting on them and we spent a lot of time here today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJAWxTkizhV_nLsKIm8Av91ZGBuotqz-demUnFsnpqDVpdETE4l9hwq5eGYqeS6VsxT_iKCyIgDP9pa5XAbJBsrO6AB35rNfJJN4_VhadMCTwEitKr5Y-kOWFDtu1iOsuMtdKM7a4mSUB9oVSnLWnutJ5AyMoU6caJhtEDIYx9SEJRb1Z2CC3z3ok/s4032/IMG_2893%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJAWxTkizhV_nLsKIm8Av91ZGBuotqz-demUnFsnpqDVpdETE4l9hwq5eGYqeS6VsxT_iKCyIgDP9pa5XAbJBsrO6AB35rNfJJN4_VhadMCTwEitKr5Y-kOWFDtu1iOsuMtdKM7a4mSUB9oVSnLWnutJ5AyMoU6caJhtEDIYx9SEJRb1Z2CC3z3ok/w400-h300/IMG_2893%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flying Dumbo </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ2UsJuMXi4hjAWpir896-2dpcAX7zkA61IQd66uuC4sXUk-P8gx3iceDnZV_8hw6wgh9fwEVhWaWxnhVFuDS6kXGD3F5-63rRxu-VaF62ggjSVqVuxckU7WKCTA_zc97dt3J96ojiNBZHPXA4s0lefnXHr2N6Tn-GKrjZhLr5hkocvYKadUFBgbg/s4032/IMG_2895%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ2UsJuMXi4hjAWpir896-2dpcAX7zkA61IQd66uuC4sXUk-P8gx3iceDnZV_8hw6wgh9fwEVhWaWxnhVFuDS6kXGD3F5-63rRxu-VaF62ggjSVqVuxckU7WKCTA_zc97dt3J96ojiNBZHPXA4s0lefnXHr2N6Tn-GKrjZhLr5hkocvYKadUFBgbg/w400-h300/IMG_2895%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Buccaneer </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgjdrP7U-JeWXoQxTnOZUaBIMO5vtrjy1-hSUA0hD4oCRuyUKj3bDCBpJxiXBlr9ysz89T3E3frk6rheb8Ylj4jYUVCGFlEVkbXIDKkxqynHc69KajR3eq6x5AAE0YeB2OioAjEp0AHz2GCQs-fuCCxzy_O_0I8FgnoX3JkHO-Vax2-TPsdy5KEJf/s4032/IMG_2897%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgjdrP7U-JeWXoQxTnOZUaBIMO5vtrjy1-hSUA0hD4oCRuyUKj3bDCBpJxiXBlr9ysz89T3E3frk6rheb8Ylj4jYUVCGFlEVkbXIDKkxqynHc69KajR3eq6x5AAE0YeB2OioAjEp0AHz2GCQs-fuCCxzy_O_0I8FgnoX3JkHO-Vax2-TPsdy5KEJf/w400-h300/IMG_2897%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Roller Coaster! 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It has a great reputation of being lots of fun. It is a dinner theater with a rodeo. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcEOJWdYluryjvmyu1Er_BRru4rrybv_cfLJLrXFQTbp-FYjdYQWS1DRweSfdzgmzRkWiQhY9WocmAeuDXGVlytDEryBp6DwJWQZBbxswRMJqkEUnsvpatNgJpWmPDHPHq4cI9ESGuqMZWUpmpxhNaoifv4dNOWPT4r9NOhT7Eb_rj4R0JEvw3i67w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcEOJWdYluryjvmyu1Er_BRru4rrybv_cfLJLrXFQTbp-FYjdYQWS1DRweSfdzgmzRkWiQhY9WocmAeuDXGVlytDEryBp6DwJWQZBbxswRMJqkEUnsvpatNgJpWmPDHPHq4cI9ESGuqMZWUpmpxhNaoifv4dNOWPT4r9NOhT7Eb_rj4R0JEvw3i67w=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">internet photo</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can arrive early for a "pre-show" and you can walk down the corrals and view the stars of the show in their pre-game stalls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mRDrYwmd2vM7GSMe1F4nFXVlYmTVcnppn23UYwCW-jYrri66lfY49jwobgc7bFkem6PuLgQXQ0Bp_6yS2jPHqkWfnCOLJtfM4OD-jfZt59tCe4-6Q8cjhMmcQDdqt-fSKY2Nl0gc1HJfJ6-8SM9rmqvYZNssWOmw6to4_g0YxQucPBJ_XmMqTE2g/s4032/IMG_2986.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mRDrYwmd2vM7GSMe1F4nFXVlYmTVcnppn23UYwCW-jYrri66lfY49jwobgc7bFkem6PuLgQXQ0Bp_6yS2jPHqkWfnCOLJtfM4OD-jfZt59tCe4-6Q8cjhMmcQDdqt-fSKY2Nl0gc1HJfJ6-8SM9rmqvYZNssWOmw6to4_g0YxQucPBJ_XmMqTE2g/w400-h300/IMG_2986.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">They each have stories along with their names to read about their strengths and what they do in the show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidr9unEvXqwERwJk_Uki_fnSd8RjVJbLYtCwjKOGY_ePU2XP2ZnvcCF1R094JRH3QYPjFvYp3_vD0hSPyHIA7s63kqqAMNsrPL7XyCaA40nybsEIt34zsP6ml-8VitmFdx2NCMzlehTyQfTRxX2j7R17SNQND56aWcn8-iAOkXPIwSO1s3E4RpdA5/s4032/IMG_2987.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidr9unEvXqwERwJk_Uki_fnSd8RjVJbLYtCwjKOGY_ePU2XP2ZnvcCF1R094JRH3QYPjFvYp3_vD0hSPyHIA7s63kqqAMNsrPL7XyCaA40nybsEIt34zsP6ml-8VitmFdx2NCMzlehTyQfTRxX2j7R17SNQND56aWcn8-iAOkXPIwSO1s3E4RpdA5/w400-h300/IMG_2987.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">There are some neat old fashioned animatronics in the saloon area with tables with giant checkers and other board games before you are ushered into the show. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1L9f9HyCiHdOGtkBAY5rZnZJPbT0XtXTzb7lRpbs3ax-uim1f7H4MvViQDnktPgohLbT8ju5gnbDm8wevGfJju4Sp0dQ80ao8FVD-F3UOduCfBQfVScN9fQj36pPCkRTJj8NXkRz_fivWvP_LpB9fq4nr0Q8kjz6JttFXOkbIWvWTKY_JxbR3DTw/s4032/IMG_2990.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1L9f9HyCiHdOGtkBAY5rZnZJPbT0XtXTzb7lRpbs3ax-uim1f7H4MvViQDnktPgohLbT8ju5gnbDm8wevGfJju4Sp0dQ80ao8FVD-F3UOduCfBQfVScN9fQj36pPCkRTJj8NXkRz_fivWvP_LpB9fq4nr0Q8kjz6JttFXOkbIWvWTKY_JxbR3DTw/s320/IMG_2990.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">You have an assigned seating section and everyone just fills in the gaps with your group. You also are placed in either the North or South side as the Rodeo is a competition and you root for your side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXa5TNgJpm9-7-VImn0gebQsK5ufGgRX7dzZinBTot-l3EB-VyLykS9-DCa8NkWbQeqF3hvgAVSvTRag9i6RPttipBJPFmADco6tEVAzLA84nelosEl1aC2i-tlOb2rb2kLnBBxuDDdNO_83wDwpZZRUJakFeBqxpHpDQHtYwtJoQXcz4mcAhtnRh/s4032/IMG_2999.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXa5TNgJpm9-7-VImn0gebQsK5ufGgRX7dzZinBTot-l3EB-VyLykS9-DCa8NkWbQeqF3hvgAVSvTRag9i6RPttipBJPFmADco6tEVAzLA84nelosEl1aC2i-tlOb2rb2kLnBBxuDDdNO_83wDwpZZRUJakFeBqxpHpDQHtYwtJoQXcz4mcAhtnRh/w400-h300/IMG_2999.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Our "MC" for the evening </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1TDYvHrolHd6BOhm759W8EENwEQCYfDv0npoHOQExauto4HH3vYXec9nMJf0o9KqWGrm8agapq7hIvOLrFOZ_PV7ymmb04XoAPgYXZyAnHk0lkrXXDqK1NUKN9wmAcg2ElE99xmP2UbGuWgADiZK86MZmfc8_krMFv_zrifACVUfieX5RIQpqZPv/s4032/IMG_3002.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1TDYvHrolHd6BOhm759W8EENwEQCYfDv0npoHOQExauto4HH3vYXec9nMJf0o9KqWGrm8agapq7hIvOLrFOZ_PV7ymmb04XoAPgYXZyAnHk0lkrXXDqK1NUKN9wmAcg2ElE99xmP2UbGuWgADiZK86MZmfc8_krMFv_zrifACVUfieX5RIQpqZPv/w400-h300/IMG_3002.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">At one point they released about half a dozen very large bison into the arena.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yLfjzLUcEKJShm3ywJLy2pCZ0YNr7ovDXO1STq3qTuqIyMJ9okxpA-WlO2yfMqZCwhA-_NDGr0dK8wCoVWdieDAznd75PJK2kHfl97LUNlstpGW-8qwG5bIAFxOdvPEaNotYw9Hpzo5eURgsjZx9QEPklu6ETG2ZV2QzUJpblz1UcdadGZ17JXHc/s4032/IMG_3005.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yLfjzLUcEKJShm3ywJLy2pCZ0YNr7ovDXO1STq3qTuqIyMJ9okxpA-WlO2yfMqZCwhA-_NDGr0dK8wCoVWdieDAznd75PJK2kHfl97LUNlstpGW-8qwG5bIAFxOdvPEaNotYw9Hpzo5eURgsjZx9QEPklu6ETG2ZV2QzUJpblz1UcdadGZ17JXHc/w400-h300/IMG_3005.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">There were one or two that were very feisty </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0mNm9fG275oFvVXWJUsIFa1CqnUdcojl6CmFyMAazTAs4ZoVDb09EuGy-ok_5w09yGe2vnGJ5zNCpAvOQZ4f8iC9dRBQ-gd6fkQXo276QUHnwnT4O00qcV5F-9oT9j7PcXj0uB8Wytv6HJ0mdA3x99cIwy62pr8pjn1Jr-wyz2wXJng2RyhSHq0F/s4032/IMG_3006.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0mNm9fG275oFvVXWJUsIFa1CqnUdcojl6CmFyMAazTAs4ZoVDb09EuGy-ok_5w09yGe2vnGJ5zNCpAvOQZ4f8iC9dRBQ-gd6fkQXo276QUHnwnT4O00qcV5F-9oT9j7PcXj0uB8Wytv6HJ0mdA3x99cIwy62pr8pjn1Jr-wyz2wXJng2RyhSHq0F/w400-h300/IMG_3006.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">A very moving Native American program with some very <i>Cirque du Soleil</i> special effects </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Exactly what you would expect from a Dolly Parton show. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UJL7qEXQLFaK_DTSwTPy-B2oD2B7xfH7pn_TKy-GRvNJa8_bWIOp1H6sfTk7N41fcyb28hsl3jfWg8-lUKifSYMOp4E7oIFg0K9tIOnh-HoZ5DsyoXbYmG6voa3LDn2GpOpT-byJBiiXdr9RkVuYkBm1qtSYzslgSULSfsx5jKCREjBq0HmXUuUO/s4032/IMG_3010.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UJL7qEXQLFaK_DTSwTPy-B2oD2B7xfH7pn_TKy-GRvNJa8_bWIOp1H6sfTk7N41fcyb28hsl3jfWg8-lUKifSYMOp4E7oIFg0K9tIOnh-HoZ5DsyoXbYmG6voa3LDn2GpOpT-byJBiiXdr9RkVuYkBm1qtSYzslgSULSfsx5jKCREjBq0HmXUuUO/s320/IMG_3010.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud8wFQugPUBqNG9LXTjLjxMBuGv3xs2dEBIjVLZjM0DU_i7J3Q9XYSbPm9HhbrOMnYF5zVnuGxOyvp1mbyuRLpG3Of78LVidfcvoiQzvNqhCBx8X_AXU_7YnZ5XxS_NXCyH2mP82-HAdq0HcrCTrKf3dsV4vUj1J8YlbBH0d55X7aKd6XUKK94Y3u/s4032/IMG_3011.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud8wFQugPUBqNG9LXTjLjxMBuGv3xs2dEBIjVLZjM0DU_i7J3Q9XYSbPm9HhbrOMnYF5zVnuGxOyvp1mbyuRLpG3Of78LVidfcvoiQzvNqhCBx8X_AXU_7YnZ5XxS_NXCyH2mP82-HAdq0HcrCTrKf3dsV4vUj1J8YlbBH0d55X7aKd6XUKK94Y3u/w400-h300/IMG_3011.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Through this whole show they are feeding you, very efficiently and the food was really good. You definitely didn't go hungry. When you couldn't clap, because the custom is you eat most of it with your hands, you stomped your feet (Stompede) to show your appreciation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUx8QhAnuM-upWH82HqvD1pXGj6wGCx5P2Sxmfc6KqvzEPF9oo1u2rjyU_1Ii6AQopCrsPPrTIUNR4qYlbZjgprzxbm8jy5mCNV50qUyBzYa6tOeWVizbziloPaIXdYvlvg1Z55xPy8cm1CloYzZWKSO6i6bIy55Q4yKPyLRhe4Mo36RExeQX5zimF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="270" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUx8QhAnuM-upWH82HqvD1pXGj6wGCx5P2Sxmfc6KqvzEPF9oo1u2rjyU_1Ii6AQopCrsPPrTIUNR4qYlbZjgprzxbm8jy5mCNV50qUyBzYa6tOeWVizbziloPaIXdYvlvg1Z55xPy8cm1CloYzZWKSO6i6bIy55Q4yKPyLRhe4Mo36RExeQX5zimF=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">internet photo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Fantastic horsemanship throughout the show</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcntxiHs3hFMUxxprRpAa-MH_XVQt7CB0Dh3GRRU_K6OeOSZ0S5cqD-o9Ef79qGdGHf0K60bIG39q7HYJBObjZtZKFApaGjpKAyBhSGHhYfOGRk6wQAR-IAWNlNCEiVF8AcY4SZ9gybr1oHga41E4XnbNGrfite8VPJuf98L75o8S8eU7Qb2JKPOo/s4032/IMG_3014.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcntxiHs3hFMUxxprRpAa-MH_XVQt7CB0Dh3GRRU_K6OeOSZ0S5cqD-o9Ef79qGdGHf0K60bIG39q7HYJBObjZtZKFApaGjpKAyBhSGHhYfOGRk6wQAR-IAWNlNCEiVF8AcY4SZ9gybr1oHga41E4XnbNGrfite8VPJuf98L75o8S8eU7Qb2JKPOo/s320/IMG_3014.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">It was great fun to get away and Ray really had a good time. It was good spending some time with her, just the three of us as the twins will be coming along soon and they will be a handful! 💓</div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRj85RiNYIi-Vv7dEtMG8y0ujYR2qtEpHd_EDi71RIUTGKYT1S5EhAFX7HLRNOl-qyxZyPCWpw-SR_IyJgMmNi1TLsIErDDfZPzZ23nWYUTbYgth-6Vo6mORFLbqnaTiVK1Jf1rbuxQWgiVXvb6OjsA-vZtivwnMK_VbP3zp18I97qeTx8dmYCp50A/s1280/Lillie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRj85RiNYIi-Vv7dEtMG8y0ujYR2qtEpHd_EDi71RIUTGKYT1S5EhAFX7HLRNOl-qyxZyPCWpw-SR_IyJgMmNi1TLsIErDDfZPzZ23nWYUTbYgth-6Vo6mORFLbqnaTiVK1Jf1rbuxQWgiVXvb6OjsA-vZtivwnMK_VbP3zp18I97qeTx8dmYCp50A/s320/Lillie.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6prh_pPTdqJXA_x8uiA3tEvAy3Mm6z__0rkoh4dXWDf0WwT6uAo3m98Q90C1GIi6iV0UslSS4SBcOGTnBN33p_Kk1zFdQueeAn95xcY42gUm_jHIFpNYsHlwTr94jLpdzMPH1jzLCEaNJlc6-ZmZlenrxOXa6Rfz3uLuF_Q-1l9Moq9n1jtnAyp5/s1280/Halley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6prh_pPTdqJXA_x8uiA3tEvAy3Mm6z__0rkoh4dXWDf0WwT6uAo3m98Q90C1GIi6iV0UslSS4SBcOGTnBN33p_Kk1zFdQueeAn95xcY42gUm_jHIFpNYsHlwTr94jLpdzMPH1jzLCEaNJlc6-ZmZlenrxOXa6Rfz3uLuF_Q-1l9Moq9n1jtnAyp5/s320/Halley.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-11839393052151166882022-09-26T17:38:00.002-05:002022-09-26T17:59:10.157-05:00OTSHAB Regulars- Current River Section Ozark Trail. Sept 23-25 2022<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From time to time, one of the Facebook groups that I belong too has a get-together of the 'regular' or founding members of the group. The group has been doing my kayaking trips, which I don't participate in as I am not a water person, but this weekend was a hiking trip, so I was going. The trip was going to hike the lower section of the Current River portion of the Ozark Trail. This is from around Peck's Ranch to the Hwy 60 Trailhead, about 24 miles spread out over a day and half of hiking. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Friday night we all arranged to meet at the Sinking Creek trailhead on the Ozark Trail, in the Between The Rivers section south of Hwy 60 and Fremont Mo., and camp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZflKaC00P6jCXr6SoML3vwQb7a2Lxqmj8Y8HnPaKNRVEr_NFUHaPy3hEUw3S40DCtij6ZSb0JJzxydjVFSBORGjbvz2vTkCwtK1L-MLEJ_QJMsQLmMwHSe_C8dF0aS13RjA65v5UdZvnBMkPpzy_xLwmw0C0tahepbIMrc7ArBJyLsjMxTbnt88Tk/s2365/IMG_2682.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZflKaC00P6jCXr6SoML3vwQb7a2Lxqmj8Y8HnPaKNRVEr_NFUHaPy3hEUw3S40DCtij6ZSb0JJzxydjVFSBORGjbvz2vTkCwtK1L-MLEJ_QJMsQLmMwHSe_C8dF0aS13RjA65v5UdZvnBMkPpzy_xLwmw0C0tahepbIMrc7ArBJyLsjMxTbnt88Tk/w225-h400/IMG_2682.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTAX93_G9_owWOEwkeBKuPi2Lam7X6I9wk5uU8qUHkMc86QhiRHGAaw2LCM156FHoGDqVpISw39L0Zb3M-8KDP5aUY3JGS5R1sLNejz--MueOwUbb-owEYASiE2193kyAXQPr6U0hNJQKCIjNMUpT9mfjyDY_rTIAC82DPBocwZksxZaCsQlPFXjT/s2365/IMG_2683.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTAX93_G9_owWOEwkeBKuPi2Lam7X6I9wk5uU8qUHkMc86QhiRHGAaw2LCM156FHoGDqVpISw39L0Zb3M-8KDP5aUY3JGS5R1sLNejz--MueOwUbb-owEYASiE2193kyAXQPr6U0hNJQKCIjNMUpT9mfjyDY_rTIAC82DPBocwZksxZaCsQlPFXjT/w400-h225/IMG_2683.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is a lovely spot with a fire tower and a little wardens building that has been converted into a cabin you can rent nightly, from the Forest Service. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNRLyuXvKiHzDS8D_hfTJJsoRl8Oar5LNTUKEVdN2dI_WfkFSqGeoKw8zVepQCS0wpX5LUf1r2c8YwE2vPS17QgDwpfpTqhJpl2r33192vSOz6XtsyxmH3xeGdto_rEzc-WEiE9qI_GT4FShppH6jCTGml0lSxmLt-2wXCBEIpNKYzXBrT85A1BPj/s2365/IMG_2685.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNRLyuXvKiHzDS8D_hfTJJsoRl8Oar5LNTUKEVdN2dI_WfkFSqGeoKw8zVepQCS0wpX5LUf1r2c8YwE2vPS17QgDwpfpTqhJpl2r33192vSOz6XtsyxmH3xeGdto_rEzc-WEiE9qI_GT4FShppH6jCTGml0lSxmLt-2wXCBEIpNKYzXBrT85A1BPj/w400-h225/IMG_2685.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;">Behind the cabin the forest has recently been cut way for new power lines to the cabin and beyond.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTnUBm8slVJU7UJ6U4rdociYZvbxOUDsJTfGEBPuwD7lr-aASOS6E6auFl-vrDTM6XeM22z9vvzdjTOujMspILEOh4IW9wW2PT85ofWJWhjUEroyveZW3NJ9H5TRa3X-EHbTGhpmvRLpU6nr1zvC5mlorY1vQWNQ1YyibVSuni6rK2N9kcI3yRhJw/s2365/IMG_2686.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTnUBm8slVJU7UJ6U4rdociYZvbxOUDsJTfGEBPuwD7lr-aASOS6E6auFl-vrDTM6XeM22z9vvzdjTOujMspILEOh4IW9wW2PT85ofWJWhjUEroyveZW3NJ9H5TRa3X-EHbTGhpmvRLpU6nr1zvC5mlorY1vQWNQ1YyibVSuni6rK2N9kcI3yRhJw/w225-h400/IMG_2686.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found myself arriving early, around 3 pm, and with nothing to do, the firepit and yard needed to be "tidied" up. The firepit was full to the brim and there was a good amount of micro trash laying about. The forest service had a trash can on site with a clean fresh bag, so I used it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d6YzLr_-zf-nQSozwqPpl9XvoBfY0KnMyEMg4duRe7UXZzsQ5H1l_hXjWQtbfJVrfFkA79M8CyFIJ3_82QIhNDTOCCCt_Yr-4dshhgX7etB-TvLoh8gFa6pdMMs2Vyt8LKgP8gTgskidVuQmaUG6Wfal1z_gtJn09w8oSuhLB0yMqVGUws4w4LU3/s2365/IMG_2688.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d6YzLr_-zf-nQSozwqPpl9XvoBfY0KnMyEMg4duRe7UXZzsQ5H1l_hXjWQtbfJVrfFkA79M8CyFIJ3_82QIhNDTOCCCt_Yr-4dshhgX7etB-TvLoh8gFa6pdMMs2Vyt8LKgP8gTgskidVuQmaUG6Wfal1z_gtJn09w8oSuhLB0yMqVGUws4w4LU3/w400-h225/IMG_2688.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Firepit clean down to the ground and firewood processed and trash picked up.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77JM5moLr48UYCslBc7s1RNeg7bqb12htAbNLNCfK8YDHG2CyCH0bWdBx65ZsHsC0zltl1nnHf3Xd24lAIGSchcHW8zdYJeey5BExWklnntzjMpnil_Vm3ez5N4D1AuiN1YeOvKAYUuHcqte0wHrNSxX-u-SGxdHDVAncw8mrLH3BHq_zZBDtmwg4/s2365/IMG_2693.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77JM5moLr48UYCslBc7s1RNeg7bqb12htAbNLNCfK8YDHG2CyCH0bWdBx65ZsHsC0zltl1nnHf3Xd24lAIGSchcHW8zdYJeey5BExWklnntzjMpnil_Vm3ez5N4D1AuiN1YeOvKAYUuHcqte0wHrNSxX-u-SGxdHDVAncw8mrLH3BHq_zZBDtmwg4/w400-h225/IMG_2693.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hung my hammock and took it easy while waiting for more of the "regulars" to arrive. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkxp5BSPT6IMdNs2O6QCM6mVfj3ODmNojWztXNw_va4yNGPhngPkQjuGAtD0AmOJThKyM7Mb95v0rVSpXvOxcA6BqOlkaL4Gq8NXMahIE5dWh51QIj6gD-tqs4bRf2cRoVTLmGNA7DOHJf_OGBsOukerSjFNbNvg4JJyILYGso74-ZrFeELseSmYZ/s2365/IMG_2696.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkxp5BSPT6IMdNs2O6QCM6mVfj3ODmNojWztXNw_va4yNGPhngPkQjuGAtD0AmOJThKyM7Mb95v0rVSpXvOxcA6BqOlkaL4Gq8NXMahIE5dWh51QIj6gD-tqs4bRf2cRoVTLmGNA7DOHJf_OGBsOukerSjFNbNvg4JJyILYGso74-ZrFeELseSmYZ/w400-h225/IMG_2696.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone started to show up around 4 pm and started to find spots around the lawn. and by 6:30 people were starting to make various dinners</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2fCmb52_VTTJBjA9gQIP5xnQlLvKvaQOAe-G1FfC8gjzO7TzlfwiqCWBfUYDY-n4yq1bhi6Ujf-hpe_sktjhLycc9P6csfIqklO59CTPZfPzh1H4J0oAMwf2JW8N-ir_vPr88GR2MfXYuUSDevnnCqepJPC7fFvP83B4AvKArfXscKndAs2HT1_R/s2365/IMG_2695.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2fCmb52_VTTJBjA9gQIP5xnQlLvKvaQOAe-G1FfC8gjzO7TzlfwiqCWBfUYDY-n4yq1bhi6Ujf-hpe_sktjhLycc9P6csfIqklO59CTPZfPzh1H4J0oAMwf2JW8N-ir_vPr88GR2MfXYuUSDevnnCqepJPC7fFvP83B4AvKArfXscKndAs2HT1_R/w400-h225/IMG_2695.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michelle, who owns the fantastic <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BourbonBreadAndCoffeeSaloon">Bourbon Bread and Coffee Saloon </a> made a salmon and risotto dish for her and Russ. I actually made some very nice grilled hot dogs for myself, but did not get any pictures. I also brought my banana bread. The boys from Oklahoma (Jason and Lance) arrived and smoked some various meats on their grille and Jason had some fantastic music playing all evening. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaBxVbkRXEOgWSZ6WMaRQg3HaLA7rBOyLzJB2yHZfSkYfIa-eaTnvDRLjX4zLNgFMBvBOhLmk6S6APaB6boBV451JklL-yy6FWbA0K3kYSx1afYhF-oHN5jYnEx-UlKqqiTzJVhlJ-M2CduPQW9JdbRNoi5d-0kjV82342FIT6t590hnaOB6_mGBJ/s2365/IMG_2697.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaBxVbkRXEOgWSZ6WMaRQg3HaLA7rBOyLzJB2yHZfSkYfIa-eaTnvDRLjX4zLNgFMBvBOhLmk6S6APaB6boBV451JklL-yy6FWbA0K3kYSx1afYhF-oHN5jYnEx-UlKqqiTzJVhlJ-M2CduPQW9JdbRNoi5d-0kjV82342FIT6t590hnaOB6_mGBJ/w225-h400/IMG_2697.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The night went on with much talk around the fire. I had been fighting a bit of a sinus infection and also my stomach started feeling queasy, so I went off to the hammock a bit early, hoping to wake up feeling better for the hike, but I was close enough to hear the chatter as it continued into the night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"how many butterscotches can you fit where?"</span></div></div><div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcveruYQJiEK7zBr74fXer9Wiw3b4WEd22O4_Zi-tqEKZcMnbX8Sr3mduvNU0YNByoxpj6iUUT8HeEtBx3y35O1seUN-lijkE_lZw-v7ptYl6J0vmEDgiElnjIitU5y3hE0-SoRSiPLCRpcwajZVCfRDAkiEwX7Z6cCbd9A9MWlG_bmZwO3ggTex18/s2048/Camp%20fire.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcveruYQJiEK7zBr74fXer9Wiw3b4WEd22O4_Zi-tqEKZcMnbX8Sr3mduvNU0YNByoxpj6iUUT8HeEtBx3y35O1seUN-lijkE_lZw-v7ptYl6J0vmEDgiElnjIitU5y3hE0-SoRSiPLCRpcwajZVCfRDAkiEwX7Z6cCbd9A9MWlG_bmZwO3ggTex18/s320/Camp%20fire.jpg" width="320" /></a>\</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the morning, I was up and had my hammock down early</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUqW6DG-n2Vi0c7zd1MzKYZlwZnC1N-JmGaeoN5xDSpPfVljf-4PAolStXcfIYwaQqYXBq1zSIdM0IOXRbwC8GYzWEfLCH9btAZYxl8_yq2ehTZsUs1JwQruv2FCYzEjkpMphLM4bT3eR1wrux36wP5YCO1UlrC5rzkwiHebDQ2NnRhJxpnEoD2jq/s2365/IMG_2699.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUqW6DG-n2Vi0c7zd1MzKYZlwZnC1N-JmGaeoN5xDSpPfVljf-4PAolStXcfIYwaQqYXBq1zSIdM0IOXRbwC8GYzWEfLCH9btAZYxl8_yq2ehTZsUs1JwQruv2FCYzEjkpMphLM4bT3eR1wrux36wP5YCO1UlrC5rzkwiHebDQ2NnRhJxpnEoD2jq/w400-h225/IMG_2699.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fire was re-lit and burning for warmth and coffee </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbEzBSmgQ1G3lpYG9B7LaBCy3euWXT2uLvYt6UuPSuOPFVNWLGTawkylPaO5OvgBWuIv88yzaYXSGKsrsBlsRqOtFgClAG3oSzWW1Bh2CVfwAGjgsYLkDizy-ZoQddk2Q7q5uCoivQFGX1wN5MkXDUDSgxuwEvVouzF1Xb3JB6gcVGyj60RfhDwEo/s2365/IMG_2702.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbEzBSmgQ1G3lpYG9B7LaBCy3euWXT2uLvYt6UuPSuOPFVNWLGTawkylPaO5OvgBWuIv88yzaYXSGKsrsBlsRqOtFgClAG3oSzWW1Bh2CVfwAGjgsYLkDizy-ZoQddk2Q7q5uCoivQFGX1wN5MkXDUDSgxuwEvVouzF1Xb3JB6gcVGyj60RfhDwEo/w400-h225/IMG_2702.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone was suppose to be ready for a group photo at 8 am, before heading off to the trailheads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting everything into or out of vehicles. (below) Most of the group was going to be "slack packing" just taking water, snack, first aid, letting a few of the others, who were not hiking this weekend, because of the possibility of hot weather (more on this later!) transport their packs. I decided to carry all my gear.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0H91tVMd8B0Y-aA0Qw2KQ7SWxGfINxrdzH5gilGlfyuzZOZGB8zZNZGo9IdFzqrMLRBwkSqVpMtmApYSqRldQ_mOa8b5QUxfu0wJIQ0f9TpD96Cpg_o3-dAPS3Co9b7vvlz2YDF8kl-6zi9c8F3bFUEF23Ii6KeljFb3uvd2AF7fbtWDCxffcFd-/s2365/IMG_2705.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0H91tVMd8B0Y-aA0Qw2KQ7SWxGfINxrdzH5gilGlfyuzZOZGB8zZNZGo9IdFzqrMLRBwkSqVpMtmApYSqRldQ_mOa8b5QUxfu0wJIQ0f9TpD96Cpg_o3-dAPS3Co9b7vvlz2YDF8kl-6zi9c8F3bFUEF23Ii6KeljFb3uvd2AF7fbtWDCxffcFd-/w400-h225/IMG_2705.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Group photo - These people are utterly mad, in the most delightful way!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqdd90hIndFSKvIsvzKAwTYsi_KIZt4zorCI05A8dSosWgMm3bTZss5eVLyBB2rBdNi6LHopxCZcBKFo29URnTHFY4dSpW0N77GUlP8W1IDyBApAxTtTh9pwND3L5vLU1UjyYMRuOdgAGkIbGqiH3tg_8FaElEwZZvBlEdl1d0gbW2SOs8Cm49rSZ/s2195/Whole%20Group%20cropped%20from%20facebook.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2195" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJqdd90hIndFSKvIsvzKAwTYsi_KIZt4zorCI05A8dSosWgMm3bTZss5eVLyBB2rBdNi6LHopxCZcBKFo29URnTHFY4dSpW0N77GUlP8W1IDyBApAxTtTh9pwND3L5vLU1UjyYMRuOdgAGkIbGqiH3tg_8FaElEwZZvBlEdl1d0gbW2SOs8Cm49rSZ/w400-h254/Whole%20Group%20cropped%20from%20facebook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo by Michael Kurtz</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the group was going to start at Peck's Ranch. Peck's is well known in Missouri as the location where Elk have been re-introduced into Missouri's ecosystem. You can see their starting point in the purple circle below. Two of us Brian Andrews and myself were going to start from Rocky Falls about 5 miles to the North. (in the yellow circle) it would give us a day of 14 miles and the others a day of 9 miles to our designated campsite. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW6v47zgH7ahMP0Q7DFDpWw_Ey6icmFtJf4XCSrtkbqcrS9vjNFlcX1NpvtvyIT3ktvn6s7A8VrPCFeqRnkVuWJgpfyxHtcfzOqKFt8VZI0U9DqNznxB33WoFElgXeasbW9ZPVIr_8QPGGgayuFyrgBp1yTc6GoNlbIVRehjjMNXH5yRmGFO7AvFY/s1384/Current%20River%20Map%20section%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1059" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW6v47zgH7ahMP0Q7DFDpWw_Ey6icmFtJf4XCSrtkbqcrS9vjNFlcX1NpvtvyIT3ktvn6s7A8VrPCFeqRnkVuWJgpfyxHtcfzOqKFt8VZI0U9DqNznxB33WoFElgXeasbW9ZPVIr_8QPGGgayuFyrgBp1yTc6GoNlbIVRehjjMNXH5yRmGFO7AvFY/w306-h400/Current%20River%20Map%20section%202.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The map below shows our campsite destination for the night (in the white circle) and also our finishing point. (in yellow again at the bottom) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below Rocky Falls, each of the red squares on the map is 1 square mile </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBL8GGBoIMGjKIJkUzAhBlUpu7n-jDjWf-J6Bknb2mpckiVUIoQ6ksfKE97MzsnQ71mu1bnTFQu1zvvqqGehO2HkJN6UXDN8SXeGSme99XHI0pLBO-x8F3siz7Lktw7b2I7Bs8_XnomZhO7ZQ1UhTRzKbDefbEDokwvUOXwAfyYTD27-1XTqfBWBo/s1405/Current%20River%20Map%20section%203.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1405" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBL8GGBoIMGjKIJkUzAhBlUpu7n-jDjWf-J6Bknb2mpckiVUIoQ6ksfKE97MzsnQ71mu1bnTFQu1zvvqqGehO2HkJN6UXDN8SXeGSme99XHI0pLBO-x8F3siz7Lktw7b2I7Bs8_XnomZhO7ZQ1UhTRzKbDefbEDokwvUOXwAfyYTD27-1XTqfBWBo/w400-h301/Current%20River%20Map%20section%203.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBL8GGBoIMGjKIJkUzAhBlUpu7n-jDjWf-J6Bknb2mpckiVUIoQ6ksfKE97MzsnQ71mu1bnTFQu1zvvqqGehO2HkJN6UXDN8SXeGSme99XHI0pLBO-x8F3siz7Lktw7b2I7Bs8_XnomZhO7ZQ1UhTRzKbDefbEDokwvUOXwAfyYTD27-1XTqfBWBo/s1405/Current%20River%20Map%20section%203.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rocky Falls is a beautiful natural falls on Rocky Creek, today just the normal amount of flow, but after a really heavy rain it can be quit a spectacular sight. It is a very popular and busy spot on hot days for swimming. We started out at 9:30 am. Today's forecast was for hot weather around 90 F. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGkvC1y_ruBfNotyd2N7fgEW4boSAymavOdyw_Q0kDiLG2uq6WxZ__QzpoyfBypPvz3q3pS99A-eRK1zjIIz4o4CHy8FIJt5IuFN-RJyb3GpUWfmsWPYTM0s7_pRX0Tsvwo0e9PpKSS3W7dwAyj_uGF6mvth1bAtMUS8ISTkakK0VBN5M5J8T4oVZ/s2365/IMG_2710.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGkvC1y_ruBfNotyd2N7fgEW4boSAymavOdyw_Q0kDiLG2uq6WxZ__QzpoyfBypPvz3q3pS99A-eRK1zjIIz4o4CHy8FIJt5IuFN-RJyb3GpUWfmsWPYTM0s7_pRX0Tsvwo0e9PpKSS3W7dwAyj_uGF6mvth1bAtMUS8ISTkakK0VBN5M5J8T4oVZ/w400-h225/IMG_2710.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The half mile connector trail from the Falls to the main Ozark Trail was lined with late summer wildflowers </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mYziPqSUB57xPx4H8iP9T3n8VIKG7y9P5uDigPsetO3Urj5aUrJ75rVMVbj8xHKcNSY1svKnvw7FJlh7aOXOcpg7bnLMdVrJNsHECFGL39u8Ed1PzTEssZBQqlmb5h9nRoHAwjkitF76l0bZg35Pr6fK3PPP8viYYLjsGWSglj35o3p1P_15Efum/w225-h400/IMG_2721.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This section leads up to Stegall Mountain bald and over the other side toward Peck's Ranch in a about 4 miles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4ZAd1AENGG9FEWaVqhBUd8ahQk_T2yLa6OXue0NQLLhQhON6KCCaxFzM0M9a7wATFoU5v7KwDXC0vUZ0RQX2nkFl8NVSzLRfCy6_6OASZdHLdjAzkuiQvhkY_4PvXu3BpHwDZ6isL41F9Ywm9woTxO65FLt9vq2DCvV7nSWgq3ntAX1dcNnHTPFQ/s2365/IMG_2727.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4ZAd1AENGG9FEWaVqhBUd8ahQk_T2yLa6OXue0NQLLhQhON6KCCaxFzM0M9a7wATFoU5v7KwDXC0vUZ0RQX2nkFl8NVSzLRfCy6_6OASZdHLdjAzkuiQvhkY_4PvXu3BpHwDZ6isL41F9Ywm9woTxO65FLt9vq2DCvV7nSWgq3ntAX1dcNnHTPFQ/s320/IMG_2727.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pass has a bald that gives great views off both sides to the surrounding area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOPBFPyhN2MRqAFFQO6WwSchVeZbXi68WEwKCQ-7QO5rJb25vl-Lq7yVTloim53MfiHs-KfHSt-9sPGlnZle83DO_3Lsb3w6I5xQZyeDiJ-Ly4fyLytfX8cRUX57tyrs_FUWhgBfhoDpUkePsgVkJyP_O9bgwM8m3wLEI4tbc7-Ya-8lq_5mNOogI/s2365/IMG_2732.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOPBFPyhN2MRqAFFQO6WwSchVeZbXi68WEwKCQ-7QO5rJb25vl-Lq7yVTloim53MfiHs-KfHSt-9sPGlnZle83DO_3Lsb3w6I5xQZyeDiJ-Ly4fyLytfX8cRUX57tyrs_FUWhgBfhoDpUkePsgVkJyP_O9bgwM8m3wLEI4tbc7-Ya-8lq_5mNOogI/w400-h225/IMG_2732.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other side of the bald. The day was starting to get hot now! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_OhEAtLSDTsbQSDTLPynAsKaSk3UbDaH-0wlLZOwHvxgXp8lDTPf0H0GsOrpMx8CV7JFwAMh4A451pIfl8xh-yxfvcFtkcHPXBdBSP_OnEVmv7rf3lFxokeWs5VwfMFFY-POZqjKAvTobwyWCHjfRkI2GFBssjhCZkHW4evqiycvHYCY9g8M9Du6/s5154/IMG_2737.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="5154" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_OhEAtLSDTsbQSDTLPynAsKaSk3UbDaH-0wlLZOwHvxgXp8lDTPf0H0GsOrpMx8CV7JFwAMh4A451pIfl8xh-yxfvcFtkcHPXBdBSP_OnEVmv7rf3lFxokeWs5VwfMFFY-POZqjKAvTobwyWCHjfRkI2GFBssjhCZkHW4evqiycvHYCY9g8M9Du6/w400-h236/IMG_2737.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coming down, this section is very rocky under foot</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq4A6r27CB_8KWjsw8Jxry1Wpq-eD5OpOrHAFbjivc5V8QhnjHLbmeqG7N0eAYXjRSFKr4mnztyyLOdqXavA3HXPK4-wGwaGS2KIwfdZpTt7jmsEGEEoANUJQe1LzymewlVUInl3UlVcSEtQJRqN1I6YoQ6xJJFMMkcsGQ-9WVhPnCBMNVfVHD1HW/s2365/IMG_2740.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq4A6r27CB_8KWjsw8Jxry1Wpq-eD5OpOrHAFbjivc5V8QhnjHLbmeqG7N0eAYXjRSFKr4mnztyyLOdqXavA3HXPK4-wGwaGS2KIwfdZpTt7jmsEGEEoANUJQe1LzymewlVUInl3UlVcSEtQJRqN1I6YoQ6xJJFMMkcsGQ-9WVhPnCBMNVfVHD1HW/w225-h400/IMG_2740.JPEG" width="225" /></span></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">with a few nice sections of Pine forest </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCaCMLebnZhFMRpJqX3GjSsnHV-T9EOCcufdu9D6i_QZyHWN_DVl0_qpySyKTAJV322xL9HnPkfgiJC78Ghht08bnOxo4f8Cy4EnMlfdZwutbZBaz2I_Ip2uljQdD96bgT_0JDeijoUbKBXqquoFuFdJU3glTw8KQaLUkzVGbCg5k9Ooy440-oDWr/s2365/IMG_2741.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCaCMLebnZhFMRpJqX3GjSsnHV-T9EOCcufdu9D6i_QZyHWN_DVl0_qpySyKTAJV322xL9HnPkfgiJC78Ghht08bnOxo4f8Cy4EnMlfdZwutbZBaz2I_Ip2uljQdD96bgT_0JDeijoUbKBXqquoFuFdJU3glTw8KQaLUkzVGbCg5k9Ooy440-oDWr/w400-h225/IMG_2741.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting down to Peck's ranch boundary there is a stream that crosses the road. The creek was flowing and I got myself a liter and half of water here as well as soaked my bandana. I had already drank about that much in the first 5 miles. I was starting to feel very hot by now as the temps were climbing toward noon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMJ3zDp0--jFuEsa_NuKfTZeBs2H8XcylNE52K4c-hibbnOhS3it-UZCPSNkbRh4gPXXl0adkZAU49WqppTYl0USrrfSYSOiI4ZR9FkSJ0WvvVD1lDhBma4T5d6l7YyjPKFOW010eRwpKOEfRO2fj82n1HCqwmh0b0KrmvCatSXDhzgM9PeQhCkwO/s2365/IMG_2742.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMJ3zDp0--jFuEsa_NuKfTZeBs2H8XcylNE52K4c-hibbnOhS3it-UZCPSNkbRh4gPXXl0adkZAU49WqppTYl0USrrfSYSOiI4ZR9FkSJ0WvvVD1lDhBma4T5d6l7YyjPKFOW010eRwpKOEfRO2fj82n1HCqwmh0b0KrmvCatSXDhzgM9PeQhCkwO/w225-h400/IMG_2742.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hiking through Peck's ranch is usually dry except for the occasional Elk ponds, but those can be pretty nasty in the summer months. (below) is pasture 22 which is a good spot to see Elk, but not in the middle of the day. They are much smarter than people! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMH0STiNj4Uxz7qS0oys9c7yaOjDsVciqxRentVv4nX8AhA4nQ8nFZXRq-acMOP4ecZMnc0ei5kwvEKT3OxnmsPR3zmG9ZynTiKuHM4mDSsTaNtNCCxBRxoA3-jIVYbRW8oxln8Ya3B1P5WjbwC4NREHkrnQnHgR3bwYqXmeGL01fAuRUyL_HQPov/s2365/IMG_2744.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMH0STiNj4Uxz7qS0oys9c7yaOjDsVciqxRentVv4nX8AhA4nQ8nFZXRq-acMOP4ecZMnc0ei5kwvEKT3OxnmsPR3zmG9ZynTiKuHM4mDSsTaNtNCCxBRxoA3-jIVYbRW8oxln8Ya3B1P5WjbwC4NREHkrnQnHgR3bwYqXmeGL01fAuRUyL_HQPov/w400-h225/IMG_2744.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They have done a good job of clearing up the trail through the Peck's Ranch portion. It had been very overgrown with a lot of blow downs blocking the trail. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdyhkwvCdNLYHuyCTyA59nGClbCXnw3800a2M7u93tdYgPTvDh0ZC8ZHA16sNoW5L67LJ_jAcbBzJDeB09cBn0eac07WnZJraEIp3jqgEtl_loBbIx1m6lBErEVBdbuii1yhO4aOeG9Oibqr7WzYbnCF6MuYxHB1cXRyjxDWSqXEie2qIgENUqK5c/s2365/IMG_2745.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdyhkwvCdNLYHuyCTyA59nGClbCXnw3800a2M7u93tdYgPTvDh0ZC8ZHA16sNoW5L67LJ_jAcbBzJDeB09cBn0eac07WnZJraEIp3jqgEtl_loBbIx1m6lBErEVBdbuii1yhO4aOeG9Oibqr7WzYbnCF6MuYxHB1cXRyjxDWSqXEie2qIgENUqK5c/w400-h225/IMG_2745.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">About half way through the day, and half way through Peck's Ranch, many things started to come together and not in the best way. I started to really feel the heat and my core temperature start to rise. </span></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-size: large;">I have experienced this before and know how to deal with it, but I didn't find out until later that the temperature actually got to 93 degrees at this time. I was already a little underpowered with the small sinus infection I have been battling and stomach upset I had last night. I knew that I had to sit and let my core temperature come down. I also needed to eat, even though the heat made that ever unappealing. I had enough water because of stopping once at the creek.</span></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-size: large;">So I sat for 45 minutes and just rested. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12r338wkAPa-wKiIBymbFwJT_xrzh03kJO6QnEjiOvf605X84d7rq9k1E9ZHqLiuJopzXJhACokBbjgyjF-QPmvk4hkXojf4iUg9yFFmVBVrlA66IT1NNHJRRARiFR3pbdFlvKXKiMkjxjmU6-lnRUBfocSk3mBpamVtP-DpC-XEdQyVHrLxv_9b_/s2365/IMG_2746.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12r338wkAPa-wKiIBymbFwJT_xrzh03kJO6QnEjiOvf605X84d7rq9k1E9ZHqLiuJopzXJhACokBbjgyjF-QPmvk4hkXojf4iUg9yFFmVBVrlA66IT1NNHJRRARiFR3pbdFlvKXKiMkjxjmU6-lnRUBfocSk3mBpamVtP-DpC-XEdQyVHrLxv_9b_/w225-h400/IMG_2746.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am still in control (as below with a funny face) however I had been under the assumption I had been moving well and covering a good amount of ground. However I would learn later that my Garmin watch was way off due to settings that had been restored and was operating under the GPS tracking only, making me at least 5 miles off my actual amount by the end of the day! I did have cell service here and got an email from the trips coordinator and Admin for the Facebook group, Andi Lowry. She had said that other in the group where worried about me as I had not passed through the water cache station that was pre-planned for everyone because of the dry nature of this section. She had said that they had tried to send me a Garmin inReach message. I did not receive a message so checked my inReach to find the battery was completely dead. At some point the inReach must have gotten turned on and the battery had gone dead in the last 24 hours. I assured her I was fine and in fact I was only half a mile from the water cache. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC65_wQpG1bPKsBol0l_rd4hWbLl_BQ4wk2Y29MOhNNfxUFq-i2w-bUsZFcRn9etQRR_UNUE0FvdVuSTdsGT20Gu6NE1TBFQmT22g0ZTSDZCCMfETuF5kJTc542EW--ZqsNAWt5-0X3HPqtEtfcZRhFD_KhhgIH9RVbFm5CkiBu--ym4-5WKfwupQ/s2365/IMG_2750.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC65_wQpG1bPKsBol0l_rd4hWbLl_BQ4wk2Y29MOhNNfxUFq-i2w-bUsZFcRn9etQRR_UNUE0FvdVuSTdsGT20Gu6NE1TBFQmT22g0ZTSDZCCMfETuF5kJTc542EW--ZqsNAWt5-0X3HPqtEtfcZRhFD_KhhgIH9RVbFm5CkiBu--ym4-5WKfwupQ/w225-h400/IMG_2750.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I continued to rest and drink and managed to eat about 220 calories before moving on. Unfortunately, the road that I was near, was not the road with the water cache and I was still almost 2 miles from the water! (below) I was resting in the yellow circle. I had thought the water was going to be at the yellow triangle, road CR-1. The water was not placed for me until the blue rectangle at the bottom of the map, CR-7. I had drunk most of my water before starting out again, thinking I would get more as I reached that first road. After crossing the road and not finding water my spirits sank a bit, I felt fine at the moment but knew I would need more water before I reached camp for the day, which you can see again as the white circle on the map in the beginning of this post. </span></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOlxwnV0z0wgUEWCg-GT_-URHpr48sxmmeMBC2WjeGMgX0zbojDB5kBpkN-7d-AOZC0TP1Wvug1YNbn7n70QaRk9Xt8oaH1L-R2ewlqS8KmXZcwjKn895n3qKwmsIIqZu1H1nO4XjsJdWiLBHyrw2_DTxuofwfH7pDlxWvt1D2W2l2_yKjtvaaUbc/s1377/Where%20is%20the%20Water%20.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOlxwnV0z0wgUEWCg-GT_-URHpr48sxmmeMBC2WjeGMgX0zbojDB5kBpkN-7d-AOZC0TP1Wvug1YNbn7n70QaRk9Xt8oaH1L-R2ewlqS8KmXZcwjKn895n3qKwmsIIqZu1H1nO4XjsJdWiLBHyrw2_DTxuofwfH7pDlxWvt1D2W2l2_yKjtvaaUbc/w328-h400/Where%20is%20the%20Water%20.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was on the look out for possible water, the ponds were still not my first choice but I would have used them if I had too. I found about a foot of clear water in a root ball in what was a dry creek bed. Perfect and I filtered another liter. After that I did reach CR-7 and found a gallon of water waiting for me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I drank almost the entire gallon, and showered with the rest!. I tied the empty bottle on my pack and away I went. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day was still miserably hot and the next bit was an exposed farm track for a bit under a mile. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCtCY2QjVaqSkxbFZXw7ukQOsKLIIZI0FgMtSeW1fIVgzCvezyXACkjx9X65fUb29icKno5CckvJQC-OzQm2K4FWAVdY62T-O6dqoxq8jJpNoD6VQ_qzdR8nyKZGPw86ksgf-wX4yuwnQ-iJi9Ty8TQyJe2nCuVyDnDui8kxypukF0T5UA3GO1FY6/s2365/IMG_2752.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCtCY2QjVaqSkxbFZXw7ukQOsKLIIZI0FgMtSeW1fIVgzCvezyXACkjx9X65fUb29icKno5CckvJQC-OzQm2K4FWAVdY62T-O6dqoxq8jJpNoD6VQ_qzdR8nyKZGPw86ksgf-wX4yuwnQ-iJi9Ty8TQyJe2nCuVyDnDui8kxypukF0T5UA3GO1FY6/w400-h225/IMG_2752.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Throw in a re-route to the trail in the last 2 miles that had a good size uphill at the end and I made it to camp around 4:30 pm. The fabulous Michael Kurtz had volunteered to bring pizza for everyone and it was good he did because I would have not have had the strength to cook and I had only eaten 220 calories all day. In addition Stephanie had been kind enough to put some ice in my bandana and that allowed me to bring down my core temp again to feel much better and finally eat some real food after a bit of a rest. Oh, and Dia had given me some wonderful elixir in the form of some iced coffee that as heavenly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(below- I feel much better than I look!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HKhKuxkwAfBqOnA6Bs0OmF6CopRXp7CREctJrVx45kngt78oVnzF4vUxwz4WCKObF1s3-ANSI9IOUwrtkhPgjxYofWT3dGSPMR-8yB0lyDb5ovVdcJPasZRXZHKSUiFulfLiqN07RVrwt2gcWmd9fThzPcDtvaLzbKK2795oQCs8wNggIZ8AwAgH/s2048/Craig%20after%20Day%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HKhKuxkwAfBqOnA6Bs0OmF6CopRXp7CREctJrVx45kngt78oVnzF4vUxwz4WCKObF1s3-ANSI9IOUwrtkhPgjxYofWT3dGSPMR-8yB0lyDb5ovVdcJPasZRXZHKSUiFulfLiqN07RVrwt2gcWmd9fThzPcDtvaLzbKK2795oQCs8wNggIZ8AwAgH/w400-h400/Craig%20after%20Day%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Below you can see just how far off my Garmin watch is from actual mileage on the map. Even with the re-route it should be been no more than 14-14.5 miles. My watch says 18.62 miles. Even though I have walked this section before, it still added mentally to my day as I look to my watch, more so than the map for mileage and even more for the average speed which was telling me I was moving well, but in reality, not nearly as well as I thought. </span><br /><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI6y9qyJ0jkCVBXi18uwGe_7GpLS4koHUNKwEqVL4jANpv4fCDGfEduniR8bPZ9RLrdMjUNvKvVTMDnb_yvVbbqzdXMhA3otLdxFvrCy7NyyQsB7zJB9u73v1_KibDpmYV7mfLw5CcTZtxAyEYjC6VNG200qHDWIBaJBqXvxxY07-Tu-pKrW38BMI/s2365/IMG_2753.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI6y9qyJ0jkCVBXi18uwGe_7GpLS4koHUNKwEqVL4jANpv4fCDGfEduniR8bPZ9RLrdMjUNvKvVTMDnb_yvVbbqzdXMhA3otLdxFvrCy7NyyQsB7zJB9u73v1_KibDpmYV7mfLw5CcTZtxAyEYjC6VNG200qHDWIBaJBqXvxxY07-Tu-pKrW38BMI/w400-h225/IMG_2753.JPEG" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After pizza and a beer I got my hammock set up and just laid down! I got my tarp up just a a series of storms rolled in and out for most of the remainder of the day and night. The sun did look fantastic streaming through the trees between the rain storms. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-8RjNMrLMDTnjFBPWQXRej9dHVGV0t0CSqBdtftbbygWFa34EjpFeUW5na-4oTACn-1pfvdAuHZ4GEfqaPCdTRvECg_WNahmfGvXlpeXf1EJFZZ5Lk6T9srBuNyvbQcHYN_-HsdD3q3MXPg13KqoQZYAgROod8O8DPrPyiyMWmVHN-s7jAvRcp59/s2365/IMG_2755.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-8RjNMrLMDTnjFBPWQXRej9dHVGV0t0CSqBdtftbbygWFa34EjpFeUW5na-4oTACn-1pfvdAuHZ4GEfqaPCdTRvECg_WNahmfGvXlpeXf1EJFZZ5Lk6T9srBuNyvbQcHYN_-HsdD3q3MXPg13KqoQZYAgROod8O8DPrPyiyMWmVHN-s7jAvRcp59/w400-h225/IMG_2755.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Brian and Regina Peak and Michael Kurtz were really excellent hosts; shuttling packs, bringing pizza and beer and setting up a water cache for everyone yesterday. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XTOCAbS9W50OBLJSPIjPLcH40XOWtdLWkKnjYa2uRgEVBn4Yad4ppU5mxWXEMmFjdWA_I6B1ljF4PR3PPfqErlR6LTeFa3LcSnZg589LlD4VIJHX2N6T-4P9u__6hp-m6Y74byQV0bFI0pVQ4j3rbkTo5hFVLXIiBEcYRNlBqFhaHEdxsbqUAXBZ/s2365/IMG_2758.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XTOCAbS9W50OBLJSPIjPLcH40XOWtdLWkKnjYa2uRgEVBn4Yad4ppU5mxWXEMmFjdWA_I6B1ljF4PR3PPfqErlR6LTeFa3LcSnZg589LlD4VIJHX2N6T-4P9u__6hp-m6Y74byQV0bFI0pVQ4j3rbkTo5hFVLXIiBEcYRNlBqFhaHEdxsbqUAXBZ/w400-h225/IMG_2758.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brian and Regina are delightful people. </span></p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM2YeAL00FjMt5ansMtoz6WGSfeNGjISl0B2A3eDCPOKhjSpdnyJD9Hl72NJh3qAKt9S2odsKFL1idPQo6_0cDwsYUhUOeflYNff5cuZI9bzhzii8VekF-GvUGymbrw6No-ZyqwfxOxIot0SHvrp-scv28XkQEvUq6dRKF3iJ2zgcWXnuHBiAgTEA/s1744/Brian%20and%20Regina%20Peak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="1247" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM2YeAL00FjMt5ansMtoz6WGSfeNGjISl0B2A3eDCPOKhjSpdnyJD9Hl72NJh3qAKt9S2odsKFL1idPQo6_0cDwsYUhUOeflYNff5cuZI9bzhzii8VekF-GvUGymbrw6No-ZyqwfxOxIot0SHvrp-scv28XkQEvUq6dRKF3iJ2zgcWXnuHBiAgTEA/w286-h400/Brian%20and%20Regina%20Peak.jpg" width="286" /></a></p></div></blockquote><p> <span style="font-size: large;">Today dawned much cooler, the high only suppose to reach 80 degrees. Everyone decided to get on the trail around 8 am, so we could finish the trail miles (only 8 miles to the Hwy 60 trail head) </span></p><div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMvTTuS_cSaXRL0_lWyup_i6NmHlzSuHtejlwGkjXw4ZhWB_BVNxNlhvMfV3DAh2uzTR0trdyxvUMyryQePuQS2291kwzbauyCPGhFA432VNW6MUO-oSQmdotG7zl-dlDxsBfPWCpMpYrdQ646eluXI7iBM_Us--a7YyeJOOo9zrfUkH4BKSuJkWY/s2365/IMG_2759.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMvTTuS_cSaXRL0_lWyup_i6NmHlzSuHtejlwGkjXw4ZhWB_BVNxNlhvMfV3DAh2uzTR0trdyxvUMyryQePuQS2291kwzbauyCPGhFA432VNW6MUO-oSQmdotG7zl-dlDxsBfPWCpMpYrdQ646eluXI7iBM_Us--a7YyeJOOo9zrfUkH4BKSuJkWY/w400-h225/IMG_2759.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The woods looked great in the morning sun </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSqRWrukHdbGK_Wr70KTPI0lUu3LxR5z3d366lr3YjjhnZG0KXFq2dVkLeUvLPuQwIBlNCYfJmZm4iW5DpiFZmrZvmz8SvhOSCsWd9M0SvkPA0ssc0gEC_Y3BecuODQOaQkvLfK3Vz9iCEmfpYoOgIf8ZEBR8F11LYJnRPQF19FkILtuJAUxBGigY/s2365/IMG_2760.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSqRWrukHdbGK_Wr70KTPI0lUu3LxR5z3d366lr3YjjhnZG0KXFq2dVkLeUvLPuQwIBlNCYfJmZm4iW5DpiFZmrZvmz8SvhOSCsWd9M0SvkPA0ssc0gEC_Y3BecuODQOaQkvLfK3Vz9iCEmfpYoOgIf8ZEBR8F11LYJnRPQF19FkILtuJAUxBGigY/w400-h225/IMG_2760.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Crossing more of power line corridors </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBpHvMSqYb5XRVcj_5ee6gvqJs5lBsYqnbK_g7noeL13P1bcDdJLj1RmQNswAfEGs70pqT8CIND8kiEz8jrEgeSg-qpPQcdwPAjxRA6TKnrbAuRghnkA9iZNoEz3IjC7BK38y2mdqg-1EiEbF4_CPMVwb9g4hU4A7s0OicvB12XMjTeLz76IKAKn1/s2365/IMG_2761.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBpHvMSqYb5XRVcj_5ee6gvqJs5lBsYqnbK_g7noeL13P1bcDdJLj1RmQNswAfEGs70pqT8CIND8kiEz8jrEgeSg-qpPQcdwPAjxRA6TKnrbAuRghnkA9iZNoEz3IjC7BK38y2mdqg-1EiEbF4_CPMVwb9g4hU4A7s0OicvB12XMjTeLz76IKAKn1/w400-h225/IMG_2761.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unusual rock formations that almost look like structure foundations </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGKHOLCnzvbg3BcnuFpHOcphRyE6DAckL0LMxhbiEIh3BqOTCsk2ZIJ5GGBg6Qqce2NR-8LiG2lcvB-p9NnRwA-APc_DKWi-H6lAYCS230ywOkNPHp0EeEn3ttzL2f8asAqsKecQgDaaB-lOEfZugWmAaajsdxIilulBDcUxqDh3lvzCmLgfYw3UN/s2365/IMG_2762.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGKHOLCnzvbg3BcnuFpHOcphRyE6DAckL0LMxhbiEIh3BqOTCsk2ZIJ5GGBg6Qqce2NR-8LiG2lcvB-p9NnRwA-APc_DKWi-H6lAYCS230ywOkNPHp0EeEn3ttzL2f8asAqsKecQgDaaB-lOEfZugWmAaajsdxIilulBDcUxqDh3lvzCmLgfYw3UN/w400-h225/IMG_2762.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Passing through a bit of private property just before Pike Creek. We had started out in a big group this morning but the youngsters had jack rabbited away. Jennifer and Gwenda had come along as a duo and I had a lovely time walking and talking with them for most of the morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2rb4nQphejRoJFVORy47RtUr9j5CuQrKw7ByYcBxL-08DwyyOCxuMdHoe3kca3pnfyeIN5vSAQyAW4rcHmZ2IlhFWVR4MnCSPmGoI7HcFqpfnA9XMb_6HN0tM093TqOtGw89vIFF4fxHsYqolqX4CQOissErJ5UMDuiH-Z9BAGxlR-UicmM0B0rv/s2365/IMG_2763.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2rb4nQphejRoJFVORy47RtUr9j5CuQrKw7ByYcBxL-08DwyyOCxuMdHoe3kca3pnfyeIN5vSAQyAW4rcHmZ2IlhFWVR4MnCSPmGoI7HcFqpfnA9XMb_6HN0tM093TqOtGw89vIFF4fxHsYqolqX4CQOissErJ5UMDuiH-Z9BAGxlR-UicmM0B0rv/s320/IMG_2763.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Jennifer and Gwenda crossing Pike Creek, which today was not a problem at all. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FgSfcRRZhY1bJeEiHIC9I6oiPnix6iPUe11yW7TG-b7C4s7H_2W3YGjG0FTYdtHHEiYZqyzhrpUCPh_n08cFHW5qL8-76YR7DJb_6tGOusAdFI_KR6QHeO4O1__yUVcJXfyUuCMxV4f5CfZI9s46w1oZ34mW_A63O0qxMD7ytLNbzOxx1EUI3Hvv/s2365/IMG_2765.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FgSfcRRZhY1bJeEiHIC9I6oiPnix6iPUe11yW7TG-b7C4s7H_2W3YGjG0FTYdtHHEiYZqyzhrpUCPh_n08cFHW5qL8-76YR7DJb_6tGOusAdFI_KR6QHeO4O1__yUVcJXfyUuCMxV4f5CfZI9s46w1oZ34mW_A63O0qxMD7ytLNbzOxx1EUI3Hvv/w400-h225/IMG_2765.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't even think they got their feet wet at the crossing point.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf5XCAV-K7_S091HxcIotmHpA1x127MaQSsoMq3SHjEsSA4bt2BV6gszrZveJ_55shlc-IurKX6XArbZcp-psnZspfwgFaMHKJukQabDsqDUQlQxuy0DZwajoLpzljV43BqDhA5esEt3cDUSdzsLtCP74QyMUcO5nIqZIcx5GilYmzmMibX2SfbN1/s2365/IMG_2767.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf5XCAV-K7_S091HxcIotmHpA1x127MaQSsoMq3SHjEsSA4bt2BV6gszrZveJ_55shlc-IurKX6XArbZcp-psnZspfwgFaMHKJukQabDsqDUQlQxuy0DZwajoLpzljV43BqDhA5esEt3cDUSdzsLtCP74QyMUcO5nIqZIcx5GilYmzmMibX2SfbN1/w400-h225/IMG_2767.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Pike Creek </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLsGtGhpVfj_I2zPfauZjusW7OgXgEbSivBTXK1WqT9QdpfQ9XtvRCHejy_QMGad4i4Sig6Ue5WTVOTIvfAzVq2Dt_xJNHMhjHsUNzkdp4uTUjUpCbmvAL-EYi4WcLObkaXQwvOBxPDvt-98SSuMfkPoQBkhhJVsYf2Yryx_lHuyQ3jj6brVt0dtQ/s2365/IMG_2770.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLsGtGhpVfj_I2zPfauZjusW7OgXgEbSivBTXK1WqT9QdpfQ9XtvRCHejy_QMGad4i4Sig6Ue5WTVOTIvfAzVq2Dt_xJNHMhjHsUNzkdp4uTUjUpCbmvAL-EYi4WcLObkaXQwvOBxPDvt-98SSuMfkPoQBkhhJVsYf2Yryx_lHuyQ3jj6brVt0dtQ/w400-h225/IMG_2770.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Turkey Tail growing on a downed log </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZSkf3P_sHq_IJzaYS0_3cuWZs0Mi6N4WOeG733fC4NzFE4S6G0qdLX_qo6NoWvTttQ9IY4bcStw3X6iD8vv91Oao_wXtqzYMSXizrXm0oZZTFnN5Cy5r4-XrpAJsMlUxnN3TZtsNptGjxOV30TskAMUO_xpDSorqNJbAs0ZHRhQ92YiukkS11ny6/s2365/IMG_2771.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZSkf3P_sHq_IJzaYS0_3cuWZs0Mi6N4WOeG733fC4NzFE4S6G0qdLX_qo6NoWvTttQ9IY4bcStw3X6iD8vv91Oao_wXtqzYMSXizrXm0oZZTFnN5Cy5r4-XrpAJsMlUxnN3TZtsNptGjxOV30TskAMUO_xpDSorqNJbAs0ZHRhQ92YiukkS11ny6/w400-h225/IMG_2771.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">more Turkey Tail </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was the only real "view" today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CeTqQP61m1ln9027Eech-YiUbIEbzYfB243Q9hKBmDZIG3l_jGTDHWRYmzdP_kongHdahiV6HfRujdTd8JERzccGWVOT8Q6v-N3tZ3LBDH_RZH2NZ-eZelleP85lnDKFDTjlHWqqfsG21EmCknWbyXbhIiNLf_9s4QcnXFD8j5AIRtuSaRmI5MV2/s2365/IMG_2773.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CeTqQP61m1ln9027Eech-YiUbIEbzYfB243Q9hKBmDZIG3l_jGTDHWRYmzdP_kongHdahiV6HfRujdTd8JERzccGWVOT8Q6v-N3tZ3LBDH_RZH2NZ-eZelleP85lnDKFDTjlHWqqfsG21EmCknWbyXbhIiNLf_9s4QcnXFD8j5AIRtuSaRmI5MV2/w400-h225/IMG_2773.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Reaching Hwy 60, you have to go under the highway to reach the trailhead on the South side </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwvwwm1QK4HJui4WvFWkHTSTqBbwgtByPOQ0gV_SLEr4CXBTM47ZQ_rfZX7eTPgwgEo8LHIoI4Js8to_g9Hx_deG8yAm7Dq3IP_1uQJWlcfEhgmD3YRyKm5QkvcgDJYXNKXhUp_NnbFqauucQHcqtKGkVMNpifUOYCA-utn9jrqFNEUmNfVb3gk7U/s2365/IMG_2774.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwvwwm1QK4HJui4WvFWkHTSTqBbwgtByPOQ0gV_SLEr4CXBTM47ZQ_rfZX7eTPgwgEo8LHIoI4Js8to_g9Hx_deG8yAm7Dq3IP_1uQJWlcfEhgmD3YRyKm5QkvcgDJYXNKXhUp_NnbFqauucQHcqtKGkVMNpifUOYCA-utn9jrqFNEUmNfVb3gk7U/w400-h225/IMG_2774.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The culvert has seen some flooding but is surprising free of graffiti </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1krTj5BBtEvXjzcFDfv4_YbzSjr03exZzG19ByjsJy_GEXZe3vEcLyxNKNsqeQQK4KJAdvDfYb6y0PMOYqYCy89fdHgk0t1lWbdC7uwDFZLgAwNxCradFhqa1Q08zC0twVnCtzx1TQQan-Aa0DeKo7vIwL9MUzodYrhMg-q8oLmOKgJv-jRDNVIv/s2365/IMG_2777.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1krTj5BBtEvXjzcFDfv4_YbzSjr03exZzG19ByjsJy_GEXZe3vEcLyxNKNsqeQQK4KJAdvDfYb6y0PMOYqYCy89fdHgk0t1lWbdC7uwDFZLgAwNxCradFhqa1Q08zC0twVnCtzx1TQQan-Aa0DeKo7vIwL9MUzodYrhMg-q8oLmOKgJv-jRDNVIv/w225-h400/IMG_2777.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">A swallow's nest and a hornets nest beneath. A little community stuck on the wall of the culvert </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UrVvPMvkrcjS6x3o3Dab3aGzwO9xwHuBnRPpYyFotfnU5s97ecDShH6Gitc8ykKfdqaRFoC2nHglBjpHloaMSdV0YuU5DzOlIRvrsPy2hv-clfSAO_PpzR0va1nw7eckePtLYlkNafxRH-FWCgGRLNchFEfdduttKbR2dVSLVzYVyLeuIw7_ugaq/s2365/IMG_2778.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UrVvPMvkrcjS6x3o3Dab3aGzwO9xwHuBnRPpYyFotfnU5s97ecDShH6Gitc8ykKfdqaRFoC2nHglBjpHloaMSdV0YuU5DzOlIRvrsPy2hv-clfSAO_PpzR0va1nw7eckePtLYlkNafxRH-FWCgGRLNchFEfdduttKbR2dVSLVzYVyLeuIw7_ugaq/w400-h225/IMG_2778.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reaching the trail head. Jennifer and myself, no worse for the wear today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkP7hqe07G0_YHmY_F2epL-rkrdMp6ct8-be84ViM0ZFpoNIq56U1nAogw_iG63Lnpieqv640kEsibomghlz_tctAXv4CUIAo_AjcLrs8h6ANXYqZrfVf3xGWHuByuVTHUS-8DNvaf7NYZatcQq0yhXeGE6f23rfkEpKFG1g-QpBUxrtTukit4LmWw/s2048/Craig%20and%20Jennifer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkP7hqe07G0_YHmY_F2epL-rkrdMp6ct8-be84ViM0ZFpoNIq56U1nAogw_iG63Lnpieqv640kEsibomghlz_tctAXv4CUIAo_AjcLrs8h6ANXYqZrfVf3xGWHuByuVTHUS-8DNvaf7NYZatcQq0yhXeGE6f23rfkEpKFG1g-QpBUxrtTukit4LmWw/s320/Craig%20and%20Jennifer.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo by Stephanie Pyland </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Celebration beers. Most everyone decided to head into Van Buren for brunch at Pop's Café. I had agreed to officiate a hockey game at 7:50 pm tonight, and it is about 3 hours and 30 minutes to home from here, so I had to start home right away, I was sorry to have missed the meal with everyone. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7_3Pb1pk4MjAV63OKjnyfn6VOnAyO52kgZOj8EOw961b81OAN1i1mZw474SQ-M1g3zPyyeJ4Dktumi_uidNhQ9SjRfV9qlUjQixQWK_6P9x24tO7i6RCLJs9fW2DGoiHkr2K1pq0uTWlPTO4SDHGa9_rdrhH4mLqEHnvtVnc-pQgagb-ZEJ4qFiA/s2365/IMG_2779.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7_3Pb1pk4MjAV63OKjnyfn6VOnAyO52kgZOj8EOw961b81OAN1i1mZw474SQ-M1g3zPyyeJ4Dktumi_uidNhQ9SjRfV9qlUjQixQWK_6P9x24tO7i6RCLJs9fW2DGoiHkr2K1pq0uTWlPTO4SDHGa9_rdrhH4mLqEHnvtVnc-pQgagb-ZEJ4qFiA/w400-h225/IMG_2779.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brian Andrews and his wife were going to pick up his car as it was parked at Rocky Falls as well. So off we went, I was a bit glad to be done with the walk for the weekend, although today was an easy walk I was sorry to not have felt well enough to really interact with everyone in a way I wanted but it was delightful to spend more time walking and talking with this great bunch of people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks'</span></div><br />Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-61123420210452367182022-05-26T08:52:00.251-05:002022-06-17T08:29:33.375-05:00TGOC '22 Day 14 Near Stonehaven to Dunnottar Castle<p> <span style="font-size: large;">First a word of follow up. Why didn't I just finish yesterday? There was only 22 miles from my camp spot in the Fetteresso to the Sea. I could have easily covered that distance. The answer is my scheduled finish is today and my hotel reservations in Montrose don't start until tonight. Without cell service I couldn't see about booking any accommodations paid or free if I had finished yesterday. Besides, why finish your vacation early! Given a choice, I would gladly turn around and start back to the West coast.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The last day always brings with it all kinds of emotions. Even as I write this up, weeks after, I feel it. Yesterday, even given the mileage, I had finished early, because I had started early. With the afternoon to catch up on eating and drinking (I had eaten nothing all day, until I got to my camping spot and I had drank less than a liter of water all day) I ate everything left in my food bag and had about 4 liters of water. I also went to bed early and on this last day woke up ridiculously early. It gets light around 4:30 am. I was up and ready to walk by 5:30 am! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes you just get rewarded, perhaps it was for my irritation at myself from yesterday or just the karma of appreciating the great crossing this year, but as I got up and ready to go, I was greeted with the perfect day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_2sKspKESapSXGYxf6oagmeP0ykAVJNYyiTy5d5Bb31L-5kVbGj6IFFuY-nscVxk6lmZNp2RKta2lijH6xe_IaWMstokuJo-TERrNM47odDzezwD6OOrkBPnG8uCfI-7-RpSX_UPACAiT_rb0iCgHcnykkgCnsCRWqhMF5MHrnftjy2FYSW3IhXI/s2365/IMG_1996.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_2sKspKESapSXGYxf6oagmeP0ykAVJNYyiTy5d5Bb31L-5kVbGj6IFFuY-nscVxk6lmZNp2RKta2lijH6xe_IaWMstokuJo-TERrNM47odDzezwD6OOrkBPnG8uCfI-7-RpSX_UPACAiT_rb0iCgHcnykkgCnsCRWqhMF5MHrnftjy2FYSW3IhXI/w400-h225/IMG_1996.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After packing up, I made sure no one could tell I was ever here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaWARLg9pfNy2cyY3H-AQW0g3AfY4TffWsfzKDeHO5bRQI3L7LUO2VgL01Qxpr0xefrcVaGn435ctFZfE7wqts8cPh1OfC670QINniQAogMRAV_T4QfW_96ct9Q6nu6M_P02E3PoQSNPzd4qBtM-JdWRlw9kxhPCV_fv4Z7R1gwv3Hgs7q26duPei/s2365/IMG_2001.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaWARLg9pfNy2cyY3H-AQW0g3AfY4TffWsfzKDeHO5bRQI3L7LUO2VgL01Qxpr0xefrcVaGn435ctFZfE7wqts8cPh1OfC670QINniQAogMRAV_T4QfW_96ct9Q6nu6M_P02E3PoQSNPzd4qBtM-JdWRlw9kxhPCV_fv4Z7R1gwv3Hgs7q26duPei/w225-h400/IMG_2001.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I made my way back to the minor road, I turned around and I could only stop and watch as magic unfolds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAuIQ0zcqGkOhFtUGceN5J9TywEmS2wi_MRUSxdutCHqiCOXVJSNzROQcsIbm5dVIAEix-XvD3N3My605GucUkd9owU3ZiI9eNSGWV2Opz-hGIca7nc8uTe3Z6nd_DrwjPGFY98t_O-cHhnBnOdWvf3a3u-OZulFBXSer6HNKcAHpWuktlKjSqAuD/s2365/IMG_2004.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAuIQ0zcqGkOhFtUGceN5J9TywEmS2wi_MRUSxdutCHqiCOXVJSNzROQcsIbm5dVIAEix-XvD3N3My605GucUkd9owU3ZiI9eNSGWV2Opz-hGIca7nc8uTe3Z6nd_DrwjPGFY98t_O-cHhnBnOdWvf3a3u-OZulFBXSer6HNKcAHpWuktlKjSqAuD/w400-h225/IMG_2004.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI89ZqMnaCxyXPCaN6KWPK_KANkJEfB5Ip7xfvOYyDTlUinmTXN-kGUQRyioJ1YfX07eTXZp-Iqj7cLiShJcp3gwWTCoGzOqNzKhEbenhPxsR1Oz3we3KOqKiXzUi_XkJDygO1NrM4BfGi2izRB6w78yzLQkv2jfPqINR-NZx6AQAZKI_oKztahOW/s2365/IMG_2005.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI89ZqMnaCxyXPCaN6KWPK_KANkJEfB5Ip7xfvOYyDTlUinmTXN-kGUQRyioJ1YfX07eTXZp-Iqj7cLiShJcp3gwWTCoGzOqNzKhEbenhPxsR1Oz3we3KOqKiXzUi_XkJDygO1NrM4BfGi2izRB6w78yzLQkv2jfPqINR-NZx6AQAZKI_oKztahOW/w400-h225/IMG_2005.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fantastic </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuHm4FZLFU14l6OG1pd16NG__gorQWHyWvZOrdgQAgqvKHOuVzfyngfs__-pWpYSbg_QOuwTaSeZw6I9CvtK5-ZTk6E5dVAe807joUHVN8YCpJxKJE-pHrkjGTN_sBU1H4LGPdvkkiGQHro-dvKg7lb-vMnF0SIUjjkyyE9G4QgzziFsb3ABpAFzT/s2365/IMG_2007.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuHm4FZLFU14l6OG1pd16NG__gorQWHyWvZOrdgQAgqvKHOuVzfyngfs__-pWpYSbg_QOuwTaSeZw6I9CvtK5-ZTk6E5dVAe807joUHVN8YCpJxKJE-pHrkjGTN_sBU1H4LGPdvkkiGQHro-dvKg7lb-vMnF0SIUjjkyyE9G4QgzziFsb3ABpAFzT/s320/IMG_2007.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This early, my only companions were the animals. The deer in the field, the grouse, the sheep and these horses enjoying the early morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGHehc-7p491fB-fER-ehD6dbiFbluVdI4KfG6yHUR9gYqk4DjskauhT4Vhe6seAUXQIHg9LmgCv5ab3iVjqg6wbZJqlfuAItYfmMVeP6IUCUIHjY4cxxllvkwQwYCE6fZ1DEPyok09njZ2qJsn9nSMkdAnFBJ7p6wyK4XK86Aqk3cHayGQycMTJo/s2365/IMG_2010.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGHehc-7p491fB-fER-ehD6dbiFbluVdI4KfG6yHUR9gYqk4DjskauhT4Vhe6seAUXQIHg9LmgCv5ab3iVjqg6wbZJqlfuAItYfmMVeP6IUCUIHjY4cxxllvkwQwYCE6fZ1DEPyok09njZ2qJsn9nSMkdAnFBJ7p6wyK4XK86Aqk3cHayGQycMTJo/w400-h225/IMG_2010.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just about 40 minutes of walking and I was cresting the last hill to get my first view of the sea. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBTlTTqGrifE3c2aQKuuYaDYN2U-O31gJR8Szg0zRVt_UiMRUVOXfan5tGdCSteZaUspp_ondd-1nD1_yupPvSq2pNeT7Nm_GAEWjT4Apray9E4IJWnXRMqXEkf6Jwa6O2mXoM5fq31MNQ6dzi4XHKrwzkDkGg5mAkfKPRRwJsulybI77PS-mZ7qK/s2365/IMG_2013.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBTlTTqGrifE3c2aQKuuYaDYN2U-O31gJR8Szg0zRVt_UiMRUVOXfan5tGdCSteZaUspp_ondd-1nD1_yupPvSq2pNeT7Nm_GAEWjT4Apray9E4IJWnXRMqXEkf6Jwa6O2mXoM5fq31MNQ6dzi4XHKrwzkDkGg5mAkfKPRRwJsulybI77PS-mZ7qK/w400-h225/IMG_2013.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only break in these quiet minor roads was the A90/A92 cloverleaf, but even that had just a few cars, this early in the morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrv6A9xKW273Gs1VXUzxW0j6UXtNVNHeY8dUOfaiIkg-K5ad5qsShMvQSLqZ9tVBbyP7IwMvrmrB3fcjvpbVlzadk51y7sEUcURhpql0l_-Dq3ek860C5yG06C-BPK2raPFsONDbpAhUp5J6ddGDfEc1a-Msuy2tLisKT665Jpt5JPlI-7xh9kcZu/s2365/IMG_2020.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrv6A9xKW273Gs1VXUzxW0j6UXtNVNHeY8dUOfaiIkg-K5ad5qsShMvQSLqZ9tVBbyP7IwMvrmrB3fcjvpbVlzadk51y7sEUcURhpql0l_-Dq3ek860C5yG06C-BPK2raPFsONDbpAhUp5J6ddGDfEc1a-Msuy2tLisKT665Jpt5JPlI-7xh9kcZu/w400-h225/IMG_2020.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On your way to the Castle you pass the abandon <i>6 Degrees North Radio Station</i>. It has quite a history, but I can't believe it has stayed abandoned for so long. I would snatch it up and renovate it, as a house, what a view! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQdsJyBpnpo4enipKPKreDZnzS-rMYRZCgd3NFCW3vWvumRZhRF7XQM-kLvyNHqvo7AZseichhYLB4XNR4aIpOR6eSm9Gc7Nj9b1J4dz6VabdQ4fTghmlEyiW9VXpZM-WzqBD6rOQJc4QoAkFUZCGGHwK3L6ZnZMHD8sBHZssRiuK7iZv6o4HpT5K/s2365/IMG_2022.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQdsJyBpnpo4enipKPKreDZnzS-rMYRZCgd3NFCW3vWvumRZhRF7XQM-kLvyNHqvo7AZseichhYLB4XNR4aIpOR6eSm9Gc7Nj9b1J4dz6VabdQ4fTghmlEyiW9VXpZM-WzqBD6rOQJc4QoAkFUZCGGHwK3L6ZnZMHD8sBHZssRiuK7iZv6o4HpT5K/w400-h225/IMG_2022.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The poster when arriving at Dunnottar Castle shows a nice aerial view of the layout. You can tour the castle and inner castle grounds, but it doesn't open till 10 am. I arrived at 7:10 am! 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1W6Be3vkFyhAVChi6fSrZi9Y77NBenSQ_nZsoFD2HkZBb6SwGdx8oswR_gT30WwXd8fvDsLvesSIezpHGFlWLS7UTOoayibP4-gpuq7SX5RYv9CDKOi6GaB1p7PHYBtG-JROHYoMv8YYZWu8AY0d3ZAdahZgmHGAg2aAdjmKjrLMhsaFJ0dK3M52/s1735/IMG_2024.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1735" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1W6Be3vkFyhAVChi6fSrZi9Y77NBenSQ_nZsoFD2HkZBb6SwGdx8oswR_gT30WwXd8fvDsLvesSIezpHGFlWLS7UTOoayibP4-gpuq7SX5RYv9CDKOi6GaB1p7PHYBtG-JROHYoMv8YYZWu8AY0d3ZAdahZgmHGAg2aAdjmKjrLMhsaFJ0dK3M52/w400-h275/IMG_2024.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am glad that there was no lock on the path that lets you go down to the castle. I had the entire area to myself</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf1ob3IZPzi51lUUyeO00zWSlpEvL2UV39jwhCJzryzDGSp1yGwpPfbz4vcPCg_1EIdZgGowqIeNAmv2H1E3vyppGgBEanZLROUYAhJcqqo76wyZrTHjIGHWQ8hx2EkMYhZM7kZY2zqwjLfcWCjza8mKbWKytejCOPZQTUVU9eKuD-dlhisSZ0ry3/s2365/IMG_2028.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf1ob3IZPzi51lUUyeO00zWSlpEvL2UV39jwhCJzryzDGSp1yGwpPfbz4vcPCg_1EIdZgGowqIeNAmv2H1E3vyppGgBEanZLROUYAhJcqqo76wyZrTHjIGHWQ8hx2EkMYhZM7kZY2zqwjLfcWCjza8mKbWKytejCOPZQTUVU9eKuD-dlhisSZ0ry3/w400-h225/IMG_2028.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Proof I have arrived at the end. The Sun is really shining for the first time in two weeks, preventing very good photos of the Castle, but I don't care, it is a fabulous day. I couldn't be happier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVutmuYj7jnix1EOM4jBlfbIK1YhYl49jBT380DGuT5TwFqLU2Im8UdkC8SqiNXMSK6H6VsSMQitrepKFPGWiCKnenLIwnU5Iozz_1lTw6gguNOMH78k3XTWeA3GIW1v1r2B5_ZbkgKDFUAYd4eq_oL9JO9-X-NCLI2aEx21736zlLCcCWKQlEPz7P/s2365/IMG_2039.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVutmuYj7jnix1EOM4jBlfbIK1YhYl49jBT380DGuT5TwFqLU2Im8UdkC8SqiNXMSK6H6VsSMQitrepKFPGWiCKnenLIwnU5Iozz_1lTw6gguNOMH78k3XTWeA3GIW1v1r2B5_ZbkgKDFUAYd4eq_oL9JO9-X-NCLI2aEx21736zlLCcCWKQlEPz7P/w400-h225/IMG_2039.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Panorama of the Castle and the adjacent cliffs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM4F-AUvyqVwAOaRmE-uf6vSq_wYiMc4WQIv3MGm-ZpH2bvjgkuzWlwcpUdReTyvlDHvBlUxDVrd0AsnS0jysVgqa00cBsustu9rjcTSXtOYooDp9eosak22xx1UQJzOLqxsXU_J_i6WDumVWcK4QGFMcpW_Vb4KpXCkQdRQpipaJdYDF9H6ub1YR/s6430/IMG_2043%20(2).JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="6430" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM4F-AUvyqVwAOaRmE-uf6vSq_wYiMc4WQIv3MGm-ZpH2bvjgkuzWlwcpUdReTyvlDHvBlUxDVrd0AsnS0jysVgqa00cBsustu9rjcTSXtOYooDp9eosak22xx1UQJzOLqxsXU_J_i6WDumVWcK4QGFMcpW_Vb4KpXCkQdRQpipaJdYDF9H6ub1YR/w400-h153/IMG_2043%20(2).JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This video captures the scenery much better </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwO8j6YjjuifHlYtsxsaUYMSl9hiIstHTEiP06RF1wVNIADU2jHXaGQF-sERS2khJz_usdEsH5G5xVOMHNb4g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My crossing not yet done, I need to walk down the MANY steps to the sea. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3u5UxhAndNuTK-2ZDFEuExzC4CU1OoH3bB94k6cGrQoF7VRD8jAtAItxPKmL5nuKDAo-xGNwimyHhHOQQOL3MOe2tQGuh--EW1ne2MTFotApGhEOe6NyufSMORXXwFjn9k9bp1NPXFfzk_KzNmwiynQ2ABJ6rBYoQVH_yv89nGgM89pbV9hztgtA/s2365/IMG_2046.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3u5UxhAndNuTK-2ZDFEuExzC4CU1OoH3bB94k6cGrQoF7VRD8jAtAItxPKmL5nuKDAo-xGNwimyHhHOQQOL3MOe2tQGuh--EW1ne2MTFotApGhEOe6NyufSMORXXwFjn9k9bp1NPXFfzk_KzNmwiynQ2ABJ6rBYoQVH_yv89nGgM89pbV9hztgtA/s320/IMG_2046.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The North Sea. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiDqV-xEl9UnxpHokB2OhxwJP6DiHHeOrGCiENqjOMncOu2B6T9cBivk9tLMXv99Yca4OCkSyIsSYvr5lZXXokvxpIZTM5joumTSg23Na2wJjQ1kujONKbdmdGZQYrPm-gQqsCRqZ4i_j2M2uUm1HvHLq0bDL0mDaLOzHloRLdvZBy8mWZWhp8tig/s2365/IMG_2047.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiDqV-xEl9UnxpHokB2OhxwJP6DiHHeOrGCiENqjOMncOu2B6T9cBivk9tLMXv99Yca4OCkSyIsSYvr5lZXXokvxpIZTM5joumTSg23Na2wJjQ1kujONKbdmdGZQYrPm-gQqsCRqZ4i_j2M2uUm1HvHLq0bDL0mDaLOzHloRLdvZBy8mWZWhp8tig/s320/IMG_2047.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Feet in the water. Now job done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKMXOaHD6_dAq3V4o8uNu0SpURb-qXT6a5Dldsi2OeY_PBu_RZtIxrURdp2UvzrmgwdmpzouisjU38SVwGg0vC3ba78yQvByHrfT2b8x5dA6GXN7ZXmf5r7YPrPKT5BXfS2d-GsJImxiWzBVCQ1qLsBNm0wz4leXsjNuf4m2AoN0nlUwpnMMourJp/s2365/IMG_2048.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKMXOaHD6_dAq3V4o8uNu0SpURb-qXT6a5Dldsi2OeY_PBu_RZtIxrURdp2UvzrmgwdmpzouisjU38SVwGg0vC3ba78yQvByHrfT2b8x5dA6GXN7ZXmf5r7YPrPKT5BXfS2d-GsJImxiWzBVCQ1qLsBNm0wz4leXsjNuf4m2AoN0nlUwpnMMourJp/w225-h400/IMG_2048.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Huge bonus finishing at the Castle. You get to walk a fantastic path along the sea side into Stonehaven. It is a little over 2 miles into town and the train station</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXW9U0HARdaqcAGsrX5R26dqdWM94e9XGr7_NI308Es9LBuXVeCLaGRFuX0UehyZVuGxbsGACsnW2pdOgmYfS4VQoqhXwmR38JB6-6fCC1TWhptYf5ZTWc_vRLU5ZCLWUx-bYRsRKBtfnGGMi7e8yKV3t5CMzEdF4T9qAUKJ6ixTMAnH7nic5aEDe7/s2365/IMG_2068.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXW9U0HARdaqcAGsrX5R26dqdWM94e9XGr7_NI308Es9LBuXVeCLaGRFuX0UehyZVuGxbsGACsnW2pdOgmYfS4VQoqhXwmR38JB6-6fCC1TWhptYf5ZTWc_vRLU5ZCLWUx-bYRsRKBtfnGGMi7e8yKV3t5CMzEdF4T9qAUKJ6ixTMAnH7nic5aEDe7/w400-h225/IMG_2068.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A couple gorgeous views of the castle from the sea side walk </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking over the town</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizH15UxQIYa1GerHr4Qcfd2KHPTR4K69DB7Zi52dGU4iiM_q-W6itOLlU3rXGxO6KiFRkts0EcOGkRV7X5ATLCKOTSt2f1RPJ6I1HcV5gmWkqBejLBeU-rwvPBsPXtNT91Arg0QE1CxnzLF08lxXRhY3GZawiem5ZorDwOni8EvuChfedb5K6KeM_i/s2365/IMG_2095.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizH15UxQIYa1GerHr4Qcfd2KHPTR4K69DB7Zi52dGU4iiM_q-W6itOLlU3rXGxO6KiFRkts0EcOGkRV7X5ATLCKOTSt2f1RPJ6I1HcV5gmWkqBejLBeU-rwvPBsPXtNT91Arg0QE1CxnzLF08lxXRhY3GZawiem5ZorDwOni8EvuChfedb5K6KeM_i/w400-h225/IMG_2095.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Stopping at the same bakery, Vicky and I did, on our first challenge in 2014, to get a sausage roll for breakfast. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshB5njsgeBL0etTuJxQ-PzLiI_mKov0gv9SMDt5Xf4gWa4NQl6yoBPGwrXvqJof3NgC1UNPn6HrohnulPI3chuXxLyCwB5AV-O7mQKhCWnFDDwnA6um7uGpubZzHRpkdfmRTy7PnfHkxeQaFDQaiTg7Eraso-gWXbdmzaXP6tqLM3Ex_PXmAwPoQh/s1615/IMG_2096.JPEG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Arrived at the Train Station at 8:20 to find the next train to Montrose was 8:37. Nice</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCAD0bGa23cD0iixmxuMNOYuAQGRah4S5ves3ZCNAPYhTMSQwb2h68_esuXtjpfd9kCayA-goowhpvGYOKDGGSnqrjTBozPw0Iua5Hep09fqymOtUW8S5oY-0A93l55C1KEAFHipKK6FkRhO04O4YXv5ECz_xdLMHBx7zMa1ifI7q1u6-Dxm7aAJy/s2197/IMG_2103.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="2197" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCAD0bGa23cD0iixmxuMNOYuAQGRah4S5ves3ZCNAPYhTMSQwb2h68_esuXtjpfd9kCayA-goowhpvGYOKDGGSnqrjTBozPw0Iua5Hep09fqymOtUW8S5oY-0A93l55C1KEAFHipKK6FkRhO04O4YXv5ECz_xdLMHBx7zMa1ifI7q1u6-Dxm7aAJy/w400-h226/IMG_2103.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking South </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOaW0ory03TBJi7o4JraN8lv5L8BpP6HIKd6ezt4qVaNf92zGb6INdYRtQvEDPCE03ViQIGS0xtFaVf0ANSngzda8cekZjelzs6gYwojNHpsa1E4seXof8oNqiLPvt0bvE4ShXkyai8rbRUs8P_76UiM560tTK0k4f0015IgJkewBOnhn8hKFaLmd/s2365/IMG_2104.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOaW0ory03TBJi7o4JraN8lv5L8BpP6HIKd6ezt4qVaNf92zGb6INdYRtQvEDPCE03ViQIGS0xtFaVf0ANSngzda8cekZjelzs6gYwojNHpsa1E4seXof8oNqiLPvt0bvE4ShXkyai8rbRUs8P_76UiM560tTK0k4f0015IgJkewBOnhn8hKFaLmd/w225-h400/IMG_2104.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Nessie and I made it together</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYoPCwIwbzRgVrEUvaMoGo7GQJo6Ywk5yEuEd2Hp5X5oioJ_txUFjC_B-G9qdEeD9TAvEYSl18srkdRO5UGOJWJQdaUxVSEo7ao-Y0aY8KybL39GI7JLqhs6GyWzeYzTwg7h8jQHrEm2nXWv7Ao8PN8lT_ICOc9tUo-CdPoemQe5vra1hW9XdrAMp/s2365/IMG_2106.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYoPCwIwbzRgVrEUvaMoGo7GQJo6Ywk5yEuEd2Hp5X5oioJ_txUFjC_B-G9qdEeD9TAvEYSl18srkdRO5UGOJWJQdaUxVSEo7ao-Y0aY8KybL39GI7JLqhs6GyWzeYzTwg7h8jQHrEm2nXWv7Ao8PN8lT_ICOc9tUo-CdPoemQe5vra1hW9XdrAMp/w225-h400/IMG_2106.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">20 minutes by train and arriving in Montrose </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ7darqUr-_a6RLDAdEIsJcGHpLpxtr49oOSKVQVhDUeXKdQnkZ6kieuXXU9u5EPRHKlw1dn1sX6dIqeKcqpVfSMJ3QOBYSP5yoljazG1YdZmA20m9XJTlb04c3sPOK2QedPfHHKbZQfxRgzmQ9bhdGtpUG2uULb8Ey2lLOAGLCPg0VjMdLwCKOaN/s2365/IMG_2130.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ7darqUr-_a6RLDAdEIsJcGHpLpxtr49oOSKVQVhDUeXKdQnkZ6kieuXXU9u5EPRHKlw1dn1sX6dIqeKcqpVfSMJ3QOBYSP5yoljazG1YdZmA20m9XJTlb04c3sPOK2QedPfHHKbZQfxRgzmQ9bhdGtpUG2uULb8Ey2lLOAGLCPg0VjMdLwCKOaN/w400-h225/IMG_2130.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In order to officially finish, you have to go to the Park Hotel (Challenge Control) and sign out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This completes your Challenge and you get your completion certificate, T-shirt, and any other souvenirs you might have pre-ordered. I got a coffee mug and a pin. I also snagged a T-shirt for Vicky. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v0PO0aebMDDJC6qGInPjb-jU440f8nXtcSeBWa_7ejNSlFS-MwEBu8yBOSJtS3M8X5h10vp1mXk5EblnpeL8DvFmvcnplE8sNmp1-dg2YcOuepR-Iyi19Tk-C0eC4LJaOlv-oLiPnNkM2Y9OEL3BxBaWQedg-TgJQ5Is5cpOoi83ay6Njwz1oP5X/s700/park-hotel-thumb-min.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="700" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v0PO0aebMDDJC6qGInPjb-jU440f8nXtcSeBWa_7ejNSlFS-MwEBu8yBOSJtS3M8X5h10vp1mXk5EblnpeL8DvFmvcnplE8sNmp1-dg2YcOuepR-Iyi19Tk-C0eC4LJaOlv-oLiPnNkM2Y9OEL3BxBaWQedg-TgJQ5Is5cpOoi83ay6Njwz1oP5X/w400-h286/park-hotel-thumb-min.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was, not surprisingly, the first finisher today. I think it was a little before 10 am! The Challenge volunteers, at Control, welcome you, make you some tea or coffee. They did another fantastic job with year organizing the Challenge and looking after everyone. I was also fortunate to have a lengthy conversation with the wonderful John Donohoe. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Certificate</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1ox3BYLx07CUTpFfXqhpVA1B1RnZbn73b3dtMASYwqT1WFGvwrGS9L4rNuQ5AA84JK4KFaJypi4o0p5Z4eJPCllZg78x7_yjxQhBVGYyPzVlmMZtrPMw1IWpKSD6nzWDxX86uoP4MeAMxJ7e8xh85wyjjpwVFvnzPOX4GjXpzdPnh6OkQJ-uX22E/s2788/TGOC%2022%20Certificate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="1992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1ox3BYLx07CUTpFfXqhpVA1B1RnZbn73b3dtMASYwqT1WFGvwrGS9L4rNuQ5AA84JK4KFaJypi4o0p5Z4eJPCllZg78x7_yjxQhBVGYyPzVlmMZtrPMw1IWpKSD6nzWDxX86uoP4MeAMxJ7e8xh85wyjjpwVFvnzPOX4GjXpzdPnh6OkQJ-uX22E/w286-h400/TGOC%2022%20Certificate.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Park Hotel is frequently sold out, well before we make our reservations, so from the beginning of our Challenges, Vicky and I have made the Link Hotel (owned by the same people and just right next door) our hotel for finishing. I just kept up the tradition. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkBUXk_eOrzVvII34LisFKcAfbaYuzyquPzLi25BwmsSzvMls8SNHHiHZ3G-a9FMEgGaO2Xb5MGwU1cekNpchHPhCuvQKT7HAMnnzTfGfIlMA2F4glQ_5jMh_sP8j-qH23y7A99ZDIDdOiHmRSlG37phB18KNqskAnENcsbUdgdu3lS2bOvRnhDWB/s2365/IMG_2140.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkBUXk_eOrzVvII34LisFKcAfbaYuzyquPzLi25BwmsSzvMls8SNHHiHZ3G-a9FMEgGaO2Xb5MGwU1cekNpchHPhCuvQKT7HAMnnzTfGfIlMA2F4glQ_5jMh_sP8j-qH23y7A99ZDIDdOiHmRSlG37phB18KNqskAnENcsbUdgdu3lS2bOvRnhDWB/s320/IMG_2140.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also tradition is the evening celebration dinner. There is one for each night. After I checked in to my room and got cleaned up, remember I had mailed my duffle bag, from Glasgow, with clean clothes right before I started. I got some laundry done and relaxed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When it was dinner time, I made my way downstairs to head over to the Park Hotel. However in the bar of the Link, I found some of our favorite people. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyS86QijHDVqEtVbFuG0qXwZJbst0QhJ1QwdXAXWHXBokql5zWP4wSXWXe3PXIJyElgrcpqcyoC_rB6G3LKIW1fHCMj5BmZXC3HbcN04EW0YdLEOWoYmVX-NvPm3TzcNG-xG7crgzAY0b54Xq2cgir1fDuSlXMraf9OB6NW2rjYkDYXoTKd-vKLzV/s1534/IMG_2112%20(2).JPEG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="1315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyS86QijHDVqEtVbFuG0qXwZJbst0QhJ1QwdXAXWHXBokql5zWP4wSXWXe3PXIJyElgrcpqcyoC_rB6G3LKIW1fHCMj5BmZXC3HbcN04EW0YdLEOWoYmVX-NvPm3TzcNG-xG7crgzAY0b54Xq2cgir1fDuSlXMraf9OB6NW2rjYkDYXoTKd-vKLzV/w343-h400/IMG_2112%20(2).JPEG" width="343" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alan Sloman- his completed crossing this year is a feat of sheer will and stubbornness! You can find Alan's blog <a href="https://alansloman.blogspot.com/2022/06/tgo-challenge-2022-day-1-acharacle-to.html">Here</a>: </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-WFpD8Hy-CMJZ02_dI-GOtqdO1ap04AQRdNAh_HQW-8opzJn0U30Y8vXzs334DKj_3UIMzR5S0pHj4rTqmgZ3mpVMu5kriwnQ3j87q8LjYUvWpvepE-IvLu7c0cWK22ANOrCzfekei8nT0Co8GwkEKrPdEQWtvvvuxQ6rxddUUOG8Guc-6bR2Rvi/s2365/IMG_2114.JPEG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-WFpD8Hy-CMJZ02_dI-GOtqdO1ap04AQRdNAh_HQW-8opzJn0U30Y8vXzs334DKj_3UIMzR5S0pHj4rTqmgZ3mpVMu5kriwnQ3j87q8LjYUvWpvepE-IvLu7c0cWK22ANOrCzfekei8nT0Co8GwkEKrPdEQWtvvvuxQ6rxddUUOG8Guc-6bR2Rvi/w400-h225/IMG_2114.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ester (new friend). Long time friends, Emma, Kevin E, and Louise </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">at dinner, Mr. Willem Fox, of course!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhED6iJEP0AtwmvXr0yMPSf2wuSiBTN4J8v5SNE6kefESQvBqRUm5lb8aLQTp-G4XQ8Dq1oCbL0lGI1pZG6S0g-ZFpku0r6nKUJU_ndmVvntVC9i0bakJ6Z877bKlfiAyX6uaAtsJOgBL966Tn1x3xugEAE5dwA77Am8Hg9w72NbI0cfvkslzVAnsUz/s2365/IMG_2116.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhED6iJEP0AtwmvXr0yMPSf2wuSiBTN4J8v5SNE6kefESQvBqRUm5lb8aLQTp-G4XQ8Dq1oCbL0lGI1pZG6S0g-ZFpku0r6nKUJU_ndmVvntVC9i0bakJ6Z877bKlfiAyX6uaAtsJOgBL966Tn1x3xugEAE5dwA77Am8Hg9w72NbI0cfvkslzVAnsUz/w225-h400/IMG_2116.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Also tonight I saw Ken and Nina Stimson. They were getting their award for 10 Crossings. Vicky and I had met them a few times during our very first challenge in 2014 and they were so delightfully kind to us. - Well done you two </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrfzmuXpsfiS7Tt0jonTR0nfywcvBhzXX69WaFWHWbrqCyOo3ACgTLTZ4kzWQIMMcxnqOWXoLvVgvi7wXDB40qRBcHkaggyZg0KbrsvsMqVm_C0KVERknkDO_NsO1GwFLCQ1AlJbinJWB9xc-yNzo0V7qDXHcFEuPK_rCorD0vOpcsJNfczXvzcak/s1203/IMG_2123%20(2).JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="1203" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrfzmuXpsfiS7Tt0jonTR0nfywcvBhzXX69WaFWHWbrqCyOo3ACgTLTZ4kzWQIMMcxnqOWXoLvVgvi7wXDB40qRBcHkaggyZg0KbrsvsMqVm_C0KVERknkDO_NsO1GwFLCQ1AlJbinJWB9xc-yNzo0V7qDXHcFEuPK_rCorD0vOpcsJNfczXvzcak/w400-h204/IMG_2123%20(2).JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Special thanks this year to Mad n' Bad, Andy Walker, for helping with logistics and always a fun guy to be around. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv73qqJQXnc7uvQJrV445qxKOTqS30X_g9FjGLopTK4qgVocA-XFJy-vSPYSBkX68hpRSwi8K0ei4a8GYEktgKm7zH6LS-XlDHLmUPGPw7mIVB0kKozJSDzE5PD2THCo5hkuv3b5BSh4E_v7iUCkKQz5m5fSyXi45pE4P8KF_gunKOA8xszX6jvNkX/s1427/67493111358__66CB1E3D-5B3E-4F98-80C4-DAC742138116.fullsizerender.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv73qqJQXnc7uvQJrV445qxKOTqS30X_g9FjGLopTK4qgVocA-XFJy-vSPYSBkX68hpRSwi8K0ei4a8GYEktgKm7zH6LS-XlDHLmUPGPw7mIVB0kKozJSDzE5PD2THCo5hkuv3b5BSh4E_v7iUCkKQz5m5fSyXi45pE4P8KF_gunKOA8xszX6jvNkX/s320/67493111358__66CB1E3D-5B3E-4F98-80C4-DAC742138116.fullsizerender.JPEG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dinner was delicious</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDXMslUUem-zFsgmhs79NXcUtW1Cw4P8UNnFTGUyYUFHr3nG7Uu3Z_AjpsTKachju4xGNgplhAfpOFpxadatCtgJTOYSQJTi85LvmZ8GHsJgw11Uz3_x_dWzIQB86fQ7vWXuxepHbdOtvElFpCIVFWEkT98T1LjAQorvQXAjZlG-9H4Dt5ruiQOyU/s2365/IMG_2120.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDXMslUUem-zFsgmhs79NXcUtW1Cw4P8UNnFTGUyYUFHr3nG7Uu3Z_AjpsTKachju4xGNgplhAfpOFpxadatCtgJTOYSQJTi85LvmZ8GHsJgw11Uz3_x_dWzIQB86fQ7vWXuxepHbdOtvElFpCIVFWEkT98T1LjAQorvQXAjZlG-9H4Dt5ruiQOyU/w400-h225/IMG_2120.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Final Day's Stats:</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1lKQF5C2pVC2gayeL2zPkNSd-WZgwZtge613Db8nlueTDQnFMidmSUjSaSn2Qope0EPZHXfJ4RvGMxtQt3CmoXJDNEmdL1olCFKS17vcVJ2-IVquMzsGxE95JHSALlAf3nQjs7mC10hwllqUugt9fZuQf20ht4-2wTcudxZtdLBKzJQ09pF1SzEu/s3675/Day%2014%20map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="3675" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1lKQF5C2pVC2gayeL2zPkNSd-WZgwZtge613Db8nlueTDQnFMidmSUjSaSn2Qope0EPZHXfJ4RvGMxtQt3CmoXJDNEmdL1olCFKS17vcVJ2-IVquMzsGxE95JHSALlAf3nQjs7mC10hwllqUugt9fZuQf20ht4-2wTcudxZtdLBKzJQ09pF1SzEu/w400-h176/Day%2014%20map.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxtC9cuELX8rJxaUa2ac7a_3nf-gHFRey_oZyOmZV_Id9AXJ2CpDGxVErsLYpXycWwvnTpifytVh-BQ4E1ygkcn7q3fZY03a8oOGZqPSHccJR0BgH9IpPAX9HIYzctQw5lXm6nWO-X6bgBAcnQZpQVrylgGRAFhGkVsK5f7IHQo3rkoxt26aVZ9ti/s2920/Day%2014%20stats%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="2920" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMxtC9cuELX8rJxaUa2ac7a_3nf-gHFRey_oZyOmZV_Id9AXJ2CpDGxVErsLYpXycWwvnTpifytVh-BQ4E1ygkcn7q3fZY03a8oOGZqPSHccJR0BgH9IpPAX9HIYzctQw5lXm6nWO-X6bgBAcnQZpQVrylgGRAFhGkVsK5f7IHQo3rkoxt26aVZ9ti/w400-h14/Day%2014%20stats%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs_XHAOzHVb_JmZ2jn6y_-EaqUcmdb8P572oTMwkB9WprIUjoWv0In1FPwOd0Zdrn9ukZSC7wviCXnmTitrwjSH_u4Eocx6b6G1uFIW8i3ZX4NxvRf-WllWZSPswK6zjm4PiL8WccPOBO8yZX6sCSuCUtpcro3Tpn-8pdDhhQqrvs1IqvR-06yAHV/s3707/Day%2014%20elevation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="3707" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs_XHAOzHVb_JmZ2jn6y_-EaqUcmdb8P572oTMwkB9WprIUjoWv0In1FPwOd0Zdrn9ukZSC7wviCXnmTitrwjSH_u4Eocx6b6G1uFIW8i3ZX4NxvRf-WllWZSPswK6zjm4PiL8WccPOBO8yZX6sCSuCUtpcro3Tpn-8pdDhhQqrvs1IqvR-06yAHV/w400-h168/Day%2014%20elevation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Officially</u>: 227.38 miles, 26,014 feet of elevation gain. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just for grins, here is a look at my step count, just prior to the Challenge, and then the 14 days of the Challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">May 13-26 2022</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6frq2P6s0Brf7130yV6doY0eEr1KDbye-Ew9HfB5FOfVlAYUD8vun-LsHcvdS5PAa7AqkUhG_KxLGx1A4moLolTv9YG35iaSpTJJw4_r8wn71ZJ1eJaJpSe8ueKkecQm3ykkjltESvbbzrIwiqDiLKI_HJuix8EX2EZQA5wdfOncK4dmSY6Wybr0/s1438/IMG_2111%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="940" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6frq2P6s0Brf7130yV6doY0eEr1KDbye-Ew9HfB5FOfVlAYUD8vun-LsHcvdS5PAa7AqkUhG_KxLGx1A4moLolTv9YG35iaSpTJJw4_r8wn71ZJ1eJaJpSe8ueKkecQm3ykkjltESvbbzrIwiqDiLKI_HJuix8EX2EZQA5wdfOncK4dmSY6Wybr0/w261-h400/IMG_2111%20(2).PNG" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for coming along on this year's Challenge. It would be impossible to thank all the people that made this year's walk splendid, but just a few more; Charles and Duncan Bain Smith, Jim Davidson, Lyndsay (Feshie Bothy), Gordon Green, Bill & Craig (Loch Callater Lodge), Carl Mynott and Martin Rye, Even though my walk this year was a more solo affair, seeing you briefly or just knowing you were out there, made it special. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvB5VBQIvo1My7FtwcMX8BAnsqmmPcAf87GDDvKDdKNA-vlk-jE-LstbSdHCmUw5RvDY-C6RpqD5Nc1eVlNby2xRrMNVU37nG96JsD-rO7yurqA-eOSzhgTglDtQ1WXqQUndgPoFx2dcmHCfjNfJJg72yzaaOOa7kArOvLt8M1o55w7E-5zv7QAnMm/s2717/RIP%20Andy%20Howell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2717" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvB5VBQIvo1My7FtwcMX8BAnsqmmPcAf87GDDvKDdKNA-vlk-jE-LstbSdHCmUw5RvDY-C6RpqD5Nc1eVlNby2xRrMNVU37nG96JsD-rO7yurqA-eOSzhgTglDtQ1WXqQUndgPoFx2dcmHCfjNfJJg72yzaaOOa7kArOvLt8M1o55w7E-5zv7QAnMm/w200-h87/RIP%20Andy%20Howell.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Not everything always goes to plan, but that is part of the 'challenge.' Scotland doesn't have any bad scenery, so whether you end up going high or low, rain or shine, you will find both sites and people that delight you.</b></i></span><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><br /></b></span><p></p></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-35092037042695226412022-05-25T13:20:00.102-05:002022-06-16T08:54:25.334-05:00TGOC'22 Day 13 Fetteresso Forest To Near Stonehaven<p><span style="font-size: large;">The penultimate day dawned along the track in the Fetteresso. It was wet and foggy. Very foggy. The tent was soaking wet from the rain last night and no chance of any sun this morning, for it to dry. I had managed quite the stable of slugs overnight and tried my best not to take any with me when I packed everything away. I did not feel like lingering in the misty morning, so no breakfast, just pack and go. Today and tomorrow where meant to be short days, each just 11 miles, to take me to the Sea.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAKRNjM1UdCqg-vKg0fDCaVivq00k8CvuNxlI4eXyzpgZ0eROobXLfE2udrZ1xzpHhhsTjzXLhdTE9SdtMMQsuLmFTyt7_08oIaFAXfF48iqPL8pbYMH2kANpVdoqfc46tMCjrURjUuJVcc8BFR0j_d3Q90_pFRfx4XguNfSHMK-smcl5ttbi0PYb/s2365/IMG_1953.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAKRNjM1UdCqg-vKg0fDCaVivq00k8CvuNxlI4eXyzpgZ0eROobXLfE2udrZ1xzpHhhsTjzXLhdTE9SdtMMQsuLmFTyt7_08oIaFAXfF48iqPL8pbYMH2kANpVdoqfc46tMCjrURjUuJVcc8BFR0j_d3Q90_pFRfx4XguNfSHMK-smcl5ttbi0PYb/w400-h225/IMG_1953.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I might have felt like a <i>Ghostbuster</i>, as they did manage to slime my tent. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBDhj3z-OS3FFQMxpXJVm4AWBh3dX4-YDFkdEke1chVBmvBLvkH27Du5USaiSnsH9wAYDlRC_TegcxvfR_WwMzx3W1f7rj7-KBKr3MwBIY1lCOB-MRh9Iz3RVTgnYGPmLrZc8IeGwn9OYbAO-56tpO4klIDkTPHSo4BbLg4zjPVDyguuvozqQZFCN/s2365/IMG_2108.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBDhj3z-OS3FFQMxpXJVm4AWBh3dX4-YDFkdEke1chVBmvBLvkH27Du5USaiSnsH9wAYDlRC_TegcxvfR_WwMzx3W1f7rj7-KBKr3MwBIY1lCOB-MRh9Iz3RVTgnYGPmLrZc8IeGwn9OYbAO-56tpO4klIDkTPHSo4BbLg4zjPVDyguuvozqQZFCN/w225-h400/IMG_2108.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Started walking, with more of the same scenery as the end of yesterday, wide track with no room on either side. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NK8p8FbtecKsXgTtXJZkIUdSl3sLXnEj8B85yOtm4Nc_DX0KhiohO4pgd6Ksyu2f1mbyaCAVu37ELcsR0ygLqP9vIZGNIRt3sCPV1-kjOMh41qxRiWxeLpQOwv2q53KgVomQ8Owm-5ORs07c0tjZPkKCBTJTSk1LG2Q9mZAHbb3Kxq1ONtjWYYuL/s2365/IMG_1955.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NK8p8FbtecKsXgTtXJZkIUdSl3sLXnEj8B85yOtm4Nc_DX0KhiohO4pgd6Ksyu2f1mbyaCAVu37ELcsR0ygLqP9vIZGNIRt3sCPV1-kjOMh41qxRiWxeLpQOwv2q53KgVomQ8Owm-5ORs07c0tjZPkKCBTJTSk1LG2Q9mZAHbb3Kxq1ONtjWYYuL/w400-h225/IMG_1955.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">My first sighting of the giant turbines of the Fetteresso Wind Farm.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6voOcy8iowyFTj6OfEZ8M7S1hY9nXSu8EBe4Fv3BJLx7CyYXnP4woJaFNs4UH-IdkDG76Rp8VICgQroN-6ko933iRnRhpE3ujXN9Q9v1d0OcH5WwvcANvgxVOLGQU1mwxdRVSRhyVVwEBUuq_dP7MqnC2165EYvozv-grpvXY8QFFKOEYWxW1J9L/s2365/IMG_1959.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6voOcy8iowyFTj6OfEZ8M7S1hY9nXSu8EBe4Fv3BJLx7CyYXnP4woJaFNs4UH-IdkDG76Rp8VICgQroN-6ko933iRnRhpE3ujXN9Q9v1d0OcH5WwvcANvgxVOLGQU1mwxdRVSRhyVVwEBUuq_dP7MqnC2165EYvozv-grpvXY8QFFKOEYWxW1J9L/w225-h400/IMG_1959.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The forest track ends just shy of the wind farm proper and you find a Scottish Rite of Way post. Odd place to find one. Perhaps a remnant from the past. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiCxm22f73ht0hGJyoVVQAEEiEmsmzqy1OmhaT-diW6mpReZmdbuj_jKo3XbUG7x4qI_anqbCDo_DyE6ayCACrPB26nemqbACAVkB_HEoCM51K_ASyW8nUDPQ-irmyG4qVImlWjWUyeOIfedLAh8frM3veXolLngZP3Wyhgx5GuUFAhts0buBTANa/s2365/IMG_1960.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiCxm22f73ht0hGJyoVVQAEEiEmsmzqy1OmhaT-diW6mpReZmdbuj_jKo3XbUG7x4qI_anqbCDo_DyE6ayCACrPB26nemqbACAVkB_HEoCM51K_ASyW8nUDPQ-irmyG4qVImlWjWUyeOIfedLAh8frM3veXolLngZP3Wyhgx5GuUFAhts0buBTANa/w225-h400/IMG_1960.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was actually an old path, a bit of a stream today, long forgotten or neglected running into the southern edge of the wind farm</span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtLp6oukowtIM7JXOG2qCGVf8UEOoZHQk3mLnYY6oJjeThmb0b8cKAEc0g8qCT3fsDfEEpu2d3Ql3FLCN26Ee4SKgSJh5g9lH-TI55REs9hYC8CbNTE1kClCNKaEB_i4FHXixj9r8aJ11Yu9_E4zqSWPbWFLsSSqXXJlfTYlnyvwscSMVmazmfEW9/s2365/IMG_1962.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtLp6oukowtIM7JXOG2qCGVf8UEOoZHQk3mLnYY6oJjeThmb0b8cKAEc0g8qCT3fsDfEEpu2d3Ql3FLCN26Ee4SKgSJh5g9lH-TI55REs9hYC8CbNTE1kClCNKaEB_i4FHXixj9r8aJ11Yu9_E4zqSWPbWFLsSSqXXJlfTYlnyvwscSMVmazmfEW9/w225-h400/IMG_1962.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Giants in the mist. This always gives me a 'War of the Worlds' vibe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlVf5jA-clkRa7nRFSbLdDIm4W_t6DBANpVyxZAazESwQwJJqN9IaOIkvTA884xDaF9f3K_9MXTOufYj5Nc-gMGEbTek2rZjg4qmH30nYhlFVaGM2r0hhG2tnCi602_4BT5qnXH4mvYYRzlyOYWqETELxwoj7vIK8h7AdRBLWa_NPUztj6mLlL-4v/s2365/IMG_1964.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlVf5jA-clkRa7nRFSbLdDIm4W_t6DBANpVyxZAazESwQwJJqN9IaOIkvTA884xDaF9f3K_9MXTOufYj5Nc-gMGEbTek2rZjg4qmH30nYhlFVaGM2r0hhG2tnCi602_4BT5qnXH4mvYYRzlyOYWqETELxwoj7vIK8h7AdRBLWa_NPUztj6mLlL-4v/w400-h225/IMG_1964.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Monsters at work </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxWChehk6ET5n1C6wYD09MmQTgGhF0yICag1Rl17hN4ZRV3Itkys6l0r5nXWqhMP3YHobgwHQstMrEjJPM19Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A wider view of walking just the southern edge of 'The Farm'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQTCY4vzh5VCyoCqWbdkZYrF2zgGAYxnvKLLPlIJXPS3cgE3CRwKfsgapE1ZzpZlY3MgwYkLtioYYSO7Gf37ptGqwXdfV7kGLwOlPNyXpJyBE0B-mkHRWSvwtO0Ncagrc12Y9jL_LtHNe79eFR2j2v4uCS8zJED0pkYY2DQUlU7jQJYa8KStsyKC2/s2365/IMG_1966.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQTCY4vzh5VCyoCqWbdkZYrF2zgGAYxnvKLLPlIJXPS3cgE3CRwKfsgapE1ZzpZlY3MgwYkLtioYYSO7Gf37ptGqwXdfV7kGLwOlPNyXpJyBE0B-mkHRWSvwtO0Ncagrc12Y9jL_LtHNe79eFR2j2v4uCS8zJED0pkYY2DQUlU7jQJYa8KStsyKC2/w400-h225/IMG_1966.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ok, so, having made it through the entire wind farm, I potentially made a navigation error. First, let's look at the maps I am using. Below is the way my navigation app looks on my phone and on my printed maps. Notice that these maps show no evidence of the wind farm. I believe that my software is 2017 so this explains why it might not appear on my map set. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYMm0NuhlHTlVjjFYHrINMsGXVk0Ok0vJDGhEknoExatBafztZHTTWJxcX1X2UtxHiA0BDOClhskt5NiSXybAd3cqe3XQzPizc_V_-Yb-v0K53KC-PCLJrB_ASAoxNdHZGnWxEb7v7yGW1TteK7cAkGFh_N2juXGUicAqif7vQArBlPIlH6fYex8R/s3573/Lechie%20Hill%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="3573" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYMm0NuhlHTlVjjFYHrINMsGXVk0Ok0vJDGhEknoExatBafztZHTTWJxcX1X2UtxHiA0BDOClhskt5NiSXybAd3cqe3XQzPizc_V_-Yb-v0K53KC-PCLJrB_ASAoxNdHZGnWxEb7v7yGW1TteK7cAkGFh_N2juXGUicAqif7vQArBlPIlH6fYex8R/w400-h170/Lechie%20Hill%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Now let's look at the same area on Google Earth. Big difference! The windfarm is clearly visible on the ground. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlN278TVGAMzT41hbzn0dQHUhsNrU-1KDa7pDoAWQ0Q1xa5WRCpuNVtHOgKIXctOfDCUm4Y_lSJlccqGOW4IXsZ3Gn03Se8AGIGgdajf2Q53at3pA6NwStadpU6FwxfD6Oqp3HgOEKxUVKOFax1PI9WPcIC07zXL5lewHjLtt1iEZw3crE_zApaKa/s3555/Fetteresso%20Wind%20Farm.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="3555" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlN278TVGAMzT41hbzn0dQHUhsNrU-1KDa7pDoAWQ0Q1xa5WRCpuNVtHOgKIXctOfDCUm4Y_lSJlccqGOW4IXsZ3Gn03Se8AGIGgdajf2Q53at3pA6NwStadpU6FwxfD6Oqp3HgOEKxUVKOFax1PI9WPcIC07zXL5lewHjLtt1iEZw3crE_zApaKa/w400-h170/Fetteresso%20Wind%20Farm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did plan my route using both my mapping software and Google Earth, which is why I planned to go on the south side of the Wind Farm and not walk directly through it, although it is hard to avoid all of it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*I was walking the road out of the wind farm when a Forestry Warden in his truck passed me, stopped, and we chatted for about 20 minutes. He asked what I was doing and I told him about the Challenge. He said he had run into a few other Challengers this past week on his forest patrols.* </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, back to the maps. I confused the break in the forest rows, at the point of the dashed yellow line, for the point I expected to find a path up the hill, which is clearly shown on the Google Earth view. My maps don't show individual breaks in the forest sections. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All I found was a gap in the forest with some waist high grass. I was not going to go bash through that to the top! I think I missed the actual track I needed by just a few hundred feet further down the road. Since, on my maps, I had no evidence of multiple gaps in the forest rows, I didn't go searching any further down the road.... I am a moron! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No cell service, no Google Earth. uggh</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Syp28X2rON25DHABjwAMcio7wjxFRFOXIqIGS4zMC7TGQpGDREebdj0KQO5ynkkoZvLVKVx5E6zvNrVL2-5tQ1b2LwsBrBDsA6t1U4iqqutNxbkbrHe9BPqqRYZnvHHK_WW3QhwthhDrpRYOnF3PlO0pS1pT8q9-u_3bDlEJ9w68bviKlu4xzv2L/s2565/Lechie%20Hill%20missed%20track%20and%20exit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="2565" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Syp28X2rON25DHABjwAMcio7wjxFRFOXIqIGS4zMC7TGQpGDREebdj0KQO5ynkkoZvLVKVx5E6zvNrVL2-5tQ1b2LwsBrBDsA6t1U4iqqutNxbkbrHe9BPqqRYZnvHHK_WW3QhwthhDrpRYOnF3PlO0pS1pT8q9-u_3bDlEJ9w68bviKlu4xzv2L/w400-h215/Lechie%20Hill%20missed%20track%20and%20exit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just stood there for a few minutes and contemplated my next move. In the end, I think I was disgusted with myself, this forest, and decided to bail. I turned south to exit the Fetteresso as fast as I could via the red line on the map above. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wide forest track was pretty, lined with gorse, and led quickly out of the Fetteresso at Chapelton Croft. - did you follow all that? Well don't worry if you didn't, the only person that was irritated was me! 😵😬</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today's little misadventure meant I had 4.5 miles of additional road walking, and instead of it being an 11 mile day, it became 18. I also might not find a permissible place to camp tonight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmGmsGcwMjsC4p8h--YVM16HrDmHzzXNAEQTaqSlReHPmg0IHKSc_W-iviFPdmXWr3yHipPFWUyT4_1dd9rmzK3PTeSzs5xDy7u4p9iz-rRuje_S1CQn1hc0E7Iooh8xSJHTXKJuEBFjl7nk8pfsK1Udck7JgfljMh73o_ACRa6CL0lMBEO02PM_d/s2365/IMG_1968.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmGmsGcwMjsC4p8h--YVM16HrDmHzzXNAEQTaqSlReHPmg0IHKSc_W-iviFPdmXWr3yHipPFWUyT4_1dd9rmzK3PTeSzs5xDy7u4p9iz-rRuje_S1CQn1hc0E7Iooh8xSJHTXKJuEBFjl7nk8pfsK1Udck7JgfljMh73o_ACRa6CL0lMBEO02PM_d/w400-h225/IMG_1968.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">More cute cottages </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIOuu3SoIkMqLdJ6arWcfq-qE-xOD0BflurwlgchUn5CrRMpomy8rry3ABmEtaVQTjXN8Y3Q9dvcIHvtAjtLFeOi6ERwmsK5xKtwaGP_2e-EnSNAsGK5qRBK342aPqoo2sI35TtXXm_6SDh18WjfoknG_f_xNiz_WvvDpNfUftpi9yQ2xPKAnjqpB/s2365/IMG_1973.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIOuu3SoIkMqLdJ6arWcfq-qE-xOD0BflurwlgchUn5CrRMpomy8rry3ABmEtaVQTjXN8Y3Q9dvcIHvtAjtLFeOi6ERwmsK5xKtwaGP_2e-EnSNAsGK5qRBK342aPqoo2sI35TtXXm_6SDh18WjfoknG_f_xNiz_WvvDpNfUftpi9yQ2xPKAnjqpB/w400-h225/IMG_1973.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5YKDvMlmMYuTBvdeTRhVtVDGdQF2MTPvzsFNv217qBVzCkw8wpxQZ35zZNlmAtpM0a--X0kWzHDWxTH5EV3V_47BUltt0X-ithN_qM-CrcZNl4RJXlOyWMhmonD5rYsgPjkU5ky2wfTzDeVBKOw3hcVHUs9YRpWMsqyvylt6c2PG80wgqzud_AFO/s2365/IMG_1975.JPEG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5YKDvMlmMYuTBvdeTRhVtVDGdQF2MTPvzsFNv217qBVzCkw8wpxQZ35zZNlmAtpM0a--X0kWzHDWxTH5EV3V_47BUltt0X-ithN_qM-CrcZNl4RJXlOyWMhmonD5rYsgPjkU5ky2wfTzDeVBKOw3hcVHUs9YRpWMsqyvylt6c2PG80wgqzud_AFO/w400-h225/IMG_1975.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was raining up in the Fetteresso, but when I hit the minor road, the weather broke and the sun came out for a bit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3OzmvkfBi1cAD_KHgEqgRmwFfuNZzP4_QbXp15QfEmhwrsAvLOZt_sRdix9edeLsJ2CGkujQlfBnB6o1-exFm3XujejJU8OqBBmYtJjE9SMi-eWLHNapqM3DI9tXirydz1aJXGYh_6ZUAT_5HDt8_9gwdFZssunGRaOEMCEtdfmHhBFac0rFlnub/s2365/IMG_1976.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can tell you are near the East Coast when you start to see fields of rape seed oil plants (yellow field)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcNcmeZWiCc0XRJR03YIzIo2tIfuPAQ5P3VK2RSdDDmzG6ZPayyiY3YP29rAs30h7uYBNBndRRXV5BpRKQ3R1fc_aGt42p79RwkkJPGeTh_DGVzOkDsmHU8N8D0SOKJlP4-KZDMHDFba7B9xv4CnFmUrEe6v9SgHBM2UuX7NrXtTMdG2LO60pciDs/s2364/IMG_1980.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2364" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcNcmeZWiCc0XRJR03YIzIo2tIfuPAQ5P3VK2RSdDDmzG6ZPayyiY3YP29rAs30h7uYBNBndRRXV5BpRKQ3R1fc_aGt42p79RwkkJPGeTh_DGVzOkDsmHU8N8D0SOKJlP4-KZDMHDFba7B9xv4CnFmUrEe6v9SgHBM2UuX7NrXtTMdG2LO60pciDs/w400-h225/IMG_1980.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Walking companions for a few minutes </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I stopped to dry my tent in the sun and wind, as it was still dripping wet, from the night before. Along with my first rest stop of the day. Good time to get my shoes off and air out my feet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwD9xvbQ4-z3DB8mQr4gIgYklmW56nSAwWRtSygZ0iQEfsprwwC4kxC7JwKD9CjVmECWlL-bY9QPT-i6TQjGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Without a 'legal' place to camp tonight, I thought about walking all the way to the coast today, but a few more miles down the road, with only 5 miles to the end, my feet were not having anymore road walking today and I had already made this day 60% longer than I had planned.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Somewhere around Carron Water, and I won't say exactly where, I found a beautiful stealth spot for the night. I set up my tent and ate almost everything in my food bag! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8_MPzy2yK7V2p_0GZw-4cpy9AuJq8to1b1gJIhQZ25APspary1j36gHpY0nUuOjHxJItSzzg2gs61_CfgiOA-L7wTXScF-Z9GqJS3fzQL5eXT24vcfwwX1KonWmZFUv1sNVVzvqZlpeGPqcJUDCNWS0GFlD8QdC8I7nzrJkkoqh6cqcdT0j7XoMg/s2365/IMG_1993.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8_MPzy2yK7V2p_0GZw-4cpy9AuJq8to1b1gJIhQZ25APspary1j36gHpY0nUuOjHxJItSzzg2gs61_CfgiOA-L7wTXScF-Z9GqJS3fzQL5eXT24vcfwwX1KonWmZFUv1sNVVzvqZlpeGPqcJUDCNWS0GFlD8QdC8I7nzrJkkoqh6cqcdT0j7XoMg/s320/IMG_1993.JPEG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Today's Stats:</span></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iN5MGh5ZfhAtyXtpGNdPAoSg2d5wHxhm8_9ZI2H9unbi4EJxk2xW5OqSnUdycRNdr_1ANzq2l9hAUpsldWzRN5uc0emNYI5RZ-zNPRLBa0_ezpfPZTsZfJqiaygjvwXfDVBhA56chPKwxazmDCD_CsCyqNQ4q8PmDaYegoFwthMhE8ynYaQD99Ce/s3805/Day%2013%20map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="3805" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iN5MGh5ZfhAtyXtpGNdPAoSg2d5wHxhm8_9ZI2H9unbi4EJxk2xW5OqSnUdycRNdr_1ANzq2l9hAUpsldWzRN5uc0emNYI5RZ-zNPRLBa0_ezpfPZTsZfJqiaygjvwXfDVBhA56chPKwxazmDCD_CsCyqNQ4q8PmDaYegoFwthMhE8ynYaQD99Ce/w400-h185/Day%2013%20map.jpg" width="400" /></a></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eeT16cu6KRt64LDcT4gQihaCeKzb0p_DYDhujBuJt0qVgdF1rffPIugv9F1iANje0-lN7yGVQ1Ck04WsXtmfOeIXFp0NKl3AEwnKISn2KDIaAUKPCeN8xF5abAZrzbwHP_riwDyye5-_RcnEnJsyXNCIp1YS-caxVLq1jmAe4I7d5yXZ5MPEyMXF/s2953/Day%2013%20stats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="101" data-original-width="2953" height="14" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eeT16cu6KRt64LDcT4gQihaCeKzb0p_DYDhujBuJt0qVgdF1rffPIugv9F1iANje0-lN7yGVQ1Ck04WsXtmfOeIXFp0NKl3AEwnKISn2KDIaAUKPCeN8xF5abAZrzbwHP_riwDyye5-_RcnEnJsyXNCIp1YS-caxVLq1jmAe4I7d5yXZ5MPEyMXF/w400-h14/Day%2013%20stats.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZo10cjuiYizfEo76UAUPSB9j9RLU4_i5Yz0rJ-fpvrEtuBe-ceUphWpyDPh0r8LrEQwsFij_7jvqxKg-YFZMtke1Re0ZfSrJLotL4skDdsrTNOv7gF63zqrHN93svYIbDETQWGKHynV2iAmnRy9YwOFYUX9TXIzlVzHpq000ZRutYdTbmTrd8DCq/s3689/Day%2013%20elevation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="3689" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZo10cjuiYizfEo76UAUPSB9j9RLU4_i5Yz0rJ-fpvrEtuBe-ceUphWpyDPh0r8LrEQwsFij_7jvqxKg-YFZMtke1Re0ZfSrJLotL4skDdsrTNOv7gF63zqrHN93svYIbDETQWGKHynV2iAmnRy9YwOFYUX9TXIzlVzHpq000ZRutYdTbmTrd8DCq/w400-h183/Day%2013%20elevation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2969963135838611256.post-41878039915404515552022-05-24T06:15:00.020-05:002022-06-15T09:54:25.284-05:00TGOC '22 Day 12 Tarfside to Fetteresso Forest <p><span style="font-size: large;">The weather looked to be the same as yesterday, some chance of rain off and on for most of the day. I had two choices for today's route. My primary route was up and over Mt. Battock at 778 meters, toward the Fetteresso Forest, but yesterday as I was coming into Tarfside I could see Mt Battock, from the Hill of Rowan, and it was completely covered in clouds. My second option was to take a slightly lower route through Glen Dye. Maybe I was learning something after all and decided on the route through Glen Dye. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I was up before even the Challenge staff was ready to receive morning patrons. I was planning to make my own breakfast anyway, since I had a bag full of food that I had sent myself at the Clova Hotel, which included 3 days of Captain Crunch cereal and powdered milk (breakfast of champions!). I used the self catering kitchen in the back of the rectory to make my own breakfast and coffee. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGxOC06zgKMdNSnm3Q70Ino7RKv0BfLIwP8wYZBa_ZuZMHpcYoH9_pJnNUJzjYqruC340MfidVL54NOMS9LUL7S_p5ycuCpXlGkCz3sAoKmpvXEiw-aSPaY3b7zRxO5E-zp6JQcYVcyPLriwBBssZwfJsaxZWYwNuZSeOiq_e20j-pfIcdrMEbNOL/s2365/IMG_1866.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGxOC06zgKMdNSnm3Q70Ino7RKv0BfLIwP8wYZBa_ZuZMHpcYoH9_pJnNUJzjYqruC340MfidVL54NOMS9LUL7S_p5ycuCpXlGkCz3sAoKmpvXEiw-aSPaY3b7zRxO5E-zp6JQcYVcyPLriwBBssZwfJsaxZWYwNuZSeOiq_e20j-pfIcdrMEbNOL/w400-h225/IMG_1866.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I said my goodbyes and thanks to everyone, settled my bill for room and board with Alvar and out the door I went. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Tarfside is such a delightful little village. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPeVGPXDGNGqJQ2xBGx6tuW1HWhjeYB9CJyWhxIh2pAk2KRTqCVnN9u-yW40CnXmNL27CR-zM8G01T-SS78-FFw5AiSCYT6b1DbhgBd9lnKdPKHynC_cWBuLJ0RLQcGlcANR-oVgoIcTmwh81mHLaJzP4Hyt_quPG9QgYys3NlpLOWNfAJPBfIkt-/w400-h225/IMG_1870.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other TGO Challenger's pitched on the soccer field</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHipDB9U2wo7V24XunwkAZ57al9WCRb3Gxhruj_BU2EKGknqyg-zQy-ziDlgO08COBM26Gj2fRb1eMpP2OTHB0awjfrlIB87-IgkTzqmuY_i_mgUkP70Bw_E2F5dyUva7ve4IGgQh41bjGHDMdGbwCh8YHuVAWk3qlHEjIzRz9Om3AzpccCwNKg4M/s2365/IMG_1871.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHipDB9U2wo7V24XunwkAZ57al9WCRb3Gxhruj_BU2EKGknqyg-zQy-ziDlgO08COBM26Gj2fRb1eMpP2OTHB0awjfrlIB87-IgkTzqmuY_i_mgUkP70Bw_E2F5dyUva7ve4IGgQh41bjGHDMdGbwCh8YHuVAWk3qlHEjIzRz9Om3AzpccCwNKg4M/w400-h225/IMG_1871.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Lovely wildflowers growing from yards and fields along the road leaving Tarfside </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The first Highland Cattle (Hairy Cooz) I have seen on this trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv-AweSryA3nY9iOgWGO7AKci9PI2u09zvrKbnLKInPLS5g9d4hOnFmHtql-YgUX_sGwdCkh9oaxNjN6NUjlhU2YNRObqfc22MlqQ-Y-DmNbRehIe_F-tuSegyQO76oKi6k85W1r7ljqD9d7ijnq0kr5HnhZLfXF0LQfD-aen3N7p3NFc1g-2sWev/s2365/IMG_1876.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv-AweSryA3nY9iOgWGO7AKci9PI2u09zvrKbnLKInPLS5g9d4hOnFmHtql-YgUX_sGwdCkh9oaxNjN6NUjlhU2YNRObqfc22MlqQ-Y-DmNbRehIe_F-tuSegyQO76oKi6k85W1r7ljqD9d7ijnq0kr5HnhZLfXF0LQfD-aen3N7p3NFc1g-2sWev/w400-h225/IMG_1876.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A hair cut just like my son. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoFdLo-vRzNePgr5l1veCg0Jl2d-Sp3oSnQ77IrHYKHeZBF9KXdXkhJyaAveM03GTF2ohMA0IAlld1NmR5_jYCQkebwobJ2KfV45GHOEgAAvUequ8tTQpHpft5kcpEPjAglnqZ8O51eAY9GtZD7zWRQXD4ZZse_plAnli8SCaMxPczcLfeq19mW7J/s2365/IMG_1874.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoFdLo-vRzNePgr5l1veCg0Jl2d-Sp3oSnQ77IrHYKHeZBF9KXdXkhJyaAveM03GTF2ohMA0IAlld1NmR5_jYCQkebwobJ2KfV45GHOEgAAvUequ8tTQpHpft5kcpEPjAglnqZ8O51eAY9GtZD7zWRQXD4ZZse_plAnli8SCaMxPczcLfeq19mW7J/w400-h225/IMG_1874.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">It is a fair walk down the road to Millden Lodge to start up to the hills.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8vSxKaSmnmrfEaxZvS0XsEhQ6XpuaYTFVVovSLpmOX9skqNVcFqTFESZZy-3tnVlXWVevdJwL8umHGacjpAd-zwPHxp6D9i4CYqR1uQ0L6R7Rp7TGQAIHR6htOX2NCtvlBQ5hcLipzmxStR9TAa99KiCF_NLK5ejuwu9rJRAkGDoEVeG2AY8sHyI/s2365/IMG_1879.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8vSxKaSmnmrfEaxZvS0XsEhQ6XpuaYTFVVovSLpmOX9skqNVcFqTFESZZy-3tnVlXWVevdJwL8umHGacjpAd-zwPHxp6D9i4CYqR1uQ0L6R7Rp7TGQAIHR6htOX2NCtvlBQ5hcLipzmxStR9TAa99KiCF_NLK5ejuwu9rJRAkGDoEVeG2AY8sHyI/w400-h225/IMG_1879.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The climb is steady after leaving the road but the views open up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyJePFK2nc0g_DncH2cGdPtDi-4K78Ix0lDyWiROmIMGNeOIOgNJWFcuLVlVgOjhYwJDBsxWVvKfqya_clviuWRDlY-r5u0CF9r5YDcEorvmFIYJ_HJSlndGGRW0qCXZnir6gPimO9cwwof7f7vgQ_AVCkLcSD6i1I_uixJDXOcxv5DgkDQJSE4aU/s1905/IMG_1877.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="1905" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyJePFK2nc0g_DncH2cGdPtDi-4K78Ix0lDyWiROmIMGNeOIOgNJWFcuLVlVgOjhYwJDBsxWVvKfqya_clviuWRDlY-r5u0CF9r5YDcEorvmFIYJ_HJSlndGGRW0qCXZnir6gPimO9cwwof7f7vgQ_AVCkLcSD6i1I_uixJDXOcxv5DgkDQJSE4aU/w400-h346/IMG_1877.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tracks are wide and graded so walking is very easy all the way to the top of the climb at 485 meters (Stobie Hillock). A lot of these hill tracks are new and don't appear on the map and some older tracks on the maps are gone. I think this is mostly due to the increased grouse and deer hunting access</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfOOZQeWQw5_lhZFls2B2pE3zfroZ9_MIx5cuV_erOmqArqmkU7rZViz14iwKl0yzqSft4kBPfqqB91Qt4GdKPe4ZSStmXENbaSIDCzlaFFOlbIZx0lcRu_bT_oqvplFUE5X4230ZcPO6IpbrRFCB4vpMh-9-FQEMjrtuLQpjBvJR59cxqcKhEJlZ/s2365/IMG_1881.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfOOZQeWQw5_lhZFls2B2pE3zfroZ9_MIx5cuV_erOmqArqmkU7rZViz14iwKl0yzqSft4kBPfqqB91Qt4GdKPe4ZSStmXENbaSIDCzlaFFOlbIZx0lcRu_bT_oqvplFUE5X4230ZcPO6IpbrRFCB4vpMh-9-FQEMjrtuLQpjBvJR59cxqcKhEJlZ/w400-h225/IMG_1881.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For a walker the views are amazing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cwIxjlljkC_r3_0GImRgCzwD3n6KHqIcmmsukVSGA-JasqcqHQn1Z8EVxnxDc1Va-ZbaGMGyaxZ96xEf3ZRiDUCwZews0Cvi5Xzl5p-Rd4n52fiSaRu8NfISDTnempzEpWkFRQSQBr3sOwhfabHIZdmghoYvvErMAxVN0xIp4acmCTJRIAwAqTjm/s2365/IMG_1884.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cwIxjlljkC_r3_0GImRgCzwD3n6KHqIcmmsukVSGA-JasqcqHQn1Z8EVxnxDc1Va-ZbaGMGyaxZ96xEf3ZRiDUCwZews0Cvi5Xzl5p-Rd4n52fiSaRu8NfISDTnempzEpWkFRQSQBr3sOwhfabHIZdmghoYvvErMAxVN0xIp4acmCTJRIAwAqTjm/w400-h225/IMG_1884.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Climbing up the tracks, a bit of rain moved in, and followed the hill just to my right. For a while, it was raining on my right shoulder but not my left, as I walked up the track. The umbrella did the trick.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpGDnxyDWDwhoHbsq2hCip0apWVCkYn2sDv_YPXIfhPq_6DRhwNuDkxo85z_Nt9OLiPg96uN_xpZiMpzbdz3U1NkvM8tF8-9rYVBnhh2jj-0zsdMx143C8bpmC3J_RH4AtBodt0M_JIikGb5JiiQVoE9t70cdiAAmCeIQ6TJnKgT6KxSfoPPItvKX/s2365/IMG_1887.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpGDnxyDWDwhoHbsq2hCip0apWVCkYn2sDv_YPXIfhPq_6DRhwNuDkxo85z_Nt9OLiPg96uN_xpZiMpzbdz3U1NkvM8tF8-9rYVBnhh2jj-0zsdMx143C8bpmC3J_RH4AtBodt0M_JIikGb5JiiQVoE9t70cdiAAmCeIQ6TJnKgT6KxSfoPPItvKX/w400-h225/IMG_1887.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wonderful view, looking back, as I pass from one property to the next </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs_r-OiDj-yyQo1ip4UXwTZWNDKgJurgnYfFvUDLla6Wh9ZwGlPbkIxbqH7A57O5eQW7r5TEFUAqGLvzCkG0ngUJKne9JgGv0H_H0tdRu19-PZ32KmHVy69RIc4BiKmcsFJPMTikCTRx3BCE9XmDKH2lxKKln6Uz0JMo--iKef4yR0LBL7WHUhPJX/s6366/IMG_1885.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="6366" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHs_r-OiDj-yyQo1ip4UXwTZWNDKgJurgnYfFvUDLla6Wh9ZwGlPbkIxbqH7A57O5eQW7r5TEFUAqGLvzCkG0ngUJKne9JgGv0H_H0tdRu19-PZ32KmHVy69RIc4BiKmcsFJPMTikCTRx3BCE9XmDKH2lxKKln6Uz0JMo--iKef4yR0LBL7WHUhPJX/w400-h155/IMG_1885.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I reached the Hill of Turret, I thought I followed the path I created in blue, however, the path I walked was not the same. The track had been changed and now led to a locked gate. The original track was no longer on the ground. There was nothing but a field of knee high heather and bog on the other side of the gate. Looking at my GPS and map, I simply walked up the fence line to gain the top of Shank Of Birks. The fence here was old and incomplete, so I easily went through it and carried on toward Stobie Hill.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGD97rFRCF7vHRAbanvGXtzUTHiE2fB3pXv-4VRXQJ7G92zZpKda0rrLS96Syl0E1L_eEtCjPpaNIAZ-vntUbd4WmwsRQxT-OjzA7jZ3i7vwWAK2gicoVZGC6uCobNSC5rjkJIoYuJDLlVPJx5M7FtXTIzjsZ2j-RI6W-c3EL-Y7aYwIIRYPUQMzS/s2511/Stobie%20Hill%20on%20Paint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="2511" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGD97rFRCF7vHRAbanvGXtzUTHiE2fB3pXv-4VRXQJ7G92zZpKda0rrLS96Syl0E1L_eEtCjPpaNIAZ-vntUbd4WmwsRQxT-OjzA7jZ3i7vwWAK2gicoVZGC6uCobNSC5rjkJIoYuJDLlVPJx5M7FtXTIzjsZ2j-RI6W-c3EL-Y7aYwIIRYPUQMzS/w400-h190/Stobie%20Hill%20on%20Paint.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the fence line just after Shank of Birks there is no path on the map anyway, so this was just another short section of cross country until I reached the beginning of the Water of Dye at the top of the map above. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25neFPM4MnYPl1vBR1IqAj_cvL3gxlSklp3yZX1tDeCWiXMopYcRxqGw0tgLf0WPiaMhnpZNNzbCKKKg671UU7iW3u_5rF40EB4zUfwoyRv1EgCcMwfvUDCrkl99a1q1Mz5DJnb8KOyTOLKLQjKldFJ9jWMj8uqcy2cIhTE4sXKRPPTNRsJL3xe7h/s2365/IMG_1888.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25neFPM4MnYPl1vBR1IqAj_cvL3gxlSklp3yZX1tDeCWiXMopYcRxqGw0tgLf0WPiaMhnpZNNzbCKKKg671UU7iW3u_5rF40EB4zUfwoyRv1EgCcMwfvUDCrkl99a1q1Mz5DJnb8KOyTOLKLQjKldFJ9jWMj8uqcy2cIhTE4sXKRPPTNRsJL3xe7h/w400-h225/IMG_1888.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was really boggy ground and you can see from my actual track, in red, on the map, I needed to zig-zag a bit to go in the direction I wanted. I never planned to come this way, so I did not give Google Earth a good look before hand, otherwise I would have seen some faint tracks leading to some Grouse Butts that I could have drawn and followed to make this a bit easier, but it was only 30 minutes of bog bashing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaSTKcolwO2dC0ZfAZdp0ykCiDQxIh7bOmT4deJAP08vdlKqRbyaGEeUiTGwvgcUO0ChbpsuEwGzNbFPTQYO_OB6WRKPjgMinYBFI_TxiylzqHIiX3jl4Zz5KjoZ5XOcHgySrvYCz71eHcn42wAgXkLXQJsc3kM3Q4McjWX9gyRejgBssCCpEZhjs/s2365/IMG_1890.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaSTKcolwO2dC0ZfAZdp0ykCiDQxIh7bOmT4deJAP08vdlKqRbyaGEeUiTGwvgcUO0ChbpsuEwGzNbFPTQYO_OB6WRKPjgMinYBFI_TxiylzqHIiX3jl4Zz5KjoZ5XOcHgySrvYCz71eHcn42wAgXkLXQJsc3kM3Q4McjWX9gyRejgBssCCpEZhjs/w400-h225/IMG_1890.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I did end at a fairly precarious climb down to gain the Water of Dye track. You can see how close together the contour lines get on the map. It was not the most elegant way to come off that trackless section, but taking my time, I worked down the cliff face with no issues. (photo below)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZvOpnccHizW_HPaqAdNcq3uyYSQNLRWnfYhlNJzKkhBFDmxJTAxWN7ScwErQJZX2b1fIUCbFZbEhHgjjkKDw_-nqRhTrfIlxVzmi4R2bStzPF8K16IXeV9FpZYESI3YIEA_3cbSg9ZhsAqPgL23psgIKDqGxg9NHalY5v_dYByfVDeLfLTN2_AVJ/s2365/IMG_1892.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZvOpnccHizW_HPaqAdNcq3uyYSQNLRWnfYhlNJzKkhBFDmxJTAxWN7ScwErQJZX2b1fIUCbFZbEhHgjjkKDw_-nqRhTrfIlxVzmi4R2bStzPF8K16IXeV9FpZYESI3YIEA_3cbSg9ZhsAqPgL23psgIKDqGxg9NHalY5v_dYByfVDeLfLTN2_AVJ/w225-h400/IMG_1892.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gaining the Glen Dye track and looking ahead. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAyl9LysoRVvsJdjk3QBw5E3A54ILrFuArLzYb3swFg_5LK9iHFvJNoamfHBh8s6hDwWTHp2qJdpgXTUx6Ac2xooF5kdtw1yFdhO_-XgMYrafcxVh4aCjXAsH9VvmNT0WMDZ2YRq5kbvX6zkRK1jAtB9IhTyqHqKUWjwlDdHnJj8fN8lrBOa2oqbF/s2365/IMG_1894.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAyl9LysoRVvsJdjk3QBw5E3A54ILrFuArLzYb3swFg_5LK9iHFvJNoamfHBh8s6hDwWTHp2qJdpgXTUx6Ac2xooF5kdtw1yFdhO_-XgMYrafcxVh4aCjXAsH9VvmNT0WMDZ2YRq5kbvX6zkRK1jAtB9IhTyqHqKUWjwlDdHnJj8fN8lrBOa2oqbF/w400-h225/IMG_1894.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just a little bit of elevation on the Glen Dye track, and you can see the trackless hill section. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc93kIztEf_Fz4L_YvYl68DBKxgfWrY8HGX5lexRmIKI-pgwdMIxzBY85SIrI92eiuMHLRH_66PL5RG6cynthz-JmqapA7yteSjeMmHuZQk58P3-6s_Eo1VIEHr3x-C1QV90uDhEkV0iGbAc5anJ3NJeh6NqCrW1oYAGM6tGQm2BS1RZmb4NXkRj6R/s2365/IMG_1897.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc93kIztEf_Fz4L_YvYl68DBKxgfWrY8HGX5lexRmIKI-pgwdMIxzBY85SIrI92eiuMHLRH_66PL5RG6cynthz-JmqapA7yteSjeMmHuZQk58P3-6s_Eo1VIEHr3x-C1QV90uDhEkV0iGbAc5anJ3NJeh6NqCrW1oYAGM6tGQm2BS1RZmb4NXkRj6R/w400-h225/IMG_1897.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was just a beautiful walk next to the water and through the Glen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFrYAOGGvjv1DHfPmscRtul4f4Z_s6lXnrzFwRHnng-8ADZ3bc9nnq62nHx8kBTDc14iL1rQCuYvjTZjmZrJVDZE-qTnncJUwXK5EVzaTI7GPM8rH4MQc9gNsV3gobTZHosyqYV3I_WJn3NRobETImiNRQONYJA-kg7Ej599YAp-nHumN3HWjKLmA/s2365/IMG_1899.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFrYAOGGvjv1DHfPmscRtul4f4Z_s6lXnrzFwRHnng-8ADZ3bc9nnq62nHx8kBTDc14iL1rQCuYvjTZjmZrJVDZE-qTnncJUwXK5EVzaTI7GPM8rH4MQc9gNsV3gobTZHosyqYV3I_WJn3NRobETImiNRQONYJA-kg7Ej599YAp-nHumN3HWjKLmA/w400-h225/IMG_1899.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Around lunch time I reached Charr Bothy (I am told, the second most haunted bothy in Scotland). The couple that maintain the bothy were there and finishing up some chores and I sat inside to have some lunch. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10UGjUe5_JWfu4vSrH9r0DnjeGyCP595kmyA5cC5psT_kopgDXjTnTi2COBL7FBYyxPochim3g_Li-whl93byb23gGaM9LNZ8S9YlTH24x9LQ2lovlD96gibHaJIMEq0-Vmlyiqo80EgEha3M7KXsp_-AwKy7cEHeErGC2MLjugWG27om31GQrYPN/s2365/IMG_1901.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10UGjUe5_JWfu4vSrH9r0DnjeGyCP595kmyA5cC5psT_kopgDXjTnTi2COBL7FBYyxPochim3g_Li-whl93byb23gGaM9LNZ8S9YlTH24x9LQ2lovlD96gibHaJIMEq0-Vmlyiqo80EgEha3M7KXsp_-AwKy7cEHeErGC2MLjugWG27om31GQrYPN/w400-h225/IMG_1901.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlfLKes4gosUl5A_A0WnsPpFl3khq9UT5RVbmWpdeQGXERvM14jQMFuo49nXcb0Tdc79Xw_9hOcL_AGeU40Ln3q_OY3o71GEK8AcvLqrF19R1SxZ6OA3LR_Maib7yMP35ABl3N8DrxDDL0QDXGQhAYCl_sPv6wIxH7m32Oyq3_uLKvAZjism3x6nZ/s2365/IMG_1908.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlfLKes4gosUl5A_A0WnsPpFl3khq9UT5RVbmWpdeQGXERvM14jQMFuo49nXcb0Tdc79Xw_9hOcL_AGeU40Ln3q_OY3o71GEK8AcvLqrF19R1SxZ6OA3LR_Maib7yMP35ABl3N8DrxDDL0QDXGQhAYCl_sPv6wIxH7m32Oyq3_uLKvAZjism3x6nZ/w400-h225/IMG_1908.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A nice chair and table for lunch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdI8G0Uw_oohJ5BS9BGnomp4u-VUQoR5mdmm7UN84D6mOWpNWyEwF33Cjx0hKuxJZDLSLpf-QudA30w3yj-uSrej670sUlX3zp72eRUqCwBEq1LvUA6xc_pnqhFozPozFGo0pcbO_-RRBJyDRFgXo6Ja66J1FTNOsDXkfNXczKxybG-UvyPDha4jb/s2365/IMG_1906.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdI8G0Uw_oohJ5BS9BGnomp4u-VUQoR5mdmm7UN84D6mOWpNWyEwF33Cjx0hKuxJZDLSLpf-QudA30w3yj-uSrej670sUlX3zp72eRUqCwBEq1LvUA6xc_pnqhFozPozFGo0pcbO_-RRBJyDRFgXo6Ja66J1FTNOsDXkfNXczKxybG-UvyPDha4jb/w400-h225/IMG_1906.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving Charr Bothy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK-K1qEUYqTkYKkQ4nCj2z76N_D_EbeDnHIDvBTH46VJu2NA1HH3PpKg_jst1BuPAYMOZV-iyUTe0ZuYV4ngM_XxcF_B4opWr62RhoxOg7iiRdMxA2L1PsxU-UM8I1LfLGtMJuF6L7sEH2reklUJJtf7iXucxcBpIdR5L8hcmxOdJrdS-dwqoBvjG/s2365/IMG_1910.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqK-K1qEUYqTkYKkQ4nCj2z76N_D_EbeDnHIDvBTH46VJu2NA1HH3PpKg_jst1BuPAYMOZV-iyUTe0ZuYV4ngM_XxcF_B4opWr62RhoxOg7iiRdMxA2L1PsxU-UM8I1LfLGtMJuF6L7sEH2reklUJJtf7iXucxcBpIdR5L8hcmxOdJrdS-dwqoBvjG/w400-h225/IMG_1910.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">More outstanding walking down Glen Dye. I was told the owners of Glen Dye also have a plans to 're-wild' the Glen. They will be planting thousands of trees and culling the deer population. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5L5dyLlQePDkQ74WV9i8pQjLVoDzgGFAHOsAtCL5C-kF4Px7iur0HhAReLf_O5zMG8bSCLQ5RFZHFv--Fxly3WmXMN1oDe3y18pb7AO_gwmE8f_wCe400jOna0kotDmiaKoBBVHpH0Y4cugxA0gd56cXeo3ZsYmvM95u9k7K_Q1TF4pshcEh-ZM5/s2365/IMG_1912.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5L5dyLlQePDkQ74WV9i8pQjLVoDzgGFAHOsAtCL5C-kF4Px7iur0HhAReLf_O5zMG8bSCLQ5RFZHFv--Fxly3WmXMN1oDe3y18pb7AO_gwmE8f_wCe400jOna0kotDmiaKoBBVHpH0Y4cugxA0gd56cXeo3ZsYmvM95u9k7K_Q1TF4pshcEh-ZM5/w400-h225/IMG_1912.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I came to the end of Glen Dye and the car park. There is the ruin of Spital Cottage. I had planned to camp somewhere around here tonight, but it was early and it was too 'touristy' with many cars in the parking area. You can see Clachnaben, rising up in the background of the photo below. This is a very popular walker target. Clachnaben was on my original route for today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7As8mmEMQ7f1rVJ-jJPNpruFsWX-a9UMmEPPA5CSFLKAJbe1H1Jp-hFDxLeHrdyF42gNrmNKxnbnZjmg3Vza5XOo4ppfPNDrYjqsqYxqNhna6aXDZSbiJRDTuxfzIPGXxGRuHG601_X31kePJw-FTEnM9kil4xDo0gcWggakm2lXu_i9wh-NdcKB/s2365/IMG_1915.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7As8mmEMQ7f1rVJ-jJPNpruFsWX-a9UMmEPPA5CSFLKAJbe1H1Jp-hFDxLeHrdyF42gNrmNKxnbnZjmg3Vza5XOo4ppfPNDrYjqsqYxqNhna6aXDZSbiJRDTuxfzIPGXxGRuHG601_X31kePJw-FTEnM9kil4xDo0gcWggakm2lXu_i9wh-NdcKB/w400-h225/IMG_1915.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to get a few more miles done and head into the Fetteresso Forest today. The B974 highway runs along this section and it was busy, but I found an abandoned track that cut a good deal off the road walk. Not many people have come this way (below)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7yIB8FY5SSkDPDULWAi-XeDgF40BWrnZHmDDSh6FD07Q9JEdBL73mzzBgGy-9lzWsSyATzI97RxoEy7TG3VX7lElZ1VHW_2wZAdneRt3PoPVByKp57VrAn_r_0D_8YgZbzcZ5DHyT5JT9FdKcuV_5z_oCqEUIbeYsvOPHZsgZjpKk6uFObX97bIM/s2365/IMG_1919.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7yIB8FY5SSkDPDULWAi-XeDgF40BWrnZHmDDSh6FD07Q9JEdBL73mzzBgGy-9lzWsSyATzI97RxoEy7TG3VX7lElZ1VHW_2wZAdneRt3PoPVByKp57VrAn_r_0D_8YgZbzcZ5DHyT5JT9FdKcuV_5z_oCqEUIbeYsvOPHZsgZjpKk6uFObX97bIM/w400-h225/IMG_1919.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Entering the Fetteresso Forest via a gate and then onto a very wide track that serves both the forest operations and recently the wind farm creation. These tracks at one point were just normal size but have been expanded to accommodate all the heavy construction traffic over the years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DZu0HvV7wQIFflVrIlVngF0qSkyzBGJupF8Xg7zza18beprEu9Zvq8FPRGeo6xTLcaHynzwGUNw-ZQkpzdqGqQByzJJ8ZuXlM56VhLu65m5c_TuzAb9DIYdVaoZnLXiLSCThyfiiFxH3kGXgnhwQ1HIPcZ4tU3QxHky1GJ2_QCmBV9SJ4CYK_8RR/s2365/IMG_1923.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DZu0HvV7wQIFflVrIlVngF0qSkyzBGJupF8Xg7zza18beprEu9Zvq8FPRGeo6xTLcaHynzwGUNw-ZQkpzdqGqQByzJJ8ZuXlM56VhLu65m5c_TuzAb9DIYdVaoZnLXiLSCThyfiiFxH3kGXgnhwQ1HIPcZ4tU3QxHky1GJ2_QCmBV9SJ4CYK_8RR/w400-h225/IMG_1923.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Fetteresso is a production forest. The trees are planted so close together that there is virtually no room to stand under them, let alone, pitch a tent. I realized almost immediately that I had probably come too far for today and might have trouble finding a place to camp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUcZp_cQabj1UvbOeKj93jxcnka_36jEd_R6zEa8SnUMk8D-uy4XhiJzIsWTpDCtQm8Dz1Pck7nn_ReX7uyIAr65aIKH7i9zR_C0fynv45p4j2AZYLTBve5IDm4Q16pd0dG3goA7XzYgfLTmrFRIhPb6eLTb5-KzTJQr6iXTFB8AxUuqFy3i4yov-/s2365/IMG_1922.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUcZp_cQabj1UvbOeKj93jxcnka_36jEd_R6zEa8SnUMk8D-uy4XhiJzIsWTpDCtQm8Dz1Pck7nn_ReX7uyIAr65aIKH7i9zR_C0fynv45p4j2AZYLTBve5IDm4Q16pd0dG3goA7XzYgfLTmrFRIhPb6eLTb5-KzTJQr6iXTFB8AxUuqFy3i4yov-/w400-h225/IMG_1922.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rain was coming and I just kept walking to try and find a spot. I finally found a little bit of flat ground that a bulldozer had made that was bit enough for my tent. It was partially under a small pine. Literally right next to the track, but I did get set up before the rain arrived and made one of my homemade dinners for tonight. Buffalo Pasta. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUsXhWF-OhAPxyxLRgVc-TzmsMVL_uDd-Vyx5X4miaWLUvVGDmng18qwPbskDKH8-5SkNtzT76G6TGys60p6CQbUibQaAAg0ehLrVl7kVntPV-TnxVq5CEYnQLTgD1S9hPm3i77U62_vFJg2RnBw18l5QyZikT0W7gQuolNKveicVxrxHAq0Ar2RZ/s1730/IMG_1927.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1730" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUsXhWF-OhAPxyxLRgVc-TzmsMVL_uDd-Vyx5X4miaWLUvVGDmng18qwPbskDKH8-5SkNtzT76G6TGys60p6CQbUibQaAAg0ehLrVl7kVntPV-TnxVq5CEYnQLTgD1S9hPm3i77U62_vFJg2RnBw18l5QyZikT0W7gQuolNKveicVxrxHAq0Ar2RZ/s320/IMG_1927.JPEG" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once my tent was up and the rain started, I was an easy target for Scotland's giant black slugs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0XB7vuhYI3F2l0ZaHz5uU9eF8i6emqETqduRKq8ioL6VHB5dOaykXlAGImuhFolBpRblXr4zJGxq66PP8-DYKs6xCcvsvjSANfMF50rX78hlagXkoAfhVqYwJMYw1QbnBVOv2z8Wyq1PBSLYpa9UmsSTOjoa8AV8tTZrXe0H6WZtegz95WzVReXH/s2365/IMG_1928.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0XB7vuhYI3F2l0ZaHz5uU9eF8i6emqETqduRKq8ioL6VHB5dOaykXlAGImuhFolBpRblXr4zJGxq66PP8-DYKs6xCcvsvjSANfMF50rX78hlagXkoAfhVqYwJMYw1QbnBVOv2z8Wyq1PBSLYpa9UmsSTOjoa8AV8tTZrXe0H6WZtegz95WzVReXH/w225-h400/IMG_1928.JPEG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The night of the Slug invasion! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Pan7hNeiWG1eW6bjFikS_uSacCZDQC9vzaojYRuc04UVknm5YjOiwWxR4UI6msKePl-cYf1WDZ3XNAJS39DMgLuDRjxpcszUk_1U1Hywz3nvIj4_J92MGhF7PIaZaeh2i7GnB-1q_JgrgOZrxQe5T0bP6WoWQuDgGk1aDhLGlwEcTetbyJ56WwNl/s2365/IMG_1929.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Pan7hNeiWG1eW6bjFikS_uSacCZDQC9vzaojYRuc04UVknm5YjOiwWxR4UI6msKePl-cYf1WDZ3XNAJS39DMgLuDRjxpcszUk_1U1Hywz3nvIj4_J92MGhF7PIaZaeh2i7GnB-1q_JgrgOZrxQe5T0bP6WoWQuDgGk1aDhLGlwEcTetbyJ56WwNl/w400-h225/IMG_1929.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Today's Stats:</u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTDQ-OhJTfiK4Hq0YE5VkbxZBlQewu5uuwxyFmfQ9lhMG9agrLhn1X9dJ-LmTt0p_4ZzSynCD_SisLXCoqu6ct-GT76s7RFT8U8UXzOExyiKT1nPnqcz6HrbiOTELvxXoL-6BBZubnZv_XukQbEE-9P_VR8NW0_CKh9iVj9K0ArEl3XZMF-4qR0cV/s3789/Day%2012%20map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="3789" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTDQ-OhJTfiK4Hq0YE5VkbxZBlQewu5uuwxyFmfQ9lhMG9agrLhn1X9dJ-LmTt0p_4ZzSynCD_SisLXCoqu6ct-GT76s7RFT8U8UXzOExyiKT1nPnqcz6HrbiOTELvxXoL-6BBZubnZv_XukQbEE-9P_VR8NW0_CKh9iVj9K0ArEl3XZMF-4qR0cV/w400-h183/Day%2012%20map.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjmHw2VtceVXE7YBmR5KmQTLT9DmFF6IudWZ0LO98QyDcnmD_agIYxSqnm7UZaB0II5GwBuZw4Tth8fKgF_Bpho15axcPBkMvLzhfE9dtfAPR4-s7fo6TTol1YDh4pAnFB4uQjkRSJaz89VzpT3Y-2eazS7UdhwhTr7rQaJC-NhpaGNKjtkZXyvok/s2963/Day%2012%20stats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="109" data-original-width="2963" height="15" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjmHw2VtceVXE7YBmR5KmQTLT9DmFF6IudWZ0LO98QyDcnmD_agIYxSqnm7UZaB0II5GwBuZw4Tth8fKgF_Bpho15axcPBkMvLzhfE9dtfAPR4-s7fo6TTol1YDh4pAnFB4uQjkRSJaz89VzpT3Y-2eazS7UdhwhTr7rQaJC-NhpaGNKjtkZXyvok/w400-h15/Day%2012%20stats.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx0OoUh1kI7lc4PTGQwa4f-gU4bvQ6vUWxnYVqRDjUmLpMfwIqoaeAKTZ5kIreM0czvxpOKNPE6BUm3eabOo9ObrEaSOVhGCF7dWa_fPxsqObig78W8P5mnKBiuFZyWqx2tsK0tFxYvsAyXIiMPFGF7LB4soM6PNs6ai8zlpIxuxjWUR4pUOFarkc/s3707/Day%2012%20Elevation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="3707" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx0OoUh1kI7lc4PTGQwa4f-gU4bvQ6vUWxnYVqRDjUmLpMfwIqoaeAKTZ5kIreM0czvxpOKNPE6BUm3eabOo9ObrEaSOVhGCF7dWa_fPxsqObig78W8P5mnKBiuFZyWqx2tsK0tFxYvsAyXIiMPFGF7LB4soM6PNs6ai8zlpIxuxjWUR4pUOFarkc/w400-h180/Day%2012%20Elevation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><u><br /></u></span><p></p></div></div>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845716568383442399noreply@blogger.com2