Your going to need an ocean of calamine lotion
Toxicodendron says it all, albeit in Greek, so let me translate for you. Toxikos, means “poison” and dendron, means “tree.” This is the name for the genus of plants that contains poison ivy, poison...
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Back in Eugene
Just a short update on my travels since my last post. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Harrison waiting for my Thursday flight out to Dallas. It obligingly rained cats and dogs late Tuesday...
Day Ten (Wrap Up)
I am writing this from Harrison, AR, population 13,300. Home of the Boone County Regional Airport. Clayton and Samantha and their 3 y/o daughter drove me the hour north from Pelsor this morning. My...
Day Nine (Eclipse & Hike Over)
Due to the heavy rain forecast for tomorrow, I was up half the night, trying to figure a way to get to the end of the trail without having to ford anything. I thought...
Day Eight
First of all, there was no rain in the forecast so I left my pack uncovered. That’s why I was up at 4:45 when I heard the rain start. I pulled my pack under...
Day Seven
17 mi, 2,400 ft. On the trail at 7:15 dropping off my high point down to Gee Creek, a medium sized robust stream running down a small valley. I seem to remember that Gee...
4 responses to “Day Seven”
Love how the light captures the mini-falls! You are a helluva photographer. I have April of OCT hike up in my office. What do you think about as you hike all these many miles?
Thanks Dan. The secret to my photography is lucky. Be at the right place at the right time and take lots of pictures. Some will turn out ok. As to what I think about- mostly immerse in the moment, a kind of zen thing, but other times about future writing projects, where I need to get to that day, what is the best way to cross this stream, is this a good place to camp, etc.
Wow, 17 miles for the day and 100 mile mark. Congrats! Looks beautiful.
OZ, This is a pretty trail. Lots of water this year so every creek and seep is flowing. And every would be water fall is therefore a waterfall right now. Not a ton of wildflowers yet, but the poison ivy has not leafed out either. So that’s good.