Pierce Wanderings
Texas Hiking (and elsewhere)
Category: Camping
Colorado Bend Overnight 4/9-4/10/22
Saturday, April 9th – Sunday, April 10th, 2022 Colorado Bend State Park – River Trail and River Backpacking Area Windy, sunny, high 80s in the day, low 60s overnight Ian, Court, Biff, Finn About 9 miles The weather finally cooperated for our April Colorado… Continue Reading “Colorado Bend Overnight 4/9-4/10/22”
Big Bend National Park – East Rim and Emory Peak – 10/23-10/24/21
Saturday, October 23 – Sunday, October 24, 2021 Hike: Pinnacles Trail to Emory Peak to East Rim (overnight) to South Rim to Laguna Meadows Trail Weather: warm, low 80s, mostly clear, beautiful Hikers: Ian, Josh, Ryan, David Length: 17.3 miles Long blog post incoming!… Continue Reading “Big Bend National Park – East Rim and Emory Peak – 10/23-10/24/21”
South Llano River State Park – 3/27/21- 3/28/21
Saturday, March 27 – Sunday March 28, 2021 South Llano River State Park Overnight Partly cloudy, WINDY, pleasant Ian, Court, Biff, Finn 6-7 miles hiked We headed out to South Llano River State Park to camp, almost 3 years to the day from our… Continue Reading “South Llano River State Park – 3/27/21- 3/28/21”
Inks Lake Overnight 11/24/18-11/25/18
Saturday and Sunday, November 24-25, 2018 Inks Lake State Park Ian, Court, Biff, Finn As is becoming tradition, we headed out to one of our favorite state parks for Thanksgiving weekend. This was originally slated to be a two night affair, but some exciting… Continue Reading “Inks Lake Overnight 11/24/18-11/25/18”
South Llano River State Park – 3/24/18-3/25/18
Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, 2018 South Llano River State Park – Fawn Trail and Golden Cheeked Warbler Trail Combo + River Trail Upper 60s, partly cloudy, perfect Ian, Court, Biff, Finn Around 7 miles total Oh, look at that. I still… Continue Reading “South Llano River State Park – 3/24/18-3/25/18”
Inks Lake Overnight 11/25/17-11/26/17
Saturday and Sunday, November 25-26, 2017 Inks Lake State Park near Burnet, TX Valley Spring Creek Trail and Devil’s Backbone Trail Ian, Court, Biff, Finn Since Finn had done a couple of regular hikes, it was time to get him out… Continue Reading “Inks Lake Overnight 11/25/17-11/26/17”
Garner State Park 11/25/16 – 11/27/16
Friday, November 25 – Sunday, November 27, 2016 Garner State Park – near Concan, TX Ian, Court, Biff, Greg, Cat, Sam The four of us and the two dogs car camped for a couple of nights out at Garner State Park… Continue Reading “Garner State Park 11/25/16 – 11/27/16”
Wuksachi Lodge Trail/Twin Lakes Trail Overnight – Sequoia NP – California 9/3/16 – 9/4/16
Saturday and Sunday, September 3-4, 2016 Wuksachi Lodge Trail/Twin Lakes Trail Overnight – Sequoia NP – California ~18 miles This was the big hike for this trip. I sent in my wilderness permit application on the first day I was able,… Continue Reading “Wuksachi Lodge Trail/Twin Lakes Trail Overnight – Sequoia NP – California 9/3/16 – 9/4/16”
Colorado Bend State Park Overnight 4/9 – 4/10/16
Saturday and Sunday, April 9th and 10th, 2016 Colorado Bend State Park – near San Saba, TX About 14 miles total We made the 2 hour drive out through Lampasas and west over to Colorado Bend State Park this past Saturday morning… Continue Reading “Colorado Bend State Park Overnight 4/9 – 4/10/16”
Lost Maples State Natural Area 10/16/15-10/17/15
Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17, 2015 Hike: Lost Maples State Natural Area overnight, near Vanderpool, TX Weather: Highs in the 90s, lows in the 50s, clear Hikers: Ian, Court, Biff Length: about 12 miles total Our first official backpacking… Continue Reading “Lost Maples State Natural Area 10/16/15-10/17/15”
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