We went back to Henry Coe State Park this weekend. This time I didn’t forget the camera, so you can see the pictures. I also brought my foretrex 101 which, when combined with a data cable, allows you to see where we went (click for a bigger version):

I saved waypoints where we camped – Kelly Lake and Willson Camp. The car was parked at the Coe Hunting Hollow entrance.

Here’s the GPX file for you tech heads who want to drag and drop it into Google earth for yourself (Note:You need to expand the time slider to see all the tracks and version 4.1.7087.5048 or later). Cynthia wanted to see our net altitude changes, so I did an Excel import and created a profile graph – as you can see, the first day was brutal.

Some other highlights:

• I caught my first fish on my own fly rod – a big (honest!) bluegill in Kelley Lake on a poorly cast wet fly
• Wild Boar repeatedly came to visit us in the middle of the night at Willson Camp on Saturday night and scared the crap out of Cynthia. They don’t run away when you yell at them
• I didn’t get bit by ticks like last time
• We saw 8 other people over 3 days

All in all, it was a great trip. We scratched that long overdue itch to be in the back country, and it was cool to see a new area of the park.

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