Another Sunol Wilderness hike; I was going to go here last week with Mike & Kathy, but that one got rescheduled to yesterday. Same hike, same club, different day. I can’t get over how great this park is. Small crowds,…
Monthly Archives: February 2005
Off to Murietta Falls
by tmangan • February 21, 2005 • 3 Comments
I’m sore, tired and reeking with self-regard, having finished one of the most brutal hikes in the Bay Area today. It’s six and a quarter miles into the heights of the Ohlone Wilderness to a weak excuse for a creek…
On going light
by tmangan • February 17, 2005 • 0 Comments
Just got this e-mail this morning from a veteran hiker/backpacker named Scott Huffman. It was so interesting I’m compelled to share: Tom, I just saw your blog (via Susan Mernit). I noticed that there is no mention (yet) of “lite”…
Decisions, decisions
by tmangan • February 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Settling on a piece of gear is an untrivial decision. Dozens of manufacturers of shoes, tents, clothing, sleeping bags, backpacks, etc. sell a mind-numbing array of stuff. In the grand scheme of things it’s pretty cool to know that the…
Where I get this stuff
by tmangan • February 7, 2005 • 1 Comment
Now that I’ve listed my gear, I may as well tell where I found it. Just about everything worth having is available online, but it helps to see stuff in the store. Anything requiring an exact fit — shoes and…
All my goodies
by tmangan • February 7, 2005 • 4 Comments
This is a supreme act of geekery — A list of all my hiking gear: Packs Dana Designs Tattoosh 1500 You don’t need to know much about Dana, except that he builds comfy backpacks. This one is designed for people…