Last Thanksgiving I hiked to the top of Mission Peak, where I met a guy who told me he hikes the Peak every year on this day. So I’m gonna go back and see if I can run into the…
Monthly Archives: November 2005
Hawaiian scenery that will drive you mad
by tmangan • November 23, 2005 • 1 Comment
Gambolin Man recounts his trip to Kaua
A shout-out to the Snow Nymph
by tmangan • November 23, 2005 • 0 Comments
Spent about an hour this morning checking out page after page of spectacular scenery at the Web site of Snow Nymph, who with her male companion Snow Dude seems to have hiked every trail worth hiking in the Sierra, and…
Why it’s good to be in Tennessee
by tmangan • November 23, 2005 • 2 Comments
Because you’re so much closer to Gatlinburg, where Jonathan the Weekend Blogger spent the weekend. He’s got some wonderful pix of the mountains nearby, and to my surprise, sharks at an aquarium. I’ve been to the town just once, during…
Loving in the woods
by tmangan • November 22, 2005 • 1 Comment
So you’re in the wilds with the one you adore when the Cialis Moment arrives. Assuming that the exertions of hauling heavy stuff up steep hills haven’t, uh, drained you completely, there are serious practical concerns to weigh before the…
There’s bad luck, then there’s BAD luck
by tmangan • November 22, 2005 • 1 Comment
How many times have you just sat on a rock near the trail to catch your breath? The rock has been sitting in that same spot for, oh, you know, a hundred years, but the minute you sit on it,…
Stove stuff
by tmangan • November 22, 2005 • 0 Comments
I must be turning into a total camping geek because I cannot stop reading all the info at zenstoves.net. I have one of those tiny canister stoves (MSR Pocket Rocket) that’s easy to use but a bit unwieldy with those…
Warm up your snowshoes
by tmangan • November 21, 2005 • 0 Comments
Here’s a bunch of snowshoeing tips from backpacking.net. One of the things that I like best about snowshoeing is that snowshoes are highly maneuverable, allowing me to go places where cross-country skiers and snowmobilers cannot go. I easily travel through…
Lying, thieving SOB of the Appalachian Trail
by tmangan • November 21, 2005 • 0 Comments
Read this really long Washington Post piece about this con-man/thru-hiker who stole a bunch of stuff along the Appalachian Trail and generally exploited the innate decency and goodness of everybody he came upon. Enjoyed a few quotes revealing that the…