For all you poor saps who deal with snow in the winter: A bunch of handy tips for keeping yourself dry — and alive — while exerting yourself in cold weather, from the folks at Seattle Mountaineers. I moved to…
Monthly Archives: November 2005
All that leave-no-trace business
by tmangan • November 15, 2005 • 0 Comments
Hiker Dude’s got it all on his blog.
Taking the morning off
by tmangan • November 15, 2005 • 0 Comments
I’m doing a little training hike this morning; check back tomorrow for fresh post-age. I did post a couple comments over at the Get Outdoors Blog, if you’re curious.
Raft o’ hiking links
by tmangan • November 14, 2005 • 0 Comments
Greatoutdoors.com has a bunch of hiking-related items posted. Excerpt from Peter Potterfield’s “Classic Hikes of the World. Among the classics: Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim, Grand Canyon National Park Routeburn Track, South…
Weekend’s outings
by tmangan • November 14, 2005 • 0 Comments
From the blogroll: Calipidder went snow camping. Jonathan Claxton went to the Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness Dan Mitchell took more swell nature pictures. Felix Wong went trail running in the Rattlesnake Rumble
The Official Fall Colors Hike
by tmangan • November 13, 2005 • 2 Comments
One of the excellent rewards of hiking every weekend is seeing the seasons change. Most of the trees in the Bay Area are evergreens so we don’t get New England-style, knock-your-socks-off autumn colors, though we do get a few splashes…
Hiking at Sunol Wilderness today
by tmangan • November 13, 2005 • 0 Comments
Meeting my pals from the FOMFOK hiking group. I’ll have pix & commentary either tonight or tomorrow. Accounts of previous Sunol hikes here.
Hiking and hunting
by tmangan • November 13, 2005 • 0 Comments
It’s hunting season in Vermont, and a lot of other places. “It’s good to add some color to your pack,” said Antos-Ketcham. “Studies have proven that blaze orange is the most effective color for getting people’s attention in the woods.…
The Cables at the Half Dome
by tmangan • November 13, 2005 • 0 Comments
A writer confronts The Cables at the Half Dome in Yosemite National Park So now what? Do I hurl my hands forward and reach for the cables, hoping in the split second my hands are free I don’t slip? Or…