From a suburban Boston story on getting out in the dirt: Lot’s of people say they get depressed at this time of year, which is sad. But regular, vigorous exercise and exposure to daylight have clearly been shown to alleviate…
Monthly Archives: November 2005
All you can leave behind
by tmangan • November 9, 2005 • 0 Comments
A thread at Hikers HQ compares what people carry now vs. what they carried in their younger, stronger days. I’m sure the one guy was kidding when he said he never takes toilet paper anymore — he just uses the…
Modesty forbids me….
by tmangan • November 9, 2005 • 1 Comment
… from showing this picture, but I can’t help but post a link to it.
Do it in the desert
by tmangan • November 9, 2005 • 0 Comments
Quote of the day: It should come as no surprise to learn that the desert is a sunny, hot, dry, terrible place, unfit for humans, cows or golfers. From Todd’s Desert Hiking Guide, which is without question the best one-man…
Taking a llama along
by tmangan • November 8, 2005 • 0 Comments
Our tourguide on the rainy hike to Tomales Point mentioned her company has taken “llama hikes,” which translates to: going camping in the backcounty and letting llamas carry most of the gear. Here’s a Usenet thread on hiking w/llamas. Sounds…
Six Principles of Leave No Trace
by tmangan • November 8, 2005 • 0 Comments
Courtesy of Glacier National Park’s web site.
A dig at the ‘REI Generation’
by tmangan • November 8, 2005 • 0 Comments
I found a great rant about training for hiking last year. Yesterday’s post about treadmills reminded me of this guy’s post, which I tracked down this morning. I call “the REI generation” the crowd of casual hikers who want to…
Training on a treadmill
by tmangan • November 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Let me start by saying I am categorically opposed to training with a treadmill. The whole point of hiking is to get off the treadmills/ellipticals/weight machines and out into the world. The best way to train for an activity is…
Tomales Point hike
by tmangan • November 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Pix and commentary on yesterday’s hike at Tomales Point posted at my homepage.