Colorado’s governor signed a bill to reopen trails closed by private landowners.
Monthly Archives: March 2006
Yeah, a few more links
by tmangan • March 9, 2006 • 0 Comments
Found a few more in the ol’ RSS update this morning: Gambolin’ Man waxes ecstatic over a park in the Mount Diablo foothills (the place has excellent rocks). Andy Howell muses about odd gear, including a camping mattress filled with…
Batch o’ links
by tmangan • March 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
Adventure Blog links to Outside magazine’s best places to go this year (of course you’d have to spend your vacation with people who read Outside; that’s a good thing, right?) The Piton links to a site for finding work in…
Another month in the Sahara
by tmangan • March 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
ConstantTrek is updated again. Astounds me how time and again this little blog has one fascinating post after another.
One for the ‘Amazing Stories’ file
by tmangan • March 7, 2006 • 2 Comments
I just finished listening to the latest Trailcast with Amy Racina, who’s got a book out called “Angels in the Wilderness.” The angels of the title were the three hikers who found her deep in a ravine in Kings Canyon…
Cap it off with a Cabernet
by tmangan • March 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Here’s an interesting combination: hiking and wine tasting. A guy named Russ who lives in Sunnyvale got laid off from his tech-writing job last spring so he decided to go the entrepreneur/tour operator route. His prices range from $65 for…
Road trip planner
by tmangan • March 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
Spadout.com has a 50-state map of popular climbing destinations. Last on my list: Suicide Rocks, California.
An intro to GPS
by tmangan • March 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
This Boston Globe story has a nice introduction to GPS for hikers. A map and compass may be so yesterday, but Ouellette and O’Bannon advise hikers never to rely exclusively on their GPS units. For starters, human error can be…
High-pointer info
by tmangan • March 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
If you’re into high-pointing (and who isn’t?), you might enjoy this: Summitpost.com’s list of the high points of all 50 states. I found that link at the blog for America’s Roof, which ups the ante by including a list of…