It works like this: This summer Chaco and Backcountry.com are making it easier to kick it in style. No, they aren’t negotiating for Chaco Friday’s at the office – you’re on your own for that. What Chaco has come up…
Monthly Archives: June 2006
Body found near PCT hiker’s last camp
by tmangan • June 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Searchers believe they’ve found the body of John Donovan, who disappeared on the Pacific Crest Trail last year and whose remaining gear at his campsite helped two lost hikers survive long enough to get help. The discovery was made about…
‘Hiker Heaven’ on the PCT
by tmangan • June 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
From the LiveJournal blog of Redtail, at mile 454 on the Pacific Crest Trail: Hiker Heaven … is an experience unto itself. THGTTPCT tries to give some flavor of it in the page and a half it devotes to the…
Sunol in the sunshine
by tmangan • June 4, 2006 • 1 Comment
I knew I wanted to hike somewhere on Sunday; I just didn’t want to hike too hard, or think too hard, or drive too far. When the lazy gene kicks in, I start thinking about places where the pictures take…
10 Essentials refresher
by tmangan • June 4, 2006 • 2 Comments
Gear Guy lists the 10 things you need to stay alive: 1. Navigation (compass and maps in a watertight case) 2. Sun Protection 3. Insulation (extra clothing) 4. Illumination (headlamp or flashlight with extra batteries) 5. First-aid kit 6. Fire…
Getting buggy
by tmangan • June 4, 2006 • 0 Comments
A Seattle Times story details the ongoing war against bugs on the trail: “I find alleviating bug hassle an art form,” said avid backpacker Kim Brown, a Fremont resident. “Some people like to cook in the backcountry; I enjoy finding…
Still snowy in the high country
by tmangan • June 4, 2006 • 2 Comments
Many trails in the highest Sierra elevations won’t be clear for weeks. “Some of our highest country is still under 8 to 10 feet of snow,” Randall said. Farther west along the Sierra crest — such as at Desolation Wilderness,…
Ryan Jordan explains himself
by tmangan • June 3, 2006 • 1 Comment
We had a pretty lively discussion the week before last about Ryan Jordan’s Arctic 1000, the 600-mile trek that will take him and two fellow adventurers to the remotest place in the United States. In describing what he and his…
Mind over mesh
by tmangan • June 2, 2006 • 1 Comment
A few weeks back I mentioned buying some new trail shoes. They’re a mostly mesh design from Salomon (XA Pro 3D is the model). If you’re on the fence about mesh-intensive shoes, here are some things to think about: Your…