In the past two weeks I have discussed the following with Seagull, my hiking visitor from China: The fundamental contradictions of American culture (standing for freedom, keeping slaves, for example). The Marketplace of Ideas theory (people will buy the good…
Monthly Archives: July 2006
Five ways to avoid getting killed
by tmangan • July 28, 2006 • 5 Comments
CBSNEWS.COM lists the top five causes of hiking fatalities. Falling Drowning Heart Attack Hypothermia Heat stress
Somewhere east of Texas
by tmangan • July 27, 2006 • 0 Comments
From a blog called WhiteCrow Walking, authored by a guy who’s walking all over the United States. The clerk warm up to me slowly as if he finally believes I am whom I say I am. Although I know I’ll…
Crazy from the heat
by tmangan • July 25, 2006 • 0 Comments
Chris Clarke, owner of the Creek Running North blog, went out hiking at Mount Diablo over the weekend, when inland Bay Area temperatures were running from 105 to 115 at the hottest part of the day. He shared this quick…
Adventure eating
by tmangan • July 25, 2006 • 0 Comments
Stephen Regenold on what keeps him satiated on a mountainside: Lately, I’ve become more scientific about adventure eating, reading nutrition labels, counting calories and divvying food up in baggies for per-hour and per-diem ratios. For big adventures, including overnight mountain…
Fedak’s at it again
by tmangan • July 25, 2006 • 2 Comments
Eleven weeks after busting his right ankle in fine fashion at Yosemite, John Fedak took his first hike over the weekend. Eight miles in hundred-degree heat on the first trip out, that’s the kinda hiker he is.
The bear went thataway
by tmangan • July 24, 2006 • 0 Comments
From BlackHole & Guac’s Pacific Crest Trail journal, at mile 1050.8: In the afternoon I spotted a big, cinnamon colored bear near a small creek (King’s Creek, I think). BlackHole and I watched him eat, about 200 feet away. We…
Working on my technique
by tmangan • July 23, 2006 • 0 Comments
"Lift your feet higher," the voice behind me says. "Lean back a little, balance your weight, and relax." For the first time in two years of hiking, I have a coach. His name is Shiguo, which sounds a lot like…
Three dead hikers
by tmangan • July 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
I hate linking to these stories, mostly because the only time hikers’ names appear in the news is when they get lost or killed, or when their obituaries mention their outdoor proclivities.