Lordy, another excellent SportsGeezer post: Tips for hiking at high altitudes. I did my first hike with notable altitude effects last summer at Lassen Peak, which tops out at over 10,000 feet. Lassen is at best a moderate hike; many…
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Where bloggers dare
by tmangan • August 21, 2006 • 0 Comments
Those who’ve been following along this hiking season will recall that John Fedak busted an ankle at Yosemite in the spring. Back when he wasn’t sure how bad the break was, he told me he might be off the trail…
Off to the mountains
by tmangan • August 21, 2006 • 2 Comments
I promised Melissa a road trip last week and we got a doozy in on Sunday — 500 miles to just south of Lake Tahoe to the Mono Lake Basin and a return trip via the Yosemite high country (it’s…
A link for Steve
by tmangan • August 19, 2006 • 1 Comment
This link goes out to stargazer Steve Sergeant: A Chilean astronomy hotel. Elquis Domos pretends to be a magical place according to the story found on the hotel’s main webpage. The 6 geodesic domes are two-stories: the first floor houses…
I’m taking the morning off …
by tmangan • August 18, 2006 • 0 Comments
… from blogging, but if you need some inspiration, check out Calipidder’s pictures of her week on the John Muir Trail.
Getting out on the trail
by tmangan • August 17, 2006 • 0 Comments
From the Fresno Bee’s John Muir Trail blog: As we start out, I feel more like I’m herded than hiking. I’m dejected and lonely and thinking about the people who say I shouldn’t be out here. And how my very…
Deep woods coffee
by tmangan • August 17, 2006 • 6 Comments
National Parks Traveler says a quality cup o’ joe is now available in the backcountry, via a product that comes in little squeeze packages. At last week’s Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City I ran into the folks behind…
Doing your 730-billion-dollar duty
by tmangan • August 17, 2006 • 2 Comments
“If you’re concerned about the economic health of this country, go play,” he said. That’s from a story about the Outdoor Retailer summer show in Salt Lake City. More on the numbers: The $730 billion figure, he said, represents the…
A blind man could do this
by tmangan • August 17, 2006 • 0 Comments
Here’s the proof: Tom Gryder is not your average hiker. Gryder is legally blind, and Friday he finished a six-day hike through Glacier National Park’s backcountry. With the help of Shadow, his guide dog of three years, along with a…