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Monthly Archives: September 2006
Brits across America
by tmangan • September 29, 2006 • 1 Comment
This morning I stumbled across not one but two blogs belonging to British citizens who are walking across the United States. Mind you it’s not that odd to have blogs about people walking across the United States. The Our Hike…
Cyberhobo joins Sahara expedition
by tmangan • September 28, 2006 • 1 Comment
He’s not actually going along (as fas as I know), but he has built a new Web site to help Paula Constant recount her quest to cross the Sahara Desert on foot. Paula had to put her trek on hiatus…
The hiking tribe
by tmangan • September 27, 2006 • 1 Comment
Cutter got a bit riled with yesterday’s allegation that there’s no community of hikers. If you want to see passion, try getting in a simple discussion on pack weight in the BackpackingLight discussion group. Try complaining about cell phone use…
Are you a hiker…
by tmangan • September 26, 2006 • 3 Comments
… or someone who hikes? I wondered about this the other day after noticing Cutter’s blog had links to a couple sites dedicated to climbers and mountain bikers. The sites, called yourclimbing.com and yourmtb.com, are a business venture led by…
Drinking your water raw
by tmangan • September 26, 2006 • 2 Comments
An article at backpackinglight.com offers tips on finding safe water sources that need no filters. One day on a mountain hike in hot weather I ran completely out of water. As the day wore on I realized it was going…
Hiker vs. train: predictable result
by tmangan • September 25, 2006 • 0 Comments
So here’s the setup: A guy’s out backpacking with two friends. They’re walking along a pair of railroad tracks when they see an oncoming Amtrak train. They wisely step out of the way of the oncoming train and continue on…
Easy hikes in Southern Utah
by tmangan • September 24, 2006 • 0 Comments
Sight-seeing, road-tripping and picture-taking were the main ideas behind last week’s vacation, but I did get a few hikes in. Until this summer, foot, knee and back troubles had kept Melissa, my wife, off the trails, but she was determined…
Back in town
by tmangan • September 23, 2006 • 0 Comments
I’m back from Southern Utah. Didn’t do much hiking but I did take a bunch of pictures. Check it out if you’re in the mood.