Paula Constant’s latest chapter in her trans-Sahara trek is a rather long and involved tale of wandering camels, an incompetent guide, and the wisdom of the desert’s elders. It’s crazy for a while there but has a happy ending.
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Zion in the off-season
by tmangan • November 22, 2006 • 1 Comment
Sunset magazine suggests checking out Zion National Park after the crowds thin out. I know folks whine and complain about the summer throngs at Zion but there’s something refreshing about being in a place that so totally overshadows the inconsequential…
Lost (and found) hiker interview
by tmangan • November 22, 2006 • 0 Comments
Here’s an mp3 of an interview with Cindy Wysocki, the woman rescued the other day after two nights in the woods in the northern Cascades. (link via WTA Blog). Three main points emerge from the interview, beyond the obvious about…
Lost snowshoer found
by tmangan • November 21, 2006 • 1 Comment
Washington Trails Association comments on the welcome news that a woman was found after spending two nights in the woods. It also underscores an important point: fall and winter hiking in the mountains is much riskier than in summer. Always…
The gearhead test
by tmangan • November 20, 2006 • 1 Comment
Sharon Allen, Class of 2007 Pacific Crest Trail hopeful, has the answer: But how do you know if you are Gearhead? It doesn’t have to be the BEST gear, you just have to love it as though it is. I…
Update on the Turkey Day hike
by tmangan • November 20, 2006 • 2 Comments
With apologies to our beyond-the Bay-Area brethren, here’s the latest on our daring attempt to summit Mission Peak at sunrise on Thanksgiving morning. Current weather forecast calls for sunny skies and an overnight low in the mid-40s. We’ll be donning…
Looking for lost planes
by tmangan • November 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
Following up on a hike Calipidder did a couple weeks back, I hiked up the Monument Peak Trail on Saturday (words & pix here) to see if I could find any remnants of a fighter jet that crashed there 55…
Thru-canoeing
by tmangan • November 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
Last night, way past bedtime, I did one last look at Trail Journals and noticed a reference to the Mississippi River. Further study revealed a journal kept by woman who paddled a canoe the entire length of the Mississippi last…
Why Castle Rock, uh, rocks
by tmangan • November 19, 2006 • 0 Comments
Castle Rock State Park is not my favorite place to hike. Not even in my Top 3 (Henry Coe, Big Basin, Sunol Wilderness) … too many people, too few butt-buster trails. I’ve gone there twice in the past three weeks…