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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Recent hike reports
by tmangan • January 8, 2007 • 1 Comment
Just call him Fed-ex: Fedak hiked 14 hours in the Ventana Wilderness the other day. (Sounds like that ankle is healed up just fine). Trailcraft got some cool pix at Idaho’s Bruneau Dunes State Park. (Who knew Idaho had sand…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
The Other El Capitan, originally uploaded by mrwsierra. The “Other El Capitan,” from the photo stream of mrwsierra. Local is the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas.
The long view
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 1 Comment
“Is that the Sierra over there?” I asked. “Has to be,” Vindu replied. We were on that great rarity at Mount Diablo State Park – a relatively flat stretch of trail — and had just finished a mildly excruciating climb…
Haiku’s getting ready for another long hike
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Haiku, last seen accompanying Treehugger and others for a couple thousand miles up the Pacific Crest Trail last summer, plans to hike the Continental Divide Trail this summer. What he’s up to now: I’m preparing/dehydrating food for my food drops.…
More winter survival tips
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Tom Stienstra interviews a survival expert who gives many of the usual tidbits of advice (your immediate need is for water, not food, etc). And this: Improvise: “You have to know how to improvise because it’s doubtful everything will be…
Locator beacons
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 1 Comment
A thread at Google Groups mentions a climber at Big Bend National Park summoning rescuers because he was stuck on a rock. I know the boys at GoBlog are opposed to this sort of thing on general principles — it’s…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Abandoned Hotel, originally uploaded by jWt_foto. “Abandoned Hotel” from the photo stream of jWt foto. Setting is the Catskills in New York state.
Night hiking
by tmangan • January 6, 2007 • 1 Comment
An interesting recently discovered blog called As the Crow Flies discusses hiking after dark: When the days are scorching and the nights are cool, I find it a good strategy to hike at night, especially when there is a long…