So it looks like Modern Hiker, Cutter and Cyberhobo have all the latest about Google maps and other online cartography stuff. I know I should be jumping on the bandwagon, adding maps, links, Fiickr pix and such, but it seems…
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Central PA hikes
by tmangan • April 6, 2007 • 0 Comments
I got an e-mail this morning from a guy named Scott Adams who was not the Dilbert creator coming to tell me my blog is so great he’ll pay me a million dollars to shut it down and stop annoying…
A link for Dan…
by tmangan • April 5, 2007 • 0 Comments
dropknees.com, … because he’s into telemark skiing. (oh, yeah, dan’s site.)
Sounds like a road trip possibility
by tmangan • April 5, 2007 • 2 Comments
Feather Falls new Oroville, California, sound interesting. Nestled in the foothills at about 2,500 feet, the falls plunge 640 feet, making them the fourth-highest in California and the sixth-highest in the lower 48 states. Most Bay Area folks either hike…
Why does this sound like all my relatives?
by tmangan • April 5, 2007 • 0 Comments
From a story on hiking tours of Ireland, contrasting descriptions of the guides: If Tony was ever the polite gentleman, Mike was our hot-headed guide. He was quick to order a pint or tell you a joke, and he had…
Post No. 1,001
by tmangan • April 3, 2007 • 4 Comments
We’ve just gone over the thousand-post mark here at Two-Heel Drive. Give yourself a hand if you’ve followed along all this time.
You call this hiking?
by tmangan • April 3, 2007 • 9 Comments
A travel writer extols the virtues of hiking in Switzerland, where the locals thoughtfully killed off all the fanged predators hundreds of years ago. The only signs along Swiss hiking trails are quaint yellow signposts that provide not only the…
Unicyclist’s outdoor adventures
by tmangan • April 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Happened across a neat blog the other day: a guy who unicycles and juggles on backcountry trails (no word on if he has Barnum blood in his genes). He’s in the midst of writing up his recent epic journey across…
Highlight reels
by tmangan • April 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Seems like a day for video links: The Tampa Trib’s outdoors reporter talks about thru-hiking the Florida trail. This is a polished, well-produced piece, which seems odd for a newspaper guy, and offers a fascinating glimpse at the sights along…