Tahoe World interviews the author of “Monsters in the Woods.” Choice snippets: 14. Be a parent, not a wimp. Be positive and supportive of your child. Deal with the situation and move on. Kids look to you for strength and…
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Bad air at Mammoth Cave
by tmangan • May 24, 2007 • 1 Comment
National Parks Traveler notes that a pollution advisory has been issued. Well, today comes word that pollution levels at Mammoth Cave are so bad the superintendent has warned park visitors. Levels of ozone and particulate pollution at the park are…
Morel courage
by tmangan • May 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
Mushroom hunting requires a lot of hiking, right? Here’s a story about tracking them down in the wilds of Washington state. One guy takes a reporter and photographer along on his hunt but forbids them from revealing the location of…
More Trails Day stuff
by tmangan • May 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
This time: Puget Sound fun in the Tacoma area. And more stuff from Joe Miller at the Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer.
Rolling Thunder on trail conversations
by tmangan • May 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
He says Great Debates powered his hike up the PCT last year. In Big Bear, for example, TG and I hiked an unnecessary four miles because our conversation about The Myth of the Californian Pool Boy meant we missed a…
Montana hiker survives grizzly attack
by tmangan • May 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
From the Billings Gazette: The man, whose name and hometown were not released, suffered severe facial injuries and was being treated at an Idaho hospital Wednesday evening. The man, in his 50s, was alone and taking photos of bears along…
Hiking Week starts Friday in Pennsylvania
by tmangan • May 23, 2007 • 0 Comments
Keystone Trails Association has the dirt. Events culminate with National Trails Day, which is June 2. My favorite event: Dedication of the Bagdad Heritage Trail in Leander, Texas. (Not unexpected: Californians are show-offs in their ability to organize Trails Day…
About that five-second rule
by tmangan • May 23, 2007 • 1 Comment
A research team says it’s essentially true, and that, actually, taking 10 or fifteen seconds to grab a bit of food off the floor is safe, too, SportsGeezer reports. No word on whether it’s trail-safe, but the next time you…
Wildlife philanthropist’s death looking like murder
by tmangan • May 23, 2007 • 0 Comments
Glen Davis was shot and killed last Friday at a World Wildlife Fund parking garage in Toronto. From the Toronto Star: The man police are now calling a suspect in the slaying of multi-millionaire philanthropist Glen Davis entered the midtown…