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Monthly Archives: May 2007
A PCT dispatch
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Ladybug, nearing the Mojave. When I hiked on, the Sonoran Zone became even more evident. The Mojave desert is not far away. The views were spectacular today as I descended to the North Fork Ranger Station. I met Todd and…
Renaming Glacier
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 2 Comments
An environmental group says since global warming’s gonna melt the signature attractions at Glacier National Park, it’ll have to be renamed. Clever, I know.
Cattle gazing
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Since GoBlog laments he never hears from me anymore, I can at least link his post about how to pet cows. Seems there’s a right way and a wrong way. Just for fun, here’s a letter from somebody who read…
Yacking about yurts
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Gadling lists states that have yurts, those round structures imported from Mongolia. I’m disturbed to find California not on the list, but of course you know how we view these things: if yurts were necessary on this continent, they would…
Loaded for beer
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Russ at Trailcraft shows how it’s done.
Latest WTA Magazine …
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 1 Comment
Is on women and hiking. If you’ve been on a trail lately, it should be no surprise that women are out there hiking — in great numbers. In fact, about forty-seven percent of hikers in the U.S. are women. A…
What the shivers mean
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Hypothermia, natch. From lightbackpacking.com: At Caribou Lakes Wilderness last year, backpacking buddies Duke, Wild Bill and I walked a 10-mile day-hike loop in t-shirts. When we returned to base camp, the sky was clouding up and Bill decided to go…
A fine day at Henry Coe
by tmangan • May 13, 2007 • 1 Comment
Every year around Mother’s Day, Mike and Kathy take their hiking club out to Henry Coe State Park, where wildflowers tend to still be in bloom and the weather’s pleasant enough that the park’s hills can be survived without keeping…