Well, I’ve got this nagging urge to write some more about “Into the Wild” — mainly because I’ve been having a hard time reconciling my first impressions with those of everybody who’s raving about what a great film it is.…
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Searching for fire damage at Henry Coe
by tmangan • September 30, 2007 • 1 Comment
Two long hikes in the past week at Henry Coe have shown me that it takes some serious hoofing to see any of the remnants of the Lick fire, which burned across almost half the park’s acreage. Whether you come…
Just back from “Into the Wild”
by tmangan • September 28, 2007 • 4 Comments
First thing you need to know is that “Into the Wild” is not about the wilderness. The protagonist does starve to death in the Alaskan outback; he does carry a backpack; he does go on epic hikes; he does paddle…
How hikers get lost
by tmangan • September 28, 2007 • 9 Comments
Fresno Bee has a story on two people who were lost in Yosemite recently — one lived, one didn’t. It’s called the “cascade effect” — a catchy name for the way one mistake leads to another, and a quick explanation…
“Into the Wild” opens locally
by tmangan • September 28, 2007 • 0 Comments
This link at Rotten Tomatoes shows all the Bay Area theaters screening “Into the Wild,” for those who are interested in checking it out. Mercury News critic Bruce Newman liked the fllck: Sean Penn’s remarkable film goes beyond the central…
Woman charged in Lick Fire at Henry Coe
by tmangan • September 27, 2007 • 0 Comments
For those of you who missed it in this morning’s Mercury News: Wednesday, prosecutors said the 50-year-old San Juan Bautista schoolteacher had been formally charged in the blaze, detailing for the first time how the tiny flames on her hillside…
Saluting retiring Yosemite ranger
by tmangan • September 27, 2007 • 0 Comments
Steve at the WildeBeat profiles Ranger Laurel Boyers, who is retiring from Yosemite National Park after 31 years at the beginning of October. Boyers’ specialty has been patrolling the backcountry (which constitutes 95 percent of Yosemite). From the script: STEVE:…
Shout-out to Wine Hiker Russ
by tmangan • September 27, 2007 • 4 Comments
He turned 50 today.
Spent yesterday on the coast
by tmangan • September 27, 2007 • 0 Comments
A bit of hiking, a lot of gawking and picture-taking. Write-up at my homepage, mostly because I needed something to post over there.