One of the first guys I met was a 79-year-old retired San Francisco cop who was stronger, faster and tougher for four miles up one of the meanest trails in the South Bay. He told me he retired, bought a…
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Your earliest hiking memories
by tmangan • November 8, 2007 • 11 Comments
I grew up in a subdivision near some timber we used to run around in — my kid brother actually set fire to it one time, but the volunteers got it put out before much damage was done. There really…
Henry Coe fire site
by tmangan • November 8, 2007 • 2 Comments
Here’s a great site full of info on the infamous Lick Fire, which scorched over half of Henry Coe State Park. The firebreaks carved through many of the hillsides are disturbing at best. As with most wildfires, this one was…
Book review: “Zero Days”
by tmangan • November 8, 2007 • 1 Comment
The Mercury News has posted my review of Barbara Egbert’s “Zero Days,” which recounts her 2004 Pacific Crest Trail through-hike with her husband and 10-year-old daughter. Excerpt: Egbert and Chambers, who live in Sunol, started taking their daughter on backpacking…
Ever found a corpse while hiking?
by tmangan • November 7, 2007 • 9 Comments
Seems like hikers are always the ones finding bodies in the woods, which all the sudden triggers my morbid curiosity: I’ve only been at this a few years so my probability of making such a find is fairly small, but…
Oakland’s Waterfront Trail
by tmangan • November 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Daniel McGlynn, a writer and kayaker, writes a quick piece on the Waterfront Trail in the works in Oakland. While strolling past cement factories and scrap metal yards may not appeal to hard core nature lovers, some of the worlds…
Shortcuts to the Sierra Buttes
by tmangan • November 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
The Sierra Buttes are a rocky hilltop visible from Highway 49 north of Sierra City. It’s been my “to go” list for some time now (but then again, pretty much the whole range is on that list). Getting up there…
Top 100 Health and Wellness blogs
by tmangan • November 6, 2007 • 1 Comment
Lots o’ stuff on losing weight and chasing off the fat, but our little just-walking-upright corner of the world rates 9: (source: Nursing Online Education Database). Walking & Hiking One of the best exercises in the world is walking. Although…
A bivy for winter camping?
by tmangan • November 6, 2007 • 2 Comments
A reviewer at Outdoor Video Magazine describes camping a few nights with an Integral Designs eVent Expedition Unishelter Bivi. eVent fabric is supposed to be as breathable as it gets, which isn’t much, according to this review: Night 3 Sleeping…