Isn’t it about time you stepped up and got in on the fun? You don’t have to have your own blog or podcast — you don’t even have to be much of a hiker (I’m living proof of that). It’s…
Monthly Archives: February 2008
KQED’s science hikes
by tom • February 8, 2008 • 0 Comments
The San Francisco public TV/Radio station has a bunch of cool outings outlined at its Quest page. Among the highlights: Exploring evidence of earthquake activity along the San Andreas Fault at Los Trancos Open Space Preserve, and checking out the…
Panting over hiking pants
by tom • February 8, 2008 • 3 Comments
Acquiring gear seems forever fraught with the potential for buyer’s remorse, but one purchase I made a couple years back continues to satisfy: Columbia’s entry-level nylon hiking pants. I’ve logged what must be over a thousand miles in these guys…
Yurts proposal for Santa Clara County parks
by tom • February 7, 2008 • 6 Comments
A product sample from the company Pacific Yurts. More on yurts here. I hear tell the parks department in Santa Clara County wants to put up 24 yurts in five of the county’s parks. Here’s a link to the proposal.…
Calflora: for all you wildflower fiends
by tom • February 7, 2008 • 0 Comments
Calflora.org appears to have documented everything green (and any other hue) from Oregon to Mexico, Sierra to Pacific. The highlight is the Map Viewer, which shows where certain species have been seen in specific locations. The search engine is a…
Plantar fasciitis: quick tips for sufferers
by tom • February 7, 2008 • 1 Comment
The sectionhiker.com blog has a brief overview: It is a repetition injury often caused by hiking or running and presents itself as chronic heel pain. This pain is caused by the inflammation of the ligament that connects your heel bone…
Reminder to sign up for my RSS comments feed
by tom • February 6, 2008 • 0 Comments
Pretty much every day I’m amazed at how much better this blog is because people share comments. If you’re reading via an RSS feed, clicking on the headline will bring in all the current comments, but the comments feed is…
New blog: Outdoor Tech
by tom • February 6, 2008 • 2 Comments
This one’s from Clyde Soles, a veteran mountaineer, rock climber, writer and photographer. Soles has written a couple books for climbers, including this well-regarded title devoted to the subject of knots. He’s already had one provocative post pointing to evidence…
Great outdoor gear deals in Berkeley
by tom • February 6, 2008 • 2 Comments
Rick from Hike Halfdome was up there the other day. He suggests: North Face has a huge outlet store – a real outlet, not a Gilroy come-on. They had 50% off winter jackets. Thank they deities that winter is almost…