I regret to inform that I got no hiking done whatsoever over the weekend … I was too busy getting thrown by the HTML learning curve. Spent all day yesterday figuring out how to make a copy of my site…
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Recent hiking site discoveries
by tom • June 6, 2008 • 2 Comments
Poking around at the BAHIKER.com discussion boards the other day yielded a couple interesting links: North Bay Hikes: Rob Laddish built this site for his hiking group. Lots of pictures and hike write-ups from Marin, the coast and points northward.…
Latest hikes column: Wilder Ranch State Park
by tom • June 5, 2008 • 1 Comment
Here’s the write-up, which appeared in today’s Eye section of the Mercury News. The coast side is the obvious choice: cool breezes, spectacular views and a “cultural preserve” with Victorian-era houses, vehicles and farm implements plus and few 21st-century goats,…
National Trails Day on Saturday — get out and do it in the dirt
by tom • June 5, 2008 • 2 Comments
National Trails Day, sponsored by the American Hiking Society (which still shows me no love despite 1,762 posts and 27 pages promoting the cause they hold dearest), has oodles of trail happenings in the Bay Area. Among the highlights: Bay…
Glitch fixed (I’m pretty sure)
by tom • June 4, 2008 • 1 Comment
Should be hunky dory now. Say something in the comments if you have any issues.
China quake outcome: Tent-factory takeovers
by tom • June 4, 2008 • 0 Comments
The outdoor blogosphere is gaga over this story: SNEWS reporting that the Chinese government has “seized control of all Chinese-owned tent factories,” presumably to help the millions left homeless by the massive earthquake (one can never be sure of the…
Camera bags, packs for hikers
by tom • June 3, 2008 • 5 Comments
Trailspotting reviews the Kata T-214, a way-cool sling bag for carrying your cameras into the woods. It’s built by a company that makes bags for the Israeli military and looks tough enough to intimidate a terrorist (and might well convert…
Golden Gate National Recreation Area on “Bay Area Backroads”
by tom • June 3, 2008 • 2 Comments
In case you missed it on KRON4 over the weekend, Doug McConnell’s “Bay Area Backroads” profiles the history of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area. You can watch the videos or read text of the highlights. In a way, the…
The bad news on backpack straps
by tom • June 3, 2008 • 3 Comments
Outdoor Tech blogger Clyde Soles notes a study which says pack straps decrease circulation in hands and fingers. Using ultrasound and a pulse oximeter, the scientists measured brachial artery pressure as well as capillary flow in the finger tips. After…