A kindly commenter named Gus left this link with a bunch of pictures and maps from last week’s Steve Fossett crash discovery. My Google maps of the crash site proved to be fairly accurate. What mystifies me: if the plane…
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Backpacking: solo or in a group?
by tom • October 10, 2008 • 11 Comments
The standard advice we all ignore is: Never hike alone. It seems that since backpacking is a more highly complex kind of hiking, the directive to never go solo should be even more of an imperative. If this were true,…
Yosemite rock slide links
by tom • October 9, 2008 • 2 Comments
Scary rock slides crashed into Curry Village in Yosemite Valley yesterday and the day before. Rick of Hike Half Dome sent me a link yesterday after I went to work so I’m playing catch-up this morning. The latest from the…
Egads, summer’s gone and what did I accomplish?
by tom • October 7, 2008 • 6 Comments
Cool hiking-related stuff I did in summers past: 2007: Tagged along on 4WheelBob’s White Mountain conquest 2006: Vacationed at Zion/Bryce/Grand Canyon in Southern Utah. Went on overnighters to Tahoe National Forest and Emigrant Wilderness. Took Steve Sergeant’s lightweight backpacking course.…
Is the economy spoiling your outdoor fun?
by tom • October 6, 2008 • 7 Comments
One of my bad habits on days when I’m not hiking is watching the gyrations of the stock market. Hey, it’s very interactive. I suspect after this week there will be lots of people thinking of walking off into the…
Thoughts on bushwhacking
by tom • October 3, 2008 • 11 Comments
Don’t expect me to lead the world to the remains of any globe-trotting adventurers. I tend to stay on the trail, whereas the guy who triggered the Fossett plane discovery was hiking way, way off the main trails leading out…
Steve Fossett crash wrap-up
by tom • October 3, 2008 • 2 Comments
Steve Fossett would have had a hard time picking a more dramatic backdrop for his final adventure. From the road leading up to the eastern Yosemite gate, the Minarets loom dark, jaggy and dangerous on a far-off ridge in the…
Fossett’s plane wreckage found
by tom • October 2, 2008 • 1 Comment
Just found this: CNN video of this morning’s press conference. Also, CNN.com has pictures of some of the wreckage. This just in: Some human remains found at the crash site. The latest on Steve Fossett’s plane, courtesy of USA Today:…
Hiker finds Steve Fossett’s ID near Mammoth Lakes
by tom • October 1, 2008 • 3 Comments
Steve Fossett, the round-the-world-in-a-balloon guy, disappeared just under 13 months ago. On Monday, a hiker in the hills near Mammoth Lakes found what appear to be items belonging to Fossett, the Associated Press reports. Update: LA Times says the items…