Responses have been pouring in for the contest to win a freebie of your choosing from KEEN footwear. Check out the contest post if you’re interested.
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Latest local bloggers’ travels
by tom • December 5, 2008 • 1 Comment
Folks have been posting up a storm this week. Highlights: Flirty n’ Dirty got some miles in down Santa Barbara way. Knapp’s Castle(Snyder Trail- Knapp’s Castle- Snyder Trail) (6.4 miles-if the run is completed) Knapp’s Castle is a little bit…
Calipidder’s doings in the desert
by tom • December 5, 2008 • 0 Comments
Rebecca and her hubby head out to the desert for Thanksgiving every year, and their Death Valley/Mojave travels are always worth a peek. She has several posts planned. From the first major entry: We swang through Barstow for gas and…
Shout-out to Husky Hiker
by tom • December 5, 2008 • 0 Comments
Jim Bradley started this site to log his weight-loss progress. He’s down 25 pounds already but he’s starting from upwards of 300 pounds, so he’s got a ways to go. His story: I grew up in a small town in…
Contest: Win one free goodie from KEENFOOTWEAR.COM
by tom • December 5, 2008 • 1 Comment
THIS CONTEST IS EXPIRED. KEEN has a new online footwear store and it’s spreading the word by setting up contest giveaways with gullible enterprising outdoors bloggers. What’s in this for me? Not much, but one of you could win the…
Coming tomorrow: a contest!
by tom • December 4, 2008 • 0 Comments
I’ve been busily working away this morning on a contest that’ll allow a lucky soul to win a product of their choosing at a new outdoor footwear site. It’ll start tomorrow morning and last a week. I usually pass on…
Whazzup around the local hiking blogs
by tom • December 3, 2008 • 1 Comment
The other day I organized all my local RSS feeds so I could easily plop some links in here. These days there’s plenty to work with. A few links from the past few weeks to ponder this morning: Non-local exception…
Mountain Hardwear’s coolest new thing: Red Savina Heated Gloves
by tom • December 2, 2008 • 0 Comments
East Bay-based Mountain Hardwear has what must be the niftiest bit of new gear in the pipeline: Red Savina Heated Gloves. They’re more geared to the skiing and snowboarding set but they might be, uh, handy on a snowshoeing outing.…
Mystery tent at Sequoia National Park
by tom • December 2, 2008 • 5 Comments
Hiker Hell posts a Hiker What the Heck? Park rangers are seeking information on a tent left well-stocked near the Twin Lakes area of Sequoia National Park, California. The campsite contains gear, food supplies, but no information on the owner.…