Mark your calendars — the jaunt to the top of Morgan Hill’s signature conical peak is coming soon: March 28: Hike Up El Toro – Hike leaves from the Morgan Hill Library, 660 W. Main Ave. (corner of Main and…
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Hiking bloggers: Should you sign up for a ‘hiking hub’ idea making the rounds?
by tom • February 22, 2009 • 10 Comments
Gambolin’ Man sent me an e-mail the other day on behalf of a woman who is hoping to develop a “hiking hub” online community. I received an e-mail from the same woman a couple weeks back but never got around…
Blackpacker revisited
by tom • February 20, 2009 • 2 Comments
Sean Spicer, AKA “Blackpacker,” is living in the woods of Mendocino County and recounting what he’s been up to at his Guerrilla Camping Blog. One recent post notes the existence of wild animals in his neighborhood: The Original Inhabitants I…
Next profile: ULA Equipment
by tom • February 18, 2009 • 5 Comments
My next cottage gear maker profile will be ULA-Equipment, run by Brian Frankle of Logan Utah. Henry Shires tells me he met Frankle on the Pacific Crest Trail, which they both through-hiked in 1999. (Hmm, wonder how many other PCT…
Gambolin’ Man’s Jeopardy appearance
by tom • February 16, 2009 • 2 Comments
Too good to pass up! It’s in four parts. Watch ’em all and see how well you do.
Avoiding post-hike pain: a primer
by tom • February 10, 2009 • 5 Comments
First thing you shouldn’t do: take two months off and think you can just charge up and down the Bay Area hills for five hours with no consequences. Come Tuesday you may equate climbing stairs with the fond thoughts normally…
Muddy, damp day hike at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
by tom • February 9, 2009 • 6 Comments
You’ve no doubt heard of the term “muscle memory.” I think it means, “what happens when your legs have forgotten how to go downhill.” I tested the concept Sunday at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in Contra Costa County in the…