Mount Diablo State Park seems aptly named if you visit in summer, when dry, sunny afternoons in the high 90s are a fixture of the environment. It’s another world, however, in winter and spring, when the hills green up and…
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A few scenes from Ed Levin County Park
by tmangan • February 12, 2006 • 0 Comments
I’ve got another snow-camping outing planned for the first weekend in March at Lassen Volcanic National Park. This one includes a seven-mile hike with full pack and snowshoes at above 8,000 feet, which means I need to beef up my…
A little blogroll with your coffee
by tmangan • February 10, 2006 • 0 Comments
GoBlog’s been posting up a storm of late. One can’t-miss gear item: heated ski gloves. (Comment: if you’re fingers are that cold, you need to be wearing mittens.) WildeBeat talks about wilderness first aid this week. Outdoor Sports Blog reminds…
A boy and his bears
by tmangan • February 9, 2006 • 3 Comments
The Dude says he finally got around to catching that movie about the guy who lived among Alaskan grizzlies till one of them ate him. Timothy Treadwell was a guy who lived among grizzlies in Alaska. It appears he thought…
Ramblin’ with the Gambolin’ Man
by tmangan • February 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
Gambolin’ Man posts another stream-of-consciousness meditation on a recent hike, this one to the Wildcat Creek Watershed in the East Bay hills. I liked his account of a golden eagle’s lunch. At first, I was puzzled by the odd almost…
Trails.com lists top 100 trails
by tmangan • February 8, 2006 • 4 Comments
From Trails.com, where nothing is free: After analyzing over 10 million “votes” from users over the past year, Trails.com is proud to announce its annual Top Trails list, based on trail popularity and usage in 2005. The Top 20: Breakneck…
Breaking in some new shoes
by tmangan • February 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
This morning I’m heading out to the dirt/mud at the park down the road in new Montrail trail-runners I picked up on sale at Backcountryoutlet.com. Somebody recommended them for snowshoeing because they come with ankle-high rubber gaiters and are sewn…
Why don’t we do it in the snow
by tmangan • February 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Impressions of snow camping: Snow is wetter than it looks: It’s like being in a rainforest where the rain doesn’t go away — it just hangs around in another form. All that beautiful flaked goodness adorning trees and hilltops is…
Let there be links
by tmangan • February 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Links kept happening while I was off camping. Let’s take a look: Hike write-ups The “Our HIke” gals have their first 38.5 miles behind them. Only like 3,000 more to go as the crow flies (I’m betting they wish they…