Rick Deutsch of Hike Half Dome fame is conducting a course from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 20, on preparing for that one-day hike everybody must either a) do before they die; or b) not do for fear of…
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So, what was the weather like yesterday?
by tmangan • September 20, 2007 • 1 Comment
Well, you wouldn’t have wanted to spend much time up in the hills where it was really blowing. Which is to say, that’s exactly where I was for about six hours. I’ve had it in my head for some time…
Henry Coe open (sort of)
by tmangan • September 19, 2007 • 1 Comment
The unburnt areas have been open since Saturday, it turns out. This forum page at MTBR.com has a bunch of details from mountain bikers who’ve scouted the place (scroll down to post 246). Lots of familiar places are off limits…
Rick’s 4WheelBob video
by tmangan • September 19, 2007 • 6 Comments
Rick at BestHikes posted this video on YouTube:
Point Lobos on a weekday in mid-September
by tmangan • September 18, 2007 • 1 Comment
This could well be the best time of the year to drop in on the Point Lobos State Preserve south of Carmel — with lingering summery warmth but just enough of the fog layer remaining to make things interesting. If…
Some pix from Uvas Canyon
by tmangan • September 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Melissa and I stopped by Uvas Canyon County Park for a few hours on Sunday. I wanted to see if there was any water in the waterfalls. There was, but not much. The pix: A bridge near the beginning of…
Dan on bivy camping
by tmangan • September 14, 2007 • 3 Comments
Dan Mitchell describes a couple days in the Sierra in which he was obliged to ride out a rain shower in the close confines of a bivy sack. He also had to figure out how one inserts one’s wet body…
Where to host your hiking blog
by tmangan • September 13, 2007 • 4 Comments
The owner of outdoorsblogger.com, no doubt influenced by the flashes of fame and rivers of wealth that reward blogging on the joys of walking upright on dirt — has not just created his own outdoors blog: he’s made it possible…
Great tip for backpacking meals
by tmangan • September 12, 2007 • 1 Comment
Cutter passes along a suggestion on how to know if you’ve got the right amount of water for reheating your dinner. Instead of carrying a measuring cup, take along a measuring stick, or better yet, carve some notches in your…