I’ve gotten a bit lazy about blogging the past few days — yesterday I had an excuse: my morning hike was so much fun that I need to rest up from it today — so with no further ado, check…
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An extinction crisis
by tmangan • December 8, 2005 • 3 Comments
It’s happening in Mongolia, the New York Times reports. The only other possible exception to the woeful trend, conservation experts say, is the apparent increase in wolves. That is hardly welcomed by herders. If the animals wolves prey on become…
Big Foot sighted again
by tmangan • December 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Hey, if you believe in jolly fat white men who live at the north pole, why not believe in Sasquatch?
I think I’ve found my summer adventure
by tmangan • December 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Grand Canyon! It’s easy driving distance from California, it’s probably the most gorgeous sight in the West, and there’s tons of info online to walk me through it. Here’s a link to suggestions for hiking Rim to Rim. Here’s a…
A great ultralight site
by tmangan • December 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Found a really fine site created by a guy whose base pack weighs less than 10 pounds. Onestep’s Ultralight Backpacking features two suggestions any of us can use right away without planning a hundred-mile slog through the woods: when it…
Next year I’m getting out there…
by tmangan • December 6, 2005 • 2 Comments
….for days on end if possible. I’m thinking about how to burn up some of my vacation time, preferably in five-day chunks in the backcountry. I posted a query at HighSierraTopix to see what the hardened trail hands over there…
A hiking blog for moms-to-be
by tmangan • December 6, 2005 • 0 Comments
Here’s a niche of a niche of a niche for you: A hiking blog for pregnant women in the Bay Area (Calif.). The hiker in question is at Week 8 about now, with many months of changes, inside and out,…
Just another blogroll
by tmangan • December 6, 2005 • 0 Comments
Highlights from my favorite outdoor blogs: Calipidder went backpacking at Point Reyes National Seashore. Gadling linked to the most-excellent Arun’s Travel Blog (which is much like my homepage except the hills are in India and he has monkeys for neighbors).…
Hangin’ with the Gila monsters
by tmangan • December 5, 2005 • 0 Comments
Justin the archer/hunter/backpacker is planning a backpacking trip next spring to the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico. He has a number of detailed posts on where he plans to go, what he has to know, etc. Instructive for planning your…