From a Los Angeles Times article on orienteering: From GPS to MapQuest and the most common way-finding device today, the cellphone, technology has made the world safe for the directionally challenged but at the cost of dwindling geographical awareness. “I…
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Coast to coast for a good cause
by tmangan • December 1, 2005 • 0 Comments
The other day I happened across ourhike.com, which is described as a novice hiker crossing the country on foot — wiith her mom. The younger of the two is Robin, who has a rare blood disorder that damn near killed…
A couple gift ideas
by tmangan • December 1, 2005 • 0 Comments
Simplehiker notes a great deal on a Garmin GPS (though, as we all know, taking a GPS along sorta takes some of the simplicity out of the hike; but it’s still a cool toy). OutdoorsScotland compares a couple kinds of…
Staying alive, Marine Corps style
by tmangan • November 30, 2005 • 0 Comments
Stumbled on this online survival guide, which is based on training materials issued to soldiers serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Weapons and explosives training are not prerequisites, near as I can tell.
What’s your favorite trail?
by tmangan • November 30, 2005 • 7 Comments
I’ll go first: Panorama Trail at Yosemite National Park. Runner-up: Berry Creek Falls Trail at Big Basin State Park in California.
From the mail
by tmangan • November 30, 2005 • 0 Comments
Got this e-mail from John Fedak last night: Stumbled across your blog this past weekend and found it quite a great resource. Keep up the good work! Here’s some more links that may be of interest to you. Ventana Wilderness…
Other people’s stupidity is so funny
by tmangan • November 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
The folks at whiteblaze.net recount some of the dumbest things they’ve seen on the Appalachian Trail. Farmer was lighting his alcohol stove, suddenly things went bad, other things begin to catch fire, so he grabbed his ‘water’ bottle to douse…
Starry, starry night…
by tmangan • November 29, 2005 • 1 Comment
L.A. Times has an interesting piece on night hikes. From Griffith Park to Irvine to the Westside, cadres of hikers answer a call to hike these dark wilderness areas most nights of the week. They pound out tough miles in…
50 hikes, 50 days update
by tmangan • November 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
That crazy Ted Keizer dude finished his mega-hike this morning.