Stop the presses, a decade after Google Adwords were invented, they’ve been added to my Web site. Hey, I just wanted to make sure the program had legs, know what I mean? At the going rate I’ll probably make a…
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Freezerbag bargain bin
by tmangan • June 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
Sarah offers stuff on sale in a new page at her site.
Catra’s not giving up
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
The many-tattooed, multiply-pierced PCT thru-hiker concedes she won’t break the speed record she was shooting for, but she’s still down for the whole 2600 miles: I talked to Tattoo Joe and we both know we won’t be able to get…
Legendary British resolve in the wilds of Corsica
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Travel writer Holden Frith of the Times Online of London has a scratchin’ good time on a five-day hike in Napoleon’s homeland. The path splits into a few alternative routes on day three, which means that some of the tracks…
New guidebook recommendations
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 1 Comment
Seattle Times profiles a bunch of Cascades-centric outdoors guides, including: (4.5 stars) “WOW (Wonder of Wilderness) Guides: North Cascades,” by Kathy and Craig Copeland (Wilderness Press, $21.95) The husband-wife team, who in 1996 published “Don’t Waste Your Time in the…
Japan Alps profiled
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Japan Times describes a hike to the high country: For most visitors, picnicking under the soft green larch trees beside the rushing waters of the Azusa River or having their photograph taken at the famed Kappa Bridge is about as…
Fedak’s Arizona vacation
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 1 Comment
Here’s a guy who razzes me for taking hot summer hikes and he’s out in June in the Arizona desert. One thing about that kind of heat, though: you know what you’re in for.
Trails closures recommended in Riverside, Calif.
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Riverside is right up against some hot, dry hillsides; I’m guessing this won’t be the first So-Cal town to do this, particularly with the July 4 holiday coming up. “Our hillsides are volatile,” Wilson said. “I’d hate to burn people…
Hike Naked Day…
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
… was yesterday, thank the Lord: Hike Naked Day marks the summer solstice on the 2,000-plus mile trail and gives the boldest adventurers a chance to walk — not to mention scale boulders and gain summits — on the wild…