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Sorry for light posting of late
by tmangan • June 21, 2007 • 4 Comments
A couple of my alert readers have persuaded me it’s time to think about putting some ads on my pages. Since I pull about 150,000 page views a month across three distinct blogs, it seems like not adding ads is…
So, speaking of careers….
by tmangan • June 20, 2007 • 1 Comment
One of my LinkedIn contacts from last week said “looks like somebody’s looking for a job.” As recently as the day before yesterday I could be in denial and say “not really, I’m just considering all opportunities.” Yesterday the news…
Up and down the Continental Divide
by tmangan • June 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rocky Mountain News interviews Francis Tapon, who’s yo-yo-ing the CDT this year. What is your experience hiking through the CDT’s Colorado segment? The scenery is amazingly beautiful. The hike is rough. I hiked from Cumbres Pass in the San Juan…
Hiker news from the Fedak express
by tmangan • June 19, 2007 • 4 Comments
John is too polite to say “how hard is it to check a news feed, bucko?” but he sent along a few interesting news links: The first is about another hiker perishing after a fall from at the cables at…
Trail Angel proposal
by tmangan • June 18, 2007 • 4 Comments
I’d like to get a Trail Angel outing together for folks thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Most of the crowd is in the High Sierra north of Kennedy Meadows and should start trickling into Yosemite around the Fourth of July.…
That blister really was killing her
by tmangan • June 17, 2007 • 2 Comments
Sandals recounts what happened before Manynames Tom found her lying alongside the Pacific Crest Trail in the Mojave Desert. About 7 pm, Manynames Tom came by and called Pete to let him know he was with me. Tom essentially spent…
Give it up for Trail Divas
by tmangan • June 17, 2007 • 0 Comments
Sarah at Freezerbagcooking.com has started a new hiking site for women called Traildivas.com. I hope to show other women what they can do to carry less weight while backpacking, how to hike farther when dayhiking and to feel comfortable taking…
China’s pollution landing in California
by tmangan • June 17, 2007 • 1 Comment
Airborne crud from the China boom is settling in the High Sierra, according to this story my employer published today. For China, the 21st century holds boundless possibilities. The awakening economic giant could surpass anything that has come before it.…