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Lots happening on the Outdoorzy blog
by tmangan • May 17, 2007 • 1 Comment
Wade & Co. have been busy. Among the highlights: 1. A mention in Outside. 2. A list of the 10 best backpacking innovations. 3) A blog interviewed Wade. Why do you love the outdoors? This is an excellent question, and…
Backpacking coffee
by tmangan • May 17, 2007 • 0 Comments
Russ at Trailcraft continues his quest to perfect java on the trail. Here’s his latest effort.
More on the ATV menace
by tmangan • May 17, 2007 • 5 Comments
WTA Blog highlights some of the damage done. Those of us who’ve tried to hike on ATV trails rarely repeat the experience. Even when used legally and responsibly, the machines are noisy, polluting and leave behind huge, muddy ruts in…
The blue before sunrise
by tmangan • May 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
A clear sky before dawn has a certain almost-purple cast that seems to be visible only on backcountry camp-outs. A sample: This one is from a camp-out I did last summer at Y Lake in the Emigrant Wilderness. The camera…
Prozac or hiking?
by tmangan • May 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Alert reader Rachel sent along a couple links in UK-based publications about the relationship between walking in the country and improving one’s mood. The study by the University of Essex compared the benefits of a 30-minute walk in a country…
Just remembered: It’s Trail Days time
by tmangan • May 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Grimy throngs are beginning to converge on Damascus, Va., this week for Trail Days, which begin Friday. Here’s a profile of Damascus from Americanprofile.com. Plenty has changed in Trail Town USA since Patrick started selling outdoor gear 16 years ago.…
Backpacker magazine changing hands
by tmangan • May 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Go Blog scooped me on this one, so I figured I’d drill a bit deeper into this deal. The coolest part is that the mag is being acquired by Active Interest Media, headed by former Times Mirror executive Efrem “Skip”…
A PCT dispatch
by tmangan • May 16, 2007 • 0 Comments
Cloudspotter, at mile 212. From behind me, I heard a voice, “Where do you need to go?” I tried to smile in order to hide the deer-in-the-headlights feeling that coursed through my veins. “We’re trying to get a ride back…