About a month ago it occurred to me that all the hikes I’ve been writing about at my homepage might constitute “local copy” that the folks at the paper might be interested in publishing somewhere. I mentioned this to one…
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A pretty picture
by tmangan • April 10, 2007 • 1 Comment
“The crowds …,” from the photo stream of busybeingborn. … because I’ve got nothing better to do at the moment. This is at the Don Edwards Wildlife Sanctuary near Alviso. It’s full of little walkways that go all the way…
A hiking song
by tmangan • April 10, 2007 • 1 Comment
… specially written for all us old folks with creaky knees and sore feet.
Seasons of the AT
by tmangan • April 10, 2007 • 0 Comments
Leonard Adkins on the changing terrain, and changing weather, of the Appalachian Trail: We started in the morning beside the Pigeon River at an elevation of 1,400 feet above sea level. Rising on the pathway that was sometimes going uphill…
A plug for plain ol’ walking
by tmangan • April 9, 2007 • 2 Comments
So we’re pretty much settled in at the new place in town and the past couple weekends I’ve been hitting the sidewalks to see what’s within easy reach. The great thing about being accustomed to 12-mile Saturday jaunts with 2,000…
East Bay Challenge
by tmangan • April 9, 2007 • 1 Comment
Tom Stienstra of that newspaper which we do not name on this blog writes about the East Bay Trails Challenge organized by the East Bay Regional Parks District This is how it works: You register for the Trails Challenge by…
Lessons learned while fogged in
by tmangan • April 8, 2007 • 3 Comments
Some of you might be saying to yourselves, “Tom, why do you keep going back to the same ol’ places.” Laziness, mostly, but there are times when knowing the terrain like the back of one’s hand (though, come to think…
Scouting on steroids
by tmangan • April 6, 2007 • 1 Comment
Not literally, but what else is there to say about a guy who has earned all 122 Scouting merit badges? “Bugling was probably one of the most difficult,” said Calderwood, a high school senior. “I’ve never been very musically gifted.…
This is amusing
by tmangan • April 6, 2007 • 8 Comments
Stumbled across this blog posting with a video of a guy struggling to get a baby stroller across a rocky stream bed. It’s shot from behind, and looks like a totally bumpy ride; you can occasionally see a leg flopping…