Seems like a day for video links: The Tampa Trib’s outdoors reporter talks about thru-hiking the Florida trail. This is a polished, well-produced piece, which seems odd for a newspaper guy, and offers a fascinating glimpse at the sights along…
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For Bay Area backpackers
by tmangan • April 2, 2007 • 1 Comment
Steve Sergeant sent me a note the other day that the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club is planning its season kick-off meeting from 7 to 8:30pm April 9 at Sports Basement, 1177 Kern Ave, Sunnyvale. The meeting includes…
Monday links
by tmangan • April 2, 2007 • 1 Comment
Let’s see what the kids’ve been up to: Feral Hiker tells how he learned for himself that you can get hypothermic without feeling cold. “I was alone, if I had fallen, easy to do on the wet, tangled wood I…
Pinnacles revisited
by tmangan • April 1, 2007 • 2 Comments
OK, back to nature. Last weekend I went along with the FOMFOK hiking group on its annual Pinnacles National Monument trek, which is always great fun amid good people (or good fun among great people, depending on how muddy the…
Moosejaw magic
by tmangan • March 30, 2007 • 3 Comments
So Moosejaw.com has been around since, like, forever in Internet time, but the Detroit Free Press just found out about it a couple weeks back. The Madison Heights-based outdoor retailer offers advice to lovelorn customers every day. Moosejaw also wants…
Trekking in Laos
by tmangan • March 30, 2007 • 0 Comments
A travel piece in the Arizona Star describes hiking through the wild forests of Southeast Asia between the Mekong River and the Chinese border The afternoon reveals the real splendor of Nam Ha as we forge our way into the…
Line up for Squishy Bowls
by tmangan • March 30, 2007 • 0 Comments
I saw this post at gadling.com talking up these bowls made of “food-grade silicone” that can be pressed flat but pop back into their original shape. Great for backpacking, the post notes, but forgets the Question Which Must Be Answered…
Back at it
by tmangan • March 29, 2007 • 4 Comments
OK, I’ve finally got some time to catch up on some links. There’s a bunch. Sarah at freezerbagcooking.com has a bunch of gear for sale, including an excellent deal on a 2-person tent. Crow takes her first shower in four…
Sierra snowpack 50 percent of normal
by tmangan • March 29, 2007 • 1 Comment
Last year it was all about there being too damn much snow in the high country; this year it’s about there not being enough: The California Department of Water Resources conducted its fourth survey of the Sierra snowpack for the…