All our junk is in the new place, the computer desk is back up and running, and I should be able to resume goofing off in the familiar fashion on Thursday. (I walked to work Wednesday for the first time…
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Move update
by tmangan • March 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
We’re moving this coming weekend so things oughta be back to normal by next week. In the meantime, be sure you tip your bartenders and partake of the many fine hiking blogs linked at left. And please be careful out…
The people you meet on the trail
by tmangan • March 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
Kathleen used to work in the research library at the paper. I used to take a shortcut through her office, right past her desk. Probably passed it a thousand times. Yesterday I was at the Sunol Regional Wilderness, sitting on…
This could put the Boy Scouts out of business
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
It’s a doodad to tighten rope that requires no knowledge of knot-tying. See Rocky’s post at the Goat for more wisecracks about this thing.
Plastics are your friend
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 0 Comments
So says Sarah at Freezer Bag Cooking, who notes the many safety-related questions she receives about people wondering if cooking food in a Ziploc bag will give them cancer. Also: Freezer bags are made of 100% polyethylene. Most bags are…
Sleeping pad basics
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Backpacker magazine lists 10 considerations before you buy. Among them: Measure your tent. In many tight two-person tents, full-length sleeping pads overlap at the feet, which means you’re carrying some mattress that you don’t need. One solution is a mummy-shaped…
When animals attack
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 0 Comments
Wildebeat has tips on avoiding being eaten.
Catching up on some links
by tmangan • March 15, 2007 • 4 Comments
Just to prove I haven’t fallen off the planet, a few links from our favorite outdoor bloggers: Modern Hiker Casey points to a couple interesting sites: Walking in L.A. and WildrLog. Winehiker Russ is back in commission. (Note this post…
Change is good update
by tmangan • March 15, 2007 • 0 Comments
I’ve unloaded my CD and book collections (both numbering the hundreds) and the component stereo system with tower speakers gets donated to the thrift store tomorrow. When it’s all said and done my stereo life will be reduced to one…