I get some of my best ideas in the shower. Sunday morning I was somewhere between the wash and rinse cycles when I realized I had to go to Mount Diablo, hike up to a knob at about 3,000 feet…
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Flickr hiking pic of the day
by tmangan • January 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Going nowhere,” from the photo stream of winklerw. Caption: “I wonder what made this bus stop forever at an altitude of about 3300 meters above sea level.” Scene is in the Argentine Andes.
Focus and fitness
by tmangan • January 19, 2007 • 5 Comments
I once met a Russian at the Mission Peak summit named Vladimir who informed me without an extra breath that he’d climbed to the top in 49 minutes. My time was an hour and 20. Guy had serious legs. And…
Up front
by tmangan • January 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
Stephen Regenold writes up five packs that go across the front rather the back. The idea is to redistribute weight and ease the strain on your shoulders. One of ’em creates the impression you’ve got a toaster growing out of…
Green fabrics all the rage
by tmangan • January 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
Fast Company magazine profiles a few sustainable fabrics that are catching on with gear manufacturers. One is from the ever-popular GoLite: What’s new: Recycled polyester shirts ($30 and $35) reinforced with odor-absorbing carbon from coconut shells. Eco-cred: A chemical-free process…
Any Zamberlan owners out there?
by tmangan • January 18, 2007 • 11 Comments
The other day I got an e-mail from a Bay Area guy who works for Zamberlan, the Italian boot manufacturer. He wondered if I’d like to try out some Zamberlans and report the results here. In the past I’ve declined…
Flickr hiking pic of the day
by tmangan • January 18, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Jager on the snowy trail,” from the photo stream of MountainDog. Caption: Walking the South Rim Trail in Roxborough State Park in Colorado.
Links? We got your links right here
by tmangan • January 17, 2007 • 1 Comment
From the Blogs Gambolin Man, host of the upcoming Groundhog Day Invitational, describes a day at Briones Regional Park and Reservoir. He saw a mountain lion once, a few years back: “The big cat paces, sniffs some more, appears to…
Flickr hiking pic of the day
by tmangan • January 17, 2007 • 0 Comments
“sustenance,” from the photo stream of ikes. Local is McGinty Mountain near San Diego