The American College of Physicians Observer profiles Edgar Wayburn, who practiced medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area beginning in the ’30s but developed an obsession to save wild lands from development. For the next seven decades, Dr. Wayburn devoted…
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Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 14, 2006 • 0 Comments
Roof, originally uploaded by S*W*Q. “Roof,” from the photostream of S*W*Q Ready for your close-up? Wilderness Trailcraft suggests getting your macro on.
Winter Camping with Steve
by tmangan • December 14, 2006 • 2 Comments
I know you’ve been wondering: what chance do I have to go along with Steve “Wildebeat” Sergeant on one of his outdoor adventures? Well, you could join the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club, or you could do what…
Sending some nuttiness your way
by tmangan • December 14, 2006 • 0 Comments
Sara Lefton, creator of the Jewish Fashion Conspiracy (source of the famous “Yo Semite” T-shirt and other examples of sassy underwear), shares this link for a fun gift basket she designed: A Nalgene bottle with three kinds of trailmix. Sounds…
Dutch hikers’ site
by tmangan • December 14, 2006 • 0 Comments
Saskia & Jan’s Hiking Page belongs to a Dutch couple who have hiked all of the John Muir Trail and much of the northern section of the Pacific Crest Trail. They have tons of pix from these hikes, and a…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 13, 2006 • 0 Comments
Into The Eye, originally uploaded by Beefus. “Into The Eye” from the photostream of Beefus. The scene is from Arches National Park, Utah.
Andy Howell in the Pyrenees
by tmangan • December 13, 2006 • 0 Comments
Andy has an excellent writeup from a trek through the French high country. He describes meeting a French hiker along the way: He greeted me in a hearty way. Wasn’t the view wonderful? These are my mountains. He told me…
Another American walking in Japan
by tmangan • December 13, 2006 • 1 Comment
Bastish.net shared a link to a well-done blog called Laughing Knees, whose author is an American teaching English at a Japanese university. His posts are prose one day, verse the next, always with cool photography of the Japanese countryside. Good…
The guides of Kilimanjaro
by tmangan • December 12, 2006 • 1 Comment
Outdoorzy.com co-founder Wade describes his Kilimanjaro ascent, with an aside about how much to tip guides, porters, etc.: I’ve read some horror stories about tipping guides and porters. Also read that some of them turn around and sell all the…