Lots o’ campers are fond of Freezer Bag Cooking, a site which shows people how to mix foods in a heavy duty resealable bag and make a meal by pouring hot water into the ingredients in the bag. Awhile back…
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Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
Bobcat at Point Lobos, originally uploaded by Tom Clifton. “Bobcat at Point Lobos” from the photostream of Tom Clifton, who was one of the daring group who hiked to the top of Mission Peak with us on Thanksgiving morning. Click…
Last thoughts on James Kim
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
James Kim died trying to hike out of the Oregon wilderness to bring help for his family. We had CNN on in the newsroom Wednesday when the announcement came that searchers had found the body of Mr. Kim, who had…
New Year’s Day trail meet-up
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 4 Comments
Black Mountain, Monte Bello Ridge OSP in Palo Alto, originally uploaded by bubbletea1. The last couple years I’ve done a First Day Hike with Mike Wimble and his wife, Kathy, and their hiking group (called FOMFOK, for Friends of Mike,…
People of color in the outoors
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
This should charm Climb_CA, who frets over the wilds being so lily-white, peoplewise (hey, it’s good disguise on a ski slope!). A new book is called “Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places,” by Dudley Edmondson, an African American…
Trail coffee that doesn’t suck
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
As promised, Russ at Trailcraft offers three good ways to make camping coffee. His fave: Turkish Coffee. This little blessing from heaven was introduced to me just a few years ago and I have enjoyed it on almost every trip…
Finding somebody who’s lost
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
Now that I’ve discovered the RSS feed to Tom Stienstra’s outdoors columns it looks like I’ll have to post to all of them. His latest tells searchers how to find folks who’ve lost their way. Recreate victim’s thoughts: Many people…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
Sonoran Desert, originally uploaded by Hiking Woman. “Sonoran Desert, AZ,” from the photostream of Hiking Woman.
Why we need more hikers in the news biz
by tmangan • December 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
My beloved Mercury News is not one to pile on or anything, but this morning’s edition does have one more update on the couple lost for five days: a point-by-point recitation of everything they did wrong. Oddly enough, the story…