Americans cannot stand a unified government, and there’s at least a scrap of evidence that unified government doesn’t like America. To wit: 1960s: Democrats run everything. Result: Calamity in Vietnam. 2000s: Republicans run everything: Result: Calamity in Iraq. The saying…
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What’s the worst jam you’ve ever been in?
by tmangan • November 10, 2006 • 7 Comments
This story about two backpackers whose overnighter into Olympic National Park turned into five days wandering lost in the woods made me wonder if others had similar stories, or worse. So fess up: click on “add your feedback” and tell…
Floods pound Glacier
by tmangan • November 9, 2006 • 0 Comments
Glacier National Park has been hit pretty hard by flooding on Tuesday, National Parks Traveler reports. From a Great Falls Tribune report on the flooding. Floodwaters from a freak November rainstorm swept away a large chunk of the famous Going-to-the-Sun…
For the almost-barefoot experience
by tmangan • November 9, 2006 • 1 Comment
Geared Up Blog links to Five Finger Shoes from Vibram. They’re like little booties that strap over your feet and separate your toes. No idea how long they last, but they look really cool.
Links for Northwest hikers
by tmangan • November 9, 2006 • 0 Comments
All you Northwesties who haven’t been there already oughta check out NWHikers.net, which I discovered this morning from a link at the Washington Trails Association blog. Tons o’ discussions, links & such. The forum has a section for links, blogs…
This time it’s my birthday
by tmangan • November 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
I wrote some stuff about it at my other blog.
Great news for wildlife lovers
by tmangan • November 8, 2006 • 1 Comment
Richard Pombo will be leaving the United States House of Representatives. The Washington Post ranked Pombo’s campaign among the 10 worst-run incumbent campaigns in the country, and the Tracy rancher faced a last-minute onslaught of campaigning by well-financed environmental groups…
Chuckie V reaches Canada
by tmangan • November 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
Chuckie, trail name Funnybone, on reaching the final milepost on the Pacific Crest Trial: I wound my way down the last set of switchbacks when I came to a clearing. There it stood, Monument 78, a miniature Washington Monument looking…
Another bi-lingual hiking blog
by tmangan • November 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
Trekking Lab is an Italian hiking blog that has thoughtfully linked here, and even more thoughtfully has started offering English translations. Here’s an interesting tip from a post about orienteering: Parabolic Antenna: if you find a mountain hut with a…