As a prelude to our weekend in the shadow of Mount Shasta, check out these excerpts from an account of the second successful summit bid, published in the Daily Herald (San Francisco) on October 9, 1854: Substituting flannel overshirts for…
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No-cook camping foods
by tmangan • September 7, 2006 • 1 Comment
This one probably applies only to people who can get by without a morning cup of coffee: camping food that requires no cooking. Folks at TLB Forums have a host of ideas for no-cook meals. A few examples: Sometimes I’ll…
More dish on dishwashing
by tmangan • September 7, 2006 • 1 Comment
A scientist has figured out the most thorough way to clean up after dinner when camping. To clean eating implements adequately, Hargreaves proposes a rigorous approach to washing in which backpackers would first fill each of three large bowls or…
LittlePo heading West in October
by tmangan • September 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Szu-ting, AKA LittlePo, is the first to confirm plans to join Climb_CA and me at Mt. Shasta in October for the 2006 Outdoor Blogger Ho Down. Again, e-mail me at twoheeldrive@gmail.com if you’d like to come along and I’ll add…
More on the John Donovan story
by tmangan • September 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Donovan was the guy who disappeared in a snowstorm on the Pacific Crest Trail in May of 2005; a year later a couple lost hikers found his campsite and used some matches in his pack to light a signal fire…
Fall color in the Rockies
by tmangan • September 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
National Parks Traveler suggests this is a great time to go looking for wildlife, and the time’s coming soon to see peak fall colors near the high peaks: Timing fall’s best colors in the Rockies is tricky, as they’re at…
Good deals on water filters
by tmangan • September 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
Hiker Deals links to attractive prices on Katadyn water filters, both the Hiker and the higher-capacity Guide. Without straying into the fray over whether to filter or to purify (or both, or neither), I can say I’ve had great luck…
Latest on the Outdoor Blogger Ho Down
by tmangan • September 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
Quite a few folks are interested in a weekend in the shadows of Mount Shasta from Oct. 6 to 8. The tally of those feeling tempted, according to the comments list at GoBlog: Josh at simplehiker.com Brad at TheBradlands.com Po…
Blogger meet-up update
by tmangan • September 1, 2006 • 3 Comments
ClimbCA, the GoBlog host, and I have been swapping e-mails and attending to initial logistics of what he’s caling the First Annual Outdoor Blogger Ho Down. Not that there’ll be any ho’s, though we may be staying at a place…