Competitor Magazine has a good rundown of the stuff to do to avoid freezing to death while playing in the snow. If you’ve made it back alive from snow camping you probably know all this stuff but it’s a good…
Backpacking
Links and comments about backpacking, camping and long distance hiking at Two-Heel Drive
Haiku’s getting ready for another long hike
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Haiku, last seen accompanying Treehugger and others for a couple thousand miles up the Pacific Crest Trail last summer, plans to hike the Continental Divide Trail this summer. What he’s up to now: I’m preparing/dehydrating food for my food drops.…
On top of ol’ Whitney
by tmangan • December 15, 2006 • 2 Comments
Rick of Best Hikes has posted a page telling all the nasty details about getting to the top of Mount Whitney. Why Rick likes the Whitney hike: no climbing gear needed surprisingly easy if you get good weather it’s a…
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…
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…
Backpacking meal tips
by tmangan • December 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
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…
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…
Trail’s health mirrors our own
by tmangan • December 1, 2006 • 0 Comments
This story from the Washington Post earlier this week tells of a project to monitor the health of the Appalachian Trail, the idea being that as the ecosystem along the trail goes, so goes the whole Eastern Seaboard. An example…
Light backpacking for women
by tmangan • November 22, 2006 • 0 Comments
It’s true that I’m posting this because it’s the rare free item at backpackinglight.com , but there is a wealth of detail (none of that “brevity is the soul of wit” nonsense here) from two women who wrote to the…