Coepark.org reports that all fire-damaged areas have been declared open again. Hat tip to Fedak for passing the news along; he’s packing his gear for a couple days of backpacking.
Backpacking
Links and comments about backpacking, camping and long distance hiking at Two-Heel Drive
Making it matter: Hike for Discovery
by tom • January 26, 2008 • 4 Comments
When I was about 6, a 4-year-old cousin of mine died of leukemia. I don’t remember much from back, but the vision of little Mark in his coffin — his favorite Matchbox car in his hand — at the visitation…
Calipidder went snow camping
by tom • January 22, 2008 • 3 Comments
All I can say is, that looks cold out there. By evening the temperature dropped steeply and we sat around in our kitchen sharing stories, food, and hot drinks. At about 9 pm, when my thermometer read about 15 degrees,…
Christmas gifts for light-weight backpackers
by tom • December 7, 2007 • 2 Comments
LightBackpacking.com has a bunch of suggestions. Interesting ditty: A Nikon monocular/spotting scope. I have one made by Zeiss that I use occasionally — it’s small, light & handy but hard to hold still enough to get much use out of.
Andrew Skurka has only one annoying trait I know of
by tom • December 4, 2007 • 2 Comments
He never says anything to provoke cutting remarks from the snark-o-sphere (must drive the poor kids at GoBlog batty). Here’s another interview with him in his hometown paper, the Boulder Daily Camera. Earnest, honest, straightforward, and even though I’ve never…
Keeping it green in camp
by tom • November 30, 2007 • 6 Comments
Tacoma News Tribune has a rundown of the usual “stop trashing the place, dammit” advice. The first of 11: 1. Stay on the trail when you hike – even if that means walking through mud puddles. Cutting from one part…
Backpacking in Anza-Borrego State Park
by tom • November 27, 2007 • 1 Comment
Found this blog posting from some folks who went backpacking to the dome country at Anza-Borrego in Southern California. Includes some nifty pix, plus this: It’s about a 3.5mi backpack from the trailhead w/ a bit of elevation gain. We…
Suggestions for winter backpacking sought
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 3 Comments
I had a California reader requesting tips for winter trails and camping along the West Coast. Not having near as much expertise in these regards as the rest of y’all, I figured I’d toss this one out to everybody and…
Interview: Through-hiking the Pacific Northwest Trail
by tom • November 19, 2007 • 1 Comment
Not to be confused with the Pacific Crest Trail, the Pacific Northwest Trail runs for nearly 1,200 miles from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean. Two-Heel Drive reader and blogger Greg Seitz interviewed a friend of his who hiked…