Tell It on the Mountain aims to document the Pacific Crest Trail Class of 2007 by sending a bunch of thru-hikers out on the trail with small video cameras to document their experiences. The synopsis: Who better to punctuate these…
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Walking the AT for wounded veterans
by tmangan • October 2, 2006 • 0 Comments
A couple of southbound Appalachian Trail hikers are U.S. Air Force veterans, one of whom was shot several times during a rescue mission overseas. Several surgeries later he’s in fine hiking form; he and his traveling partner created trailtorecovery.org to…
Not exactly a day off
by tmangan • September 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
A Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker named Moose recounts a busy town stop at Ashland, Oregon, The rest of the day was a frantic race. We dropped our stuff in the room and ran to the bus stop. Caught the bus…
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…
Planning your PCT thru-hike?
by tmangan • August 28, 2006 • 2 Comments
Backpacker magazine has a quickie guide. I found this part about starting in Canada and heading south interesting. A few hikers will begin in late June from Manning Provincial Park and hike southbound to Campo. Southbound hikers can still expect…
The world according to Funnybone
by tmangan • August 25, 2006 • 0 Comments
AKA Chuckie V, at mile 1595 of the Pacific Crest Trail: Things like this disturb me. How is someone supposed to afford to live in California? To me, it’s not a fair trade (and, in fact, a rather fatuous one)…
On being good
by tmangan • August 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
Redtail is a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker who was forced off the trail by knee issues. In the ample spare time he’s had since returning home, he’s amassed a list of thru-hiking rules. No. 5 is my fave: 5. Cultivate…
The bear went thataway
by tmangan • July 24, 2006 • 0 Comments
From BlackHole & Guac’s Pacific Crest Trail journal, at mile 1050.8: In the afternoon I spotted a big, cinnamon colored bear near a small creek (King’s Creek, I think). BlackHole and I watched him eat, about 200 feet away. We…
WildeBeat sighting
by tmangan • July 10, 2006 • 2 Comments
One of the Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers mentions bumping into Steve Sergeant and a friend at a resort along the trail: When I was checking out the bath-house I met WildeGeek and Patty who had just finshed a section of…