Tonight I checked my Google Analytics logs and compiled the top 25 hiking blogs most likely to link back to Two-Heel Drive. They reflect a welcome trend: We’re starting to see a return to the good old days when hiking…
Blogs
Trail magic: why complete strangers do such nice things for thru-hikers
by tom • September 21, 2011 • 4 Comments
Magic is the impossible come to life. Thru-hikers along the Appalachian and Pacific Crest trails find it all the time: coolers of Cokes, boxes of Snickers, spare socks in an ammo tin. Right on the trail, hundreds of miles from…
Why the iPad matters to hikers (and especially to hiking bloggers)
by tom • September 20, 2011 • 8 Comments
Do hikers need iPads? (Please don’t throw anything at your screen; it won’t solve anything). I’m sure some’ll think the End of Times has arrived when they see the first gaggle of Boy Scouts gathered around an iPad on the…
Latest links: Backpacking meals, Adirondack hikes, Smokies dash
by tom • September 15, 2011 • 0 Comments
Posting the coolest links that have landed in my RSS feed. How long will I keep this up? Let’s see how well it works. Hiking Lady swears by those shrink-wrapped backpacking dinners from Mountain House. Video clocks in at barely…
Best writing in the hiking blogosphere
by tom • September 14, 2011 • 12 Comments
One thing I noticed while building my Top 10 list: Great writing is hardly a requirement of great blogging (though it certainly helps to be pretty good). Here’s an example of great hiking writing, from the BigOutside blog. I’m slogging…
10 best hiking and camping blogs
by tom • September 12, 2011 • 22 Comments
Steven over at My Life Outdoors asked his readers to nominate the top outdoor blogs, which was a tidy coincidence: Today I wrapped up a quick-and-dirty analysis of more than 300 sites on my Twitter list of hiking and camping…
I’m the content editor at Trail Sherpa
by tom • September 4, 2011 • 13 Comments
Last week Tim Miner, the creator of Trail Sherpa, invited me to get in on the action on his site. He’s putting together a team of contributors to the site; it’ll be up to me to make sure everybody plays…
7 tips for bloggers at Outdoor Retailer
by tom • July 31, 2011 • 8 Comments
I’ll be at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City next week, but I won’t be wearing my blogger hat. I’m attending on behalf of Verb Nerd Industries and pitching my track record as a Senior Hiking Blogger to…
New Blog Carnival: Your Dream Hike
by tom • July 30, 2011 • 0 Comments
Appalachia and Beyond is hosting the August Outdoor Blog Carnival. Topic of the month: what is your dream hike? Blog carnivals with a theme like this present an excellent way to see how many ways people can put the same…