The Uncooped blog, which shows more promise with each new post, points to the time-honored human habit of going in circles, which results from one leg being slightly stronger than the other. The post links to an English-language summary of…
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Lunar eclipse photos
by tom • February 21, 2008 • 6 Comments
The Mungo Says Bah blog has some nice ones. In case you’ve forgotten (or never really knew, as in my case), a lunar eclipse takes place when the earth gets right in the way of the sun, (i.e. right exactly…
Another Calipidder snow-camping outing
by tom • February 21, 2008 • 1 Comment
As long as Rebecca’s out there in the snow, I don’t have to be. We found a nice campsite near but not too close to the rim, and then spent the rest of the day eating and enjoying the scenery.…
Well-heeled: a story of absurdity and e-commerce
by tom • February 18, 2008 • 3 Comments
Google’s search ‘bots have been lecturing me of late. They’re telling me all the big money’s in mending people’s aches and pains, vs. doing things that cause them, like, say, walking over jagged terrain all day. Bottom line: I should…
Earth to Bay Area bloggers: time to take a walk outside
by tom • February 10, 2008 • 3 Comments
If I could do one good deed during my time on this planet, it’d be this: getting everybody who has a blog off their fannies and out into the woods for just a few hours a week. I blogged seven…
Reminder to sign up for my RSS comments feed
by tom • February 6, 2008 • 0 Comments
Pretty much every day I’m amazed at how much better this blog is because people share comments. If you’re reading via an RSS feed, clicking on the headline will bring in all the current comments, but the comments feed is…
New blog: Outdoor Tech
by tom • February 6, 2008 • 2 Comments
This one’s from Clyde Soles, a veteran mountaineer, rock climber, writer and photographer. Soles has written a couple books for climbers, including this well-regarded title devoted to the subject of knots. He’s already had one provocative post pointing to evidence…
Fedak’s year in review
by tom • December 31, 2007 • 3 Comments
Guess that ankle’s healed, he finished two 30-milers in 2007. More importantly: I’m planning on working much less and hiking much more in 2008. At least he’s getting his priorities in order. Just noticed he’s got big plans for 2008.
Cool site: Weekend Sherpa
by tom • December 13, 2007 • 1 Comment
Weekendsherpa.com is a slick, well-done site devoted to outdoors activities in the Bay Area. Main attraction is a weekly e-mail newsletter. Here’s an entry from this morning’s missive: Once a year Muir Woods is transformed into a luminous nighttime landscape.…