It’s a group blog with several authors — the header says “Fishing Biking Running Paddling,” which tells us either a) they think hiking happens indoors; or b) Two-Heel Drive explicitly exposes the pitfalls of blogging about hiking; or c) some…
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Greatest hits from last week’s comments
by tom • December 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
One of the biggest pluses of my redesign is the addition of a comments feed so all you RSS readers don’t have to be troubled with the extra clicks required to see what folks beside me are saying around here.…
How Calipidder spent her Thanksgiving holiday
by tom • November 29, 2007 • 1 Comment
Byrce and Zion! She had no woes with the harrowing Angel’s Landing hike. The last hike and definite highlight of the day was Angel’s Landing. This is a towering rock in the middle of the canyon, with 1500 foot drops…
So much for yourclimbing.com, yourmtb.com
by tom • November 27, 2007 • 2 Comments
These are two sites whose creators hoped they could hire an “enthusiast-in-chief” to attract readers, let users contribute the rest, and build a niche community and, ergo, a business. Steve Outing, one of the founders, says they’re throwing in the…
Back to normal around here
by tom • November 27, 2007 • 1 Comment
OK, so I feel like the blog is pretty much back to normal. WordPress is about a zillion times better than Movable Type: Installation’s a breeze (you have to know how to create database on your server but not too…
Trying to post a pic
by tom • November 24, 2007 • 2 Comments
This works pretty well.
Link payback: Hikingtripreports.com
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rick at Best Hikes had this one the other day: Hiking Trip Reports. My name is Scott Thompson and this is my hiking Web site. I love the trail and I hope to share some of my favorite trails with…
Hiking and blogging for retirees
by tmangan • November 6, 2007 • 1 Comment
Marion Vermazen retired a year ago from working in high tech in the Bay Area. She’s been living in Reno, writing on her blog and taking a lot more High Sierra hikes. She reflects on the goals she set when…
Check out the Happy Feet blog
by tmangan • November 5, 2007 • 3 Comments
So y’all know I work in the news biz and I’m supposed to have my finger on the pulse and everything … well, yeah, for money. At blog prices you get this: links to handy-and-informative Happy Feet blog a mere…