Let’s see what the kids’ve been up to: Feral Hiker tells how he learned for himself that you can get hypothermic without feeling cold. “I was alone, if I had fallen, easy to do on the wet, tangled wood I…
Blogs
Back at it
by tmangan • March 29, 2007 • 4 Comments
OK, I’ve finally got some time to catch up on some links. There’s a bunch. Sarah at freezerbagcooking.com has a bunch of gear for sale, including an excellent deal on a 2-person tent. Crow takes her first shower in four…
Catching up on some links
by tmangan • March 15, 2007 • 4 Comments
Just to prove I haven’t fallen off the planet, a few links from our favorite outdoor bloggers: Modern Hiker Casey points to a couple interesting sites: Walking in L.A. and WildrLog. Winehiker Russ is back in commission. (Note this post…
Links pour down like rain
by tmangan • March 5, 2007 • 0 Comments
Lots o’ blogging happening over the weekend. The highlights: Scoutmaster, who posted an worthy defense of Scouting in the comments here last week, links to an article by the author of “Last Child in the Woods.” (For those who missed…
Commenters Hall of Fame
by tmangan • February 27, 2007 • 8 Comments
Yesterday I noticed Movable Type has a function that allows searching of individual commenters’ posts, but it also has a side benefit of telling how many posts have been entered under that same name. So, just for the pure unadulterated…
4wheelbob.com is up and running
by tmangan • February 23, 2007 • 1 Comment
Bob Coomber, California Outdoors Hall of Fame Inductee, has his long-awaited Web site up. Bob, as you’ll recall, has a seriously nasty kind of diabetes that makes it impossible to use his legs, so he hikes with his hands, arms…
Feral Hiker’s blog
by tmangan • February 22, 2007 • 1 Comment
I’ve been meaning to post a link to feralhiker.blogspot.com, which belongs to a Washington state hiker and camper, but keep getting distracted. This description of a rodent encounter got my attention: Late one fall I setup camp about noon near…
Back from Tasmania
by tmangan • February 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rick at Besthikes.com posted a bunch of cool pix from his Tasmanian adventure last week, and this week he came as close as humanly possible to saying “Tom, when the hell are you going to send some linkage my way?…
A few blog shout-outs
by tmangan • February 7, 2007 • 2 Comments
Just wanted to send along a few encouraging words about a couple blogs started in the past couple months that keep getting better. Russ at Trailcraft has an instructive should-I-GPS-or-not post. His conclusion: loves the entertainment value, leaves it at…