I bumped into local blogger/shutterbug Dan Mitchell at the grand opening of a new trailhead in San Jose on Saturday. My writeup here. Here’s a shot Dan getting his lenses in order. Dan’s write-up here.
Blogs
Coast to coast for a good cause
by tmangan • December 1, 2005 • 0 Comments
The other day I happened across ourhike.com, which is described as a novice hiker crossing the country on foot — wiith her mom. The younger of the two is Robin, who has a rare blood disorder that damn near killed…
Sharing some link love
by tmangan • November 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
Another fine blogroll: Calipidder did what any right-thinking hiker/blogger would do for the Thanksgiving holiday: Went camping in Death Valley. Dan Mitchell has lots more pictures of fall colors. Outdoor Sports Blog talks up camping food. Simplehiker discovers a site…
More on the pot-farm clean-up
by tmangan • November 26, 2005 • 0 Comments
Steve at the Wildebeat has posted his account of the cleanup of the pot plantation in Big Basin State Park. A shoot-out happened when the cops went up there and busted it last summer. While you’re in the neighborhood, the…
Thankfulness has its limits, I guess
by tmangan • November 26, 2005 • 0 Comments
So I stop by TrailForums and click on this link about Thanksgiving, just for fun. You know, that holiday about being generous and good and kindly toward one’s fellow man during the commercial breaks in the football games. The thread’s…
Hawaiian scenery that will drive you mad
by tmangan • November 23, 2005 • 1 Comment
Gambolin Man recounts his trip to Kaua
Why it’s good to be in Tennessee
by tmangan • November 23, 2005 • 2 Comments
Because you’re so much closer to Gatlinburg, where Jonathan the Weekend Blogger spent the weekend. He’s got some wonderful pix of the mountains nearby, and to my surprise, sharks at an aquarium. I’ve been to the town just once, during…
More on podcasting
by tmangan • November 21, 2005 • 0 Comments
Simplehiker has a bunch of hiking-related podcasts he found through iTunes. He’s discovering that podcasting is much like blogging: the quality of the ‘cast depends on the qualities of the ‘caster. There’s nothing on earth preventing somebody from putting a…
Yet another outdoors blog
by tmangan • November 18, 2005 • 2 Comments
Outdoorness has been around since last summer; it’s packed with handy tips and gear reviews. A tidbit from its hiking page. Store chemical hand warmers in a hard plastic container. If you pack them loosely, they might rub against something…