Just this morning, David of Random Curiosity posted this tweet: Getting my fill of Everest climbing by watching this: http://snurl.com/28x7z while reading this: http://snurl.com/28×89 And thus saved me the trouble of looking up something cool to post on the ol’…
Hiking
Family health fair at Hellyer County Park
by tom • May 15, 2008 • 3 Comments
South Bay folks may be interested in this announcement from the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council: Festival in the Park- Where Wellness Meets FUN! Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008 Location: Hellyer County Park, San Jose Description: Hellyer County Park and…
Meadow hiking at Wilder Ranch State Park
by tom • May 12, 2008 • 10 Comments
The ocean side of Wilder Ranch State Park gets all the tourists, picnickers and naked sunbathers. Hardly anybody goes to the backcountry on the north side of Highway 1, and almost none of them travel on foot. Hikers probably read…
Wanted: Local hiker lore
by tom • May 7, 2008 • 2 Comments
Hiker lore: stories that practically beg to be shared. What are yours? One from my mental archives: I hiked to the top of Monument Peak at Ed Levin County Park one time with a Persian pharmacist who had lived in…
Dreaming up a business card
by tom • May 7, 2008 • 11 Comments
I’ve been meaning to do this for ages and finally got around to it: a business card I can hand out to unsuspecting hikers on the trail. The tagline at the bottom says “news, links and lore for hikers in…
Interesting camper concept
by tom • May 5, 2008 • 5 Comments
Yeah, I should’ve been out hiking yesterday but instead I spent the afternoon gawking at the clever creations at Make Faire, where wacky do-it-yourselfers get their ya-yas out every year at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. While there’s a smattering…
Which South Bay neighborhoods are closest to trails?
by tom • May 3, 2008 • 5 Comments
A reader e-mails to ask where hikers from Marin might want to live if jobs oblige a move to the South Bay. Just to make it interesting, the reader asks, could it also be at least somewhat affordable? Well, that…
Experiencing technical difficulties
by tom • May 2, 2008 • 2 Comments
Update: oddly enough the upgrade seems to have succeeded. I’m sure new “features” (previously known as “bugs”) will emerge.
Hats off (well, on)
by tom • May 1, 2008 • 12 Comments
The one thing I never, ever hike without is a wide-brimmed floppy hat. I need the brim to keep the glare out of my eyes and the top to keep my bald spot from getting scalded. This is approximately the…