The number 7 is unlucky if you find it stamped in the bottom of your water bottle — it means the bottle contains may contain Bisphenol A, a component in lots of plastic bottles. Nalgene insists there’s no evidence that…
Hiking
Sunday at the Marin Headlands
by tom • April 21, 2008 • 6 Comments
I never tire of the Marin Headlands. I drag all my visitors to see them — I even took my Mom up there in the middle of a blinding rainstorm (“there’s a spectacular coastline over there,” I promised, pointing to…
Hiking panties suggestions wanted
by tom • April 10, 2008 • 6 Comments
I’m overcoming my almost genetic aversion to typing the word “panties” because, well, some jobs, though grim, must be done. A hiker at tribe.net’s Bay Area Hiking Group laments her undies aren’t getting it done when she hits the trail.…
Drying out wet shoes, an update
by tom • April 10, 2008 • 4 Comments
Back in January I posted some advice about how to get your soggy shoes dry again. Since then it’s been an enduring fave of wet-footed googlers. Yesterday this comment showed up on the post: I have an innovative product that…
Easy hike at Lompico Headwaters
by tom • April 10, 2008 • 0 Comments
Lompico Headwaters is a site in the Santa Cruz Mountains the Sempervirens fund bought to prevent logging. It’s in the hills near Loch Lomond. Sempervirens has a couple easy hikes planned there: Are you looking for a slow paced hike…
Teeny tiny LED lantern
by tom • April 9, 2008 • 6 Comments
A PR rep for Coughlan’s, the Canadian company that makes a bunch of little camping accessories you always see at the outdoor stores, has been trying to get me to post something about this gadget from their new spring lineup:…
Best places to take your dog hiking
by tom • April 8, 2008 • 11 Comments
Shop for dog-related goodies at REI.com Hikers in the San Francisco Bay Area are crazy about their dogs, but many parks in the region (especially state parks) are not so crazy about dogs on trails (how could they be worse…
Aesthetics: what makes a good trail
by tom • April 6, 2008 • 5 Comments
The post last week about why local parks have so few visitors generated a raft of thoughtful commentary. One of the last to chime in was veteran Bay Area trail builder Jim Preston, who described an ideal of trail aesthetics…
See y’all at El Toro
by tom • April 5, 2008 • 1 Comment
It’s where all the cool kid are going to be.