Found this gem on Youtube: Because it’s a local TV news report — and therefore trivialized in the most fingernails-on-a-chalkboard means possible — there is at least one fact error for alert viewers to watch for. Video posted by Trekking…
Hiking
Traffic was terrible here yesterday…
by tom • March 2, 2008 • 5 Comments
Which means you kids were out there hiking where you belong! Today’s my wife’s birthday so I’m keeping her entertained all day … back with more juicy hiking coverage tomorrow.
Calipidder reviews Garmin’s Colorado GPS
by tom • February 29, 2008 • 2 Comments
I can’t seem to pull the trigger on buying a GPS unit, but Rebecca has no such reticence. She has an in-depth collection of first impressions of the new Garmin Colorado 400t GPS unit. Among them: The 400t model includes…
Hiking boots: anybody still wearing them?
by tom • February 28, 2008 • 21 Comments
I realize this is heresy against the footwear in my blog’s logo, but a post at Uncooped the other day reminded me I ought to throw this out there and see what sticks. When I was auditioning footwear awhile back…
Mt. Huashan — the harrowing “plank” route
by tom • February 28, 2008 • 4 Comments
Remember the picture of the hiking route that consisted of planks bolted into a Chinese cliffside with chains for hand holds? Well, an industrious Web surfer tracked down a bunch more pictures and a written account by an American, who…
Boutique hiking gear makers
by tom • February 27, 2008 • 6 Comments
I’ve added a list of small companies that build cool gear way down on my right-hand rail. It’s not like this is really free advertising because these links generate about three clicks a century — they’re really just there so…
Why we hike, Version 413,463,271.3
by tom • February 24, 2008 • 4 Comments
The Hiking group at flickr.com weighed the question, which I haven’t revisited in a while so I figured what the heck, why not post a link. I used to have all the standard reasons — solitude, exercise, communing with nature,…
Montbell ThermaWrap: perfect for Bay Area weather
by tom • February 23, 2008 • 2 Comments
Last winter I picked up a Montbell ThermaWrap jacket mostly because it was on sale, but it’s turned out to be something I wear almost every day during the cool, rainy months. It’s not toast-your-innards warm and it’s not defy-a-downpour…
Shoe-lace strategies for finicky feet
by tom • February 22, 2008 • 2 Comments
Here’s something that never occurred to me: you can adjust your shoe-lacing method according to the shape of your feet and whatever aches and pains they might be sending your way. For instance: Wide forefoot with narrow heel 1. Separate…