I happened upon this site today called active.com, which bills itself as a gathering spot for people with active lifestyles. I figured heck, there must be a lot of hikers around there. I was right, though there wasn’t much actual…
Hiking
Where’d you hike last?
by tom • November 29, 2007 • 9 Comments
Also, when? How far? What was it like? (Your duty as a proud member of the Global Hiking Elite is to share your experiences with the unwashed masses yearning for trail suggestions). If you’re one of the feed-reeding majority of…
Shoreline hiker sees UFO
by tom • November 27, 2007 • 2 Comments
Well, he couldn’t identify what it was. The skies were also clear, not overcast. I know at least two other people saw it — two guys jogging pointed at it and kept jogging and pointing. Everyone else on the nature…
Even more on hiking in Slovenia
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 3 Comments
Paul Trousdale of Oakland was there recently. From his “just back from” item in the Chron: I wish I’d packed: A basic climbing harness and helmet. Although nontechnical, many of the exposed hiking routes have fixed cables to hook onto…
Lost in the woods: a simulation
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 1 Comment
Reporter for a TV station back East wonders what it’s like to be stuck in the woods after dark. I think I smell a reality TV show in the making here.
Deal of the Day Tracker
by tom • November 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
One for all you gearheads: DODTracker.com, which chronicles the Deals of the Day at dozens of sites (Sports & Apparel has possibilities.) (Be sure to stock up before Buy Nothing Day).
Hiking Slovenia
by tom • November 14, 2007 • 1 Comment
Stumbled across a blog post from some folks who had some fun in the hills of the Balkans. The lake has a castle on one side, an Island Church in the middle, and is absolutely stunning. Unfortunately, they do not…
Coolest people you’ve met on hikes
by tmangan • November 9, 2007 • 7 Comments
One of the first guys I met was a 79-year-old retired San Francisco cop who was stronger, faster and tougher for four miles up one of the meanest trails in the South Bay. He told me he retired, bought a…
Your earliest hiking memories
by tmangan • November 8, 2007 • 11 Comments
I grew up in a subdivision near some timber we used to run around in — my kid brother actually set fire to it one time, but the volunteers got it put out before much damage was done. There really…