Something that occurred to me over the weekend: Almost every piece of gear I’ve ever bought has turned out to be the wrong thing. Tents, packs, sleeping bags/pads, you name it. They serve their purpose but are always flawed —…
Hiking
A hiking song
by tmangan • April 10, 2007 • 1 Comment
… specially written for all us old folks with creaky knees and sore feet.
This is amusing
by tmangan • April 6, 2007 • 8 Comments
Stumbled across this blog posting with a video of a guy struggling to get a baby stroller across a rocky stream bed. It’s shot from behind, and looks like a totally bumpy ride; you can occasionally see a leg flopping…
More mapping mania
by tmangan • April 6, 2007 • 0 Comments
So it looks like Modern Hiker, Cutter and Cyberhobo have all the latest about Google maps and other online cartography stuff. I know I should be jumping on the bandwagon, adding maps, links, Fiickr pix and such, but it seems…
Sounds like a road trip possibility
by tmangan • April 5, 2007 • 2 Comments
Feather Falls new Oroville, California, sound interesting. Nestled in the foothills at about 2,500 feet, the falls plunge 640 feet, making them the fourth-highest in California and the sixth-highest in the lower 48 states. Most Bay Area folks either hike…
Why does this sound like all my relatives?
by tmangan • April 5, 2007 • 0 Comments
From a story on hiking tours of Ireland, contrasting descriptions of the guides: If Tony was ever the polite gentleman, Mike was our hot-headed guide. He was quick to order a pint or tell you a joke, and he had…
You call this hiking?
by tmangan • April 3, 2007 • 9 Comments
A travel writer extols the virtues of hiking in Switzerland, where the locals thoughtfully killed off all the fanged predators hundreds of years ago. The only signs along Swiss hiking trails are quaint yellow signposts that provide not only the…
Moosejaw magic
by tmangan • March 30, 2007 • 3 Comments
So Moosejaw.com has been around since, like, forever in Internet time, but the Detroit Free Press just found out about it a couple weeks back. The Madison Heights-based outdoor retailer offers advice to lovelorn customers every day. Moosejaw also wants…
Trekking in Laos
by tmangan • March 30, 2007 • 0 Comments
A travel piece in the Arizona Star describes hiking through the wild forests of Southeast Asia between the Mekong River and the Chinese border The afternoon reveals the real splendor of Nam Ha as we forge our way into the…