So far, at least 220 buildings have been destroyed. Thousands of people were forced to flee as winds as high as 35 mph pushed the flames toward hundreds more homes on the outskirts of this resort city. Overnight, the wind…
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Trails closures recommended in Riverside, Calif.
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Riverside is right up against some hot, dry hillsides; I’m guessing this won’t be the first So-Cal town to do this, particularly with the July 4 holiday coming up. “Our hillsides are volatile,” Wilson said. “I’d hate to burn people…
Hiker news from the Fedak express
by tmangan • June 19, 2007 • 4 Comments
John is too polite to say “how hard is it to check a news feed, bucko?” but he sent along a few interesting news links: The first is about another hiker perishing after a fall from at the cables at…
Colin Fletcher has died
by tmangan • June 13, 2007 • 4 Comments
Colin Fletcher, author of “The Man Who Walked Through Time” and “The Complete Walker,” died on Tuesday in Monterey County, California, at the age of 85. Here’s a quote from Fletcher from a 1997 interview about a book he wrote…
Scary West Coast Trail ordeal
by tmangan • June 13, 2007 • 2 Comments
Ottawa Citizen.com reports on hikers who got trapped in sea water and driftwood along the West Coast Trail. They were crossing a surge channel when a rogue wave came blasting through. Seconds later they were thrashing around in the churning…
Interesting outdoors job
by tmangan • June 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Saw this at Journalismjobs.com Skilled, enthusiastic multi-media specialists needed by Rocky Mountain adventure portal to travel the Rocky Mountain region, creating fun, exciting vlogcasts. More than just creating vlogcasts (online videos), candidate must have the ability to entertain viewers and…
Nomination for most unfortunate past-tense use “hump”
by tmangan • May 29, 2007 • 1 Comment
Tough guy/Iraq veteran/cop rescuer totes 47-year-old woman to safety after she fractured her ankle on a remote trail in North Jerseys’ Ramapo Reservation. Tapia, 28, had to negotiate rocks, skirt fallen trees, and wade through water, with the injured woman…
Montana hiker survives grizzly attack
by tmangan • May 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
From the Billings Gazette: The man, whose name and hometown were not released, suffered severe facial injuries and was being treated at an Idaho hospital Wednesday evening. The man, in his 50s, was alone and taking photos of bears along…
Wildlife philanthropist’s death looking like murder
by tmangan • May 23, 2007 • 0 Comments
Glen Davis was shot and killed last Friday at a World Wildlife Fund parking garage in Toronto. From the Toronto Star: The man police are now calling a suspect in the slaying of multi-millionaire philanthropist Glen Davis entered the midtown…