Modern Hiker notes that a utility company wants to put one up in Orange County: Opponents of the dam are upset not only because the project would destroy one of the most popular hiking trails in the forest, but also…
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Studying Hetch Hetchy
by tmangan • February 8, 2007 • 3 Comments
Those outside of California might be only dimly aware that there’s a “second Yosemite Valley” that happens to have 300 feet of water in it. It’s called Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and it was created in the early 20th century, much…
Woman-lost-five-weeks roundup
by tmangan • January 16, 2007 • 3 Comments
So yesterday I was goofing around and didn’t even notice that Cyberhobo had scooped me on the best “lost hiker rescued” story since the advent of this blog. Even GoBlog beat me to the story. Yes, the shame is unbearable.…
More winter survival tips
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Tom Stienstra interviews a survival expert who gives many of the usual tidbits of advice (your immediate need is for water, not food, etc). And this: Improvise: “You have to know how to improvise because it’s doubtful everything will be…
WildeBeat on the parks pass flap
by tmangan • December 22, 2006 • 0 Comments
Is it a stealth price hike or an excellent bargain?
No death penalty for AT murderer
by tmangan • December 22, 2006 • 0 Comments
Paul David Crews, convicted of killing two thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail in 1990, won’t die by lethal injection. District Attorney Charles Chenot said mounting legal bills from Crews’ appeals and the chance of the appeals court ordering a new…
Buy coffee, fund trails
by tmangan • December 12, 2006 • 2 Comments
American Hiking Society has made a deal with Higher Ground coffee to help pay for trail work in the Southeast United States. This medium-bodied coffee carries a taste of wild berries and a subtle dark chocolate finish. Better yet, the…
Last thoughts on James Kim
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
James Kim died trying to hike out of the Oregon wilderness to bring help for his family. We had CNN on in the newsroom Wednesday when the announcement came that searchers had found the body of Mr. Kim, who had…
People of color in the outoors
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
This should charm Climb_CA, who frets over the wilds being so lily-white, peoplewise (hey, it’s good disguise on a ski slope!). A new book is called “Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places,” by Dudley Edmondson, an African American…