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REI wants outdoor instructors in Saratoga
by tmangan • October 30, 2007 • 0 Comments
One full time, 10 part-timers, this ad says. REI OUTDOOR SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR Instructors must have proven ability to manage and instruct large groups of people (typically 8 to 12 on an outing & up to 30 in an in-store class).…
So much for cash-strapped local parks
by tmangan • October 29, 2007 • 2 Comments
Everybody should have this problem: what to do with $85 million bucks in the bank. Six times in the past few decades, park-loving Santa Clara County residents voted to keep using a sliver of their property taxes to buy and…
Proof that cows are conspiring against me
by tmangan • October 27, 2007 • 1 Comment
So I spent the summer avoiding the East Bay cattle and wandering most of the properties of the Midpeninsula Open Space District, which announced the other day that it’s planning to allow cattle grazing in a few grassy areas: The…
Fire danger closes Las Padres National Forest
by tmangan • October 25, 2007 • 3 Comments
The huge national forest running down the California Coast has been closed because of all the So-Cal fires. Due to extreme fire danger, the entire Los Padres National Forest has been closed to the public, a move that may be…
Off-leash areas in the GGNRA
by tmangan • October 23, 2007 • 0 Comments
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which administers tons of open space around San Francisco, is working up new guidelines for where folks can let their dogs go off-leash. A blog for local pet owners has an update on what’s going…
Guide book blamed in UK hiker’s death
by tmangan • October 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Saw this one at Rocky’s blog: Seems this guy and his wife were hiking on Tryfan, one of Wales’ most notoriously nasty mountains (what UK peaks lack in altitude, they often make for in shear climatic hell; here’s a pic).…
Report: Wilderness too far from inner city
by tmangan • October 19, 2007 • 3 Comments
I’m hoping my colleagues in the biased news media have unfairly portrayed the contents of a recent report, which slams the East Bay Regional Parks System for the unmitigated gall of having all its parks in areas full of rich…
Wine Country Trekking
by tmangan • October 18, 2007 • 0 Comments
It was only a matter of time till somebody stole Winehiker Russ’s idea: Wine Country Trekking anticipates customers will come from two primary markets. Those who have enjoyed inn-to-inn hiking holidays in Europe and abroad can now enjoy them in…