I’m joining 4WheelBob and his Backpacker discussion group pals for a couple days in the desert west of Bakersfield. We’ll be at the Selby Campground till Sunday. Here’s the latest from the Backpacker thread. Be back Sunday night, but it…
Tom’s travels
A vacation plan emerges: Carrizo Plain National Monument
by tom • March 16, 2008 • 5 Comments
4WheelBob mentioned this in a comment the other day: he’s joining some of his pals from Backpacker magazine’s forum for a weekend at Carrizo Plan National Monument in Southern California. They’re going this coming Friday to Sunday. I’ve decided to…
On vacation for a week
by tom • March 15, 2008 • 0 Comments
I’m not going anywhere special, it’s just a week away from the never-ending newspaper slalom. This tends to cause erratic posting, but if I do anything postworthy, well, I’ll probably post it.
A White Mountain memory, rekindled
by tom • February 19, 2008 • 4 Comments
Before dawn on the 22nd of August last year, I got up early to catch the sight of the sun illuminating the peaks of the High Sierra just west of Bishop. Here’s one of the pictures I took: I stopped…
Site tweaks you may enjoy
by tom • February 14, 2008 • 1 Comment
I’ve built a permanent link in the right hand rail for the Google Maps mash-up. | Here’s the link. Also, awhile back I created a custom Bay Area Hiking Search Engine that searches only sites related to hiking in Northern…
Mapping my travels: a Herculean task
by tom • February 13, 2008 • 4 Comments
I’ve noticed that all the cool kids are adding Google maps mash-ups of their outings — an option available to them because they aren’t otherwise busy keeping their neighbors apprised of all the nifty nearby hiking opportunities five days a…
Hiking today
by tom • January 21, 2008 • 3 Comments
I’m heading up to Black Diamond Mines, a place I keep meaning to check out but keep letting the long drive scare me off. Enough of that. If you’re up for a combined post-Ground Hog Day and pre-Super Bowl hike…
2007 in images, a look back
by tom • December 28, 2007 • 5 Comments
As good a time as any to take a fond look back on all the fine pics posted here in the past 12 months. So, one from each month: January My pal Vindu from work, most of the way up…
Totally off topic, but…
by tom • December 17, 2007 • 1 Comment
I caught the Van Halen tour as it swung through San Jose (got a free ticket, no less). Pretty good if you’re into that sorta thing. I was, in about 1978. If you did, too, back then, they’re worth checking…