Keep an eye out for Bigfoot. Raygoza, 49, is an award-winning principal at Central Unified’s Pershing Continuation High School west of Fresno, Calif. But for 14 years, he’s also had a secret hobby: tracking Bigfoot in Sequoia National Forest in…
Media (books, DVDs, etc)
Author visit moved
by tmangan • October 17, 2007 • 0 Comments
Michelle Waitzman of “Sex in a Tent” fame won’t be appearing at a couple Bay Area REI stores, I’m told. Instead, she’ll be at the Marmot Mountain Works store at 3049 Adeline St. in Berkeley 5-7 pm Nov. 13 to…
Media (books, DVDs, etc), Pacific Crest Trail
Delving into “Zero Days”
by tmangan • October 17, 2007 • 1 Comment
So 4WheelBob is not the only chaser-of-remarkable-firsts in my acquaintance. It so happens that a woman I work with hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2004 with her 10-year-old daughter, the youngest ever to hike the whole trail. Barb Egbert…
Bay Area hiking clubs
Moonlight in Marin
by tmangan • October 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
This sounds interesting: Marin Moonshiners Monthly Moonlight Hike. Experience the sunset and moonrise from beautiful Mt. Tam. This monthly 3 mile hike takes place during the full moon. Enjoy socializing and picnicing by the campfire. We’ll start hiking near Four…
Blogs
New blog: Trailspotting
by tmangan • October 16, 2007 • 3 Comments
Here’s a link that just came in over the transom: www.trailspotting.com … which aspires to be a compendium of trail info for Northern California. As of this moment there’s only a pair of hikes posted, but they do describe places…
Mount Madonna County Park
A fresh look at Mount Madonna County Park
by tmangan • October 15, 2007 • 5 Comments
Mount Madonna has over a hundred campsites and the ruins of a mansion built by a guy who owned nearly 2 million acres of California ranch land. It has 20 miles of trails but they’re not the main attraction. I…
10 Essentials for Happy Hiking
Mangan’s 10 Essentials for Happy Hiking
by tmangan • October 13, 2007 • 0 Comments
I’ve assembled my version of the 10 things I need for a happy hike in the Bay Area, where the notable absence of such climate annoyances as blizzards and hurricanes means we don’t have to dwell on the 10 Essentials…
10 Essentials for Happy Hiking
1. A water supply
by tmangan • October 13, 2007 • 2 Comments
It’s not just a matter of carrying enough water — you need access to more if you run out. That means two things: a) letting your water supply determine your hike length (turning back when it’s half-gone, for example); and…
10 Essentials for Happy Hiking
2. A reliable map
by tmangan • October 13, 2007 • 1 Comment
The most basic risk of hiking is getting lost. And just as it’s possible to drown in your kitchen sink, it’s possible to get dangerously lost in just about any outdoor locale beyond your back yard. It doesn’t really matter…