This time: Puget Sound fun in the Tacoma area. And more stuff from Joe Miller at the Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer.
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
Rolling Thunder on trail conversations
by tmangan • May 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
He says Great Debates powered his hike up the PCT last year. In Big Bear, for example, TG and I hiked an unnecessary four miles because our conversation about The Myth of the Californian Pool Boy meant we missed a…
In the news
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…
Hiking
Hiking Week starts Friday in Pennsylvania
by tmangan • May 23, 2007 • 0 Comments
Keystone Trails Association has the dirt. Events culminate with National Trails Day, which is June 2. My favorite event: Dedication of the Bagdad Heritage Trail in Leander, Texas. (Not unexpected: Californians are show-offs in their ability to organize Trails Day…
Fitness
About that five-second rule
by tmangan • May 23, 2007 • 1 Comment
A research team says it’s essentially true, and that, actually, taking 10 or fifteen seconds to grab a bit of food off the floor is safe, too, SportsGeezer reports. No word on whether it’s trail-safe, but the next time you…
In the news
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…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
The funk test
by tmangan • May 21, 2007 • 0 Comments
Zero day musings from PCT’er Cloudspotter, during a stop in Big Bear last week: The Top 10 Ways To Tell If It’s Time To Do Laundry 10. When you take off your clothes, they retain your body shape. 9. The…
Backpacking
Canadian’s backpacking-light blog
by tmangan • May 21, 2007 • 0 Comments
For those who missed Rick’s post the other day, here’s a blog by Matt in British Columbia devoted to reducing pack weight. He sides with the pro-down faction on sleeping bags, and the most recent post has some handy suggestions:…
Gear
Gotta love them gaiters
by tmangan • May 21, 2007 • 0 Comments
This morning for the 17 zillionth time I noticed somebody mentioned having those wrap-around-your-ankles-to-keep-gunk-out things and getting the spelling wrong. Please, world, indulge me on this one: it’s G-A-I-T-E-R. Having to do with gait, not large reptiles that haunt Florida…