Since GoBlog laments he never hears from me anymore, I can at least link his post about how to pet cows. Seems there’s a right way and a wrong way. Just for fun, here’s a letter from somebody who read…
Hiking
Yacking about yurts
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Gadling lists states that have yurts, those round structures imported from Mongolia. I’m disturbed to find California not on the list, but of course you know how we view these things: if yurts were necessary on this continent, they would…
Backpacking
Loaded for beer
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Russ at Trailcraft shows how it’s done.
Hiking
Latest WTA Magazine …
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 1 Comment
Is on women and hiking. If you’ve been on a trail lately, it should be no surprise that women are out there hiking — in great numbers. In fact, about forty-seven percent of hikers in the U.S. are women. A…
Fitness
What the shivers mean
by tmangan • May 14, 2007 • 0 Comments
Hypothermia, natch. From lightbackpacking.com: At Caribou Lakes Wilderness last year, backpacking buddies Duke, Wild Bill and I walked a 10-mile day-hike loop in t-shirts. When we returned to base camp, the sky was clouding up and Bill decided to go…
Henry Coe State Park
A fine day at Henry Coe
by tmangan • May 13, 2007 • 1 Comment
Every year around Mother’s Day, Mike and Kathy take their hiking club out to Henry Coe State Park, where wildflowers tend to still be in bloom and the weather’s pleasant enough that the park’s hills can be survived without keeping…
Photography
A quiz
by tmangan • May 11, 2007 • 3 Comments
Who can guess where this picture was taken?
Wildlife
Standard avoiding venomous snakes article
by tmangan • May 11, 2007 • 1 Comment
Whatever you do, don’t try to pick one up. (I sorta think people who trifle with rattlesnakes get what they deserve … snake’s just slithering about his business and gives you a polite rattle that says “stay away or I’ll…
Wildlife
Interesting facts about vultures
by tmangan • May 11, 2007 • 1 Comment
Happened across a blog posting from a guy who visited Pleasanton Ridge Park the other day and had this to say about vultures: These ubiquitous birds are pretty amazing: They feed primarily on a wide variety of carrion, from small…