Karen Sykes in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an update on the beatings trails have taken in the Cascades. Especially hard hit are trails in the area known as The Mountain Loop, between Darrington and Granite Falls. The Darrington Ranger District…
Hiking
Why we hike, cont.
by tmangan • May 10, 2007 • 0 Comments
Fedak sent along a link to an interesting discussion on the appeal of hiking. A very good book on the subject of walking is written by Rory Stewart, The Places In Between. Mr. Stewart is a historian who finds himself…
Backpacking
Trout Underground’s camp-out
by tmangan • May 10, 2007 • 0 Comments
Ol’ Tom got some backpacking in somewhere in Appalachia. I also stumbled across a snake that Ian later said was harmless, though I reminded him that I could have jumped back in fear, fallen and hit my head. Appears the…
Gear
Give yourself enough rope
by tmangan • May 10, 2007 • 0 Comments
Scoutmaster tells how to make your own. Once you’ve got it made, tie yourself some knots.
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
Cool PCT videos
by tmangan • May 9, 2007 • 0 Comments
A guy named Bill Batchelor who’s on the Pacific Crest Trail has been sending home videos from his days on the dirt. They’re quite good, not even too shaky when when he records as he walks. Here’s his YouTube page.…
Fitness
Sunscreen reminder
by tmangan • May 9, 2007 • 0 Comments
Scout’s Campfire notes that May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Have to confess that sunscreen is one of my numero uno omissions, though I learned the hard way that there’s a big difference between walking in the sun and standing…
In the news
Survival school sued
by tmangan • May 9, 2007 • 1 Comment
Over the guy who dropped dead at the feet of one of its guides in the scalding Utah desert last summer. Get this: It has since emerged that two of the group members were offered and accepted water from instructors…
In the news
Griffith Park fire photos
by tmangan • May 9, 2007 • 0 Comments
Hiking LA has a bunch of excellent ones posted. From the New York Times story on the fire: The fire made for dramatic images as towering flames devoured hillsides and brush in large pockets of the 4,200-acre park, a hilly…
Fitness
Woo-hoo, more tick info
by tmangan • May 8, 2007 • 3 Comments
Scoutmaster posts a U.S. map showing where Lyme disease risk is greatest.