WTA Blog wonders. Main consideration, especially for backpacking, is: what to do about the Time of the Month. One commenter says: Further to the subject of menstruation – please pack out your feminine products – they do not decompose as…
Blogs
Talk about running with the big dogs
by tmangan • May 5, 2007 • 2 Comments
Techotek blog links to an astoundingly huge English Mastiff. Looks like something from a ’50s monster flick: “The Dog that Ate Toledo” or some such.
In the news
Defying death: you go first
by tmangan • May 4, 2007 • 1 Comment
The other day I saw a post at GoBlog about all the dead bodies left frozen on Mount Everest, and today I read an update on the story of the guy who tried to prove he could go all day…
Hikes of the world
How brave are you?
by tmangan • May 4, 2007 • 1 Comment
Brave enough to parachute into a rain forest to lend medical aid? Jesse at Treknologies has an idea: In return for your services RAM will offer the adventure of a lifetime. Parachuting into the middle of the rain forest and…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
Glacier break-off devastates trail
by tmangan • May 3, 2007 • 2 Comments
A popular Oregon trail along the PCT is no more, thanks to a chunk of glacier breaking off and causing havoc nearby. The bottom line for hikers is that the popular walk to Pamelia Lake, nestled at the southwest base…
Fitness
Best way to deal with ticks?
by tmangan • May 3, 2007 • 1 Comment
Keep the little buggers off you to begin with, this article says. One tip: 4. Use a tick repellent when going hiking or taking a picnic. Here’s a page with even more anti-tick strategies.
Trails
Want some West Texas wilderness?
by tmangan • May 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Try Big Bend Ranch State Park, where efforts are afoot to get more visitors to stop by. It’s all part of a larger effort to make this sprawling but largely unused West Texas park more accessible to the public without…
Gear
Another of those water filter questions
by tmangan • May 2, 2007 • 5 Comments
Joe of The Dude Abides sends greetings, and has a request for suggestions: Hey Tom… Question for you: My First Need water filter bit the dust and I need to get another one. Can you point me in the right…
Wildlife
Great, now I have to worry about bees, too?
by tmangan • May 2, 2007 • 0 Comments
Guess so, according to a story in the paper in Olympia, Washington. Among the tips for avoiding angry buzzers: Wear light-colored clothes. Bees zero in on objects that resemble their natural predators, such as bears and skunks, when they defend…