You may recall Cari Tucker, aka Sandals, whose plans for a 2007 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike were interrupted last year by the small detail of a broken ankle. She must’ve done everything right, healingwise, because she made it to Warner…
Photography
One of my pictures got published
by tmangan • April 26, 2007 • 0 Comments
“A sign at Lassen Volcanic National Park,” from the photo stream of busybeingborn. It’s on Page 9 of “Rude World, 100 Rudest Place Names in the World,” which arrived in today’s mail (Thanks Rob and Ed). More of the book’s…
Blogs
New stuff at Treknologies
by tmangan • April 26, 2007 • 0 Comments
Jesse at Treknologies.com is back at it after taking a half-year off (this is what sane people do when they have, like, lives outside their blogs) and has an excellent guide for getting in shape. One of his tips: 3)…
Trails
Some folks have their Crackberries…
by tmangan • April 26, 2007 • 2 Comments
… I have Trail Journals. How heavy is my Monkey? Well, I just read the journal of a woman who did the Skyline-to-the-Sea trail, a mere 30something miles covered in a long weekend. It’s a hike all the Bay Area…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
PCT trail journal to watch
by tmangan • April 25, 2007 • 3 Comments
A guy who earned his trail name before he stepped foot on the trail — he goes by Out of Order in honor of his pack being lost in the flight across the country — is having quite an adventure.…
Trails
Leonard Adkins missed the AT blizzard
by tmangan • April 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
Lots of folks faced nasty weather when a winter storm blew through a couple weeks back, as Leonard recounts in his latest update. He and his crew got a ride north and hiked to the Southern balds while the snow…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
The real reason for eau de thru-hiker
by tmangan • April 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
Scubaman is just outside of Warner Springs on the Pacific Crest Trail: My latest start yet. I was not under way until after 9 AM. It was cold outside and my clothes still damp. The sleeping bag felt so toasty…
Trails
On the way to Kilimanjaro
by tmangan • April 24, 2007 • 0 Comments
Adventure Blog just returned from Africa and has posted a quick review of Day One on the way up Kili: Throughout Day 1 you hike along a well developed and easy to follow trail surrounded by Kili’s cloud forest. The…
Trails
Best California hikes, with a twist
by tmangan • April 23, 2007 • 3 Comments
Rick McCharles sent me an e-mail this morning looking for best California hikes, mostly multi-day, but with a major limiting factor: they need to be outside the Sierra. First one that came to mind was the Lost Coast Trail. The…