Tom Stienstra of that other newspaper says that a section of Henry Coe State Park called the Orestimba Wilderness will soon be accessible to mere mortals. For decades, getting to the wilderness required hiking, biking horesback-riding at least 20 miles…
Calero County Park
Something wild at Calero
by tmangan • April 22, 2007 • 2 Comments
I saw at least a dozen turkeys, a half-dozen red-winged blackbirds, a quarter-dozen deer. I didn’t see the mountain lion, but I may have stepped in its poop. Well, I certainly stepped in something, and it shouldn’t have been doggie-doo…
Hiking
Southeastern Hiking Festival trails
by tmangan • April 20, 2007 • 2 Comments
Here’s a list of all the hikes planned over the weekend of May 3-6. The free public festival is all day Saturday, the fifth, in Black Mountain, NC., just down the road from Asheville. I’m thinking we need us one…
Wildlife
What about bison?
by tmangan • April 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
The place to see them is Badlands National Park, says Lisa Brainard, news editor for the Republican-Leader and Chatfield News inn southeastern Minnesota. South Dakota is currently my favorite place to go bison hunting, so to speak. You can find…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
Groomsman in the Yakima Herald
by tmangan • April 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
Tyler Gence hiked the Pacific Crest Trail last year; he’s giving a presentation on his experience next Wednesday in Yakima. From the story in the local paper: So Gence decided to do take some time last year to do a…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
Canada bound
by tmangan • April 19, 2007 • 2 Comments
A hiker named 30-30, at mile 109.6 of the Pacific Crest Trail: Cowboy camping was a bust again. The dew was so heavy that it looked like it had been drizzling all night. Unless I know that it will be…
Trails
San Francisco Bay Trail pictures and write-ups
by tmangan • April 19, 2007 • 0 Comments
Whole bunch of them at this site. I live walking distance from the southern reaches of the bay these days and could,if madness struck, hike around the whole bay and back with out ever turning stepping foot into an automobile.…
Blogs
Who says there’s no talent in the blogosphere?
by tmangan • April 19, 2007 • 1 Comment
I just noticed that Dan Mitchell’s wife, an oboe player, has a blog. Dan sent her the link to yesterday’s post about the guy hiking the Appalachian Trail with his French Horn. Her conclusion: while oboe players are neurotic, horn…
Fitness
A hiker’s medical guide
by tmangan • April 19, 2007 • 2 Comments
Cyberhobo and Crow have already linked to this — a doctor’s description of medical care for long-distance hikers — but I thought I’d post a few excerpts for the poor unfortunates who might’ve missed ’em. Though the guidelines were intended…