Calipidder has an OR wrap-up. “Several companies were offering incentives to participate in the carbon neutrality project. By donating the $12, I got a new pair of Hi-Tec boots, the V-Lite Quick Zips. These are incredibly lightweight mid-height hikers. In…
Photography
Flickr hiking pic of the day
by tmangan • February 2, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Tent with a view, Greenland,” from the photo stream of KolSi. Gorp’s Greenland page is here.
Gear
Calipidder’s Outdoor Retailer roundup
by tmangan • February 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rebecca spent last weekend in Salt Lake City gawking at gear and has a list of some of the stuff she liked. I like the sound of this: Grabber Sleeping Bag Warmers: I get so cold at night that the…
Photography
Flickr hiking pic o’ the day
by tmangan • February 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Amazing,” from the photo stream of Louis Rossouw. Louis’ caption: This is a hike called the Wolfbergskeur. (Direct translation: Wolf mountain cracks). Located about 3 north of Cape Town near Citrusdal in South Africa (see link to map below to…
Gear
No good baby-carrying packs in the UK?
by tmangan • February 1, 2007 • 2 Comments
OutdoorsScotland thinks so. He did find a Kelty model that seemed OK, but a commenter from London noted this one was about the only one worth a look. Not exactly brimming over with solid choices, it appears. So what do…
Wildlife
You’re not paranoid if …
by tmangan • January 31, 2007 • 1 Comment
…. you’re being watched: Because they are mostly nocturnal creatures, mountain lions are rarely seen. However, they have learned to live near humans. A few years ago a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put GPS Global Tracking…
Tom's travels
Groundhog Day Invitational Update
by tmangan • January 31, 2007 • 9 Comments
So this Saturday is the get-together at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness near San Ramon. Host Tom Gambolin Man McGuire has as staked out a route he describes thusly: Strenuous ascent of up to 1000 ft maybe to attain ridge heights…
Trails
On the Florida Trail of Woe
by tmangan • January 31, 2007 • 0 Comments
Awhile back I posted a link to Highway2Health Walk, a planned thru-hike of the Florida Trail from Orlando to Key West. The other day I revisited the Trail Journal of the hike’s organizer, one Steve Silberberg, the brains behind a…
Wildlife
Mining the national parks…
by tmangan • January 30, 2007 • 0 Comments
Not for ore, necessarily, but for precious species. National Parks Traveler has the rundown: Today marked the end of the public comment period on the Park Service’s intention to open the parks to bioprospecting, in which commercial enterprises would be…