I’ve set aside five vacation days in May coinciding with Trail Days, which runs May 18-20 in Damascus, Virginia. Travel days are the 17th and the 21st. I realize there are inherent issues with spending three days surrounded by thousands…
Blogs
Blog tagging
by tmangan • January 4, 2007 • 3 Comments
I guess this is a status symbol: getting an e-mail saying “you’ve been blog-tagged” and instructing you to write five things nobody knows about you, and to blog-tag five more people. Like a chain letter without the threats of seven…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 4, 2007 • 0 Comments
Twin saguaros, originally uploaded by gwilmore. “Twin saguaros” from the photo stream of gwilmore. Taken during a New Year’s Day hike on the Go John Trail at Cave Creek Regional Park north of Phoenix, Arizona.
Hikes of the world
Hiker’s high
by tmangan • January 3, 2007 • 1 Comment
Bastish.net one again has my green-with-envy gauge pegged. Aside from various views of Fuji, each one closer and better than that before, the actual trail did not seem out of the ordinary. yet, for some reason, I was getting high.…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Towsley Canyon, originally uploaded by hexod.us. Towsley Canyon from the photo stream of hexod.us Locale is Towsley Canyon in Southern California.
Fitness
Off-season exercises
by tmangan • January 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Wilderness trailcraft on staying in shape for hiking when local conditions make hiking impractical: What I’ve discovered over the past few years of spring training is that it is extremely difficult to exercise all my hiking muscles in the gym.…
Tom's travels
Any suggestions for the next outing?
by tmangan • January 2, 2007 • 6 Comments
(Insert standard apology to non-local readers). I’m always most interested in another get-together within 24 hours of finishing the previous one. I realize I should follow the example of firearms regulators and impose a five-day cooling off period before planning…
Fitness
Anatomy of a blown knee
by tmangan • January 2, 2007 • 0 Comments
From time to time I’m obliged to recognize the existence of people who require a bit more excitement during their forays into the outdoors. They strap pairs of long, narrow slabs to the bottoms of absurdly stiff boots and hurl…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 2, 2007 • 0 Comments
Home Sweet Home, originally uploaded by rfbarker. “Home Sweet Home,” from the photo stream of rfbarker. Locale is Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascades Range, Washington state.