Black Mountain summit, originally uploaded by busybeingborn. All the fun you missed is here. Above, blue skies over Black Mountain summit. Tom Clifton’s pictures are here.
Montebello Ridge Trail
First hike of 2007
by tmangan • January 1, 2007 • 2 Comments
Silicon Valley humor that nobody else would find humorous: We’ve hiked six miles at Montebello Open Space Preserve and we’re resting up at a trail stop close to the parking lot. A philosophical discussion of Karma arises (nothing but the…
Tom's travels
Mountain pictures
by tmangan • January 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
Did a road trip through the Sierra crest yesterday. Pictures here.
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
Nature’s Stairmaster, originally uploaded by Jon Huang. Nature’s Stairmaster from the photo stream of John Huang. John’s description: Walking up a steep sand dune feels like being on a stairmaster. Every step upwards you take, it sets you back half…
Tom's travels
New Year’s Day hike update
by tmangan • December 30, 2006 • 1 Comment
The hike is still on. The Illustrious Fedak sends his regrets but Dan Mitchell is a go. The first to volunteer was Tom Clifton. Could we see a Steve Sergeant appearance? I’m guessing that w/all the snow that’s arrived in…
Photography
How I choose a pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 30, 2006 • 4 Comments
The Flickr pic o’ the day is getting rave reviews from at least a few of the regulars around here; Gambolin Man e-mailed me wondering how they get picked, so I figure others might also be curious. It works like…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 30, 2006 • 0 Comments
picture in picture, originally uploaded by sine wave. “Picture in Picture” from the photo stream of sine wave Setting is Eagle Creek Trail in Oregon.
Photography
For all you Bay Area shutterbugs
by tmangan • December 29, 2006 • 0 Comments
Tom Stienstra of that other newspaper which shall not be named recommends great places to take pictures. One I hadn’t thought of: 3. Hidden Beach, Angel Island The best view for photos at Angel Island is not from the summit,…
Hiking
Quote of the Day
by tmangan • December 29, 2006 • 0 Comments
From an article with all the basics for snowshoeing: “I’ve seen a lot of broken arms. But we don’t have too many broken butts.” (The point being, if you lose your balance, try to fall on your fanny).