The Roaring Edge Of Inevitability, originally uploaded by kerch. “The Roaring Edge Of Inevitability,” from the photostream of Kerch. The scene is the Merced River just above Nevada Falls at Yosemite National Park.
Hiking
Another winter safety link
by tmangan • December 19, 2006 • 0 Comments
Seems like this season merits another of these lists of things to do to stay alive out there. Get training from a reputable organization on cold-weather first aid, camping, map and compass, and avalanche awareness. Go with a support group…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 19, 2006 • 0 Comments
Mt Hood Sunrise, originally uploaded by Paul Vernon Photography. Mt Hood Sunrise from the photostream of Paul Vernon Photography. (Moment of silence for those lost on the peak, this year and every other one).
Tom's travels
Outtakes of 2006
by tmangan • December 18, 2006 • 0 Comments
Zion Canyon, originally uploaded by busybeingborn. Over the weekend I posted a bunch of previously unseen pix that had been feeling lonesome in their hard-drive sectors. The pic above is one of them, from Zion Canyon. Check ’em out.
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 18, 2006 • 0 Comments
redwood magical fog sunlight steam, originally uploaded by ((brian)). “Redwood magical fog sunlight steam,” from the photostream of ((brian-m)). The scene is at Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in Sonoma County. Brian’s Web site is here.
Hiking
This is retirement?
by tmangan • December 18, 2006 • 1 Comment
In an article on distance junkies, Florida Today mentions Ed Eberhart of Titusville, who’s been hiking up a storm since retiring in 1998. The 68-year-old who goes by the trail name of Nimblewill Nomad has walked 17,000 miles since 1998.…
Hikes of the world
Great Wall, great walk
by tmangan • December 18, 2006 • 0 Comments
For those who missed this link at Best Hikes last week, Walking the Wall is an amazing account of a couple hiking along the route of China’s Great Wall. One of the great things about this site is that the…
Blogs
Another one catches the bug
by tmangan • December 18, 2006 • 0 Comments
Cynthia Leeder e-mailed applauding my posts at Busy Being Born and pointed out she’s has caught the hiking/picture-taking/posting-it-on-the-Web bug. A page of her Bay Area hikes is here. Cynthia says she’s only recently gotten into the whole walking-on-dirt thing but…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 15, 2006 • 1 Comment
ontopoftheworld, originally uploaded by iwriteplays. “ontopoftheworld” from the photostream of iwriteplays. Scene is Little Baldy at Sequoia National Park. iwriteplays owns the Hiking LA blog. Her write-up of this hike is here.