Another Paula Constant-walks-the-Sahara link: But, oh, the desert was so beautiful. No matter how tough dune walking is, or how hard it is to find good feed for the camels, I doubt I could ever tire of cresting one of…
Blogs
A So-Cal hiker’s blog
by tmangan • December 7, 2006 • 1 Comment
The Obligatory belongs to a guy I bumped into while noodling around at flickr.com (here’s his photostream.) He has a bunch of write-ups and pix from Southern California outings. A snippet: I got nothin’ against slow hikers. Most of the…
Backpacking
Backpacking meal tips
by tmangan • December 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
Lots o’ campers are fond of Freezer Bag Cooking, a site which shows people how to mix foods in a heavy duty resealable bag and make a meal by pouring hot water into the ingredients in the bag. Awhile back…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
Bobcat at Point Lobos, originally uploaded by Tom Clifton. “Bobcat at Point Lobos” from the photostream of Tom Clifton, who was one of the daring group who hiked to the top of Mission Peak with us on Thanksgiving morning. Click…
In the news
Last thoughts on James Kim
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
James Kim died trying to hike out of the Oregon wilderness to bring help for his family. We had CNN on in the newsroom Wednesday when the announcement came that searchers had found the body of Mr. Kim, who had…
Blogs
New Year’s Day trail meet-up
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 4 Comments
Black Mountain, Monte Bello Ridge OSP in Palo Alto, originally uploaded by bubbletea1. The last couple years I’ve done a First Day Hike with Mike Wimble and his wife, Kathy, and their hiking group (called FOMFOK, for Friends of Mike,…
In the news
People of color in the outoors
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
This should charm Climb_CA, who frets over the wilds being so lily-white, peoplewise (hey, it’s good disguise on a ski slope!). A new book is called “Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places,” by Dudley Edmondson, an African American…
Backpacking
Trail coffee that doesn’t suck
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
As promised, Russ at Trailcraft offers three good ways to make camping coffee. His fave: Turkish Coffee. This little blessing from heaven was introduced to me just a few years ago and I have enjoyed it on almost every trip…
Hiking
Finding somebody who’s lost
by tmangan • December 6, 2006 • 1 Comment
Now that I’ve discovered the RSS feed to Tom Stienstra’s outdoors columns it looks like I’ll have to post to all of them. His latest tells searchers how to find folks who’ve lost their way. Recreate victim’s thoughts: Many people…