Sonoran Desert, originally uploaded by Hiking Woman. “Sonoran Desert, AZ,” from the photostream of Hiking Woman.
In the news
Why we need more hikers in the news biz
by tmangan • December 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
My beloved Mercury News is not one to pile on or anything, but this morning’s edition does have one more update on the couple lost for five days: a point-by-point recitation of everything they did wrong. Oddly enough, the story…
Trails
What to do about mountain bikes
by tmangan • December 5, 2006 • 2 Comments
Tom Stienstra dives into the thicket, recommending: — Single track for bikes. In each district, rangers should convert a significant amount of single track trails for the use of mountain bikes only. The trailheads would be signed, “No horses, no…
Blogs
Trailcraft blog launched
by tmangan • December 5, 2006 • 1 Comment
Russ Whitney of hikingideas.com introduces Wilderness Trailcraft. He dropped me an e-mail yesterday saying Dan Mitchell and I had inspired him to join the blogging masses. Mind you we’ll be the ones to blame when his trail buddies have to…
Tom's travels
Latest hikes posted
by tmangan • December 4, 2006 • 0 Comments
Saturday: Mission Peak Sunday: Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
10 miles at Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
by tmangan • December 4, 2006 • 1 Comment
On Sunday, I hiked with a bunch of folks from Bay Area Linkup who gathered at Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve. The trailhead is on Highway 35, otherwise known as Skyline Drive, a few miles north of Woodside. The…
Mission Peak
Mission Peak in high winds
by tmangan • December 3, 2006 • 0 Comments
I have a hundred-dollar windbreaker imported from England, where they need such attire to fend off those North Sea gales. I had this jacket on Saturday when I stepped out of the Hiker Hauler at the base of Mission Peak,…
In the news
Lost Bay Area hikers talk to the press
by tmangan • December 3, 2006 • 1 Comment
As usual, the simplest explanation is the most likely: They hiked down a steep ravine full of thick brush and lost the trail in the dark. The terrain was too steep and the brush too thick to find their way…
Photography
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 2, 2006 • 0 Comments
Blue Mountains hike: wow, originally uploaded by buenovision. “Blue Mountains hike: wow” from the Flickr photostream of buenovision. More on Jamaica’s Blue Mountains here.