Lost hiker’s 35mm camera helps rescue helicopter zero in on her location: he Sheriff’s Office activated one of its helicopters and a K-9 unit, said KCSO spokeswoman Martha Dooley. Because of the heavy foliage, chopper pilot Tony Chamberlain was unable…
Ohlone Wilderness
More hills, more trees, more skies
by tmangan • October 16, 2006 • 0 Comments
Last weekend’s festivities in the wilds near Lake Shasta left me a bit glum at the prospect of finding new and interesting stuff to write about back in the in the comparatively mundane hills of the Bay Area. But then…
Hiking
Getting out of quicksand
by tmangan • October 13, 2006 • 2 Comments
I was reading a swell story about a pair of Bay Area thru-hikers who’ve trekked all the major North American trails (www.gottawalk.com is their Web site). The story opens with one of them getting stuck in quicksand in southern Utah…
Trails
A Midwestern getaway
by tmangan • October 13, 2006 • 1 Comment
Everybody hikes the Upper Peninsula, from what I hear, but you hear less about the little islands of Lake Michigan. A writer in the Flint, Mich., Journal, describes a weekend backpacking trip on Manitou Island: Well, I could talk about…
Trails
Across the Sierra
by tmangan • October 13, 2006 • 0 Comments
The Our Hike gals were in Auburn, CA, in the Sierra foothills the other day. The day before they met a real live cowboy in the hills: Our morning started out having coffee with Cowboy Ed and talking about what…
Blogs
All about the walk
by tmangan • October 12, 2006 • 1 Comment
Walktopia is a nice blog I happened upon this morning. Not precisely a “walking in the woods” site but everybody’s gotta start somewhere.
Outdoor Blogger Ho Down
Ho Down 2006 clean-up
by tmangan • October 11, 2006 • 0 Comments
Last post on 2006 stuff, I promise. For bookkeeping purposes, here’s one last list of Ho Down-related links: Fedak’s pix here. LittlePo’s write-up here. GoBlog write-up here. BestHikes post here. Many more of Rick’s pix here. Winehiker Russ’s write-up here.…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
Thru-hiking for the cure
by tmangan • October 11, 2006 • 0 Comments
This one’s for my mom, who’s been involved with Race for the Cure for years: Steph Wilson is hiking the PCT next year and raising money for breast cancer research. In the small-world department, Steph was transcriber for speedy PCT…
Hiking
Songs about hiking
by tmangan • October 11, 2006 • 4 Comments
Sharon Allen, who is planning 2007 thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, has amassed a list of trail-related tunage. for her MP3 player. For starters: Who Knew- Matt Keating California Stars- Billy Bragg and Wilco This Land is Your Land-…