This gem just came in over the wires: DENVER, Colorado (AP) — Authorities who spent five days searching for a Marine after a friend reported him lost in a hiking accident have arrested the friend and said Thursday they believe…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
Not exactly a day off
by tmangan • September 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
A Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker named Moose recounts a busy town stop at Ashland, Oregon, The rest of the day was a frantic race. We dropped our stuff in the room and ran to the bus stop. Caught the bus…
Outdoor Blogger Ho Down
Second climb of Mount Shasta
by tmangan • September 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
As a prelude to our weekend in the shadow of Mount Shasta, check out these excerpts from an account of the second successful summit bid, published in the Daily Herald (San Francisco) on October 9, 1854: Substituting flannel overshirts for…
Backpacking
No-cook camping foods
by tmangan • September 7, 2006 • 1 Comment
This one probably applies only to people who can get by without a morning cup of coffee: camping food that requires no cooking. Folks at TLB Forums have a host of ideas for no-cook meals. A few examples: Sometimes I’ll…
Backpacking
More dish on dishwashing
by tmangan • September 7, 2006 • 1 Comment
A scientist has figured out the most thorough way to clean up after dinner when camping. To clean eating implements adequately, Hargreaves proposes a rigorous approach to washing in which backpackers would first fill each of three large bowls or…
Outdoor Blogger Ho Down
LittlePo heading West in October
by tmangan • September 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Szu-ting, AKA LittlePo, is the first to confirm plans to join Climb_CA and me at Mt. Shasta in October for the 2006 Outdoor Blogger Ho Down. Again, e-mail me at twoheeldrive@gmail.com if you’d like to come along and I’ll add…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
More on the John Donovan story
by tmangan • September 6, 2006 • 0 Comments
Donovan was the guy who disappeared in a snowstorm on the Pacific Crest Trail in May of 2005; a year later a couple lost hikers found his campsite and used some matches in his pack to light a signal fire…
Wildlife
Fall color in the Rockies
by tmangan • September 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
National Parks Traveler suggests this is a great time to go looking for wildlife, and the time’s coming soon to see peak fall colors near the high peaks: Timing fall’s best colors in the Rockies is tricky, as they’re at…
Gear
Good deals on water filters
by tmangan • September 5, 2006 • 0 Comments
Hiker Deals links to attractive prices on Katadyn water filters, both the Hiker and the higher-capacity Guide. Without straying into the fray over whether to filter or to purify (or both, or neither), I can say I’ve had great luck…