Georgia to Maine blog reflects on one of those moments too good for words: And here I am today in Manchester, Vermont enjoying the much cooler temperatures of this glorious state! Here is something crazy — we have hiked over…
Fitness
Lower-back exercises
by tmangan • August 15, 2006 • 0 Comments
Sports Geezer links to a bunch of suggestions. (The Geezer has a pretty much constant stream of interesting links for folks who do outdoor stuff. Saves me the trouble of looking it up. )
Hiking
Now this is why we need an Internet
by tmangan • August 15, 2006 • 0 Comments
So we can learn 31 ways to tie our shoes! (Link via Outdoor Hacks).
Hiking
Why I hike: a synopsis
by tmangan • August 14, 2006 • 3 Comments
Got his e-mail from a guy named Jim the other day: I haven’t read through all of your entries yet. Maybe what I would like to know is in there someplace. I’d like to see you do an entry on…
Travel
Grapes, yes; wrath, no
by tmangan • August 13, 2006 • 0 Comments
The Wine Country is Disneyland for grown-ups: it promises large quantities of things we require — alcoholic beverages — and small quantities of things we’ve outgrown, such as bone-rattling thrill rides. What happens in the Wine Country is that people…
Hikes of the world
A South African trek
by tmangan • August 11, 2006 • 1 Comment
I stumbled across an adventure called the Addo Corridor Initiative, which aims to establish an ecological corridor across South Africa. The corridor’s advocates are going on a mega-trek starting today. Here’s the rundown: Imagine walking through indigenous forests, over expansive…
Wildlife
Name your poison
by tmangan • August 10, 2006 • 4 Comments
From a thread on poison oak at High Sierra Topix: Before I moved to South Lake Tahoe I lived in Santa Cruz. This was in the late-90s. The house I stayed in was located in a wooded area called Pogonip.…
Hiking
Too much technology at the national parks?
by tmangan • August 8, 2006 • 3 Comments
National Parks Traveler says we’ve got all the cellphone coverage we’ll ever need already. As I noted earlier this month, more cell-phone access could lead to more reductions in the ranks of park rangers and the national park experience itself,…
Pacific Crest Trail, Through-hiking
On being good
by tmangan • August 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
Redtail is a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker who was forced off the trail by knee issues. In the ample spare time he’s had since returning home, he’s amassed a list of thru-hiking rules. No. 5 is my fave: 5. Cultivate…