Let’s see what the blog roll turned up: Outdoor Sports Blog links to an excellent Anchorage Daily News story about a snowshoer who died in an avalanche; the story restates the meme that a little avalanche knowledge is a dangerous…
Tom's travels
Another hike posted
by tmangan • February 13, 2006 • 0 Comments
I did the Falls Trail Loop at Mount Diablo State Park. Pix & words here.
Mount Diablo
A few hours on the Falls Trail
by tmangan • February 12, 2006 • 1 Comment
Mount Diablo State Park seems aptly named if you visit in summer, when dry, sunny afternoons in the high 90s are a fixture of the environment. It’s another world, however, in winter and spring, when the hills green up and…
Ed Levin County Park
A few scenes from Ed Levin County Park
by tmangan • February 12, 2006 • 0 Comments
I’ve got another snow-camping outing planned for the first weekend in March at Lassen Volcanic National Park. This one includes a seven-mile hike with full pack and snowshoes at above 8,000 feet, which means I need to beef up my…
Blogs
A little blogroll with your coffee
by tmangan • February 10, 2006 • 0 Comments
GoBlog’s been posting up a storm of late. One can’t-miss gear item: heated ski gloves. (Comment: if you’re fingers are that cold, you need to be wearing mittens.) WildeBeat talks about wilderness first aid this week. Outdoor Sports Blog reminds…
Wildlife
A boy and his bears
by tmangan • February 9, 2006 • 3 Comments
The Dude says he finally got around to catching that movie about the guy who lived among Alaskan grizzlies till one of them ate him. Timothy Treadwell was a guy who lived among grizzlies in Alaska. It appears he thought…
Blogs
Ramblin’ with the Gambolin’ Man
by tmangan • February 8, 2006 • 0 Comments
Gambolin’ Man posts another stream-of-consciousness meditation on a recent hike, this one to the Wildcat Creek Watershed in the East Bay hills. I liked his account of a golden eagle’s lunch. At first, I was puzzled by the odd almost…
In the news
Trails.com lists top 100 trails
by tmangan • February 8, 2006 • 4 Comments
From Trails.com, where nothing is free: After analyzing over 10 million “votes” from users over the past year, Trails.com is proud to announce its annual Top Trails list, based on trail popularity and usage in 2005. The Top 20: Breakneck…
Gear
Breaking in some new shoes
by tmangan • February 7, 2006 • 0 Comments
This morning I’m heading out to the dirt/mud at the park down the road in new Montrail trail-runners I picked up on sale at Backcountryoutlet.com. Somebody recommended them for snowshoeing because they come with ankle-high rubber gaiters and are sewn…