So I’m on my way to Murietta Falls, trudging up a section of the Ohlone Wilderness Trail popularly known as The Big Burn; possibly so titled because of a fiery regeneration of the plant life years ago, but certainly because…
Blogs
Another blog about Yosemite
by tmangan • January 20, 2006 • 6 Comments
This one’s just getting warmed up (despite all the snow): Yosemiteexplorer.com. Has lots of promise if the guy can stick with it. I say that only because lots o’ blogs get off to a great start but peter off after…
Blogs
Loads o’ links
by tmangan • January 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
Let’s see what the RSS feed dragged in: Cutter found something amusing: spelling words via pictures posted at flickr.com. Must Be This Way tries on a backpack (he’s fond of the Gregory Z). Little Po’s leading an expedition to the…
Gear
Sole provisions
by tmangan • January 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
Occurs to me I haven’t talked about shoes too much, which is a fairly striking omission for a blog about hiking. Well, now I have an excuse: Rebecca of Calipidder.com fame has just finished a torture test on a pair…
Hikes of the world
Africa’s best trails
by tmangan • January 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
Fiona McIntosh profiles Africa’s Greatest Hiking Trails. The Malalotja Reserve in the north of Swaziland is a pristine wilderness where you can go for a short day hike or lose yourself for up to a week. Take a tent and…
In the news
Finally, an interesting “hiker rescued” story
by tmangan • January 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
The headline alone is reason enough to check this one out: N.Y. detective lost in Dismal Swamp is found Lost in Dimsal Swamp? Rats, that was going to be the title of my memoirs. This part is great: DiPaola went…
Gear
Drippy bladders
by tmangan • January 19, 2006 • 3 Comments
No cracks about bodily functions this time. I’m talking about water bladders for hiking/biking/canoeing, etc. I’ve been hiking about 18 months and have had to pitch two heavy-duty 100-ounce Nalgene bladders that became worthless after springing leaks. I bring this…
Blogs
Link check
by tmangan • January 19, 2006 • 0 Comments
Just a few this morning, gotta run to the dentist in a bit. Joe Miller of the Raleigh News & Observer has an outdoors blog that had just about dried up over the holidays, but he’s back in business now.…
Blogs
Hey, give yourself some credit
by tmangan • January 18, 2006 • 6 Comments
Steve the WildeBeat guy posted a comment way back when I started this blog, noting how annoying it is when bloggers don’t share their names or other biographical details. I’m not so much annoyed as bemused by the notion that…