Our tourguide on the rainy hike to Tomales Point mentioned her company has taken “llama hikes,” which translates to: going camping in the backcounty and letting llamas carry most of the gear. Here’s a Usenet thread on hiking w/llamas. Sounds…
Hiking
Six Principles of Leave No Trace
by tmangan • November 8, 2005 • 0 Comments
Courtesy of Glacier National Park’s web site.
Fitness
A dig at the ‘REI Generation’
by tmangan • November 8, 2005 • 0 Comments
I found a great rant about training for hiking last year. Yesterday’s post about treadmills reminded me of this guy’s post, which I tracked down this morning. I call “the REI generation” the crowd of casual hikers who want to…
Fitness
Training on a treadmill
by tmangan • November 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Let me start by saying I am categorically opposed to training with a treadmill. The whole point of hiking is to get off the treadmills/ellipticals/weight machines and out into the world. The best way to train for an activity is…
Tom's travels
Tomales Point hike
by tmangan • November 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
Pix and commentary on yesterday’s hike at Tomales Point posted at my homepage.
Tomales Point
Cold Tomales
by tmangan • November 7, 2005 • 0 Comments
On a sunny day, the route to Tomales Point is breathtaking. The roar of the Pacific Ocean crashing against the cliffs. Cool breezes all the way from Japan. Elk the size of stallions grazing on a hillside. Yesterday wasn’t one…
Hiking
Off hiking today
by tmangan • November 6, 2005 • 0 Comments
For my upcoming birthday, my wife bought me a guided day hike at Tomales Point from this outfit called Absolute Adventures. With any luck I’ll see giant thule elk mating (or at least calling out for love. They call it…
Hikes of the world
Hut to hut hiking
by tmangan • November 5, 2005 • 3 Comments
A New York Times travel piece has several useful links. The Alps are said to have the best-maintained, most extensive hut system in the world. The Austrian National Tourist Office, at www.austria.info, (212) 944-6880, for example, can provide a free…
Hikes of the world
Lost in the wilds of Mexico
by tmangan • November 5, 2005 • 0 Comments
Much wilder than the guy expected, it turned out. The link is to a New York Times review of a book called “Trail of Feathers, Searching for Philip True,” by Robert Rivard. True was a reporter for the San Antonio…