The Get Outdoors blog has some sassy posters who get especially exercised about overpriced, overhyped gear. Here’s a remark about a new North Face coat with a rock-star sticker price: It’s also a shining example of product design in a…
Photography
You can’t take a bad picture of el Capitan
by tmangan • October 31, 2005 • 0 Comments
But some are better than others.
Backpacking
The aroma of getting out there
by tmangan • October 31, 2005 • 0 Comments
Hiker Joe waxes philosophic on the changing seasons. I love the smell of my camping gear. Not that virginal smell of synthetics just purchased from MEC, but the scent of a tent, tarp, and pack after years of being buffeted…
Hiking
Get your podcast on
by tmangan • October 30, 2005 • 0 Comments
I’ve been dragging my feet in getting in the podcasting craze, but I finally got a taste of it at trailcast.org, a site with podcasts that interview notable hikers. The most recent one is with Andrew Skurka, who hiked for…
Hiking
The last post on bodily functions, I promise
by tmangan • October 30, 2005 • 0 Comments
Couldn’t help but post a link to this Backpacking Light discussion on pee bottles.
Tom's travels
Done hiking today
by tmangan • October 30, 2005 • 0 Comments
Got my hike in at Castle Rock State Park. Pix & commentary at my home page.
Castle Rock State Park
On the rocks
by tmangan • October 30, 2005 • 0 Comments
Castle Rock State Park is a gorgeous little place in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s not especially large and the main trail is a nice five-mile loop with just enough hills to give you the sense that you’ve gotten some…
Tom's travels
Hiking today
by tmangan • October 30, 2005 • 0 Comments
I’m off to the lovely and amazing Castle Rock State Park today. If you’re reading this in the Western Hemisphere, it means you also oughta be out there on a trail near you. I’ll be back with blisters and pictures…
Wildlife
Somebody call the caped crusader
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
Over at HighSierraTopix, a guy talks about his solo hiking/fishing/backpacking trip at Hetch-Hetchy in Yosemite National Park. It’s your basic “what I saw on the trail” account, till this part: Late that evening as I was casting a bat took…