Contra Costa Times has the details: Measure WW put on the ballot by the East Bay Regional Park District got 71 percent of the vote, more than enough to pass the two-thirds majority it needed. Measure WW will finance $500…
Mangan's memoirs
A great time to be an American
by tom • November 5, 2008 • 0 Comments
A guiding principle among folks of Republican ilk is that the faults of these United States of America are vastly overblown and that the nation’s lefty-liberal critics are largely out to lunch. It took a smart, capable half-white liberal black…
In the news
So who are you voting for today?
by tom • November 4, 2008 • 17 Comments
Or, better yet, what are you voting against? I’m a cautious, fiscally conservative, middle-class white guy who thinks the United States of America is the greatest large country on this planet of ours, but I almost never vote for Republicans.…
Blogs
Nice local blog: Bay Area Outdoors and Beyond
by tom • November 4, 2008 • 4 Comments
Dave Miller has been sending GPS/Google maps of his Northern California hikes to Backpacker magazine for some time, but his blog has been around only since July ’08. The most recent post is a gem: he goes to Cloud’s Rest…
Wildlife
Links for Bay Area hiking voters
by tom • November 4, 2008 • 10 Comments
Bay Nature has a quick list of the major outdoors-related votes on today’s ballot. The Greenbelt Alliance thoughtfully instructs us on how to vote. The biggest vote is for Measure WW, which will allow the East Bay Regional Park District…
Mangan's memoirs
Evil advertisers alert
by tom • November 3, 2008 • 5 Comments
Well, Google’s Adsense has finally pissed me off. The twits who think the world will end when people of the same gender marry have bought up blog space across the California blogosphere and their aggravating, misleading ads are showing up…
Garin-Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park
First hike: Garin-Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park
by tom • November 2, 2008 • 6 Comments
Garin-Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park is mostly former ranch land, like most of the East Bay parks, which means a fair share of old Jeep trails better attuned to the internal combustion engine. The park is in lies in the…
In the news
Mercury News story centered on El Corte de Madera crash site
by tom • October 30, 2008 • 2 Comments
A heart-tugging tale in this morning’s Mercury News recounts how an Australian named Grant Tischler hiked to the place where a plane crash killed his father 55 years ago Wednesday. Wednesday morning, Tischler arrived early at the trail head for…
Hiking
How to start a hiking blog
by tom • October 28, 2008 • 21 Comments
So you were inspired by The Case for Starting Your Own Hiking Blog and now you want a blog of your very own. Here’s how to get the blog rolling: 1. Get a topic You could just name it “John…