So this guy in the UK goes out in his sea kayak in 2002 and is never seen again, though remains of his smashed boat are discovered. This weekend he shows up at a police station saying he may be…
In the news
Search at Mount Tamalpais for missing woman
by tom • December 5, 2007 • 0 Comments
Update: Search suspended, pending new developments. Veronica Ruiz has been missing since Monday, when she told a friend she was going hiking but didn’t say where. A search at Mount Tam was to resume this morning — note they don’t…
Blogs
Uncooped.com: outdoors blog with potential
by tom • December 5, 2007 • 2 Comments
It’s a group blog with several authors — the header says “Fishing Biking Running Paddling,” which tells us either a) they think hiking happens indoors; or b) Two-Heel Drive explicitly exposes the pitfalls of blogging about hiking; or c) some…
In the news
Close call on Colorado’s Quandary Peak
by tom • December 4, 2007 • 0 Comments
Just finished reading a fascinating thread at 14ers.com about a guy who got stuck above 13,000 feet on Colorado’s Quandary Peak. If you’re thinking, “what the hell’s a guy doing soloing fourteener in December?” you’d be missing the point. Some…
Backpacking light, Through-hiking
Andrew Skurka has only one annoying trait I know of
by tom • December 4, 2007 • 2 Comments
He never says anything to provoke cutting remarks from the snark-o-sphere (must drive the poor kids at GoBlog batty). Here’s another interview with him in his hometown paper, the Boulder Daily Camera. Earnest, honest, straightforward, and even though I’ve never…
Mount Diablo
More great Mount Diablo trails
by tom • December 4, 2007 • 0 Comments
Seth Adams of Savemountdiablo.org, which just issued a massive new hiking map of the area around Mount Diablo State Park, passed along some of his favorite Diablo hikes. … you’ve done some nice hikes, the loop around the summit is…
Hiking
Hiking with dogs: everything you need to know
by tom • December 3, 2007 • 1 Comment
I found this page brimming with details on hiking and backpacking with dogs. It explains that the strongest breeds are slow walkers, and that hiking won’t necessarily ruin a dogs hips. It has tips on dog first aid, on whether…
Travel
More Southern Utah pix at calipidder.com
by tom • December 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rebecca posted her Bryce Canyon & Cedar Breaks galleries.
Gear
More gift ideas for outdoors types
by tom • December 3, 2007 • 0 Comments
Last week it was Texas; this week it’s Iowa. The Des Moines Register sent out a scouting mission. I liked these: Books “Spooky Campfire Stories,” retold by S.E. Schlosser. $12.95. Sportsman’s. “Hiking Iowa: A Guide to Iowa’s Greatest Hiking Adventures,”…