Well, he couldn’t identify what it was. The skies were also clear, not overcast. I know at least two other people saw it — two guys jogging pointed at it and kept jogging and pointing. Everyone else on the nature…
Backpacking
Backpacking in Anza-Borrego State Park
by tom • November 27, 2007 • 1 Comment
Found this blog posting from some folks who went backpacking to the dome country at Anza-Borrego in Southern California. Includes some nifty pix, plus this: It’s about a 3.5mi backpack from the trailhead w/ a bit of elevation gain. We…
Blogs
So much for yourclimbing.com, yourmtb.com
by tom • November 27, 2007 • 2 Comments
These are two sites whose creators hoped they could hire an “enthusiast-in-chief” to attract readers, let users contribute the rest, and build a niche community and, ergo, a business. Steve Outing, one of the founders, says they’re throwing in the…
Blogs
Back to normal around here
by tom • November 27, 2007 • 1 Comment
OK, so I feel like the blog is pretty much back to normal. WordPress is about a zillion times better than Movable Type: Installation’s a breeze (you have to know how to create database on your server but not too…
Photography
Rock face and clouds
by tom • November 26, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rock face and clouds, originally uploaded by busybeingborn. Just a test of the Flickr “blog this” function.
Fitness
In praise of pedometers
by tom • November 26, 2007 • 2 Comments
This story got some press last week: People who walk with a pedometer go farther and get healthier, according to a Stanford researcher: Bravata and colleagues explain that although there has been a surge in popularity for pedometers as a…
Fitness
How athletes lose it, and get it back
by tom • November 26, 2007 • 3 Comments
The New York Times ran an interesting piece the other day about staying in shape, getting out of shape, and matching your workout with what you do for fun. The story opens with the experience of a competition rower who…
Mount Diablo
Rock City at Mount Diablo State Park
by tom • November 26, 2007 • 7 Comments
You don’t hear much clamor among hikers to check out the Rock City area at Mount Diablo State Park. The rocks are very cool, but they’re also covered in the initials, names and graduation years of lord knows how many…
Tom's travels
RSS reader update
by tom • November 25, 2007 • 4 Comments
Near as I can tell, all the feeds are feeding. Tested on several readers including Bloglines, MyYahoo and Google. So, any minute now I might start working on some hiking-related content.