I’m heading up to Mount Diablo to check out the Rock City area today (duty calls; this’ll be for another column in the Mercury News). It’s my last major section of the park still unexplored. Tons more minor ones, plus…
Mangan's memoirs
Getting sorta back to normal
by tom • November 24, 2007 • 2 Comments
Ok, so we’re getting near the point where some actual hiking related content can happen here. If you’re an RSS reader, you’ll probably want to re-subscribe to the feeds.
Blogs
Trying to post a pic
by tom • November 24, 2007 • 2 Comments
This works pretty well.
Backpacking
Suggestions for winter backpacking sought
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 3 Comments
I had a California reader requesting tips for winter trails and camping along the West Coast. Not having near as much expertise in these regards as the rest of y’all, I figured I’d toss this one out to everybody and…
Hikes of the world
Even more on hiking in Slovenia
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 3 Comments
Paul Trousdale of Oakland was there recently. From his “just back from” item in the Chron: I wish I’d packed: A basic climbing harness and helmet. Although nontechnical, many of the exposed hiking routes have fixed cables to hook onto…
Blogs
Link payback: Hikingtripreports.com
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 0 Comments
Rick at Best Hikes had this one the other day: Hiking Trip Reports. My name is Scott Thompson and this is my hiking Web site. I love the trail and I hope to share some of my favorite trails with…
Hiking
Lost in the woods: a simulation
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 1 Comment
Reporter for a TV station back East wonders what it’s like to be stuck in the woods after dark. I think I smell a reality TV show in the making here.
Through-hiking
Interview: Through-hiking the Pacific Northwest Trail
by tom • November 19, 2007 • 1 Comment
Not to be confused with the Pacific Crest Trail, the Pacific Northwest Trail runs for nearly 1,200 miles from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean. Two-Heel Drive reader and blogger Greg Seitz interviewed a friend of his who hiked…
In the news
Autistic teen found after night in Uvas Canyon
by tom • November 19, 2007 • 1 Comment
From this morning’s Mercury News, a story about a boy lost overnight at Uvas Canyon County Park. He was out on a hike Saturday with his family. For 18 terrifying hours, her 15-year-old autistic son, who doesn’t speak, was lost…