I just got the news that the two American hikers imprisoned in Iran for two years have been released. It’s been an article of faith in some quarters that the hikers had it coming — that they had no earthly…
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How much water should you share with a struggling fellow hiker?
by tom • September 2, 2011 • 8 Comments
I love it when the New York Times addresses critical hiking issues (so rarely it’s actually news around these parts). The issue: a guy hiking in the Grand Canyon ended up dead a couple days after backpackers tried to help…
RIP, Mel Cotton
by tom • February 18, 2008 • 3 Comments
Forgive my not posting this sooner: Mel Cotton, scion of the downtown San Jose sporting goods store, died last Friday. Mercury News columnist L.A. Chung wrote a nice farewell: “Wow, he just died?” asked Rick Lares, 32, who was buying…