A few Appalachian Trail thru-hikers had a noisy night on the trail amid the killer storms that devastated broad swaths of Alabama and Georgia on Wednesday. It reminded me of some of the harrowing tales of beastly weather I’ve heard…
Blog: Jeff Clark’s Meanderthals Niche: Hike reports from mainly western North Carolina, with a few diversions to the American West. Nitty gritty: Clark is a consummate hiker/geek: a retired techie whose Internet Brothers site has gobs of tech-related gems. His…
A PDF from California Department of Parks and Recreation outlines why the parks in question were targeted and points out a few telling details, such as: Elimination of public access at the 48 parks will result in a revenue loss…
This article from Capitol Weekly lays out the original proposal. Among the key facts: Budget cuts would save $13.3 million — about a dollar for every family in California. Closures would shut out an estimated 6.5 million of 79 million…
Rick from Hike Half Dome sent along a note about a message making the rounds advising some general rabble-rousing and attention-grabbing and getting up in the grill of our political leadership. While I’m certainly not opposed to making politicians’ lives…
Excellent suggestions have been pouring in (here’s the link to all comments on yesterday’s post), which has the salubrious effect of sparing me the trouble of having to think up good ideas of my own. So, thanks folks. A post…
That is, save our ability to hike in them? Is it enough to send pleadings to lawmakers or should we take more direct action? I’d like to hear other people’s suggestions before throwing any ideas of my own out into…
That’s the difference between how much money California expects to rake in next year via taxation, fees and such, and how much it would like to spend. As mentioned yesterday, 48 state parks are on the governor’s chopping block. When…
I don’t have all the details just yet, but I’ve learned that our beloved Henry Coe State Park is among the parks and beaches that would be closed under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget. Here’s the first draft of the budget…
