Over at HighSierraTopix, a guy talks about his solo hiking/fishing/backpacking trip at Hetch-Hetchy in Yosemite National Park. It’s your basic “what I saw on the trail” account, till this part: Late that evening as I was casting a bat took…
Daily Archives: October 29, 2005
An irresistible thread title
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
I”ve been meaning to post a link to one of the ever-informative threads at Sgt. Rock’s Hiking HQ (where tree-huggers and survivalists live in harmony w/nature, so long as nobody starts talking politics); well, I saw one of those links…
An ode to spiders
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
In honor of tarantula mating season, a reflection on eight-legged wonders: My older brother has always commanded my admiration. But my well-hidden admiration only goes so far. He is scared of spiders. Scared spit less by them. My brother is…
Found another blog already
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 2 Comments
I posted a “check out my hiking blog” note at thebackpacker.com this morning and it didn’t take too long for somebody to say “hey, I got one of those.” The blog in question belongs to Gem, a young woman in…
Pampering your feet
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
Courtesy of GORP, Ten Steps to Happy Feet. Here’s one you learn only after you’ve put some 12-milers in: Manage Your Toenails: Socks will catch on nails that are too long or that have rough edges, putting pressure on the…
Gettin’ religion on the trail
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
You know how they say there are no atheists in foxholes? Here’s a corollary from a story about a guy who hiked the full length of the Appalacian Trail: Townsend said he nearly lost his life the first day in…
Scanning the blogs
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 2 Comments
One of the reasons for me starting this blog is that nobody else had done it already. I sorta wish they had; it would’ve saved me the trouble. While I was developing this site I did find a few blogs…