I know you’ve been wondering: what chance do I have to go along with Steve “Wildebeat” Sergeant on one of his outdoor adventures? Well, you could join the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club, or you could do what…
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Sending some nuttiness your way
by tmangan • December 14, 2006 • 0 Comments
Sara Lefton, creator of the Jewish Fashion Conspiracy (source of the famous “Yo Semite” T-shirt and other examples of sassy underwear), shares this link for a fun gift basket she designed: A Nalgene bottle with three kinds of trailmix. Sounds…
Dutch hikers’ site
by tmangan • December 14, 2006 • 0 Comments
Saskia & Jan’s Hiking Page belongs to a Dutch couple who have hiked all of the John Muir Trail and much of the northern section of the Pacific Crest Trail. They have tons of pix from these hikes, and a…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 13, 2006 • 0 Comments
Into The Eye, originally uploaded by Beefus. “Into The Eye” from the photostream of Beefus. The scene is from Arches National Park, Utah.
Andy Howell in the Pyrenees
by tmangan • December 13, 2006 • 0 Comments
Andy has an excellent writeup from a trek through the French high country. He describes meeting a French hiker along the way: He greeted me in a hearty way. Wasn’t the view wonderful? These are my mountains. He told me…
Another American walking in Japan
by tmangan • December 13, 2006 • 1 Comment
Bastish.net shared a link to a well-done blog called Laughing Knees, whose author is an American teaching English at a Japanese university. His posts are prose one day, verse the next, always with cool photography of the Japanese countryside. Good…
The guides of Kilimanjaro
by tmangan • December 12, 2006 • 1 Comment
Outdoorzy.com co-founder Wade describes his Kilimanjaro ascent, with an aside about how much to tip guides, porters, etc.: I’ve read some horror stories about tipping guides and porters. Also read that some of them turn around and sell all the…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • December 12, 2006 • 1 Comment
Misty Okutama, originally uploaded by bastish. “Misty Okutama” from the Photostream of Bastish. Bastish’s blog has become on of my faves of late — perhaps he’ll come along and give us all the good dirt on Okutama.
Buy coffee, fund trails
by tmangan • December 12, 2006 • 2 Comments
American Hiking Society has made a deal with Higher Ground coffee to help pay for trail work in the Southeast United States. This medium-bodied coffee carries a taste of wild berries and a subtle dark chocolate finish. Better yet, the…