Sandals recounts what happened before Manynames Tom found her lying alongside the Pacific Crest Trail in the Mojave Desert. About 7 pm, Manynames Tom came by and called Pete to let him know he was with me. Tom essentially spent…
Daily Archives: June 17, 2007
Give it up for Trail Divas
by tmangan • June 17, 2007 • 0 Comments
Sarah at Freezerbagcooking.com has started a new hiking site for women called Traildivas.com. I hope to show other women what they can do to carry less weight while backpacking, how to hike farther when dayhiking and to feel comfortable taking…
China’s pollution landing in California
by tmangan • June 17, 2007 • 1 Comment
Airborne crud from the China boom is settling in the High Sierra, according to this story my employer published today. For China, the 21st century holds boundless possibilities. The awakening economic giant could surpass anything that has come before it.…
Big Basin from the back side
by tmangan • June 17, 2007 • 4 Comments
I wondered why that farm worker was giving me that strange look. Maybe it was because he has a backbreaking job providing all the exercise he requires and he can’t imagine why people would walk for recreation when General Motors…