A round-up of the usual suspects:

Gadling discovers the latest Nalgene wonder: a hip flask.

Cutter laments the high price of romantic get-aways.

Dan Mitchell met an interesting older man at the top of Mission Peak.

Cyberhobo warms my heart with an excellent dead-tree pic.

GoBlog is at a wacky (and let us hope, tacky) Las Vegas trade show for outdoors-industry types.

A recent find

Over 500 Miles of Trail belongs to a woman hoping to hike all the trails in Marin County.

A hiking tale plucked from the blogosphere

Never Go Hiking with an Army Ranger sounds like fine advice from a guy who calls his blog Doghouse Reilly.