In the interest of Google sending a few pig farmers our way (who will no doubt say, “sure, I walk through mud and feces all the time but it’s not my idea of recreation” ), I offer today’s links, some of which are a couple days old but hey, you can’t expect timeliness at these prices:

Little Po reports on her peak-bagging/backpacking adventure in the Black Range.

Hiker Deals finds a good price on Asolo boots.

Treknologies likes the looks of the Ursack anti-bear bag.

Cyberhobo soaked up some culture at the recital of a classical pianist.

The Dude went snowshoeing.

Arun trekked through lush Indian countryside to the site of an old train station.

Yosemite Blog has been posting some amazing pix submitted by readers.

Trailcast interviews the founder of Western Mountaineering.

Gadling links to a story about a guy looking for an undiscovered waterfall.

Jonathan Claxton checks out the John Muir Trail (bet you didn’t know Tennessee had one).

GoBlog has an especially cheerful batch of links about the consequences of global warming.