PCT thru-hiker Funnybone tells how it’s done. To “yogi” is to ask for something—in this case, a ride down to Independence—without actually asking. I define yogi-ing as such: implying you could use help without inquiring for help. It goes like…
Monthly Archives: June 2006
The hard way to Glacier Point
by tmangan • June 22, 2006 • 1 Comment
A Contra Costa Times writer reports back from the 4-Mile Trail to Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park. Hikers are attracted to Glacier Point because there are so many ways to access it. You can take a shuttle bus to…
Quiet canyon
by tmangan • June 22, 2006 • 1 Comment
An Arizona Republic writer muses on what happens when the Grand Canyon goes completely silent. n the morning, the wind still blew, and the day unfolded with sound. The camp stove, the water boiling, footsteps on the slickrock, a rattlesnake…
What is it with people?
by tmangan • June 21, 2006 • 0 Comments
Among the most annoying things about the Internet is the tendency it creates in people to say things online they would never say in real life. As far as I’m concerned, anything that would get me busted in the mouth…
Ryan Jordan’s Alaska adventure cut short
by tmangan • June 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
The BackpackingLight.com founder injured his foot and had to stop walking, but his two companions are continuing the Arctic1000 trek to the remotest point in the United States. There was a fair amount of consternation among commenters at Jordan’s blog…
Simplehiker won’t thru-hike the At
by tmangan • June 20, 2006 • 1 Comment
Josh and his hiking partner decided against taking on the the entire Appalachian Trail in one bite: After a hot and buggy hike in Pictured Rocks we started thinking about the cost of our life energy along with what we…
Boot basics
by tmangan • June 19, 2006 • 1 Comment
St. Louis Post Dispatch has a how-to on buying hiking boots. “We start with the socks,” says Bono. “First thing we ask is how are your socked feet? Cold and clammy? Hot and sweaty?” After they set you up with…
Caution: more geer geekery
by tmangan • June 19, 2006 • 3 Comments
Last time I went backpacking, I poked around for an hour looking for a campsite that might have ground soft enough to get a good night’s sleep upon. Such places were available, but only by trudging throug hip-deep, tick-infested grass.…
Great Eastern Trail profile
by tmangan • June 19, 2006 • 1 Comment
Louisville Courier Journal profiles a new trail that could provide an alternative to the Appalachian Trail: Planners hope that eventually it could serve as a foundation of a 10,000-mile network of paths running from south Florida to Maine, from Virginia…