This week’s hike is more prep work for an upcoming column in the local paper. Sorry if it sounds like a broken record, but if I blog about stuff for which there is an actual paycheck I can delude myself…
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Interesting outdoors job
by tmangan • June 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Saw this at Journalismjobs.com Skilled, enthusiastic multi-media specialists needed by Rocky Mountain adventure portal to travel the Rocky Mountain region, creating fun, exciting vlogcasts. More than just creating vlogcasts (online videos), candidate must have the ability to entertain viewers and…
Speed hiking: here we go again
by tmangan • June 8, 2007 • 9 Comments
The New York Times declares “speed hiking” a new sport. The latest dirt: The first speed-hiking race, to be held on Aug. 11, is perhaps the best indication that the sport is taking off. Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vt., will…
A PCT dispatch
by tmangan • June 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Katie Worth, from mile 367. Maybe I can find a way to blame McDonalds for the forest fire I started today, too. Hmm, like maybe one of the 4,000 cows that contributed to my burger yesterday was fed a hormone…
Latest Hikes column: Castle Rock State Park
by tmangan • June 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
This one travels to Castle Rock State Park. (All my columns are archived here at the Merc site if you’d like to bookmark the page.) Hikes: Castle Rock State Park’s sandstone holds visitors in thrall Castle Rock State Park is…
He flies!
by tmangan • June 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Yesterday, Melissa and I were hunched over the computer once again, watching the Falcon Cam. The male among the three baby peregrines was better described as a gangling adolescent after the growth spurt. He was milling around on a ledge…
Why posting’s been a bit light the past few days
by tmangan • June 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Work stuff is getting hairy … not my actual job, but there is the small matter of the newspaper biz being in deep doo-doo. If you’re curious you can read my post at my home page.
Some housekeeping stuff
by tmangan • June 6, 2007 • 1 Comment
I’ve decided from here on in to post my weekly hiking photo essays here, and I’ve imported all the old ones from my home domain as well. My original idea was to keep my hikes somewhere else and focus on…
You need a new tent, right?
by tmangan • June 5, 2007 • 3 Comments
If so, Sarah at Freezerbagcooking.com says the Anti-Gravity Gear Tarp Tent is worth a look. More on this model at backpackgeartest.org. (I think I may have camped out with this guy when he was checking it out.)