It’s been so long since I had a blister that I keep forgetting they’re the bane of hikers everywhere. What I do to prevent them: Wear the right socks: soft synthetic hiking socks like Wigwam’s Coolmax work great for me.…
Yearly Archives: 2008
Forgive me, I have Farallones lust
by tom • February 12, 2008 • 0 Comments
Doug McConnell’s Open Road site has a bunch of his Bay Area Backroads programs archived. I watched one a minute ago — on a visit to the Farallon Islands — that had me thinking how great it’d be to hike…
Yurts story in today’s Mercury News
by tom • February 12, 2008 • 3 Comments
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will mull the matter tonight. Yurts are only part of a five-year effort by the county to attract more campers. Officials recently started putting up Spanish-language posters on buses and light rail advertising…
Cataract Creek Trail: Marin County’s miracle mile
by tom • February 11, 2008 • 5 Comments
A steep, slippery mile through the deep woods north of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County tracks some of the best waterfall hiking on the West Coast (as long as the water’s running). I spent far more time driving than hiking…
The fault is mine: an earthquake hike at Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
by tom • February 11, 2008 • 2 Comments
If I had little kids, I’d bring ’em here and drive ’em batty with “did you feel that? … did you feel that …” — scarring them for life because that is a parent’s sacred duty. The San Andreas Fault…
Earth to Bay Area bloggers: time to take a walk outside
by tom • February 10, 2008 • 3 Comments
If I could do one good deed during my time on this planet, it’d be this: getting everybody who has a blog off their fannies and out into the woods for just a few hours a week. I blogged seven…
Wildflowers: Best Bay Area locales
by tom • February 9, 2008 • 5 Comments
I saw a couple little yellow blooms the last time out, the first hints of the blast of color coming up this spring. So far the weather seems to be pretty good: ample rain but not overdoing it, time between…
Shout-out to all the lurkers out there
by tom • February 8, 2008 • 12 Comments
Isn’t it about time you stepped up and got in on the fun? You don’t have to have your own blog or podcast — you don’t even have to be much of a hiker (I’m living proof of that). It’s…
KQED’s science hikes
by tom • February 8, 2008 • 0 Comments
The San Francisco public TV/Radio station has a bunch of cool outings outlined at its Quest page. Among the highlights: Exploring evidence of earthquake activity along the San Andreas Fault at Los Trancos Open Space Preserve, and checking out the…