Lots o’ blogging happening over the weekend. The highlights: Scoutmaster, who posted an worthy defense of Scouting in the comments here last week, links to an article by the author of “Last Child in the Woods.” (For those who missed…
Photography
Flickr hiking pic o’ the day
by tmangan • March 5, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Antelope Slot Canyon,” from the photo stream of Karen Ziemkowski. Locale is Antelope Slot Canyon near Page, Arizona. Incidentally, Karen and her spouse are wedding photographers who have a wedding-pix blog that has some fine pictures.
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Tramping through Las Trampas
by tmangan • March 4, 2007 • 3 Comments
The daring adventurers of California’s past — who energetically cut down most of the trees, polluted most of the streams and killed off all the grizzly bears — did do something beneficial for ensuing generations: they spent lifetimes buying up…
Wildlife
Logging in the national forests
by tmangan • March 2, 2007 • 11 Comments
WTA Blog offers the following. As I’ve stated earlier, the Forest Service’s budget is being hammered because it is no longer generating any revenue. This decline began in the early 1990’s under the Clinton adminstration and has only been exacerbated…
Photography
Flickr hiking pic o’ the day
by tmangan • March 2, 2007 • 1 Comment
“Climbing the Peaks,” from the photo stream of Mr.Enjoy. Caption: “The Pilgrim’s Path.” Locale: Madeira, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. Mr. Enjoy recommends this site for more on hiking there. (Sounds like a Best Hike candidate…
Wildlife
I thought sure this was a joke…
by tmangan • March 2, 2007 • 0 Comments
… but there really is a Web site called predatorpee.com. Here’s the pitch: f you have ever watched nature shows on TV, you know that in the wild, the relationship between predator and prey defines the daily routine of virtually…
Trails
Florida Trail profile
by tmangan • March 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
I missed this one last week at the American Hiking Society’s Southern Appalachians Initiative blog. It talks about the history of the trail what could be done to finish it so hikers don’t have to trudge down old highways full…
Hiking
Hiking sites of the Great Northwest
by tmangan • March 1, 2007 • 1 Comment
Andrew of the WTA blog has a list of many fine hiking sites, most Washington-related but not all. A sample: Abandoned Trails A detailed site by a hiker who’s fascinated with abandoned trails. This is probably the best online guide…
Photography
Flickr hiking pic of the day
by tmangan • March 1, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Shadows in the Col,” from the photo stream of 21mickrange. Taking a break before scrambling Runner Peak. Locale is Mt. Seymour Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. 21mickrange’s previous pic of the day is here