An oceanographer’s blog mentions “Last Child in the Woods” and discusses an issue we got into here last week: Wilderness is in the eye of the beholder, and it doesn’t necessarily take a visit to a Yosemite to launch an…
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Off-leash areas in the GGNRA
by tmangan • October 23, 2007 • 0 Comments
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which administers tons of open space around San Francisco, is working up new guidelines for where folks can let their dogs go off-leash. A blog for local pet owners has an update on what’s going…
Trails
A Big Sur trails blog
by tmangan • October 23, 2007 • 0 Comments
The site’s the work of an environmental consulting firm that wants to develop a contiguous California Coastal Trail south of Monterey in Big Sur. For now the site has a nifty bunch of links to current trails in the Big…
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Guide book blamed in UK hiker’s death
by tmangan • October 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Saw this one at Rocky’s blog: Seems this guy and his wife were hiking on Tryfan, one of Wales’ most notoriously nasty mountains (what UK peaks lack in altitude, they often make for in shear climatic hell; here’s a pic).…
Alum Rock Park
An Alum Rock outing
by tmangan • October 22, 2007 • 4 Comments
Now and again I have to remind myself there’s actual hiking with hills and woods available within the San Jose city limits. The city has a few trails for walking, jogging and biking, but the vibe’s more suburban than backcountry…
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Report: Wilderness too far from inner city
by tmangan • October 19, 2007 • 3 Comments
I’m hoping my colleagues in the biased news media have unfairly portrayed the contents of a recent report, which slams the East Bay Regional Parks System for the unmitigated gall of having all its parks in areas full of rich…
Angel Island State Park
How much do I like Angel Island?
by tmangan • October 18, 2007 • 2 Comments
So much that I’ll go so far as to link to this item by that other outdoors writer named Tom. Stand on top of Angel Island even once and you will realize how a special place can get inside your…
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Wine Country Trekking
by tmangan • October 18, 2007 • 0 Comments
It was only a matter of time till somebody stole Winehiker Russ’s idea: Wine Country Trekking anticipates customers will come from two primary markets. Those who have enjoyed inn-to-inn hiking holidays in Europe and abroad can now enjoy them in…
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Berkeley adventure travel guide profiled
by tmangan • October 18, 2007 • 0 Comments
Eugene, Oregon, Register Guard profiles Tom Hale, founder and president of Backroads, Berkeley adventure-guiding outfit. Backroads began as a regional bicycle tour operation that offered glorified camping trips on which the guides set up tents, fluffed sleeping bags and cooked…