{"id":5010,"date":"2011-03-06T16:04:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T21:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=5010"},"modified":"2011-09-12T18:04:40","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T23:04:40","slug":"my-favorite-hiking-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2011\/03\/06\/my-favorite-hiking-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Just for fun: my 10 favorite hiking blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s a hiking blog need to make my personal top 10?  Let&#8217;s start with:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/top-10.gif\" alt=\"top 10 logo\" title=\"top-10\" width=\"109\" height=\"121\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/top-10.gif 109w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/top-10-90x100.gif 90w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/top-10-100x111.gif 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timeliness: Newsy, relevant, plugged in to the latest doings and technology.<\/li>\n<li>Stamina: We&#8217;ve all got a few blog posts in us, but the best bloggers keep at it for years.<\/li>\n<li>Trail-tested authority: These folks never come home clean on a Sunday night. <\/li>\n<li>Compelling personal testimony: Full of stories that bear repeating. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I focused on personal blogs specific to hiking and backpacking, which leaves my &#8220;10 best outdoors blog&#8221; list for another day. Read on past the jump to see if yours made it, and chime in on the comments with all who were unjustly ignored. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>1:  <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hikinginthesmokys.com\/\">The Smoky Mountains Hiking Blog<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hikinginthesmokys.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-mountain-hiking-blog.jpg\" alt=\"smoky mountain hiking blog logo\" title=\"smoky-mountain-hiking-blog\" width=\"500\" height=\"84\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-mountain-hiking-blog.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-mountain-hiking-blog-100x16.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-mountain-hiking-blog-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-mountain-hiking-blog-350x58.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-mountain-hiking-blog-110x18.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/smoky-mountain-hiking-blog-175x29.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Jeff Doran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I like it:<\/strong> Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most-visited park in the National Park Service. Snow closes roads, hikers get lost, bears and elk amuse the tourists. And Jeff dutifully posts the most relevant stuff day in and day out. Jeff&#8217;s persistence is simply amazing, given that the same kinds of stories recur with the regularity of wildflower blooms and the arrival of winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/sectionhiker.com\/\">Sectionhiker.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sectionhiker.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/section-hiker.jpg\" alt=\"Section Hiker blog\" title=\"section-hiker\" width=\"500\" height=\"74\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/section-hiker.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/section-hiker-300x44.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Philip Werner  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I like it:<\/strong> Philip has posted hundreds of reviews of trails, gear, books and more, always tying them into his direct experience in the mountains of the U.S. Northeast. Every hiking blogger tries to do this; Philip just happens to be best at it.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>3: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.trailcooking.com\/\">Trail Cooking and the Outdoors <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.trailcooking.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/trail-cooking.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"trail-cooking\" width=\"500\" height=\"91\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/trail-cooking.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/trail-cooking-300x54.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Sarah Svien Kirkconnell<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I like about it:<\/strong> We&#8217;ve all gotta eat, right? Sarah&#8217;s blog takes up where her &#8220;Freezerbag Cooking&#8221; book leaves off &#8212; adding more recipes and tips and providing trip reports from the American Northwest. Cooking in freezer bags offers an elegant solution to two vexing issues: the generally awful taste of manufactured freeze-dried meals, and the inherent messiness of cooking with small stoves in the wilderness. And it all makes perfect sense, thanks to Sarah&#8217;s blog. <\/p>\n<p><strong>4:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geartalkwithjasonklass.com\/\">Gear Talk with Jason Klass<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geartalkwithjasonklass.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gear-talk-with-jason-klass.jpg\" alt=\"Gear Talk with Jason Klass logo\" title=\"gear-talk-with-jason-klass\" width=\"500\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gear-talk-with-jason-klass.jpg 887w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gear-talk-with-jason-klass-300x54.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Jason Klass<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I like about it<\/strong>: Jason&#8217;s simply the best at using videos to demonstrate creating a stove from a Pepsi can or any of a zillion other clever ideas we hear about but never get around to documenting visually. <\/p>\n<p><strong>5: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernhiker.com\/\">Modern Hiker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernhiker.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/modern-hiker.jpg\" alt=\"modern hiker logo\" title=\"modern-hiker\" width=\"500\" height=\"91\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/modern-hiker.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/modern-hiker-300x54.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Casey Schreiner<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWhat I like about it: <\/strong> Casey was among the pioneers in using Google maps and GPS tracks to documents his hikes in Southern California. I stole all my ideas for mapping my hikes from Modern Hiker. <\/p>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/besthike.wordpress.com\/\">Best Hike<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/besthike.wordpress.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/best-hike.jpg\" alt=\"best hike blog logo\" title=\"best-hike\" width=\"500\" height=\"54\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/best-hike.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/best-hike-300x32.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Rick McCharles<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I like about it<\/strong>:  Every time I turn around it seems like Rick&#8217;s on a different continent.  Best Hike does what the rest us imagine we&#8217;d do if we didn&#8217;t have so many other obligations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hikertohiker.com\/thishikinglife\">This Hiking Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hikertohiker.com\/thishikinglife\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hiker-to-hiker.jpg\" alt=\"this hiking life blog logo\" title=\"hiker-to-hiker\" width=\"500\" height=\"82\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hiker-to-hiker.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/hiker-to-hiker-300x49.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Danny Bernstein <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why I like it:<\/strong> Danny has hiked every mile of the Appalachian Trail and every trail in the Great Smokies, and now she&#8217;s documenting the entire length of North Carolina&#8217;s Mountains to Sea Trail. She&#8217;s one hiker who just doesn&#8217;t stop, as her blog amply illustrates. <\/p>\n<p><strong>8:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehikeguy.com\/\">The Hike Guy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehikeguy.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/the-hike-guy.jpg\" alt=\"the hike guy blog logo\" title=\"the-hike-guy\" width=\"500\" height=\"88\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/the-hike-guy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/the-hike-guy-100x17.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/the-hike-guy-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/the-hike-guy-350x61.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/the-hike-guy-110x19.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/the-hike-guy-175x30.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Kolby Kirk<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I like about it<\/strong>: Kolby&#8217;s blog started out as a way to document his goal of hiking 500 miles in one year. Last year it morphed into a hiking club, complete with a calendar of outings. I can&#8217;t imagine this happening if he didn&#8217;t have a hiking blog.<\/p>\n<p>9: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyhiker.com\/\">Daily Hiker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyhiker.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/daily-hiker.jpg\" alt=\"daily hiker blog logo\" title=\"daily-hiker\" width=\"500\" height=\"69\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/daily-hiker.jpg 958w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/daily-hiker-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/daily-hiker-940x131.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Branden McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I like about it<\/strong>: Newsiest of the bunch &#8212; with lots of links and commentary on the latest outdoor recreation news, from gear announcements to federal land management policies. <\/p>\n<p><strong>10:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/gambolinman.blogspot.com\/\">Gambolin&#8217; Man<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man.jpg\" alt=\"gambolin man logo\" title=\"gambolin-man\" width=\"500\" height=\"131\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man-100x26.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man-350x91.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man-110x28.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/gambolin-man-175x45.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author: <\/strong>Tom McGuire<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I like about it:<\/strong> Tom&#8217;s blog is an expression of true intent. It&#8217;s true he rambles on to extravagant length, but there&#8217;s a certain &#8220;this is all so cool I can&#8217;t possibly keep it all in&#8221; vibe that becomes infectious. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s a hiking blog need to make my personal top 10? Let&#8217;s start with: Timeliness: Newsy, relevant, plugged in to the latest doings and technology. Stamina: We&#8217;ve all got a few blog posts in us, but the best bloggers keep&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2011\/03\/06\/my-favorite-hiking-blogs\/\">Read the whole thing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35,433],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5010"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5010"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6478,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5010\/revisions\/6478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}