9 Jul
by site editor Rick McCharles
Should I feel honoured?
We’ve been selected for a Tripbase award for …
… providing one of the best Walking/Backpacking-related blogs out there. …
We feel your blog is an excellent example of what a blog should be and trust that you feel proud in this respect. We congratulate you on your achievement and [...]
9 Jul
I’ve been cheering this guy who promises to post 100 hikes between May 4th, 2009 and the New Year.
I, Kolby Kirk, promise to hike one hundred times by January 1st, 2010.
Just so I’m clear with you and myself, here is my own version of the legal fine print:
A “hike” is defined as a trek [...]
24 Jun
THIS is what a hiking blogger needs!
… uses solar energy to light itself up and provide WiFi access to the Internet.
The design concept uses photovoltaic fabrics to collect energy from the sun all day long, then uses that power to recharge our gadgets, which are conveniently stored in a “magnetic induction pouch”. The tent [...]
17 Jun
Szu-ting Yi recently launched an online network of bloggers called … Outdoor Bunnies.
You may know Szu-ting Yi as LittlePo.
The name of her new site itself may draw undesirable lurkers. Most will go away when they realize the kind of bunnies on display.
… Outdoor Bunnies is the safe and supportive community for women of [...]
12 Jun
We are getting some good press.
Best was The Adventure Blogger, Kraig Becker, giving us a nice shout out on his Gadling travel blog:
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho plays host to Adventure Sports Week 2009 , which got underway this past weekend in beautiful Farragut State Park, located just outside the mountain community. Hundreds of endurance athletes [...]
8 Jun
Jason Wade Heflin of outdoorzy.com has been buzy:
The Outdoorzy Blog is now The Outpost. You can reach the site through the same url – blog.outdoorzy.com. We just gave the site a much needed face lift. The new format is organized way better and allows for more fun features such as polls and ratings.
We’re pretty [...]
6 Jun
Outdoor Camping Survival personal favorites:
Breakneck Ridge Trail, Hudson Highlands State Park in NY
Glacier Gorge, Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
Mount Whitney, California
Appalachian Trail: The Pinnacle
Conundrum Hot Springs, Colorado
flickr – pixelgrain – larger version
Here’s one trip report …
… Conundrum Hot Springs near Aspen is the type of place that spawns rumors. I had heard hippies clog the [...]
30 May
From Tom Mangan of Two-Heel Drive:
Best of the best in Bay Area trails:
Berry Creek Falls Loop, Big Basin Redwoods State Park. …
Dipsea Trail to Matt Davis Trail from Stinson Beach, Mount Tamalpais State Park. …
Three Peaks, Mount Diablo State Park. …
High Peaks Trail, Pinnacles National Monument. Not exactly Bay Area, …
Tomales Point, Point Reyes [...]
18 May
We are tinkering with the font size and a few other bits of CSS code on the site.
Testing. Testing. …
11 May
Frank in Oz is an expert Australian hiker. He’s co-author, with wife Sue, of Hiking the Overland Track – the downloadable book.
Frank wears mostly Mountain Designs togs. That’s an Aussie company, their gear not easily available in North America.
For warm weather:
For a particularly foul, wet adventure in Tasmania:
Click through to Frank’s excellent site [...]
