Introducing Milliken: he is a new addition to our hiking family as of January. He is 6-months old and is a very energetic Labrador. I’m happy to report that he is strong on the trail, doesn’t like to stop, and wants to keep moving forward. We’re working on that, because his human caretakers don’t quite
At this point in my hiking career, I constantly suffer from a poison oak or ivy rash. As I write this, I have a nasty scarlet rash on my left forearm. Why should you listen to someone who is chronically plagued by allergic contact dermatitus? Well, it’s far too late for me, but you may
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Once upon a time, a universe full of supernovae expelled their heavenly contents into the vast cosmos. This intense energy radiated new elements to distant worlds, including our own. One element in particular has driven man to abandon comfort in search of destiny. Originating from the hearts of stars, this element is thought not to
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There has been a long-winded legal battle that has been raging since the inception of the National Forest’s Adventure Pass program, and now it appears that opponents to the program have won. A ruling by the 9th Circuit Court forces the Forest Service to drastically scale back the fee areas, ending a stream of revenue
Red Tail Trails is starting a collaborative effort to pinpoint all of the gold mines in Southern California in Google Maps. I have started with a few, but I can’t do this alone. If you know of any mines that are not already on the map, feel free to pin it with the name and
Heads-up fellow hikers: the Mt. Whitney Lottery permit system is taking place between now and March 15th. If you have ambitions to climb Mt. Whitney this year, you best be on that train. Never fear, register at Recreation.gov to have a chance at getting a permit. I got rejected last year, so I’m crossing my
Puukohola National Park just tweeted (@PuukoholaNPS) a bunch of astonishing videos that show the strength of the tsunami on Hawaii from the 8.9 earthquake in Japan. Here’s one of several they’ve posted after the jump:
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