I met a couple of guys today doing trail maintenance to qualify for the Western States Endurance Run (aka WS100). This is a 100 mile wilderness trail run through the California mountains (Squaw Valley to Auburn) to be completed in 30 hours or less. The two guys I talked to are attempting to complete the…
Wet Dog (possibly no longer offering titles–you must contact the yahoogroup owner for more information) W.E.T. D.O.G WET DOG offers the following Back Packing titles: Back-Pack Started, Back-Pack Junior, Back-Pack Advanced, Back-Pack Master and Back-Pack Grand Master Back-Packing: Testing: BPS 10 accumulated miles AND THEN 2 mile pack BPJ 50 accumulated miles AND THEN 5…
Check out Big Paws Only a web community devoted to large breed dogs, their issues, and helping them out when the need arises. I got a GPS unit for my birthday (Garmin eTrex Legend) and have finally gotten into geocaching. I have found caches when I was out with other geocachers before, but this is…
Today I rode in a race organized by the Michigan Mountain Bikers Association. I am sore, bruised, and bloody… so don’t expect to see a cycling section any time soon. I have started work on a printed guidebook on hiking with dogs. I’m not sure of the release date, but stay tuned to this site…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has a few things to say on the subject of towels. A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of…
