Berkeley Afoot | Observing life in the Bay Area one step at a time. Walking Berkeley. Two-Heel Drive, Tom Mangan's hiking blog | The Web's pioneering hiking blog since 2005. I read awhile back that somebody said you might learn more from climbing the same mountain 50 times than you would from climbing 50 individual mountains. Hiking trails are much the same. I was on my morning hike the other… Read the whole thing I used to delude myself that going on hikes and encouraging others to do the same via my blog was the extent of my obligation to the planet that makes it all possible. The guiding philosophy of outdoor-oriented recreation is… Read the whole thing The winner of the Two-Heel Drive challenge to relate readers’ most extreme hiking experiences is one Thom Gabrukiewicz, who emerged bloodied but not bowed after a backpacking adventure in Northern California’s gorgeous Trinity Alps.
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