Comments for Two-Heel Drive, Tom Mangan's hiking blog

Comment on Monday at Henry Coe: another Mount Sizer epic by Bill

Bill — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:52:00 +0000

The Lick fire actually started about 1 mile North of Booze Lake. A burn barrel burning garbage started that fire. One of the owners of Laurel springs/Booze lake actually brought the firefighters in . They couldn’t find the right trail. 5 years since last Labor Day. The recovery is amazing…

Comment on Stone walls at Ed Levin County Park by Alan Dale Brown

Alan Dale Brown — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:29:00 +0000

I really appreciated this web page. I saw these up in the hills a couple weeks ago … I found these walls to be very mysterious. This was the only substantial information I could find about it.

Comment on Two-Heel Drive hikes in North Carolina by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:27:00 +0000

Tom — no mention of the Mountain to Sea Trail?

Comment on Hiking is not enough, but it’s a start by Linda-outdoor sports

Linda-outdoor sports — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:42:00 +0000

We certainly need places left untouched to enjoy all our earth has to offer. Yet, civilization encroaches slowly but surely into these areas.

http://www.lkgtotestogo.com

Comment on Let’s talk hiking by Jonathan Bailor

Jonathan Bailor — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:59:00 +0000

Hi – This week we’re launching an
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Simple. SIS will provide compelling multimedia resources—free of charge—that
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Wanted to give you a quick sneak peak of our first
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Thanks again
for all that you already do to help so many to live so much better.

Gratefully,
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The Calorie Myth (HarperCollins, 2014)
Senior Fitness Producer, Microsoft
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Comment on Let’s talk hiking by Eleanor Gregory

Eleanor Gregory — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:53:00 +0000

Hi Tom,

I see it’s been a while since you’ve written but I thought I might let you know that Funnybone! (aka Chucky V) looks to be writing again. I recall you had mentioned him as one of your favorite hiker-writers back when you lived here in the Bay Area. His latest journal along the Pennine Way in Britain is turning out even more enjoyable than the account of his PCT hike in 2006…

http://www.cloudpennine.blogspot.com

Anyhow, I thought it might be of interest. I hope you return to the Internet again in 2013!

Eleanor

Comment on How to start a hiking blog by Yaseen Abbas

Yaseen Abbas — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:16:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing information about creation of hiking or trekking blog. Now I feel confident to create my own blog.

Comment on Further into the depths of Linville Gorge by bob Underwood

bob Underwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:20:00 +0000

Good accurate report. You might have wondered why this Spence -Ledge Connector (SLC) that you took even exists when it would be so much easier for a hiker to stay on Spence Ridge trail. Here’s why: Several years ago some folks wanted a trail that would go entirely around the Linville Gorge without traveling along a road. The SLC is a small segment in a 39 mile loop. A gif of that route is in Yahoogroups Linvillegorge FILES…scroll down to LG grand Loop2011. Youll have to join the yahoogroup to do this and you can see how SLC fits in to the entire loop. Most of the Grand Loop is not this rough. Try Ledge again and this time continue past SLC and push the Ledge trail up to almost the top of Hawks bill–a spectacular hike!

Comment on Let’s talk hiking by LexingtonNC

LexingtonNC — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:23:00 +0000

In reply to al. I'm also an ex-Detroiter ... now in Lexington, NC since fall of 2011. Still trying to get my boots muddy.

Comment on How to avoid getting lost on a hike by Pot Kettle

Pot Kettle — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:55:00 +0000

A great HILARIOUS docu-series about getting lost on a hike… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIQSMVFHUMk