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Plight Of Missing Hikers Will Make Great Movie

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Tom Mangan’s Two-Heel Drive is the most popular hiking blog on the Google.
But does Tom Mangan actually carry Tom Mangan’s 10 Essentials for Day Hiking the Bay Area on the trail?
I’ve assembled my version of the 10 things I need for a happy hike in the Bay Area, where the notable absence of such […]

From the movie.
Simpsons DVD / Alaska

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There’s a move under way in the U.S. Senate to have Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne reverse the National Park Service’s ban against the public carrying concealed weapons in the national parks. …
National Parks Traveler
The president of the Association of National Park Rangers responded that Kempthorne’s rationale is “hypocritical in some cases and just plain […]

This blog is going crazy on the interwebs right now:
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
… When white people aren’t working, they generally like to wear Outdoor Performance Clothes. …
When you see white people wearing these, it is important that you do not discuss business matters. Instead you should say things like “where did you get that […]

I thought the world’s smartest bears were in the Sierra Nevada, California.
But check out these bear auto-wreckers:
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Get Outdoors blog)

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For the first time ever, I made it to Texas for hiking.
Adventure Blogger Kraig Becker, had recommended in 2006 the new Government Canyon State Natural Area which, very close to San Antonio, has 40+ miles of hiking trails, ideal too for mountain biking and trail running.
Unbeknownst to Kraig and my good self, the […]

Tom Mangan started quite the lively discussion in the comments on his Two-Heel Drive blog.
Don’t use the term “fanny pack” in the UK, or “Down Under”. The word “fanny” is rude. (As is the word “root”.)
Don’t use the unfortunate term “waist pack” either, or I’ll laugh at you.
Bum bag? (That may be worse.)
Hip […]

Outdoorsies can get schooled by a new film being released Feb 1st.
(I don’t think it’s by National Geographic, though.)
Click PLAY or watch the Strange Wilderness trailer on YouTube.

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If I don’t return tell the police to track him down via Two-Heel Drive.

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