From the monthly archives:

March 2010

tom kloster and the mhnp campaign

March 28, 2010

Here are some of the websites Tom and I talked about on episode 40 a few days ago.

Mount Hood National Park Campaign
An Oregonian article by Tom about the MHNP Campaign
Trailkeepers of Oregon
Tom’s website and blog

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hike yeah podcast 40

March 26, 2010

Alex has a conversation with Tom Kloster, the organizer of the Mount Hood National Park Campaign.

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one more hike this month

March 24, 2010

I have a few ideas of where I can go this weekend. I’d like to go camping, but I was kind of hoping that I wouldn’t have to bring a shelter, just a sleeping bag. Looks like that might not be an option.
Anyway, here are some options that I’m thinking of; any of these could [...]

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links about bob bolton and prominence

March 21, 2010

So you’re interested in prominence? Figures. I am too after such a fun conversation with Bob. To get you started, here are a few links:

Bob’s webpage
Wikipedia entry for prominence
Bob’s list of lists on Peakbagger.com
Ultra-prominence peaks of the 48 States
Bob’s ultra-prominence completion map
Bob’s county high-point completion map
Bob’s Oregon 2000+ foot prominence completion map

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hike yeah podcast 39

March 19, 2010

Bob Bolton joins me for a conversation about ultra-prominence and how technology has changed the way people create, use, and distribute topographic data.

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hike and learn resources

March 15, 2010

Hike and Learn is slowly gaining traction. It’s very cool. In my own research (and while daydreaming) about long-distance trails, I’ve found tons of great resources for planning. Here are links to some of them. (Just to clarify, you don’t need to do a long-distance trail to be eligible for Hike and Learn.)
I hope this [...]

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what the hike?

March 10, 2010

My show this week won’t be live. I know, it’s a bummer. But I have some great guests lined up for the next few weeks:
March 19 – Bob Bolton
March 26 and April 2 – Tom Kloster
April 9 – Anna (formerly) and Adam (currently) from PortlandHikers.org
I’m also going to try to fit in Robert Butler, Paul [...]

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hikes from podcast 38

March 8, 2010

This is a follow-up post for podcast 38 where I talked about hiking McIntyre Ridge and a PCT – Wahtum Lake – Eagle Creek loop.
McIntyre Ridge

Trail info (with directions to the new McIntyre trailhead)
Flickr gallery
Recent discussions about the area (topic 1, topic 2, topic 3)

PCT – Eagle Creek loop

PCT trail info - I started at Moody [...]

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hike yeah podcast 38

March 5, 2010

I described two of my recent hikes (day hike to McIntyre Ridge and overnight to Wahtum Lake) and answered a few listener questions.

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