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 true GrobeTrek 2006-10-27T20:37:16-07:00 2006-10-28T03:44:19Z 2006-10-28T03:44:19Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26334551.post-116200705906863097 California Road Trips


If you HAD to choose a single state i which to do your next road trip, my guess is that we could get most people to agree on just two or three. The Los Angeles Times, California's home paper (and probably the third best appear in the country) has put together a fine list of road trip destinations within the state.

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false GrobeTrek 2006-10-08T10:49:16-07:00 2006-10-08T17:55:43Z 2006-10-08T17:55:43Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26334551.post-116033014327653568 Backpacker Podcasts


Filed under: Hiking, Learning, Business, Podcasts For those who like their podcasts raw, but directly from the source, Backpacker Magazine is now offering a series of podcasts wherein the magazine's Rocky Mountain editor Steve Howe blabs about his experiences hiking the Sierra High Route in California.

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false GrobeTrek 2006-09-27T16:13:29-07:00 2006-09-27T23:19:40Z 2006-09-27T23:19:40Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26334551.post-115939918008085334 Luxury Camping in the Sierras


Filed under: Hiking, United States, Camping A couple of months ago I had the wonderful pleasure of backpacking in California's Sierras Nevadas. Susan Spano of the Los Angeles Times recently hiked just 1 1/2 miles in the High Sierras to spend a couple of nights at the Sequoia High Sierra Camp. Luxury in the High Sierras doesn't come cheap, however.

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false GrobeTrek 2006-09-25T16:46:28-07:00 2006-09-25T23:52:35Z 2006-09-25T23:52:35Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26334551.post-115922835580861904 Climbing Fire Towers in So Cal


To wit: I just came across this article in the LA Times about a writer who spent time checking out the fire towers in and around both the Sierras and the San Bernardino National Forest.

Turns out that the towers are operated by the National Forest Service and most, says the article, are open to visitors.

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false GrobeTrek 2006-09-19T13:02:53-07:00 2006-09-19T20:08:49Z 2006-09-19T20:08:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26334551.post-115869652943192684 Arnold Loves Butts


The tabloid publisher, American Media, paid Thomas Wells $2,000 for a copy of the video and crafted an agreement whereby Wells would not discuss the existence of the tape.

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false GrobeTrek 2006-09-18T11:47:22-07:00 2006-09-18T18:53:17Z 2006-09-18T18:53:17Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26334551.post-115860559776841778 Multicultural Fresno


Filed under: Cultures, United States I just got back from a weekend in Fresno, California. Ordinarily, Fresno is a place you pass through on the way to the western side of the Sierra Nevadas. I've posted before about Fresno and how it is often ridiculed as an armpit of California by those who don't bother to stop and check it out.

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false GrobeTrek 2006-08-31T11:03:49-07:00 2006-08-31T18:09:18Z 2006-08-31T18:09:18Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26334551.post-115704775813653942 Backpacking in California's Sierras


One member of our party even felt so bad he hiked out in the morning (which is the best cure for altitude sickness, a disease that can actually be fatal in extreme cases). I must be getting old because even though altitude sickness can kick in at 8,000 feet, 11,000 feet still isn't very high.

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