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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
"FROM a legal standpoint," says City Controller Laura Chick about the $137 million the city has raised through hiking trash fees, "we believe the funds have been used appropriately." From a moral standpoint, an ethical standpoint, an honesty standpoint, or a good-government standpoint -- well, that's a different story.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
By ERIC BRADNER Sometimes a little trail magic is what it takes to get a fresh start. That's what Jacksonville's Matt Balanky, 29, and his cousin Ben Webb, 34, of Fort Lauderdale, are hoping for.
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Unsolicited Opinion (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
During the hiking season I often reflect on my 2002 AT thru-hike. As years pass, I remember fewer and fewer specifics--I used to recite the names of campsites in consecutive order as a sleep mantra; I can't do that now--but I can still pinpoint dates and times pretty well if I think about it. This morning I recalled that on June 9 I was in central Virginia walking through the geography of my youth,...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
By TOM MEADE CRANSTON -- Randy and Sheri Propster walk about 1,500 miles a year. The couple has through-hiked the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine, and they have completed the America Discovery Trail, from Delaware to California.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
Randy and Sheri Propster through-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 222 days, and then walked across the U.S. in 253 days. They are coming April 9 to the REI store in Cranston as part of Backpacker magazine's Get Out More campaign.
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Biking and Hiking and Kayaking: Be (Free subscription) | 11/19/2007
About 41 miles of the Appalachian Trail's 2,175 miles are in Maryland. There used to be a day long through hike where you did the entire 41 miles in one day, but that seems to have disappeared. On Saturday, they...
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GPS Tracklog (Free subscription) | 10/13/2007
Waypoints is our weekly link round up. GPS in the news Here's a blind guy who plans to use his GPS to help him through hike the Appalachian Trail solo! Is GPS hotter than cell phones, iPhones, iPods, the PS3 or Wii? (PDF) OnStar will soon be able to slow a stolen vehicle.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/27/2007
Like many people on vacation this summer, Mike Towne's daily responsibilities were pretty simple.
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Ethos (Free subscription) | 07/18/2007
Chris and I traveled to Roane Mountain via the Appalachian Trail. We met Art (aka The Professor) who is thru hiking the entire trail. I have started formulating tentative plans to do a thru hike myself next April. Thru hiking...
