Dan's Outside

2003.04.11

***Downward bound – Bay Area’s best hike an easy hike
– Tom Stienstra writes: “The trail runs 34.5 miles, starting at Castle Rock State Park on Skyline Ridge. From there it heads west through a diverse and eye-popping landscape — and downhill nearly the entire way — to the ocean at Waddell Beach and Rancho del Oso on the western outskirts of Big Basin State Park.” [SFGate]

Although I’ve hiked big sections of this trail (most of the upper part leading to Big Basin, and sections heading west from the park) I have never managed to put a backpack on and hike the whole thing – even though it is in my backyard.

***Advocates of Arctic Drilling Buoyed as House Passes Bill.
The House approved sweeping incentives on energy on Friday, including a green light for drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge. By Carl Hulse. [New York Times: Science]

Oh, man! Does Bush think that this is what the minority of Americans who voted for him wanted, much less the majority who didn’t?
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April 11, 2003 - Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary