Dan's Outside

2003.01.06

***A Biologist Explores the Minds of Birds That Learn to Sing.
A conversation with Dr. Erich D. Jarvis, 37, recognized for his ground-breaking research on the brain systems of birds capable of vocal learning. By Claudia Dreifus. [New York Times: Science]
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January 6, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2003.01.06

2003.01.05

***Tracks tell a tale of four-leggeds’ winter foraging
“Finding these tracks was like discovering the first clues in a wildlife mystery: What made them? Where would they lead? What story would they tell of a day in the winter wilderness?” – Tom Stienstra [SFGate]

***Another California “Winter” Hike
today at Almaden Quicksilver. 70 degrees and sunny on the 1400′ ridge. (I note on the remote weather report today that Tuolumne Meadows at 8600′ in Yosemite reached 51 degrees today.)
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January 5, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2003.01.05

2003.01.03

***Ultralight or Ultranormal
2001 Backpacker magazine article comparing “old-school” and ultralight backpacking.

I wish that Backpacker would do something more creative with its website than recycle print articles from the past three years.
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January 3, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2003.01.03

2003.01.02

***Climbers getting high on indoor facilities
“Forty years ago, a California climber was a booted, scruffy drifter regularly wearing out a welcome with Sierra rangers, a scrounger of meals from dumpsters and park cafeterias, a youth who divided time between bloodying his knuckles on virgin rock walls and sleeping off hangovers in a weather- beaten tent.”

“Now, a California climber is a fitness buff in sleek tights and tight rubber slippers, who performs gymnastic moves on colorful walls of ersatz rock — often to background music — then grabs a protein smoothie from a cafe at the climbing center before she goes to unwind in its steam room.”[SFGate]

I preferred the old approach…
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January 2, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2003.01.02

New Years 2003 Almaden Quicksilver Berries

Trailside berries at Almaden Quicksilver Park on New Years Day 2003
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January 1, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on New Years 2003 Almaden Quicksilver Berries

New Years 2003 Almaden Quicksilver Trail

Trail above Guadalupe Reservoir at Almaden Quicksilver County Part on New Years Day 2003
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January 1, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on New Years 2003 Almaden Quicksilver Trail

New Years 2003 Quicksilver Mines Trees

Trees at Almaden Quicksilver County Park on New Years Day 2003
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January 1, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on New Years 2003 Quicksilver Mines Trees

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January 1, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on Outside Log 2003

2003.01.01

***Happy New Year!
I’m off for a New Years Day hike at Almaden Quicksilver County Park.

And now I’m back… Lot’s of other people had the same idea on this beautiful New Years Day. There were many hikers and cyclists on the trail… and water everywhere.

***Global Warming Found to Displace Species.
Global warming is forcing species around the world to alter habits in ways that could disrupt ecosystems, two groups of researchers say. By Andrew C. Revkin. [New York Times: Science]
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January 1, 2003 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2003.01.01

2002.12.31

***Temperatures Are Likely to Go From Warm to Warmer.
Climate experts say global temperatures in 2003 could match or beat the modern record set in 1998. By Andrew C. Revkin. [New York Times: Science]
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December 31, 2002 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on 2002.12.31