Monthly Archives: May 2011

In support of National Trails Day, Mike Rowe, host of “Dirty Jobs,” encourages all Americans to help maintain trails and enjoy hiking them. read more →

The June issue of Los Angeles Magazine features ten great walks including three from The Trailmaster, who has long been a champion of hiking in and around the metropolis. read more →

National Trails Day, sponsored by the American Hiking Society, is meant to encourage hikers and newcomers to appreciate, preserve and maintain their local trails. read more →

In 1933, during the Great Depression, proposals were made to slash the state parks budget by two-thirds and close some parks. It was a bad idea then and an even worse one now. read more →

The Trailmaster has compiled a fun and handy dictionary for hikers: “Hiking from A to Z, A Dictionary of Words and Terms Used by Hikers” read more →

Tom Winnett influenced generations of hikers and trail writers, including The Trailmaster. The founder of Wilderness Press died last month at 89. read more →

On Friday the 13th California State Parks annouced a plan to close up to 70 of its 278 parks due to budget cuts. The closures are necessary, the agency says, to achieve an $11 million reduction in the next fiscal … read more →

Lately, I’ve been relating to the great Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Unfortunately, my connection hasn’t been to Coleridge as a young man wandering the English countryside and writing poetry, but to a later period of his life when he tried to multi-task as an editor, publisher and marketing director. read more →