by Ned Tibbits | Aug 10, 2023 | Mtn Edu
“Ned Walk-3,” this Saturday! The next Ned Walk-3 will be held on Saturday, 8/12/23, and will start at 0900 from the PCT-north trailhead and parking lot on Carson Pass, highway 88. They are always free and everyone is welcome to join me as I explore another...
by Ned Tibbits | Jul 29, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Ned Walk-2 (7/29/23), A Walk to Remember: (Part-2) In order to know how to recognize where you’re going without even a map, you’ve got to know the lay of the land in your head. If you’re a visual learner, or have what we used to call a photographic memory, that’s...
by Ned Tibbits | Jul 29, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Ned Walk-2 (7/29/23), A Walk to Remember: (Part-1) This Saturday’s “Ned Walk” may have started from the same trailhead and, initially, gone the same direction as the last one, but everything changed about halfway-in that brought back memories and fulfilled time lost....
by Ned Tibbits | Jul 21, 2023 | Mtn Edu
“Ned Walks” = “Ted Talks?” There have been many times when I would have absolutely loved to take a short walk-and-talk with John Muir! Just to hear and feel his love for the Sierra and all things wild would have been nearly overwhelming for me. To be able to join him...
by Ned Tibbits | Jul 7, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Black Bears You know, there are way too many theories out there amongst the inexperienced, as to how to respond to wild creatures investigating or challenging people. Nevertheless, there are a few principles to keep in mind: You have to know why they are there, what...
by Ned Tibbits | Jul 4, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Snow-Hiking = Fun? How is snow-hiking through mush and crossing dangerous creeks during the “bumper seasons” or time of the Sierra Thaw ever to be considered “Fun?” After describing, this morning, in a Facebook post about the nasty, frustrating, and often dangerous...
