Bryan May 21st, 2008
This is a post for Watercooler Wednesday.
When I first signed up for Twitter months ago, I must confess I didn’t get it. Who wants to keep refreshing a web page to see what their friends are doing? Apparently they added the interfaces to IM and SMS after I signed up or I just missed them. Updating my twitter from the web, Facebook, my instant messaging client or my phone allows me to share some really cool (and some really ordinary) moments with my friends. But best of all, those special moments my friends choose to share with me get delivered to my phone automatically.
Twitter has really helped me to know more about my twittering friends, like fellow blogger Randy Elrod of Ethos. And I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised at all to learn that another fellow blogger, Tom Mangan of Two Heel Drive, twitters as well.
It surprises me how much detail people can actually share in 140 characters. But what has really surprised me is how much people twitter from unusual places. Such as
- Randy has a great post on what he calls Light Work (checking email and updating Twitter at red lights)
- I’ve twittered from the hiking trail before (it’s not every day you run into a modeling shoot on the trail)
- You know you’ve twittered from the bathroom… Don’t lie
But this tells me that Twitter has arrived. Crow will be twittering a journal of her thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. That’s right. No more waiting to transcribe a journal entry (wifi coverage is pretty spotty in the backcountry you know). Now all she has to worry about is keeping that Crackberry charged up.
What are the strange places you’ve twittered from?
Tags: Hiking, Twitter
Bryan August 21st, 2007
It never ceases to amaze me when I find another quality outdoor blog based in Tennessee. This one came to my attention via Casey at ModernHiker (thanks Casey!). jr_ranger, a well traveled high school senior, writes superb content on our national parks for Tennessee Trailhead. Presently on the front page are articles on the Canyonlands website update, his journey to the Badlands, of course Big South Fork and Great Smoky Mountains, and other national parks news.
Be nice to jr_ranger. You’ll be seeing him in the brown uniform very soon. Keep at it jr_ranger! You’re doing great!
Bryan July 25th, 2007
Well, it took Tom Mangan of Two Heel Drive, out in California, to bring VentureTree to my attention… in my own backyard. Pikka and Bentley live and play in Nashville. Through VentureTree, they’re offering trail information, multimedia, tips, gear reviews… oh, well I’ll let them tell you.
“So…What do we do?
- Share gear information, ideas, tips (beta) and other outdoor essentials.
- Write about trails and hikes and backpacking destinations in the state.
- Be a hub for upcoming events and other happenings in the area.
- Use video to show you how its done. Photos too!
- Make it easier for those that are hard-core-outdoors-people get out more!!!
- Do the same for not-so-hard-core-people that really want to get out there.”
They’ve got some great content up over there. One of my favs was the post on duct tape… one can never have enough. Wildrlog readers be sure to check out Pikka and Bentley. Thanks for the introduction Tom!
HT: Two Heel Drive
Bryan June 9th, 2007
WildrLog readers will be interested in reading noodlestatic. Ed is a great guy, my former pastor, and is training for a mountain biking race in Colorado, the Leadville 100 MTB. A few weeks ago, Ed broke his ribs during training. But now he’s back at it and seems to be doing well. Check out his entry on his first ride of the course.
Be prepared for the worst, train like your life depends on it, and I think we’ll all celebrate at the finish line.
Here’s to cheering on Ed!
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