Links
Official Sites
www.nps.gov/grca - Grand Canyon National Park
www.greenmountainclub.org - Green Mountain Club, The Long Trail, Vermont
www.adventurecycling.org - Adventure Cycling Association - The TransAmerica Trail / Bicycling Across America
www.appalachiantrail.org - The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Communities / Journals
www.trailjournals.com - Backpacking and Hiking Journals from around the world - many Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail journals, etc.
www.whiteblaze.net - A Community of Appalachian Trail Enthusiasts - very popular forum with a focus on the AT
www.summitpost.org - Climbing, Hiking, Mountaineering - great community with a lot of info, journals and photos about those summits!
www.trailforums.com - Long Distance Trail Hiking Forums
www.backcountry.net - National Scenic Trails Mailing Lists
www.hikingforums.net - a great, friendly message board about all things hiking
www.thebackpacker.com - Backpacking, Hiking, and Camping - informal site with a lot of chatter
www.backpacker.com - Backpacker Magazine - they have a cool forum
www.crazyguyonabike.com - A place for bicycle tourists and their journals - thousands of journals and photos from around the world
www.bikeforums.net - popular forum about all things bicycling, with a good touring section
Personal Sites / Uncategorized
www.kaibab.org - Grand Canyon Explorerer - definitive site about the Grand Canyon, with great trail descriptions and photos
www.americansouthwest.com - The American Southwest - great info about trails in the southwest US
www.pmags.com - Paul Magnanti’s Outdoor Ramblings, Journeys, and Photos - This guy has done the AT, PCT, CDT, LT, CT, BMT, etc etc etc….
www.restlessadventurer.net - Big G’s Place - Backpacking - another guy that has done a lot of trails with a lot of acronymns
www.andrewskurka.com - …yet another guy who’s done it all - super fast hiker - one day on a whim he decided to try the Leadville 100 mile ultramarathon, and went home with 2nd place!
www.michaelmalandra.com - Michael Malandra Fine Landscape Photography - a cool guy out of New York State with beautiful photos and watercolor paintings. Check out his blog.
www.longtrailpodcast.com - Podcasts about The Long Trail, Vermont
www.gcadventure.com - Grand Canyon Adventure - Excellent, verbose trip reports of numerous GC hikes.
www.wildernessvagabond.com - Wilderness Vagabond! Trip Reports - Many great, detailed trip reports from all over the place, with a focus on the Southwest.
http://hikerhell.blogspot.com - Hiker Hell - Frequently updated blog about search and rescue operations around the world. Intriguing, if you’re interested in hypothermia, avalanches, lost hikers, etc.
http://debssarstories.blogspot.com - Deb’s Search and Rescue Stories - A good writer and former AT thru-hiker, Deb blogs about SAR operations in Northern Arizona and other relevant tales.
http://www.hikingwithdarin.com - Hiking with Darin - Nice site featuring hikes in the Pacific Northwest - Washington and Oregon
http://www.squidoo.com/nancys-lensography - Mystic Turtle’s Lensogrophy - My friend from the Appalachian Trail, Nancy Shepherd, documents her adventures and relevant thoughts and information. She recently completed a 9,000 mile U.S. perimeter bicycle tour in celebration of her 50th birthday!
