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!
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