More Great Outdoor Links!

• Adirondack Mountain Club, Lake George, NY.
  • Adirondak Loj Chapter
  • Algonquin Chapter
  • Finger Lakes Chapter
  • Genesee Valley Chapter
  • Iroquois Chapter
  • Knickerbocker Chapter
  • Laurentian Chapter
  • Mid-Hudson Chapter
  • Niagara Frontier Chapter
  • Onondaga Chapter
  • Schenectady Chapter
• Allentown Hiking Club, Allentown, PA.
• American Alpine Club, Golden, CO.
• American Long Distance Hiking Association - West
• American Volkssport Association, Universal City, TX.
• Anniston Outdoor Association, Anniston, AL
• Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), Boston, MA.
  • Boston Chapter
  • Connecticut Chapter
  • Delaware Valley Capter
  • New York-North Jersey Chapter, New York, NY
  • Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter
  • Worcester Chapter
• Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association
• Appalachian Trail Conference, Harpers Ferry, WV
• Arizona Mountaineering Club, Phoenix, AZ
• Arizona Trail Association, Phoenix, AZ.
• James P. Beckwourth Mountain Club, Denver, CO
• Bruce Trail Association, Ontario, Canada.
• Buckeye Trail Association, Worthington,OH
• Butler Outdoor Club, Butler, PA.
• California Coastwalk, Sebastopol, CA
• Camper's Group, New York, NY.
• Cape Cod Trails Conference, Brewster MA
• Capitol Hiking Club, Washington, D.C.
• Center Hiking Club, Washington, D.C.
• Charlotte Outdoors Club, Charlotte, NC
• Chattanooga Hiking Club, Chattanooga, TN
• Cherokee Hiking Club, Georgia
• Chesapeake Hiking & Outdoors Society, Annapolis, MD
• Club Tread, Victoria, B.C. Canada
  
• Coachella Valley Hiking Club, Idyllwild, CA
• Colorado Mountain Club, Golden, CO.
• Continental Divide Trail Society, Baltimore MD
• Crescent Trail Association, Fairport, NY
• Cumberland Trail Association, Pikeville, TN
  
• Dartmouth Outing Club
• East Coast Trail Association, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
• Explorers Club of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA
• Finger Lakes Trail Conference, Rochester, NY
• Florida Trails Association, Gainesville, FL.
• Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC), Atlanta, GA.
• Glacial Hills Hiking Club, Lawrence, KS
• Grand Traverse Hiking Club, Grand Rapids, MI
• Grant MacEwan Mountain Club, Edmonton, Alberta
• Green Mountain Club, Waterbury Center, VT
• Green Mountain Club - Connecticut Section, Meriden, CT
• Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club, Honolulu, HI
• Huachuca Hiking Club, Sierra Vista, AZ
• Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation, Pewaukee, WI
• Idaho Alpine Club, Idaho Falls, ID
• Issaquah Alps Trails Club , Issaquah, WA
• Juneau Alpine Club Homepage, Juneau, AK
• Kekekabic Trail Club, Roseville, MN.
• Keystone Trails Association, Cogan Station, PA
• Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Augusta, ME
• Mazama, Portland, OR
• Mountain Club of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
• Mountaineering Club of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
• The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA.
  • Olympia Branch, Olympia, WA
• Mount Rogers Appalachian Trail Club -
• Nantahala Hiking Club, Franklin, N.C.
• Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club, Lynchburg, VA
• New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, Albuquerque, N.M.
• New York Hiking Club, New York, NY
• New York/New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, NY
• Nez Perce National Historic Trail Foundation, Missoula, MT
• North Country Trail Association, Grand Rapids, MI
• Northern Virginia Hiking Club.
• Oak Ridges Trail Association, Aurora, Ontario
• Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club, Richmond, VA
• Ozark Highlands Trail Association, Fayetteville, AR
• Pacific Crest Trail Association, Sacramento, CA
• Pacific Northwest Trails Association, Seattle, WA.
• Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers, Mt. Gilead, N.C.
• Piedmont Hiking and Outing Club, Greensboro, NC
• Pioneer Valley Hiking Club, Agawam, MA
• Randonnée Aventure, Montreal, Canada
• Salmon Brook Hiking Club, Granby, CT
• San Gorgonio Volunteer Association, Mentone, CA
• Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Association, CA
• Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club, Harrisburg, PA
• Tahoe Rim Trail, Stateline, NV
• Takahik River Valley Hikers, Russellville, AR
• Tennesee Eastman Hiking and Canoe Club, Kingsport, TN
• Tennessee Trail Association, Nashville, TN
• Texas Mountaineers, Dallas, TX
• Tidewater Appalachian Trail Club, Norfolk, VA
• Trailwrights, Concord, NH
• Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Denver, CO
• Voyageur Trail Association, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
• Wanderbirds Hiking Club, Washington, D.C.
• Washington Trails Association in the Pacific Northwest.
• West Virginia Scenic Trails Association, Morgantown, WV
• West Virginia Trails Coalition, Nitro, WV
• Wilderness Trekkers, Orlando, FL
• Wisconsin Go Hiking Club, Milwaukee, WI
• York Hiking Club, York, PA

Other Outdoor Organizations with an Orientation Towards Hiking/Outdoors

• The Access Fund
• American Hiking Society
• American Mountain Guides Association
• American Trails
• Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Ballarat, Victoria
• British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Wallingford, England.
• The Cape Cod Commission has information on Cape Cod Pathways, a long term effort to develop a network of walking paths linking all 15 communities on Cape Cod.
• Coalition of Historical Trekkers
• Explorer's Club, dedicated to scientific exploration and field research.
• League of Conservation Voters - Check their scorecard to see how your Congressmen stack up.
• The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in San Francisco manages 41,000 acres, 200 miles of trails, 23 open space preserves, and leads over 300 docent-led hikes annually.
• National Parks and Conservation Association
• New Zealand Wilderness Trust, Hamilton, New Zealand
• Check out the Sierra Club home page and the Metropolitan Washington (D.C.) Regional Outings Program.
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Wilderness training courses are available from the National Outdoor Leadership School in Wyoming.
• San Francisco Bay Trail - an endeavor to encircle San Francisco Bay with a hike/bike trail
• West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

Government Organizations

• National Park Service
  • Geologic Resources Division
  • Air Quality Division
• U.S. Forest Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Service (USGS)
• United States Senate
• United States House of Representatives
• Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Regional Information Resources

• Kathy Bilton's Appalachian Trail home page.
• Heartwood is an association of groups, individuals, and businesses dedicated to the health and well being of the native forest of the Central Hardwood region of the U.S.
• Washington Women Outdoors is a non-profit organization catering to the outdoors interests of women in the Washington, D.C. area.
• Shenandoah Valley Travel Association
• All about the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
• Information on the Mason/Dixon Trail System
• Shenandoah Natural History Association
• The Eyes of Paint Branch is a grass-roots organization of volunteer citizens devoted to preserving the Paint Branch through education, community awareness, and action.
• Piedmont Environmental Council, a regional non-profit organization dedicated to preserving open spaces and promoting the rural economy that characterizes the northern Virginia Piedmont.
• Visit Virginia is a comprehesive online guide to websites in Virginia to assist you in your travel planning.
• Information on Lymes disease in Virginia from the April '97 Epidemiology Bulletin (Fairfax Co. has the highest rate, followed by Prince William)
• Virginia Inns of the Shenandoah Valley.
• The Washington, D.C. Fun and Recreation Page includes loads of information about other outdoor activities in the D.C. area.
• Blue Ridge Online carries loads of information on the Blue Ridge Mountain region.
• A growing list of swimming holes can be found on Tom Hillegass' Swimming Holes East website.
• Find information about the Hemlock Overlook Outdoor Recreation Site owned by the NVRPA, and operated as a special outdoor education center by George Mason University.
• You can find some good information on Fairfax County Parks and resource management at this site.
• Here's an excellent source of information on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay basins. Worth a look!
• Rick Landenberger in West Virginia has put together an interesting page on the study of old growth forests.
• The Seneca Rocks Web is now online, celebrating West Virginia's premiere climbing area.
• Appalachian Trailplace, an interactive website for Appalachian Trail Thru-hikers maintained by author/hiker Dan "Wingfoot" Bruce.
• Interested in what's going on in the Shenandoah Valley? Check out Bill Atwell's "down home" valley site.
• The Dogwood Alliance is fighting the proliferation of chip mills in the South, the most highly-mechanized, unregulated arm of industrial forestry.
• Cabins are available for rent at the Rapdian Mountain Retreat in the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area, surrounded by Shenandoah National Park's central district.
• Check out Drew's links to the backcountry
• Central Appalachian Biodiversity Project
• Potomac Conservancy - Please check their Web site to help with the C&O Canal restoration effort!
• If water is more your style, you might check out the commercial float trips offered by Shenandoah Outfitters or Blue Ridge Outfitters.
• The C&O Canal Association has an excellent site including current news and schedule of events.
• All about Virginia Wine Country
• You can find information about Pennsylvania State Parks and lots more in the Pennsylvania Outdoor Recreation Guide
• You can subscribe to Ryan's Appalachian Trail Mailing List here.
• Visit this NPS site at Prince William Forest Park to learn how to read Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grids on maps.

Other Worthwhile Outdoor Sites....

• Ever-thing about them b'ars: The Bear Den
• Check out Stephen Johns' Backcountry Home Page, an outdoor "master" site.
• Another outdoor master site, BlueDome originates in England.
• Chet Fromme's Backpacker's Guide.
• Frank and Victoria Logue have put together this excellent site on backpacking, camping, and outdoor photography.
• The Princeton University Outdoor Action Program is chock full of worthwhile outdoor information.
• Here's a short but excellent listing for wildflowers.
• Travel to the woods with a little music from the Windham Hill artists (includes sound clips)!
• Here's a "combo" page devoted to Wilderness in general.
• Look here for information on orienteering.
• Ask Regis Chapman to add you to the Eastern Alpine Network mailing list for interesting information on alpine mountaineering throughout the world.
• Roger Rowlett's Highpointers Page has information on the highest peaks in each state in the U.S.

Places Worth Visiting

• Here's a nice page dedicated to hiking trails in Graham County, N.C. located within the boundaries of the Nantahala National Forest
• Online Guide to the Catskill Mountains
• Here's a small bit of information on the U.S.'s only east coast to west coast trail, the American Discovery Trail, blazed by a team of three people.
• Lots of good information can be found on the White Mountains Information Server.
• A small but growing site on the Pacific Northwest called "Base Camp".
• A web page on backcountry areas in Oregon is now posted.
• Good information and pictures can be found at the WildTexas web site.
• Yankee Magazine has put together an outstanding package of information about traveling New England.
• Ever thought about visiting Alaska? The Alaskan Center is a great place to start your planning.
• Another great Alaskan trip planning resource has been posted by the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association, a tourism trade group that works on conservation issues!
• Amateur ornithologists can visit the Virtual Birder.
• Dragoman Adventure Travel operates overland journeys and expeditions from 2 weeks to 36 weeks trips to unusual destinations. Many who took their trip through Africa rated it as "EXCELLENT".
• You can find out about renting secluded cottages in Ireland at this site.
• The Green Arrow Guide to Central America the Internet's largest single source of Central American travel and eco-tourism information. Worth a visit!
• See the world without leaving your keyboard at City.Net Travel.
• Acquire a satellite photo of nearly any location on earth at Microsoft's "TerraServer" Database.

Trip Planning

• Probably the most useful and colorful site can be found at Intellicast Online Weather.
• On the other hand, why check the forecast when you can actually see the weather yourself from some of America's stategically located outdoor video-cams.
• Calculate sunrise/sunset/twilight and moonrise/moonset/phases using this service provided by the U.S. Navy Directorate of Time.
• If you're planning your big summer trip for somewhere in the U.S., you might find some good information at Citylink, which has information on all 50 states, including major/minor cities.
• Manuel's Database of Travel Helpers will put you in direct contact with locals around the world who are willing to answer questions about your travel destination.
• The Protected Area Virtual Library has links to national parks and other protected areas around the world.
• Search the Net for your favorite bed and breakfast at these sites:
  • Travel Assist
  • 1st Traveller's Choice
  • Inn Finder
  • New England
  • Canada!
• If you can't afford the up-scale accomodations of a B&B, check out the Internet Guide to Hosteling for a listing of hosteling resources.
• Okay, maybe you just want a hotel/motel. You can find a number of them in the Enhanced Technologies directories for lodging and restaurants, or check off the amenities you're looking for using TravelWeb's extensive database.
• Or if you really want something more basic, check out KOA's campground database.
• Don't know how to get there? Use the MapQuest interactive street guide!
• CampNet America has an extensive database of campgrounds and RV Parks.
• Don't know where to go? Check out EcoTravel, a comprehensive guide to outdoor sports and travel.
• A wealth of interesting travel information is contained at eGO Travel Links.
• Need to phone ahead first? There are 90-million U.S. phone listings in this searchable Switchboard database, or check AT&T's "1-800" Directory for many toll-free numbers.
• Visit Adventurous Traveler Bookstore for maps and guidebooks on virtually ANY backcountry travel location in the world!
• Here's the Trails Illustrated home page for maps of many parks and backcountry areas.
• The Canadian World of Maps is a great place to pick up maps of all sorts, including Canadian topographic maps.
• Going overseas? How much will it cost? Check out the Yahoo Currency Converter .
• Check out this search engine for campgrounds in California, Oregon, and Nevada.
• Or if you're into something a little more hip, check out Lonely Planet's Travel Guides.
• Current information on travel safety in over 130 countries can be reviewed at the British government's Travel Advice web page.

Publications

• 21st Century Adventures, an on-line E'-zine on extreme and unusual travel.
• Arizona Highways
• Backpacker Magazine's "Basecamp"
• Climbing Magazine, a magazine for the hardcore climber.
• Expedition News covers stories on all the latest expeditions around the world.
• Different Drummer takes a fresh look at managing U.S. natural resources - worth a look! The "60 Minutes" of natural resource management.
• High Country News, a paper for those who care about the West.
• Sights Magazine - an electronic guide to histoic places.
• Home Power Magazine, the hands-on journal of home-made power.
• Mountain Zone, An online magazine featuring live events, information, and activities for people who work and play in the mountains.
• The New South Polar Times -a fascinating look at life at the South Pole.
• Outside Magazine
• Pathways Magazine, a magazine on personal and social wellness, environmental activism and creative living in the Washington DC Area.
• Peaks, an online magazine about Montana.
• Rock and Ice, an online magazine on climbing/mountaineering.
• Eastern Mountain Sports has a multimedia magazine online called "Explorations 'Zine".
• Scenes of Vermont, a magazine devoted to hikers, bikers and skiers in Vermont.
• Washingtonian Online - THE magazine about day-life and night-life in Washington, D.C.

Galleries

• Here's a link to the Ansel Adams home page.
• Some of America's finest landscape photographers can now be found online:
  
  • Galen Rowell
  • Pat O'Hara
  • Dave Mangelsen
  • David Mendelsohn
  • George Lepp
• A growing list of quality photographers can be found at the WorldPhoto web site.
• Artzone is a site catering to black and white photographers.
• The International Photo Gallery Project is establishing a world-wide index of country specific photo galleries with an emphasis on nature, wildlife, art, people and history
• Eric Fookes has posted some beautiful backcountry shots of Europe.
• You can view Bill Wright's online gallery, or buy his book.
• Light Visions photo gallery by Larry Sizemore, and also Kurt Ross' gallery.
• Look here for pictures of selected summits in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
• Or take a look at Eastern Landscapes for outdoor scenics in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S..
• Check out Quang-Tuan Luong's Mountain Gallery of climbing and mountaineering photos of the U.S. and Europe.
• Ed Jackson's landscape photos of Iceland
• Photos of an Everest trek by PATC member Eric Bolz

Outdoors Products

• W. L. Gore, makers of GoreTex fabric, now has a web page posted called "Gore Interactive".
• You can visit the Rainy Pass Repair, Inc. website for information on getting damaged Gore-tex repaired.
• Marmot Equipment is on the Web, and so is Caribou Mountaineering Equipment.
• Gregory Packs is now online. Or check out Dana Designs, Jan Sport and MacPac web sites.
• Upscale German gear manufacturer vauDe is moving into the U.S. market and has a website. Definitely worth a look!
• Teton Outfitters manufactures high quality gear in small quantities for discriminating outdoorspeople.
• Camp Trails and Jack Wolfskin packs can be found at this web site.
  
• Patagonia is now on the Web.
  
• Information on choosing the right water filter can be found at the General Ecology web site, manufacturers of the First Need water filter.
  
• How about some outdoor shops?
  L. L. Bean
  Campmor
  REI
  Eastern Mountain Sports
  Blue Ridge Mountain Sports.
• Wilderness Voyagers
• Name brand gear at 35% to 70% off? You bet, at Sierra Trading Post!
• If you need backpacking/climbing/ski mountaineering equipment, Mountain Gear has outstanding sale prices on upscale outdoor equipment.
• The Outdoor.com is another outdoor shop with a good selection of gear online.
• If campgrounds are more your style, you might want to look at Shelter Systems' "ultimate" family camping tents.
• Unique backpacking designs are also available from Moss Tents and more economical tents are available from Eureka!
  
• What about hiking boots?? Check out the following sites:
  Merrell
  Vasque
  
• Some excellent U.S.-wide maps are offered on CD by Delorme Mapping.
• You can find an extensive collection of books on backpacking, outdoor-related software, and nature and the environment at Mountainzone bookstore!
  
• Old Town Canoe now has a Web page.
• Pick up some evironmentally friendly products from Earth Stewards or Simple Living Network.
• The EcoMall contains a large body of information about "green" products and lifestyles, including a very interesting set of links for highly energy efficient home builders.

Outdoor Resources from Around the World

Costa Rica -

• Some information from the Costa Rican Travel Web on Costa Rican National Parks.

  Russia -

• Check out Matti Pellinan's information on Europe's largest "national" park, the Vodlozero in Russia.
• Here are some very well written "Russian-made" pages by Andrey Sebrant on backpacking, rafting, and life in Moscow.

  Estonia -

• Protected Areas in Estonia.

  Turkey -

• Information and pictures are available at the Turkish Mountaineering web page. (Slow link due to its distance from the U.S.)

  Greece -

• Eva Hadjaki has assembled an excellent site on hiking in Greece.

  Poland -

• A REALLY outstanding guide to the Tatra Mountains including maps and pictures of the huts.

  Austria -

• Reinier de Vlaam's very nice site on the Karwendel mountain range in the Alps.
• Karl Svozil's website on hikes around Vienna.

  Switzerland

• An excellent resource for hiking in Switzerland.

  France -

• A site with information on hiking.

  United Kingdom -

• A thorough page on the Peak National Park, Britian's first.
• John Dawson has an excellent site on walking the Lake District.
• The Ramblers Association now has a small web site provided by GORP.
• Long distance footpaths in Great Britian.

  Scotland -

• You can find information on Scottish climbing at this site.
• The information posted by the Scottish Tourist Board will help you plan your next "rambling" visit.
• The Scottish Activity Assocation has links to organizations leading many walking trips in Scotland.
• John Dawson's Lake District Walks
• Walking South Scotland
• Information and maps for over 1,000 walks brought to you by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

  Australia -

• A site dedicated exclusively to backpacking in Australia, including a database of hostels (but not much information on the backcountry - yet).
• Take a hyper-flight to Australia and the Australian Bushwalking page including an extensive set of links to Australian Trail Clubs.
• The Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs has lots of good information concerning backcountry visits.
• Wild Scenes leads scientific expeditions into Australian Wilderness Areas.
• Look here for information on Australian National Parks.
• Bankstown Bushwalking Club
• Canberra Bushwalking Club
• The Glasshouse Bushwalkers Club
• Yarrawood Bushwalking Club, Sydney

  New Zealand -

• Information on tramping in New Zealand. (Dial-up users - this is a slow download due to the large number of full-size photos.)
• New Zealand Alpine Club

  Norway -

• Here's a page dedicated to the Norwegian mountains.
• A small, but very nice site has been assembled on the Jotunheimen Mountains.
• Norwegian Alpine Club
• Tom's Mountain pages with good descriptions of three mountainous areas and how to get there, including pictures

  Sweden -

• This link will take you to some excellent information and photography on hiking and backpacking in Swedish Lappland assembled by backcountry traveller Lars Berquist.
• More information on backpacking in Lappland by German couple Kurt Bangert and Carola Blaesing-Bangert.
• The Swedish Tourist Association has some excellent information on hostels, Mountain Stations, and mountain huts.

  Finland -

• Eero and Marianne Hämäläinen have put together a great page on hiking and travelling in Finland.

  South Africa -

• Everything about South African National Parks
• Information on the Footprint Hiking Club in Johannesburg

  Malaysia -

• Join the Utan Bara Adventure Team for extraordinary jungle trekking adventures.

  Europe in general -

• A growing reference site for hiking in Europe.
• Here's a good place to find some information on European hostels.
• You can pick up guides to trekking in Greece and trekking in Spain at this web site.
• Ton de Maagt has put together this excellent introduction to Hiking in Europe.
• Catalin Popescu's page on Hiking the Carpathian Mountains.

Directories

• The Envirolink Network - a "master" site that lists a HUGE number of environmentally oriented sites.
• Outdoor Resources On-line has a list of 600 (and growing) Web pages devoted to outdoor activities.
• The Stanford University YAHOO outdoors page has many links to other sites.
• The Amazing Environmental Organizations Web Directory can lead you to many areas of interest on the environment.