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AboveCalifornia

Descriptions of trails, maps, weather, campground information, and a library with works by John Muir and others.

Andy's Lightweight Backpacking Site

Presents information regarding general and lightweight backpacking, safety tips, and outdoor photography.

Appalachian Trail Backpacking Page

Online Appalachian Trail register for thru-hikers and long distance hikers. Provides camp list, trail advice, and photo page.

Appalachian Trail Lodging

Presents listings of lodging opportunities on or near the Appalachian Trail including distances, addresses, and phone numbers.

Backpacker Magazine

News, reviews, editorials, and subscription information.

Backpackers Guide

A "how-to-guide" for camping, backpacking and hiking, especially for those just getting started. Includes packing lists and a sample 3-day menu.

The Backpacking Club - Spokane

Non-profit club conducts many hikes and an eight-week school.

The Backpacking Directory

A directory of links to information about backpacking and hiking, including gear, retailers, trails, trip reports, photos, clubs and organizations, and the Pacific Crest Trail.

Backpacking in the Catskills

Pictures from popular overlooks in the Catskills with trail descriptions and advice.

Backpacking Light

The Magazine of Lightweight Hiking and Backcountry Travel.

Bob's Backpacking Bits

Basic information and instructions, notes on gear selection, recipes and menus.

Catskill Hiking Shack

Local information for the Catskill Mountains as well as pictures, tips, hints, equipment, and calendar of events.

Chuck's Backpacking Bonanza

Extensive collection of information, tips, photos, humor, and more.

CloudWalker's AT Page

Contains information about all aspects of backpacking the Appalachian Trail, including trail information, gear, and safety.

Gorp's Top Ten Coolest Treks in the Nepalese Himalaya

Lists the top treks in Nepal including the Annapurna Circuit, Rara Lake National Park, Dolpo and Mustang, Langtang and Helambu, and the Kathmandu Valley.

Gorp's Winter Adventures

Cold weather adventures and destinations.

The GuzGuide

Offers gear reviews, Arizona trail reviews, forums, and tips.

International Backpacking Association

Explore this fun multimedia site. Get free high quality scenic screeensavers, photos, online videos, with educational information and much more. Expand your horizons.

Leisurely Backpacker

Contains informative articles, trip reports, and gear reviews, as well as a recommended reading list and an extensive links page.

The Midwest Packer

Presents information about Isle Royale, the Porcupine Mountains, Smoky Mountains and North Manitou Island. Includes tips, camp site reviews, trail descriptions and a photo gallery.

Shut up and Hike

Provides check list and food suggestions. Includes pictures and descriptions of adventures in Western Canada.

Sierra Nevada Backpacking

Information for Sierra Nevada hiker, backpacker and mountaineer. Includes locations and maps of passes and trails, backpacking checklist, clothing, gear, books, weather and photos.

TheBackpacker.com

Extensive resource includes advice for beginners, answers to user submitted questions, directory of trails, and active message board.

Thru Hikers

Forums discuss the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails, plus backpacking food and gear. Also includes a photo gallery.

YetiZone

A Himalayan trekking web guidebook to the Annapurna Circuit, the Everest Trek and the Langtang Trek. Over 650 kilometers of trekking description.

Andy

Andy's Everest Base Camp & Kala Pathar Travelogue. All about trekking in Nepal and the Himalayas, with pictures and amusing stories.

Askari, Mohsin

A walk up Mt. Baden-Powell in the San Gabriels of California.

Bederson, Ben

Ben Bederson's hiking trip in Alaska.

Binnendijk, Henk

Chilkoot Trail Photo Album: four day hike in the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, from Dyea, Alaska, to Bennett, Yukon.

Blitzkrieg Mountaineers

Group of mountaineering enthusiasts. Includes list of officers, photo gallery, details of trek and itinerary of trips taken in 2001, list of Philippine mountains and contact information.

Brian

Backpacking trips to Isle Royale.

Brian and Jason

Walking California: photographs and journal reports by two friends who spent two months hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

Calandra, John

Adirondack High Peaks Backpacking: A non-profit Sierra Club backpack trip that the author will lead in August 2002. Includes details of the 2001 trip.

Cherkine, A.

Wilderness Hikes: A seven day hike through Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

Cindy

Report of eight-day hiking trip in the Yosemite Wilderness, with links to other outdoors sites in California.

Damico, Jim

Wandering the World: Trips to various parts of the world: Appalachian Trail, Kenya, and Spain.

Doss, Aaron and Jason

Photo journal of a 12-day hike on the Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier, Washington.

ekula

Brief account of hiking the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, with photos and recommendations for supplies.

Fenn, Nigel

Trek reports from the Alps, including Walkers Haute, the Alpine Pass Route, and the Tour de la Vanoise.

Fraggle and Killer

West Highland Way: A walkers perspective, including the route, tips, diary, and photographs along the trail in Scotland.

Freeman, Rob

Description on hiking the Mare A Mare Nord trail in Corsica. Where to stay, what to take, when to go. The trail runs from Moriani to Cargese.

Frithiof, Jarl

A team of Swedish hikers document their trips with high resolution pictures from Sarek, Padjelanta, and other mountain areas.

Gochala Trek, Sikkim (Dec 2000)

Photos of students from the National Junior College, Singapore.

Gord's Trip Reports

Features accounts of backpacking trips taken in Yosemite area, Ohio and Pennsylvania, southern California and the southwest.

Grayeagle

Thru-hike on the High Sierra Trail: A summer trek across the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range by a 60-year old wanderer stretching his youth, with narrative and pictures.

Harris, Daniel

Harris Outdoors: hiking and mountaineering trips in California, Nevada, and Oregon.

High, Greg and Irene

Journal of three weeks on the John Muir Trail in the High Sierra mountains by fifty year old artists. Includes tips, insights, and paintings.

Hiking Grand Canyon

A personal adventure hiking the Bill Hall, Thunder River, Tapeats Creek, and Deer Creek trails of Grand Canyon.

Hunt, Tad: Bartram Trail Journal

A photo/journal of his experiences hiking part of the Bartram Trail in North Carolina.

Ingram, Alan

Accounts and photographs of ten major treks in the Nepal Himalayas: Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Hongu Valley, Everest, Rolwaling, Langtang, Jugal, Manaslu, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri.

Jack and Charity

Excellent Adventure: trip log of springtime hiking in Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and Zion National Park, by a California couple.

James

Mountain photos and stories from a Nepal Himalaya trek: Katmandu to Lukla and Mt. Everest Island Peak Lobuche.

Jordan, Ryan

Yellowstone Backpacking Journal: thoughts and notes on backpacking in Yellowstone, with several trip reports and gear tips.

Keich, Randy

Descriptive narratives, pictures, and maps from backpacking trips in Glacier National park, Grand Teton National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park. Also includes tips on planning trips, and backpacking in general.

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