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PA Outdoor Links

3D World Mapping Software

bullet Backpacker Magazine, PA I think?
bullet Geocaching.com, Outdoor adventure game site
bullet HikePA.com, good website to find hikes in PA
bullet LocalHikes.com, another good website for hikes
bullet Midatlantichikes.com, great website for a variety of hikes all around the mid-atlantic
bullet PAhikes.com
bullet Slackpacker.com
bullet Trails.com
bullet Trails2explore.com
bullet VisitPA.com
bullet http://www.wpatrails.com, interested in hikes around Western PA (Pittsburgh region)? Check out this site.
bullet http://www.gpshikingdc.com/AA_TracesWeb/Links.htm, check out this site for the greater DC area!
 

Official State Forest Trail Websites

bullet PA - DCNR, Dept. of Conservation & Nat. Resources
bullet PA - Fish & Boat Commission Pennsylvania's Fish & Boat Commission Website
bullet PA - Game Commission Pennsylvania's Game Commission Website,
bullet Keystone Trails Association website, Preserves trails of PA, Harrisburg, PA
bullet Appalachian Trail Conservancy website, Longest trail in the east coast, (232 mile trail through PA)
bullet Allegheny Front Trail, Allegheny Front Trail website, Morrisdale, PA (40 mile trail)
bullet Alpine Club of Williamsport, Loyalsock Trail (LT) website,  Williamsport, PA (60 mile trail)
bulletMid-State Trail Association of PA, Mid State Trail (MST) website, Huntington, PA (326 mile trail)
bullet Standing Stone Trail Club Inc., Standing Stone Trail (SST) website, Lewistown, PA (70+ mile trail)
bullet Susquehannock Trail Club, Susquehannock Trail (STS) website, Coudersport, PA (85 mile trail)


Animal, Amphibian, Plant & Critter Links

bullet What's That Bug!, cool site to help you identify bugs
bullet Butterfly Haven, Good site for identifying PA Butterflies
bullet Bug Guide, great bug identification site
bullet Commonly Encountered Pennsylvania Spiders, from PSU
bullet Discover Life, Identification website for butterflies
bullet What's This Caterpillar?, Cool site to help identify caterpillars

PA Outfitters

bullet Appalachian Ski & Outdoors, State College, PA
bullet Cabela's, Hamburg, PA & elsewhere
bullet Country Ski & Sports, Montoursville & Wellsboro, PA
bullet Eastern Mountain Sports, select PA locations
bullet Keystone Trails Association, Confluence, PA
bullet Lyon Camping & Supply, Montoursville, PA
bullet Pine Creek Outfitters, Ansonia, PA
bullet REI, Conshohocken & Pittsburgh, PA & Elsewhere
bullet Rock, River & Trail Outfitters, Lock Haven, PA
bullet Wild Asaph Outfitters, Wellsboro, PA
bullet Wildware Outfitters, Harrisburg, PA


Gear Review Links

bullet BackpackGearTest, Excellent site on gear reviews
bullet Digital Photography Reviews, Another good digital camera review site
bullet FlashlightReviews, Awesome site on flashlight reviews
bullet Steve's Digicams, Great site to review digital cameras


Knot Tying Websites

bullet Animated Knots, Great site for all types of knots
bullet Real Knots, Another excellent site with a variety of knots
bullet Wikipedia Knots, Awesome website for knots


Informative sub links within my site

bullet Backpacking FAQ's, My FAQ Section on Backpacking
bullet Knots, My personal favorite knots
 

Weather Websites

bullet The Weather Channel, Great for U.S. weather
bullet Weather Underground, Awesome for local weather in your area
bullet Google Earth, 3D/satellite imagery of the Earth!
bullet World Wind, 3D/satellite imagery of the Earth put out by NASA!
bulletGoogle Maps, 2D overhead view of the Earth in 3 views, map, satellite, terrain & more!
 

Topographic & GPS Data Conversion Websites

bullet Google Maps, Excellent topographic view with terrain, great satellite view with satellite and good map view for the roads
bulletMy Topo, awesome website to find topographic maps and other maps even really old ones!
bullet GPS Visualizer, awesome online utility to upload data to where you can export into various formats
bulletACME Mapper 2.0, excellent mapping site where you can view maps in a variety of formats
bulletGPS Babel, another great utility free to download where you can upload data or convert data dealing with gps or mapping information
 

Driving Direction Websites

bullet Google Maps, Good directions with excellent aerial photography
bulletMap Quest, Great driving directions with awesome aerial photography!
bulletRand McNally, Awesome driving directions with good aerial photography
 

Educational Sites

bullet American Whitewater, Great recreational water site
bullet Animal Planet, Great educational animal channel
bullet Discovery Channel, Awesome educational channel
bullet MapXchange, Great site to exchange TOPO! files used with National Geographic Mapping Software
bullet National Geographic, My favorite educational site & channel
bullet USGS Water Gauge Levels, current water levels at all gauged rivers in the US. Detailed information and links on how to use this site can be found at the bottom of my "PA Habitat" Page


Other Outfitters

bullet Adventure Foods, Whittier, NC
bullet Backpacker Store, Redmond, OR
bullet Campmor, Paramus, NJ
bullet MoonTrail, San Antonio, TX
bullet Moosejaw, Madison Heights, MI
bulletBlack Diamond, great outdoor gear
 

Other Great Links

bullet www.onlineconversions.com, Is a great website that converts just about anything!
bullet www.time.gov, Is the official U.S. time website in the United States
bullet Wikipedia, Unbelievable free online encyclopedia that has just about everything imaginable
bullet Google, In my opinion, the best search engine around
bulletYahoo, Another great search engine


Other Great Links

bullet Survivorman, Les Stroud, awesome survival show on discovery channel
bullet 13 Ways to Find North If You are Lost in the Woods
bullet M40's Wilderness Survival Skills
bullet Geocaching, great treasure hunting game for all ages!
bullet Letterboxing, similar to geocaching
bullet How to Make a Compass
bullet How to Make a Compass, different
bullet How to Make a Compass, different than the first two links
bullet Surviving Nature
bullet Wilderness Survival Guide

 

              

                   

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