Mount Tahoma Trails Association
Kitsap Mountaineers
Great Peninsula Conservancy
Westsound Cycling Club
Olympic Kayak Club
Kitsap-Outdoors Meetup Group
Wenatchee Outdoors
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Washington Trails Association |
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Seattle Backpackers Magazine - The place to go when you can't go backpacking! |
Olympic Mountain Links
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park Trail Conditions
Olympic National Forest
Olympic Mountain Climber's Guide
Olympic National Park Trail Conditions
Olympic National Forest
Olympic Mountain Climber's Guide
Weather Related
Other Links
Terra Server Arial Photos
Flash Earth
NW Hikers Forum
Pacific Northwest Trail
Mount Rainier NP Website
Gifford Pinchot NF Website
Terra Server Arial Photos
Flash Earth
NW Hikers Forum
Pacific Northwest Trail
Mount Rainier NP Website
Gifford Pinchot NF Website
All Maps Link including Banner Forest Map
Reference Links
American Discovery Trail Society
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
The Cloud Collector's Reference An excellent resource for identifying different types of clouds.
The Colorado Trail Foundation
Continental Divide Trail Alliance
The Ice Age Trail Alliance
InciWeb - Incident Information System For current fire conditions
Juan De Fuca Marine Trail
Klickitat Trail Conservancy
North Country Trail Association
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service
Olympic Discovery Trail
Peakbagger Information and statistics about the mountain peaks and mountain ranges of the world.
Pacific Crest Trail Association
Pacific Northwest Trail Association
SNOTEL US Dept of Agriculture snow depth monitoring.
Community discussion forums from around the States and world
The websites in this list are all either some type of forum, bulletin board, message system, or journal site of their own respective region. Only active sites are posted in this list. This list is intended for the traveler looking for outdoor opportunities and partners in the region they are traveling to.
Pacific NW - Washington, Oregon
Cascade Climbers
Portland Hikers
NW Hikers
Summitpost Pacific NW WA, and OR
California
Mount Whitney Portal Forums
Mt. San Jacinto Outdoor Recreation
San Gorgonio Wilderness Association
San Gabriel Mountains Discussion Forum
High Sierra Topix
Summitpost California
Northern Rockies - Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
Yellowstone.net Discussion Forums
Summitpost Northern Rockies (ID, MT, WY)
North East - New England
Adirondack Forum
Tri-state Hiking Club Cincinnati Ohio Based Board
AlpineZone.com - New England & Northeast Skiing, Mountain Biking, Hiking Forums
Smokey Mountains Hiking Club
Summitpost Eastern US (New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast)
Southwest
Bogley.com Outdoor Community - Canyoneering, Caving, Hiking, Climbing. Large outdoor community that seems to be SW based.
Austin Explorer - Texas Hiking Forums
Summitpost Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, UT, TX)
Midwest
Summitpost Midwest (Great Plains, Great Lakes)
Colorado
The Colorado Trail Online Guide and Community
Summitpost Colorado
Up North
Club Tread Forums Large forum for BC, Alberta and Washington
Summitpost Canada and Alaska
Long Distance Hiking
Whiteblaze.net - A Community of Appalachian Trail Enthusiasts
Postholer.com - Forums and Journals for most of the long trails
Trail Journals - Global Backpacking Journals from Long Distance Hikers
Elsewhere
Leeds Mountaineering Club
New Zealand Tramper
Summitpost Africa
Summitpost Asia
Summitpost Europe
Summitpost Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
Summitpost Oceania and Pacific Islands
Summitpost South America
Some of our member's personal websites
Below are some of our member's personal websites. Send an email to the webmaster and I will add your link for you. pwcadmin@pwckitsap.org
High Country Explorations In-depth exploration of issues, styles and strategies relating to hiking and backpacking, taking you far beyond other basic hiking "how to" manuals and websites. (Don Jones)
Hobbit's Hiking Pages Information on hiking The Pacific Crest Trail (Tom Rogers)
Isaac's Journey of Outdoor ActivitiesHiking, Backpacking, Climbing, Kayaking, Nordic Skiing, Mountain Biking, etc (Isaac Sun)
Jay's Journeys The Musings and Misadventures of a Mere Mortal (Jay Thompson)
Steve and Ray's Excellent Adventure on the PCT in Washington State An excellent resource for hiking the PCT in Washington in segments. (Steve Osburn)
Websites of some of our monthly meeting guest speakers
October 2010 Guest Speaker Alan Bauer Photos - Blog
September 2010 Guest Speaker Jason Hummel - Visit Alpine State of Mind to buy his prints or Cascade Crusades for the stories behind some of his photography.
August 2010 Guest Speaker Kel Rossiter is a former PWC'er and now operates Adventure Spirit Rock + Ice + Alpine Experiences in the Northeastern US. He is more than happy to answer any NE outdoor-related questions for our members. Use the contact form on his website to reach him http://www.adventurespiritguides.com.
June 2010 Guest Speaker Ed Book http://edbookphoto.com
May 2010 Guest Speaker Craig Romano http://www.craigromano.com/
Jan 2010 Guest Speaker Paul Bannick http://www.paulbannick.com
Nov 2009 Guest Speaker Paul Lutus http://vps.arachnoid.com/image_gallery/
Oct 2009 Guest Speaker Steph Abegg http://sites.google.com/site/stephabegg/
Ski & Snowshoe the Mt Buckhorn (6899 ft), NE Olympics (2-3-2012)