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ORGANIZATIONS
• The Florida Trail Association
• The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
• The North Country Trail Association
• Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association
• Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail
• Continental Divide Trail Alliance
• Pacific Crest Trail Association
• Wilderness Volunteers
• Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
• American Hiking Society
• River Network - Connecting People, Saving Rivers
GEAR
• ArtoftheTrail.com - Beautiful Photography
of the AT and PCT
• Innovative hand crafted backpacks and accessories>
• Trail Designs, LLC
• Winwood-Outdoor UK - Performance gear from all over Europe. One of the UK's first to promote ultralight gear.
HIKING AND BACKPACKING
• The A.T. Guide 2010 If you could only take one AT guide book...THIS is the one.. compiled by David (AWOL) Miller
• ADZPCTKO
• FootTrails.com
• HikingandBackpacking.com
• Outdoor-Resources.com
• Peak to Peak Trail and Wilderness Links
• Boots McFarland
- Cartoon de jour - "Boots" McFarland is a young adventurous hiker who
finds herself in humorous circumstances out on the trail.
• Chris Townsend
- Outdoor Writer and Photographer. If you're serious about backcountry
travel and adventure, THIS is the guy you want to be when you grow up!
• Sources for Ultralight and Lightweight Backpacking Equipment - Great resource listing!
• Adventure Alan s Ultralight and Lightweight Backpacking - Adventure Alan s
Ultralight and Lightweight Backpacking:
Extensive info on
lightweight/ultralight backpacking – gear lists, food lists, getting
started, gear selection, trip reports (with great photos),
food/nutrition/cooking, lightweight backpacki
• Back Pack Base Camp - New site with some interesting stuff. Check out the Local Hikes section!
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FORUMS
• Appalachia.Outdoors.org
• Backcountry.net
• The Backpacker
• Backpacking.net
• Florida-Trail.org
• FootTrails.com
• Whiteblaze.net
• Yahoo Backpacking Light Forum
SHUTTLES AND HIKER SERVICES
• Atlanta Based Appalachian Trail Shuttle and Hiker services
TRAIL FOOD
• Enertia Trail Foods - Most Excellent Trail Food
• Freezer Bag Cooking - Great Food Site!
• A Fork In The Trail by Laurie March
- A Fork in the Trail, will forever change the way you eat on your
outdoor adventures. More than 200 tasty recipes for the outdoor
adventurer.
• Wilderness Cooking - ...bringing cuisine to life!
TRAINING
• Adventure Alan - The first and best place to start your foray into the world of ultralight backpacking!
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