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News/Information:    Top of Page:  Colorado Plateau:  Mountaineering:  Federal Land Stewards:  Maps:  Wilderness:  Water Issues:  Misc:
Weather Underground
An alternate to The Weather Channel
Headwaters News
"Reporting on the Rockies".   (very good) Daily news updates from The Center for the Rocky Mountain West at The University of Montana.
High Country News
"The High Country News" a bi-weekly newspaper covers 11 western states. - (As good as it gets).
Canyon Country Zephyr
"Canyon Country Zephyr" - a bi-monthy Internet only newspaper centered in the Moab, UT region. - (Very good).
Environmental News Service
(headlines free - full articles require subscription) Daily news updates - national/international coverage.
The Daily Grist
Daily news updates - environmental national/international coverage.
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)Primary source of weather data nationwide.
The Aurora Page
Michigan Techs news and information site on the Northern Lights,  This is a huge resource on this subject.
National Dark Sky Association
An organization that works to protect the night-time environment from light pollution., information, news, links.
GPS Information
The best Internet site on GPS, product reviews, FAQ, software, tutorials, links.
Latitude Longitude Format Conversion
Converts Decimal Degrees to Degrees, Minutes, Seconds & Degrees, Minutes, Seconds to Decimal Degrees.
Global Positioning System (GPS) Resources
Another impressive site on GPS and related, in-depth information, government resources, links.
The Official Geocaching Site
The Internet site that started "Geocaching".
A Geologist's Lifetime Field List
Links to the great geologic sites of the world.
Historic Bridges of the U.S.
Database and images of steel bridges from every state in the continental United States w/ links. If you like steel bridges this is a great site.  Steel bridges are rapidly being replaced w/ ugly concrete eyesore bridges (U.C.E.B.s)
Desert Wildflower Watch
This page is located on the Desert USA site
U.S. Forest Service Fall Foliage Site
Links to the seven regional forest areas and current hot spots.
Wildernet
A great outdoor recreation site with a huge database of information nationwide.
Recreation.gov
A nationwide government outdoor recreation resource site, camping reservations in most National & State Parks and Forests.
Public Lands Information Center
A not for profit organization operated by the Public Lands Interpretative Association.  (A great source for maps in the Western U.S.)
Peak to Peak
Massive list of outdoor related links national/international.
Colorado Plateau:    Top of Page:  News/Info:  Mountaineering:  Federal Land Stewards:  Maps:  Wilderness:  Water Issues:  Misc:
Land Use History of The Colorado Plateau
An in-depth introduction to the environmentalhistory of this region.
The Grand Canyon Trust
Organization devoted to protecting and restoring The Colorado Plateau.
The Natural Arch & Bridge Society
Active site - great information - photos - nationwide and international coverage of these natural features.
Bob's Arches
Active site - photos - based out of Moab, UT.
ArchMillennium
Active site - very good photo collection of Colorado Plateau arches - based out of France.
Todds Desert Hiking Guide
Very active site - trip reports - photos -maps - flora fauna - (a serious canyoneering site).
Toms Utah Canyoneering Guide
Active site - trip reports - photos - maps - (a serious canyoneering site).
Utah Canyoneering
Active site - over 3000 photos - (a serious canyoneering site).
Climb-Utah
Active site - canyoneering, hiking & climbing trip reports - directions - maps - GPS coordinates - photos.
Exploring the Great Basin
Active site - the best Internet site on the Great Basin region.
The American Southwest
Active large site - a resource for this region.
Slot Canyon's of the American Southwest
Slot canyon section of "The American Southwest" Internet site above.
Utah Scenic
Active site - great Utah related links - photos.
Joe's Guide to Zion National Park
Active site - trip reports - great photos (Possibly the best guide to Zion N.P. on the Internet)
Hit the Trail - Grand Canyon & the Southwest
Active site - trip reports - photos - information - (Focus of site is in and around The Grand Canyon).
Grand Canyon Explorer
Active site - trip reports - photos - interactive maps - links (A large site and active since 1994).
Wilderness Vagabond
Active site - large trip reports section - photos.
Arizona Strip - BLM Office
Northern Arizona/Southern Utah BLM site - (Permits).
Groth & Marley's Backpacking, Rafting & Camping Network
Active site - trip reports - photos - (a quarterly newsletter of adventures since 1990).
Adventure Hikes and Canyoneering in the Southwest
Inactive site - good trip reports - photos.
Explore New Mexico
Active site - hiking trip reports - photos - (excellent flora fauna information on each hike).
Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona
Dedicated to the preservation, promotion and protection of both the surface and memories of this magnificent old highway.
New Mexico Route 66 Association
Association devoted to Route 66 through New Mexico - Images - Maps - Magazine.
Sandia Mountains Hiking Guide
Active site - trip reports - photos - maps - GPS coordinates - (Albuquerque, New Mexico area).
New Mexico Scenic Byways
Official New Mexico State site.
Fans of The Sangre de Christo Mountains
Resource site for Southern Colorado & Northern New Mexico - maps - photos - general information & history.
Mountaineering:    Top of Page:  News/Info:  Colorado Plateau:  Federal Land Stewards:  Maps:  Wilderness:  Water Issues:  Misc:
SummitPost
(largest Internet mountaineering site) Very active site - trip reports - photos - links.
14ners.com
Active site - Trip Reports - Forum - Photos of routes - Trailhead info specific to Colorado 14ners - extremely good site.
Climber.org
Active site - Trip Reports - Covers N. & S. America, Africa, Asia, Europe - They list backcountry bear box locations. (very good site)
Peakbagger.com
Active site - lists of mountain ranges and peaks worldwide - information - (Goal of site is to have largest peak list on the Internet).
Rex Headd's Adventure Lives
Newer site with some great content - Colorado Fourteeners - Colorado Hikes - Wyoming Mountains - photos - trip reports - movies
Brian Rachford's Mountaineering Page
Active site under reconstruction with over 90 trip reports starting in 1994 - photos - (13ner & 14ner Peaks in Colorado).
Thousand Peaks
Active site - trip reports & photos from hikes, climbs in the Sierra Nevada's, Great Basin, Southwestern Peaks & Rockies.
Mick's Mountain Page
Active site with trip reports and photos in mostly the Wasatch Range of Northern Utah - links - information.
Colorado Rocky Mountain Trip Reports
Large inactive site with over 1000 trip reports of climbs - photos. (Owner is keeping site online until it is decided how to proceed.)
Federal Land Stewards:     Top of Page:  News/Info:  Colorado Plateau:  Mountaineering:  Maps:  Wilderness:  Water Issues:  Misc:
National Park Service - (NPS)
(National Park Service's main site) Provides access to all Internet sites of public lands managed by the National Park Service. (84 million acres)
United States Forest Service - (USFS)
United States Forest Service main site - provides access to all 176 National Forests Internet sites. (191 million acres)
Bureau of Land Management - (BLM)
(U.S. land area = 2.3 billion acres) Bureau of Land Management's main site - provides access to Internet sites for 261 million acres managed by the BLM.
U S Fish & Wildlife
United States Fish and Wildlife's main site - provides access to all 544 Wildlife Refuge Internet sites. (93 million acres)
National Wild & Scenic Rivers System
BLM managed Wild & Scenic Rivers site. (1/4 of 1% of the river miles in the U.S. are protected as Wild and Scenic Rivers.)
National Landscape Conservation System
(BLM site devoted to 15 National Monuments in eight western states) Site also covers Wilderness Areas,Wilderness Study Areas, National Recreation Areas National Scenic &Historic Trails.
National Natural Landmarks Program
Program of nearly 600 natural landmarks on public & private land administered by the National Park Service.
Maps:    Top of Page:  News/Info:  Colorado Plateau:  Mountaineering:  Federal Land Stewards:  Wilderness:  Water Issues:  Misc:
United States Geologic Survey
- (USGS) United States Geologic Survey main site - news, maps, publications, 21,600 photos in archive, "The National Map".
National Scenic Byways
(administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration) National Scenic Byways program's main site - 96 designated byways in 39 states - maps, travel itineraries,links, photos.
Wilderness.net Wilderness Areas Map
A great "Google Earth" style satellite map of the entire United States showing the outlines of all wilderness areas.
Google Earth
(this is not the Google Internet Map program but a completely separate downloadable map program) An interactive map and satellite database of the entire planet and cosmos. This link will take you to the free 14 Meg download.
Terra Server-USA
One of the world's largest online databases of maps and aerial photographs of the United States.
Panoramic Aerial Maps of the American West
Panoramic maps of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming - link to California.
Delorme
Commercial Site - Home of all 50 state Gazetteers, Street Atlas and Topo USA software.
National Geographic Maps
Commercial Site - Home to the "Trails Illustrated" map series and software programs.
Raven
Commercial Site - High quality shaded relief maps of North America, The United States & all 50 individual States.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
free site - A variety of map types of each state - high quality shaded relief maps,county maps, 1895 maps, black & white maps, satellite maps.
Wilderness:    Top of Page:  News/Info:  Colorado Plateau:  Mountaineering:  Federal Land Stewards:  Maps:  Water Issues:  Misc:
The Wilderness Society
The grandfather organization of wilderness protection in the United States founded in 1935.
Wilderness. Net
Wilderness.net is a partnership project of the Wilderness Institute at The Univ. of Montana's College of Forestry and Conservation, the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Twenty something year old organization devoted to saving Utah's spectacular wild lands from the state of Utah.
Utah Forest Wilderness
Organization seeking wilderness designation in Utah's Forest lands.
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
A forum for organizations and businesses to join in the effort to protect New Mexico's wild places as Wilderness.
Colorado Environmental Coalition
Since 1965 the Coalition works to educate citizens on how they can help speak out for Colorado's environment.
Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance
Born from the merger in 2003 of the Southern Rockies Forest Network and Colorado Wilderness Network.
Arizona Wilderness Coalition
A group of individuals and organizations whose mission is to protect and restore wilderness lands and waters in Arizona.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness
A wilderness education and advocacy group that strives to keep Nevada's wild places wild.
The Wyoming Wilderness Association
A wilderness organization founded in the 1970's to fight for Wyoming wilderness designation.
The Idaho Conservation League
Founded in 1973 The Idaho Conservation League works preserves Idaho's clean water, wilderness and quality of life.
The Montana Wilderness Association
Established in 1958 to educate and organize people to protect Montana's wild lands.
California Wilderness Coalition
Since 1976 this organization has empowered local communities and conservationist to be the voice for wild California.
Alaska Wilderness League
Founded in 1993 to further the protection of Alaska's incomparable natural endowment.
Water Issues:    Top of Page:  News/Info:  Colorado Plateau:  Mountaineering:  Federal Land Stewards:  Wilderness:  Maps:  Misc:
American Rivers
Founded in 1973 to address River health issues nationwide.  (Generates the annual 10 most endangered U.S. Rivers list)
International Rivers Network
Founded in 1985 to address unsound river intervention projects worldwide. (IRN publishes "World Rivers Review" bi-monthly)
Glenn Canyon Institute
Founded in 1996 to promote a healthy Colorado River thru Glen Canyon.
Powell Reservoir water levels
Link to Bureau of Reclamations daily updated reservoir level.
Living Rivers/Colorado Riverkeeper
Founded in 2000 to promote large-scale restoration of the Colorado River system.
Restore Hetch Hetchy
Organization dedicated to restoring and protecting Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park.
Friends of the River
Founded in 1973 and dedicated to preserving and restoring California's Rivers, streams and watersheds.
Save our Wild Salmon
Coalition of organizations devoted to restoring healthy and abundant wild salmon to rivers, streams and oceans of the Pacific Salmon states.
Miscellaneous:    Top of Page:  News/Info:  Colorado Plateau:  Mountaineering:  Federal Land Stewards:  Wilderness:  Maps:  Water Issues:
Eric Ridge
My son's web site including his paintings, drawings, illustrations, graphics and writings. 
National Ignition Facility
Federal program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop and build an inertial confinement fusion system. (fusion nuclear energy)
Roadside America
A travel site online since 1996 devoted to odd and comical tourist attractions.
Roadside Peek
Site highlights old motels, neon signs, drive-in theatres, bowling alleys, signage and miscellaneous items disappearing daily.
Untraveled Road
Virtual photo guide for the hiker, traveler or outdoorsman.   (photos on this site create a series of images along the route of hikes and roads)

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