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