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An alternate to The Weather Channel. |
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Environmental News Service (headlines free - full articles require subscription) Daily news updates - national/international coverage. |
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"Reporting on the
Rockies". (free news service) (very good) Daily news updates from The Center for the Rocky Mountain West at The University of Montana. |
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Daily news updates - environmental national/international coverage. |
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"The High Country News" bi-weekly newspaper covers 11 western states. - Regular news updates. |
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Regular news updates - great general information - links. |
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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Primary source of weather data nationwide. |
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Michigan Techs news and information site on the Northern Lights, This is a huge resource on this subject. |
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An organization that works to protect the night-time environment from light pollution., information, news, links. |
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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 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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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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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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A great outdoor recreation site with a huge database of information nationwide. |
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A nationwide government outdoor recreation resource site, camping reservations in most National & State Parks and Forests. |
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Massive list of outdoor related links national/international. |
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Land Use History of The Colorado Plateau An in-depth introduction to the environmental history of this region. |
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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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Active site - photos - based out of Moab, UT. |
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Active site - very good photo collection of Colorado Plateau arches - based out of France. |
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Very active site - trip reports - photos -maps - flora fauna - (a serious canyoneering site). |
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Active site - trip reports - photos - maps - (a serious canyoneering site). |
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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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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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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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Active site - trip reports - photos - interactive maps - links (A large site and active since 1994). |
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Active site - large trip reports section - photos |
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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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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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Active site - trip reports - photos - maps - GPS coordinates - (Albuquerque, New Mexico area). |
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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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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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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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Active site - trip reports & photos from hikes, climbs in the Sierra Nevada's, Great Basin, Southwestern Peaks & Rockies. |
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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.) |
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(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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United States Fish and Wildlife's main site - provides access to all 544 Wildlife Refuge Internet sites. (93 million acres) |
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| 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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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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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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Commercial Site - Home of all 50 state Gazetteers, Street Atlas and Topo USA software. |
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Commercial Site - Home to the "Trails Illustrated" map series and software programs. |
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Commercial Site - free & pay map programs. |
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Commercial Site - This company produces the best paper maps of The Colorado Plateau. |
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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. |
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The grandfather organization of wilderness protection in the United States founded in 1935. |
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Wilderness.net is a partnership project of the
Wilderness Institute at The Univ. of
Montana's College of Forestry and Conservation, |
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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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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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A group of individuals and organizations whose mission is to protect and restore wilderness lands and waters in Arizona. |
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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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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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Founded in 1993 to further the protection of Alaska's incomparable natural endowment. |
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Founded in 1973 to address River health issues nationwide. (Generates the annual 10 most endangered U.S. Rivers list) |
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Founded in 1985 to address unsound river intervention projects worldwide. (IRN publishes "World Rivers Review" bi-monthly) |
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Founded in 1996 to promote a healthy Colorado River thru Glen Canyon. |
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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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Organization dedicated to restoring and protecting Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. |
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Founded in 1973 and dedicated to preserving and restoring California's Rivers, streams and watersheds. |
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Coalition of organizations devoted to restoring healthy and abundant wild salmon to rivers, streams and oceans of the Pacific Salmon states. |
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My son's web site including his paintings, drawings, illustrations, graphics and writings. Photographs on a sister site accessed from his Links page. |
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Federal program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop and build an inertial confinement fusion system. (fusion nuclear energy) |
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A travel site online since 1996 devoted to odd and comical tourist attractions. |
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Site highlights old motels, neon signs, drive-in theatres, bowling alleys, signage and miscellaneous items disappearing daily. |
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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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Last Update:
07/06/2008