Weather Underground

          An alternate to The Weather Channel.

    Environmental News Service   (headlines free - full articles require subscription)

    Headwaters News

            Daily news updates from The Center for the Rocky Mountain West at The University of Montana.

    The Daily Grist

          Daily news updates - environmental national/international coverage.

    High Country News

          "The High Country News" bi-weekly newspaper covers 11 western states. - Regular news updates.

    America's Roof Guide

          Regular news updates - great general information - links.

    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.

          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.

    Peak to Peak

          Massive list of outdoor related links national/international.

    Land Use History of The Colorado Plateau

          An in-depth introduction to the environmental history 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.

    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

         New Mexico state site

    Fans of The Sangre de Christo Mountains

         Resource site for Southern Colorado & Northern New Mexico - maps - photos - general information & history.

    SummitPost    (largest Internet mountaineering site)   

          Very active site - trip reports - photos - links.

    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.)

    National Park Service - (NPS)

           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

    National Landscape Conservation System

           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.

    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.

    Google Earth     (this is not the Google Internet Map program but a completely separate downloadable map program)

    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

    Topo Zone Maps

         Commercial Site - free & pay map programs.

    Time Traveler Maps

         Commercial Site - This company produces the best paper maps of The Colorado Plateau.

    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:

    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.

    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

    Eric Ridge

       My son's web site including his paintings, drawings, illustrations, graphics and writings.  Photographs on a sister site accessed from his Links page.

    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)