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• The Lightweight Backpacker - Lightweight backpacking tips techniques books gear reviews gear checklists message forums and specialty pages
• Wild Backpacker - Trail guides gear articles food recipes and cooking advice survival tips information and other backpacking and hiking information
• N2Backpacking - A personal collection of photos trail tales trip reports trail maps and trip summaries Over twenty-five years of backcountry adventures
• Hackpacking - Gear reviews backpacking reports and general hiking thoughts centered around the Colorado Rocky Mountains
• Planning Your Thru-Hike of the John Muir Trail - Site offers an ebook describing how to plan a backpacking trip of John Muir Trail The website includes a blog bears trail history tips etc and information about the book
• Backpackers Guide - A "how-to-guide" for camping backpacking and hiking especially for those just getting started Includes packing lists and a sample 3-day menu
• Above California - Descriptions of trails maps weather campground information and a library with works by John Muir and others
• Wilderness Utah - A collection of trail guides photos and trip reports from across the state of Utah This site also includes informational articles about hiking in the Utah outdoors
• The Complete Guide to the John Muir Trail - This site describes the John Muir trail in its entirety from Yosemite Valley to Mt Whitney There is information about planning a trip including permits reservations meal planning and recipes A photo gallery accepts submissions from readers
• Colorado Mountain Club - Dedicated to exploring and protecting the wild areas in Colorado Sponsors courses and lectures about Rocky Mountain natural history and mountaineering
• Trail Cooking - Recipes and instructions for freezer bag meals that allow backpackers to quickly and easily eat on the trail
• International Backpacking Association - Provides backpacking related online videos helpful hints maps and low impact backpacking guides Membership is required for full access
• Sierra Nevada Backpacking - Information for Sierra Nevada hiker backpacker and mountaineer Includes locations and maps of passes and trails backpacking checklist clothing gear books weather and photos
• The Backpacking Directory - A directory of links to information about backpacking and hiking including gear retailers trails trip reports photos clubs and organizations and the Pacific Crest Trail
• Trailspace com - Reviews of tents hiking boots jackets backpacks and sleeping bags
• Backpacker Magazine - News reviews editorials and subscription information
• Global Adventure Trekking - Trekking Agency in Nepal
• Backpacking in the Catskills - Pictures from popular overlooks in the Catskills with trail descriptions and advice