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APPENDIX THREE
resources
PERIODICALS
Backcountry Magazine, 888-424-5857, www.backcountrymagazine.com
Backpacker, 800-666-3434, www.backpacker.com
Backpacking Light, www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/backpacking_light_magazine_print.html
Explore: Canada’s Outdoor Magazine, 416-599-2000, www.explore-mag.com
National Geographic Adventure Magazine, 800-NGS-LINE (800-647-5463), www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure
Outdoor Photographer, 800-283-4410, 310-820-1500, www.outdoorphotographer.com
Outside, 800-678-1131, 515-246-6917, www.outsidemag.com
TGO The Great Outdoors, 00-44-141-302-7744, www.tgomagazine.co.uk
ORGANIZATIONS
American Avalanche Association, 970-946-0822, www.americanavalanche association.org
American Hiking Society, 301-565-6704, www.americanhiking.org
American Long Distance Hiking Association–West, www.aldhawest.org
American Mountain Guide Association, 303-271-0984, www.amga.com
American Red Cross, 202-303-4498, www.redcross.org
Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association, www.aldha.org
Appalachian Mountain Club, 617-523-0636, www.outdoors.org
Appalachian Trail Conference, 304-535-6331, www.appalachiantrail.org
Arizona Trail Association, 602-252-4794, www.aztrail.org
Bureau of Land Management, 202-452-5125, www.blm.gov
Canadian Avalanche Association, 250-837-2435, www.avalanche.ca
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, 800-333-WILD (800-333-9453), 613-569-7226, www.cpaws.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Travelers’ Health Hotline, 877-FYI-TRIP (877-394-8747), www.cdc.gov/travel
The Colorado Trail Foundation, 303-384-3729, www.coloradotrail.org
Continental Divide Trail Alliance, 888-909-CDTA (888-909-2382), 303-838-3760, www.cdtrail.org
Continental Divide Trail Society, 410-235-9610, www.cdtsociety.org
Highpointers Club, www.highpointers.org
Leave No Trace, 800-332-4100, 303-442-8222, www.lnt.org
The Long Trail (Green Mountain Club), 802-244-7037, www.long trail.org
National Outdoor Leadership School, 800-710-NOLS (800-710-6657), www.nols.edu
National Park Foundation, 202-238-4200, www.nationalparks.org
National Park Service, 888-GO-PARKS (800-467-2757), 202-208-6843, www.nps.gov
Outward Bound, 866-467-7651, 845-424-4000, www.outwardbound.org
Pacific Crest Trail Association, 888-PC-TRAIL (888-728-7245), 916-349-2109, www.pcta.org
Pacific Northwest Trail Association,
877-854-9415, www.pnt.org
Sierra Club, 415-977-5500, www.sierraclub.org
Tom Brown’s Tracker School, 908-479-4681, www.trackerschool.com
USDA Forest Service, 202-205-8333, www.fs.fed.us
Wilderness Medical Associates, 888-WILD-MED (888-945-3633), www.wildmed.com
Wilderness Medicine Institute, 866-831-9001, 800-710-6657, www.nols.edu/wmi
Wilderness Society, 800-THE-WILD (800-843-9453), www.wilderness.org
Wildlands Project, 802-434-4077, www.twp.org
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, 403-609-2666 (Canada), 406-327-8512 (U.S.), www.y2y.net
MAPS
Appalachian Mountain Club, 617-523-0636, www.outdoors.org
DeLorme, 207-836-7000, www.delorme.com
Earthwalk Press (available at www.boredfeet.com, www.omnimap.com, and other outlets)
Fresh Tracks Map Store, 303-471-5400, www.freshtracksmaps.com
Green Trails, 206-546-MAPS (206-546-6277), www.greentrails.com
Map Adventures, 207-879-4777, www.mapadventures.com
Maplink, 800-962-1394, 805-692-6777, www.maplink.com
MapTools,650-529-9410, www.maptools.com
Tom Harrison Maps, 800-265-9090, 415-456-7940, www.tomharrisonmaps.com
Topo!, 800-962-1643, http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo
Topo USA, 800-561-5105, www.delorme.com/topousa
TopoZone, 978-251-4242, www.topozone.com
Trails Illustrated, 800-962-1643, http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/trails
USGS Topographic Maps, 888-ASK-USGS (888-275-8747), http://topomaps.usgs.gov
INTERNET NEWSGROUPS
These Usenet groups are open forums; anyone can post to them. The result is sometimes entertaining, sometimes informative, and sometimes infuriating. There are bizarre opinions, turf wars, and endless circulararguments.However, there are many helpful and regular posters. Read the groups for a while and you’ll soon work out who these are. Post a query and you’ll probably get valuable responses.
alt.rec.hiking
rec.backcountry
rec.skiing backcountry
WEB SITES
American Trails, www.americantrails.org
America’s Roof, www.americasroof.com
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