ORGANIZATIONS

• The Florida Trail Association
• The Appalachian Trail Conference
• The North Country Trail Association
• Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association
• Sea to Sea Trail (Scenic Trails Research)
• Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail
• Continental Divide Trail Alliance
• Pacific Crest Trail Association
• Wilderness Volunteers
• Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
• American Hiking Society
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GEAR

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• ArtoftheTrail.com - Beautiful Photography
of the AT an PCT
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• Elemental Horizons - Innovative hand crafted paddle sports gear
• Fanatic Fringe - Innovative Ultralight Gear
• Trail Designs, LLC
• Winwood-Outdoor UK - Performance gear from all over Europe. One of the UK's first and to promote ultralight gear.
• BrawnyGear - After a very long wait, 2008 is bringing us the re-launch of the BrawnyGear website for direct sales to her customers. Please visit her new site to purchase her awesome gear.



HIKING AND BACKPACKING

• ADZPCTKO
• FootTrails.com
• HikingandBackpacking.com
• Outdoor-Resources.com
• Peak to Peak Trail and Wilderness Links
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• Boots McFarland - Cartoon de jour - "Boots" McFarland is a young adventurous hiker who finds herself in humorous circumstances out on the trail.
• Chris Townsend - Outdoor Writer and Photographer. If you're serious about backcountry travel and adventure, THIS is the guy you want to be when you grow up!
• Sources for Ultralight and Lightweight Backpacking Equipment - Great resource listing!
• Adventure Alan s Ultralight and Lightweight Backpacking - Adventure Alan s Ultralight and Lightweight Backpacking: Extensive info on lightweight/ultralight backpacking – gear lists, food lists, getting started, gear selection, trip reports (with great photos), food/nutrition/cooking, lightweight backpacki

FORUMS

• Appalachia.Outdoors.org
• Backcountry.net
• The Backpacker
• Backpacking.net
• Florida-Trail.org
• FootTrails.com
• HikerExchange.com
• PNT Message Board
• Sierratreks.org
• ViewsFromTheTop.com
• Whiteblaze.net
• Yahoo Backpacking Light Forum



TRAIL FOOD

• Enertia Trail Foods - Most Excellent Trail Food
• Freezer Bag Cooking - Great Food Site!
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• A Fork In The Trail by Laurie March - A Fork in the Trail, will forever change the way you eat on your outdoor adventures. More than 200 tasty recipes for the outdoor adventurer.
• Wilderness Cooking - ...bringing cuisine to life!



TRAINING

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• Adventure Alan - The first and best place to start your foray into the world of ultralight backpacking!