Outdoor Equipment Sites
www.campbound.com
www.backcountry.com
www.mountaingear.com
Locations We Use
Acadia National Park, ME
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Baxter State Park, ME
White Mountain National Forest, NH
Mt Greylock State Reservation, MA
Penobscot River, ME
West Elks Range, CO
Olympic National Park, WA
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Martha's Vineyard, MA
Trip Planning Resources
Backpacking Basics
Rock-Climbing Basics
Mountain Biking Basics
Hiking Basics
Backpacker Magazine
Local Weather and Current News
Weather for your area
Weather Forecasting
Outdoor Education News
Maps
Field Guides
Outdoor Professional Guidebooks
Peterson Field Guides
Audubon Society Field Guides
Airline Planning
Staff Recommended Books
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv
A Sand County Almanac
by Aldo Leopold
John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books
by John Muir
The Lorax
by Dr. Suess
Everybody needs a Rock
by Byrd Baylor & Peter Parnall
The Man Who Planted Trees
by Jean Giono
Rediscovery of North America
by Barry Lopez
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig
Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run: A Call to Those Who Would Save the Earth
by David Brower
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
by Alfred Lansing
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
The Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron
The Backpacker's Field Manual: A comprehensive guide to mastering backcountry skills
by Rick Curtis
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
by Ed Viesturs & David Roberts
A Collaboration with Nature
by Andy Goldsworthy
The Science and Art of Tracking
by Tom Brown Jr.
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
Silent Spring
by Rachael Carson