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Links & Hiking Resources
Mount Hood Area
- NW Hiker: A clickable map of the NW with hiking/picture/webcam, conditions, very nice info
- Mazamas: the largest hiking organization in Oregon
- Mount Hood, Oregon: USGS site with information, statistics, graphics, maps, picture, research and projects about this volcano of the cascades
- Timberline: the famous lodge used for the movie The Shining, with general information, history, snow and weather conditions, lodging and a few pics. See a live picture of Timberline lodge now.
- Mt Hood Meadows: latest snow and weather conditions, and activities
- Mt Hood Ski Bowl: list of activities happening during summer or winter, as well as current snow and weather reports
Cascade Range Volcanoes
These sites are from the USGS
Washington
- Mount Baker
- Glacier Peak
- Mount Rainier
- Mount St. Helens: the volcano that made international news following its eruption on May 18th 1980, and is now a national monument.
- Mount Adams
Oregon
- Mount Hood
- Mount Jefferson
- Three-Fingered Jack
- Mount Washington
- Belknap Shield Volcano
- Three Sisters: North, Middle and South
- Broken Top
- Mount Bachelor
- Pilot Butte
- Lava Butte
- Newberry Caldera
- Diamond Peak
- Mount Bailey
- Mount Thielsen
- Crater Lake: this breathtaking National Park, is one of Oregon's jewels
- Mount Mazama
- Mount McLoughlin
California
Other Pacific Northwest Sites
- Mount Rainier National Park, WA: official page by the park service
- Nature of the Northwest: great site with lots of info on national forest and phone numbers to call for conditions
- REI local hikes in Oregon
Hiking Resources, Info, Other Trails
- Appalachian Trail: continuous marked footpath that goes from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia
- Audubon Society For nature and bird lovers
- The Backpacker contains links to more organizations, books and maps, and info on backpacking
- Cool Trails a selection of regions or type of trails are offered with limited info on a few trails on Mt Hood
- CyberHikes: very original site, virtual hiking experience with clickable maps
- GORP: stands for Great Outdoor Recreation Page contains information on national and international parks with a state by state list of recreation sites
- Go Smokies: guide to all aspects of the Smokies
- Grand Canyon Explorer: a good place to start if you want to know more about the Grand Canyon
- National Park Service: description of park's natural features, fees, contact, and links to individual park pages.
- Sierra Club Interesting info on hikes and events organized by the club
- The Total Yellowstone Page: everything from pictures to hike reviews
- Trails Illustrated Trailhead: topo maps for lots of many popular places
- Peru Treks organized trips to several destinations in Peru
Hiking Gear Stores & Companies
Portland Area
- Columbia sportswear from the famous brand: 6600 N. Balitmore Portland, OR 97203 (1-800-622-6953)
- REI the Outdoor Store based in Seattle with 2 locations in Portland, Jantzen Beach and Tualatin P.O. Box 1938 Sumnet, WA 98390 (1-800-426-4840)
Other Companies
- Campers Village: thousands of outdoor related products can be found here on their mail order catalog
- Camping World: The Camper's Choice Since 1966
- Campmor: extensive inventory of camping and hiking equipment which can be found in a 200 page catalog. 28 Parkway Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 (1-800-230-2151)
- Eastern Mountain Sports: national retailer of outdoor equipment
- Gore-Tex: headquarters and information on the water-proof products
- Hi-Tec: value priced performance footwear for Outdoor, Hiking, Adventure Racing, Magnum, Indoor Court, Soccer, Running, Golf and Cross Training
- Jansport: makers of daypacks and backpacks. Search the right backpack for you when you enter the features you want. P.O. Box 1817 Appleton, WI 54913 (800) 552-6776
- L.L. Bean comfortable outdoor and sportswear Casco St. Freeport, ME 04033 1-800-221-4221
- Nalgene: outdoor products/1-800-872-4552
- Navarro: technical outdoor clothing 975 Vernon Drive Vancouver, BC V6A 3P2 (800)663-7740
- Nikwax: complete line of waterproofing and care products for outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment (1-800-577-2700)
- Outdoor Products: Outdoor Products makes packs, duffles, and accessories
- Outdoor Research: innovative designs for outdoor recreation / 1000 First Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98134 206-467-8197 (888-4OR-GEAR)
- Patagonia: makers of quality outdoor clothing/ P.O. Box 8900 Boseman, MT 59715 (1-800-638-6464)
- Rockport: shoes ranging from dress shoes to active outdoor shoes
- Slumberjack: specialized in sleeping bags
- Weather Bo's: coatings for outdoor gear which provide protection from UV rays and water damage
- Wolf Packs: backpacks and equipment for dogs
Bookstores
- REI: Very good selection of Outdoor and Recreation books
- Powells Bookstore: the biggest bookstore in Portland
- Amazon.com online service, lots of titles, easy to search and fast
Check the Weather
- Portland Forecast
- Oregon from KGW 8 news channel, with a clickable map and 6 live skycams around the state
- Intellicast: world and national weather
- National Weather Service: get national and local reports
- The Weather Channel: online version of the cable channel
- The Weather Network: Canada's 24 hour weather channel
- USA Today Weather: mainly US weather
