Links

Destinations

• Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina
• National Park Website
• Advisories for closed roads, campsites and trails
• LeConte Lodge
• North Manitou Island, Michigan
• Manitou Island Transit operates the ferry service to the Manitou Islands. Their website contains information and maps for the islands as well as the ferry schedule and rates.
• The National Park Service site for North Manitou Island
• Ouray, Colorado
• Ouray Chamber of Commerce
• Ouray Trails, the website for the Ouray Trail Group, has great information on area trails.
• Vancouver Island, BC
• Links for Vancouver Island are present on my Vancouver Island Planning page
• Voyageurs National Park
• National Park Website
• Maps from the National Park site

Hiking, Backpacking and Camping

• Backpacking Lightweight contains a wealth of information on backpacking using lightweight techniques.
• Backpacking Light is a web-based magazine on lightweight backpacking. Many valuable articles by experienced backpackers.
• Backpack Gear Test is a great site for obtaining reviews of backpacking and camping equipment.
• Rick Allnutt's Ultralite Hiking site has some good information on hammock design and construction.
• Ed Speers has a commercial site devoted to his book on hammock camping and the hammocks he sells.
• Craig, my brother, has a small hiking group in Murfreesboro, TN that posts reports about their hikes in the area.

Kayaking

• Paddle Wise, a collection of kayaking articles and the home for a very good sea kayaking discussion group.
• Paddling Net is a large site offering information about paddling sports.
• The West Michigan Coastal Kayakers' Association is a local active group for kayaking.

Planning Aids for Outdoor Activities

• Weather Underground has a great site for obtaining weather forecasts for any city or zip code.
• Great Smoky Mountain National Park current weather data from the National Weather Service
• Sun and Moon Data (from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
• My three season backpacking Equipment List
• My kayak gear packing list

Kickboxing

• Joe Lewis Fighting Systems
• Super T Karate

Philosophy

• Ayn Rand Institute is the official center for the advancement of the philosophy of Objectivism.
• The Ayn Rand Lexicon, is an online copy of the book by the same name. It is an easily searched compilation of quotes from Objectivist literature grouped by subject.
• Capitalism Magazine offers great editorials on current events.
• The Forum for Ayn Rand Fans offers great discussions on Objectivism
• Objectivism Online is another new site dedicated to discussion on many subjects from an Objectivist viewpoint

Sailing and the WindRider

• WindRider, manufacturer site.
• WindRider Yacht Club is a very informative forum for WindRider enthusiasts.
• GL Sailboat Company, our local WindRider dealer.

Veterinary Medicine

• Cascade Hospital for Animals, my hospital's website
• HEALTHmap, Global disease alert mapping system
• VeterinaryPartner.com is a website designed to provide veterinary information to pet owners.
• VeterinaryWatch.com, an organization to promote science-based medicine and the critical examination of medical claims and to provide sound information and leadership to veterinary practitioners and their clients.

Just for Fun

• Cirque du Soleil
• Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19
• Animal Sounds: access more than 65,000 sound clips and approximately 18,000 video clips of birds and other animals at the Cornell Lab
• Life: A Journey Through Time, a history of life portrayed in the photographs of renowned nature photographer Frans Lanting and accompanied by a score by Philip Glass