Links

Hiking/ Adventure Groups:

Corn Desert Hiking and Adventure Group – Decatur, IL
Peoria Backpackers Meetup Group – Peoria, IL

Gear:

http://www.geartrade.com/ Gear Trading Site
http://www.rei.com/ My fav!
http://gearx.com/
http://www.backcountry.com/ DE GOAT!
http://www.campmor.com/ 

AT Sites:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/ Great AT User-Group *Great Info
http://www.atdist.com/ - AT Distance Calculator
http://www.trailsource.com/appalachian-trail/ AT Maps

Advocacy Groups:

http://www.sierraclub.org/

Hiking Info:

http://thebackpacker.tv/ What you think it is… YouTube for Hikers
http://www.backpacker.com/ Backpacker Mag Site – Great Resource
http://www.rei.com/pdf/expertadvice/Checklists/backpacking.pdf Backpacking checklist
http://www.trailnote.com/ online trail tracking

Smoky Mtn.:

http://www.hikinginthesmokys.com/
http://hikinginthesmokys.blogspot.com/

Trail Journaling:

http://www.trailjournals.com/ Global Backpacking Journaling for Thruhikers

Blogs I Read:

Trailspace.com The Backcountry Gear Guide
http://sectionhiker.com/


Movies:

http://www.beautybeneaththedirt.com/ Beauty Beneath The Dirt