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  High Sierra Hiking Pages
    Bill & Carla's Backpacking Page - An excellent page on backpacking and hiking in Northern California
    Mike's Home Page - Mike Deitchman's journal-style web page describing hikes in
      the Sierras.  Mike is also an advocate of the "Go Light philosophy".
    Kings Canyon and Sequoia Wilderness Hikes - Large collection of multi-day hikes in
      Kings Canyon and Sequoia including trail descriptions and photos.
    Kim's Hiking Page - Trip Reports on trips in California
    Frank Farmer's Mountaineering Page - Web page focused on the Southern Sierra, but interested
      in mountains everywhere
    Tom's High Sierra Backcountry Pages - Trip Reports, photos, recipes, and general information
      about the Sierra Nevada backcountry
    High Sierra Highlights - Images and stories of hiking, backpacking, and climbing in California's
      High Sierra
    Charles Hayden's Hikes and Adventures - Trip reports of several trips to the southern Sierra
      Nevada and the San Gabriels
    Jim's Hiking Home Page - Hiking stories from the High Sierra, Wind River Range and Cascades
    An Annotated High Sierra Photo Album - Annotated photographs, mostly from off trail hiking,
    from Sequoia, Kings Canyon and adjacent wilderness.
    My Favorite Backpacking Trips - A photo and text outline of Roger Stehouwer's favorite backpacking
      trips in the Sierra Nevada Mountians. A backpackers equipment check list and tips.
    Sierra Nevada Backcountry - Photos from several backpacking trips in the Sierra Nevada Backcountry
    Tet's Mountain Corner - Webpage dedicated to climbing mountain peaks in the Sierras, and other
      locations (such as the Cascades and Japan).
    Half Dome Cam - Webcam of Half Dome viewed from the valley.  Includes excellent time-laps photos.
 

  Desolation Wilderness / Lake Tahoe - Pages specifically for those areas
 

  John Muir Trail (JMT) - Pages dedicated to the JMT
    Richard Kirby's John Muir Trail Hike -
     Trey's Notes on his JMT trip? - Trey hiked the JMT in 1996.  This web page is a collection of
       his Experiences
     Take a walk along John Muir Trail - An excellent pictorial/journal of a Dr. Stefan Krempl's
       17-day adventure on the JMT

  Mt. Whitney Pages - Pages dedicated to hiking Mt. Whitney in one day
    Ron's Hiking     Page - Ron Lamb's excellent page on hiking Whitney in one day including pictures and
      even .AVI files.
    The Mt. Whitney Dayhike Page - A webpage dedicated to the average weekend hiker who wants
      to hike Mt. Whitney in a day.
    Mt. Whitney California - Informative webpage on Mt. Whitney.

  Bay Area Backpacking Pages - Hiking in the San Francisco / San Jose area
    Bay Area Backcountry - According to the author, this is "an ever changing collection of apocryphal,
      misleading, and just plain wrong information about some nice places to camp and hike around the
      San Francisco Bay Area."
    Portola - A guide to the trails of the San Francisco peninsula
    Top 7 Hikes in Marin County - Marin County's official page of their Top 7 hikes.  Includes maps
      and trail descriptions
    The Trail Center - The Trail Center is dedicated to providing trail information and volunteers for
      San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Alameda Counties, Calif. This site offers
      a calendar of trailbuilding events, mapping parties and other outdoor opportunities in the southern Bay Area.

  Other Places
   Hiking in the San Jacinto Mountains - Bob and Nancy Ulrich's Day Hiking Adventures in the San Jacinto Mountains
   Hikes in Angeles National Forest - Trip Logs, Overviews, etc... of hikes in Angeles National Forest.
   Dayhiker.com - Website for extreme day hikes

Backpacks
       Acr'Teryx
       Camp Trails
       Camelbak
       Caribou Mountaineering
       Cirque Works
       Eagle Creek
       Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
       Granite Gear
       Gregory Mountain Products+
       Jack Wolfskin
       Jansport
       Kelty
       Lowe Apline +
       Madden Mountaineering
       Millet
       Mountain Tools
       Mountainsmith
       Nikko Sports
       Serratus
       REI+
       Savage Gear
       Serratus
        The North Face
Boots
       Asolo+
       Boreal
       Danner
       Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
       Fabiano / Scarpa
       Hi-Tec
       L.L. Bean
       La Sportiva
       Merrell-
       Nike-
       Raichle+
       Salomon+
       Superfeet+
       Tecnica
       Teva +
        The North Face
       Timberland-
       Vasque+
Maps
       MapTech - USGS Topo maps on CD-rom
       Tom Harrison Maps
       Trails Illustrated (National Geographic)
       U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Sleeping Bags & Pads
       Cascade Designs +
       Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
       Kelty
       L.L. Bean
       Marmot
       Moonstone
       Mountain Hardwear
       Outdoor Research
       REI
       Slumberjack
        The North Face +
       Walrus
Stoves
       Camping Gaz
       Mountain Safety Research (MSR) +
       Optimus
       Primus+
       Snowpeak
Tents
       Bibler Tents
       Camp Trails
       Eastern Mountain Sports
       Eureka
       Internal Designs
       Kelty
       L.L. Bean
       Marmot
       Mountain Hardwear
       REI+
       Slumberjack
        The North Face +
       Walrus
Trail Food
       Balance-
       Clif Bar +
       PowerBar-
       VO2Max
Water Filters
       Katadyn
       Mountain Safety Research (MSR) +
       Pur
       Sweetwater
Accessories
       Buck Knives
       Camelbak
       ExStream
       Garmin
       Leatherman
       Leki
       Lowrance+
       Magellan
       Nikwax+
       Outdoor Research +
       Platypus
       Petzl+
       PrincetonTec+
       Silva+
       Suunto
Books
       Adventurous Traveler Bookstore
       Amazon.com+
        Books-Now +
        The Mountaineers Books
       The Sierra Club Bookstore
       The Wilderness Press
Clothing
       Backcountre.com - Manufacturer and direct e-tailer of the Backcountre brand of performance tech. outerwear.
       Dahlgren
       Ex Officio +
       Mountain Hard Wear
       Patagonia+
       REI+
       Royal Robbins
 

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