Sierra Nevada Hiker Backpacking Links


	Backpacking Guides High Sierra Nevada Hikers				Backpackthesierra, M & P put their deep experience, wisdom, and the Sierras at your feet. DipperFlyFishing. Brendon's a cool dude. High Sierra Fun, Richard's guide to the North Sierras he so enjoys. *Gone Hiking!* Ekulytes's California Hiking Page



					Lake Tahoe: Court Brock has pulled together local backcountry resource around Lake Tahoe on his About Lake Tahoe hiking resources page. Troutman Outdoors: Fishing the Sierra Nevada. California High Country: A look at the Sierra. Avid Backpackers: Mark and Leo's backpacking trips across California and the Sierra

National Backpackers


	Backpacking Guides National, Regional, and Local Backpacking Sites				HikersForum, Matt and Kim gather their, and many other hiker's experiences from across the USA. IHikeAround, Matt and Kim's backpacking adventures all over the USA. Wildbackpacker is centered in Utah but these guys hikes reach from Hawaii through California, Arizona, and Colorado.



					The Southwest Backpacker, Four Corners, USA *WawHiker, (YouTube) Backpacking beautiful Washington State. wawhiker blog. Intense Angler:* Backpacking Fishing, Gear. SierraVisions, An old lover of the Sierras transplanted into Michigan

International Backpackers


	Backpacking Guides International				The Spanish High Sierra



					*Nomad and Rebel, and website: Belgium trekkers. MindWiseMan*, Very cool dude in UK.

Backpacking Skills


	*Analytical Survival, your guide to surviving modern times. SargeFaria, excellent map and navigation videos among other topics. Map and Navigation info*, Army Study Guide.com.				skills These sites supplement and expand different elements of your backpacking skills. These sites also apply and stretch backpacking skills to cover emergency and disaster situation in the field or at home. I'm just getting started here, so stay tuned as the links section expands.



	*Backpacking Directory, A bit of Everything Backpacking! Cold Water Survival, YukonMan, good tips. RopeWork, Stormdrane's Blog. The art and skill of knot tying. TNT Repairs* is Terry's deep well of sewing machine experience. Terry's generous spirit and informative site makes setting up, tuning up, repairing, or learning the basics easy. Mention you found TNT on TahoetoWhitney for a 5% discount.

Backpacking Gear


	Backpacking Gear United States				Adventures in Stoving. Hiking Jim turns up the heat with a great site documenting the history, use, and modern expressions of backpacking stoves. An excellent resource. Hiking Jim also hikes the San Gabriel Mountains.



					WeatherShack.com. Want to set up your own basic or comprehensive home weather station? WeatherShack can set your basic home station up for under a hundred bucks, and a comprehensive system for under $400.

Technical Information


	Technical Information United States				2010 Equinox, Solstice & Cross-Quarter Moments, archaeoastornomy.com



					Notes

The Local's Perspective


	Local Information Sites that give you an in-depth look at local resources available up and down the Sierra				Lake Tahoe: Court Brock has pulled together every type of resource at Lake Tahoe in his About Lake Tahoe. Fabulous Lake Tahoe: Check out this review of upcoming concerts, events, and Jack's "Your local's guide to the very best of Lake Tahoe." Jack's an excellent resource. The Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway



					Arnold Rim Trail. Mid-elevation Sierra Trail Project. Mammoth Lakes: Mammoth Lakes Tourism is the official Visitors Bureau for the Town of Mammoth Lakes.

Backpacking Organizations


	Pacific Crest Trail Association Tahoe Rim Trail *Backpacking Resource Center*, Boy Scout Centered				Groups This is the short list. See the Groups Page



	*Student Conservation Association* Bay Area Wilderness Training, Earth Island Institute

Natural World


	Identification Animals				*Animal Life in Yosemite, National Park Service Animal Diversity Web*, University of Michigan



					*Animal Field Guides*, eNature.com

On Identification

Note: A KEY general work for all types of identification in the Sierras is:

A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide to The Sierra Nevada, by Stephen Whitney, Sierra Club Books, SF, 1979.

This book treats all aspects of the High Sierras, and is the best place to begin understanding the Sierra Nevadas.


	Identification Plants				Wildflower Sites Index, Gardening Launch Pad *Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Mr. Sullivan Calflora, Calflora.org CalPhotos, UC Berkeley Celebrating Wildflowers, US Forest Service Flower Identifer, Healthy Home Gardening Wildflowers by Color*, Wildflowerinformation.org Pacific Bulb Society



					*Trees of Lake Tahoe, beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com Pine Cone Facts, PineConeFestival.com VTree ID*, Virginia Tech


	Identification Insects				Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site *Lepidopterists' Society, identification page BugGuide, Bugguide.net Moth Photographers Group*, Mississippi State



					Insect Societies *Spider Sites Index*, arachnology.be SpiderIdentification.org American Arachnological Society

Arts and Letters


	Arts and Letters Different ways of reflecting the beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains				Music: Steve Sheppers, Myspace *Words:* *Adam Blauert*, Merced Sun Star



					*Pictures:* *TrekkingPhotography.com*, Josh Meyers,

Discussion

There are many fine resources for backpackers on the internet. If you are aware of some good ones, let me know.

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Friends of Tahoe to Whitney

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Backpacker Forums

Have a though or comment about Sierra Nevada backpacking to relate?

Know any good links you want to tell us about? If it is about a topic, check the Backpacking Topic Forums to see your topic fits into any of the existing topics on the Forum.

I've linked to a few sites run by good people and companies who have inspirational or informative approaches to getting along in nature:

Backpacking Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney: Your guide to the High Sierra Crest, including the Tahoe to Yosemite, Pacific Crest, and John Muir Trails

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