The following are several boating and travel-related sites I've found interesting:
Boat Launches in Washington State
WA State Ferry System
San Juan Islands,
WA USA
Washington State Tourism - pretty good
Boating in the Pacific NW
Shoreline
photos along the saltwater shores of Washington State.
Sound Rowers rowing/paddling/pedaling
racing organization
Human powered boat resources
Human powered boat site
from a European perspective
USA national traffic and
road closure site
Commercial Pedal Boat Sites:
Aquacycle - giant yellow tired amphibious tricycle
Nauticraft Escapade - which I bought
in July, 1999 and am having a lot of fun with. If you want a pedal boat that
can handle 4 to 5 foot waves and keep you dry in a storm, this is it!
Open Water Cycling, the manufacturer
of the super high performance Cadence pedal powered boat that looks
something like a kayak. I had one of these, too, and it was my favorite boat
when I want to go fast or far or launch where there is no ramp.
Kevco HydroCycle (link no longer active!)
Velosea's Soleau (Out of business!)
Suncatcher HPB, also
going (gone?) out of business
Surfbike Products' Surfbike - speedy, maneuverable (Out of business!)
New Cycling Frontier's speedy Wavebike (Out of business!)
Hydrocycles' Wave Walker - fairly
fast though not nearly as fast as the Cadence, stable
TRAMPOFOIL
unfortunately the manufacturer is now out of business (hydrofoil, cool)
The White Dwarf human powered blimp
Here is an excellent HPV
links and resource page by R. C. Gilmore
Power assist frequently
asked questions
Yogurt Study
50MB. A rather silly movie about intelligent yogurt.
The following are a bunch of hiking and mountaineering sites I have found to be
of interest:
Washington Trails Association:
- Excellent source of current trail reports plus club-related information such as volunteer crews for trail work.
GORP
- Excellent site that offers a wide range of information on outdoor recreation and active travel.
Northwest Recreation Page:
- This is an excellent page with several links to a variety of outdoor-related activities.
John Maher's Evergreen Hiker Site
- Excellent source for first hand hiking accounts, indexed in several useful ways, with directions
to the trailheads as well as links to topos of the areas.
Backcountry Trails Guide:
- This cool site features hikes from all over the Northwest, and he will let you know how
the fishing went. Also, printable topo maps and recipes to try out!
Seattle PI Getaways-Take a Hike:
- The Seattle PI newspaper has an excellent hiking section. Karen Sykes, a longtime Seattle Mountaineer, provides us with
a lot of hikes and associated histories. Also, there are articles on scrambling, outdoor safety, solo hiking, etc.
Welcome to Phil's Hikes, Trips, and, Adventures:
- Great source for seasonal hiking reports, though not updated since 2000.
Geocaching.com
- Awesome site that lists geocaches world-wide and provides info on how to get started.
WSGA
- Washington State Geocachers Association's Website
US Border wait time
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