There are thousands of websites that have relevance to hiking and outdoors. My attempt here is to simply share my browser bookmarks from my personal web surfing. The focus is hiking particularly in the San Gabriels in Southern California. But there are some general links as well. I hope you'll find them helpful.

Dan Simpson's Hiking and Outdoors Bookmarks:

• Hiking the San Gabriels
• Specific Trails, San Gabriels
• Specific Trails, Other
• Fire Lookouts
• Yosemite
• Equipment
• Other Hiking and Camping
• Hiking Tips
• Trail Building
• Nature

Other notable links:

• Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains - Professor Tom Chester has created an extensive website for hiking in the San Gabriels. This is my most vistied site when I'm needing info about local hikes. Field Guide to the San Gabriel Mountains - by Tom Chester and Jane Strong. A wealth of information on plants, bugs, road conditions, weather, and more.

• LDPhotography.net - Hiking Pictures - by Lonnie De Cloedt (aka Thomas Canty). Features superb photo albums of numerious hikes in the San Gabriels and beyond. A wealth of beautiful photography.

• San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders - Since 1984, The San Gabriel Mountains Trail Builders, an all-volunteer public service organization, has been dedicated to constructing and maintaining hiking trails in the San Gabriel Mountains' Angeles National Forest in Southern California.

• Eaton Canyon Nature Center - A great place to learn about nature (1750 North Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107 / 626-398-5420). Excellent online catalog of native plants of the San Gabriels.

• Mt. Wilson Towercam - Mounted high on the 150-foot solar tower, this live cam refreshes every four minutes. Provided by UCLS's Department of Physics and Astronomy, this camera serves up great views from the front range of the San Gabriels. Good source of current weather conditions.

• Angeles National Forest Official Website - This site is not nearly as helpful in providing comprehensive hike info as private sources such as Robinson, Chester, or Randall, but it does give decriptions for 20 trails and provides other forest information.

• Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation.

• SmokeyBear.com - The Official website. "Only you can prevent wildfires!"