A great interactive map showing when trees are expected to reach their peak colors in various parts of the US
(via The Loop)
A great interactive map showing when trees are expected to reach their peak colors in various parts of the US
(via The Loop)
Nice new website from the Standing Stone Trail Club which includes free maps and elevation profiles.
The Standing Stone Trail has been one of my local favorites these days, with hikes in 2014 taking me up 1000 steps and a stint on the Northern end into Greenwood Furnance, and my first hike of 2015 taking me along Rocky Ridge Natural Area.
Maps.Me is an iPhone map application that works offline. Unlike Google Maps, or Apple’s Maps app, Maps.Me won’t rack up data on your cell phone plan while you are traveling.
(via The Loop)
I’ve heard that the USGS has free topographic maps, but I hadn’t checked them out until today’s binge. I snagged a few around the State College area, notably, the Tussey Mountain region near Little Flat and Bear Meadows (since I’ve done a bunch of recent hikes there) and also the portion of Nittany Mountain behind Rockview Penitentiary and Pleasant Gap, as I’d like to checkout the lookout tower and Little Fishing Creek this season.
I hung a bulletin board and posted some of the sections of map I printed. It seems like a great way to ponder over hikes, and will be good for showing my friends where I’ve been.