Earthquakes
- USGS Earthquake Info Latest
earthquake information and earthquake preparedness tips from the USGS.
- KNBC 4 Seismo-Cam
an image of the seismometer at KNBC, updated every five minutes. Includes
earthquake-related links.
Mapping
- Yahoo!
Maps Create a street map from an address.
- MapBlast! Create a street map from
an address. Generate code to put a map on a web page.
- MapQuest! Create a street map from
an address. Includes international maps. Registration required; won't work if
you refuse cookies.
- The Office of
Aeronautical Charting and Cartography is responsible for providing
navigational charts to users of the U. S. National Airspace System
- The Home
Planetgraphic views of the earth and the moon from user-specified points in
space.
- EarthView
an updated view of any part of earth from space.
- TopoZone actual USGS topographic
quadrangles on line.
The Sierra Nevada
- Gordie's Sierra PageLinks to national parks and forests,
the GORP Sierra pages, books, books and pictures.
- Trail
Conditions in the Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks (NPS)
- Trail
Conditions on the Pacific Coast Trail (GORP)
- Inyo
National Forest Lists trails and quotas from Lone Pine to Lee Vining.
Includes bear, fishing, and safety tips. (US Gov't?)
- Sierra Wilderness Trail ConditionsLists trail condition
reports
- The Hoover
Wilderness lots of tips, including excellent trail descriptions (USFS)
- Sierra Club
Primarily a political action interest group, but does organize backpacking
expeditions.
- GORP The
Great Outdoor Recreation Page; look under "Attractions" for
"National Parks", "National Forests", and "Wilderness
Areas"
- L.L. Bean The LL Bean Page; brief description of many
national, state, and local parks.
- CA Snow
Page Current snow conditions in California
- CA Fossils Fossil
hunting in California
Space Science
- Space Science Links to observer's
pages, images, astronomical data, space probes, JPL, NASA, KSC, and
astronomical software.
- Overhead
Intelligence overhead imaging of intelligence facilities.