HIking and camping links

compiled by Adele

[disclaimer: I haven't link-checked in a while. Sorry about any broken links!]

Southern California Sites

Geology Underfoot in Southern California
by Robert P. Sharp and Allen F. Glazner
Wild Southern California
great site, lots of info and links
Plants Blooming Now Outside The San Gabriel Mountains
from Introduction to Field Guide to the San Gabriel Mountains and Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains Websites
Armchair adventures of a grad student at Virginia Tech who takes great photos, including Bushwhacking up to the Allison Mine in the Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains, CA

Death Valley Sites

Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley
by Robert P. Sharp and Allen F. Glazner
Death Valley National Park official site
Death Valley National Park: Resources & Nearby Attractions (DesertUSA)
Unofficial Death Valley Tourist Information
by the Webmistress of the Maturango Museum in Ridgecrest
The Dancing Rocks of Death Valley
Quicktime panorama: The Sliding Stones on Racetrack Playa Death Valley National Park, California
Sliding Rock Locations and Trail Lengths, July 1996 - from The Sliding Rocks of the Racetrack Playa Death Valley, California site
Smithsonian Magazine's 1999 article
The Mystery of the Rocks on the Racetrack at Death Valley by Lena Fletcher and Anne Nester
Moving Rocks and Cement Chunks
Sinister Sliding Stones - a "unique" perspective
Fletcher, Lena and Nester, Anne, The Mystery of the Rocks on the Racetrack at Death Valley, Smith College geology paper, 1997.
Messina, P., Stoffer, P., and Clarke, K. C. "Mapping Death Valley's Wandering Rocks." GPS World April, 1997: p. 34-44
Reid, J.B., Jr., Bucklin, E.P., Copenagle, L., Kidder, J., Pack, S. M., Polissar, P.J., and Williams, M. L., 1995, Sliding rocks at the Racetrack, Death Valley:What makes them move?: Geology, v. 23, p. 819-822
Sharp, R.P., and Carey, D.L., 1976, Sliding Stones, Racetrack Playa, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 87, p. 1704-1717
Sharp, R.P., Carey, D. L., Reid, J.B., Jr., Polissar, P.J., and Williams, M.L., 1996, Sliding rocks at the Racetrack, Death Valley: What makes them move?; Discussion and Reply: Geology, v. 25, p. 766-767
Stanley, G. M., 1955, Origin of playa stone tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 66, p. 1329-1350.

Mojave Sites

Calico Early Man Archaeological Site - California Online Highways
Barstow California - California Online Highways
Barstow Region - Digital Desert
Mojave National Preserve Geology
from Desert Dave's East Mojave Page

Angeles National Forest Sites

Angeles National Forest - Wild Southern California
Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Angeles National Forest
Index of San Gabriel Mountains Reports by Jane Strong - Observations about the Natural History--Weather, Rocks, Plants and Animals--of the San Gabriel Mountains with Links
Echo Mountain Echoes websites
from the Echo Mountain Echoes newsletter site