Helpful links for outdoor trip participants
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Washington Trails Association - Trip reports, hiking news, tips for beginners, volunteer opportunities and much much more
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NW Hikers - Discussion forums dealing with trail news, trip reports and numerous other topics
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CalTopo - Study and print an amazing variety of maps and imagery for almost anywhere
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National Weather Service, Washington Mountain Forecasts - Forecasts for specific locations, and links to a wealth of other info
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National Weather Service, Zone Forecasts - If you prefer forecasts without all the fancy graphics
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Weather Channel Seattle area radar - Good overall radar picture, with very useful "Pan & Zoom" feature for specific areas.
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Northwest Avalanche Center, Weather Stations List - Look up current conditions at selected mounbtain sites. Detailed mountain and avalanche forecasts in wintertime.
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UW Atmospheric Sciences - Find lots of weather info under the "Current Weather" tab. Some very sophisticated stuff on here if you poke around. Try playing around with this one, an hourly precipitation forecast map
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Trail conditions for various National Parks and Forests:
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Wenatchee-Okanogan National Forest
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Washington DOT Traffic Alerts - Any construction, incidents, or accidents going to be affecting our travels?
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Washington State Parks - General info and maps for all state parks locations