 Bodie's Pages
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National Park Service Morning Report - see what's going on in the National Parks. Generally a description of crime in the National Parks. | |
| Excellent Death Valley information site, with a message board where the locals and other very knowledgeable people hang out. You can find true experts in history, flora and fauna, geology, and other topics related to Death Valley and the desert. | ||
| Another desert-oriented site, with message board and news. | ||
| Another desert-oriented site/message board. Some real whackos hang out here, if you enjoy debating environmental topics with people who believe there is an active United Nations/Communist conspiracy to take over the United States through land seizures. | ||
| These guys have covered some ground in Death Valley the old fashioned way, by foot. | ||
| Got a question about Panamint City? Ask Charlie. | ||
| Sierra Club, Desert Peak Section, descriptions of various hikes. | ||
| General desert information. | ||
| Site listing information on many Californa and Nevada ghost towns. | ||
| Links related to Highway 395, Eastern Sierra. | ||
| Descriptions of travel in Death Valley and surroundings. | ||
| Sierra Nevada site, great photos of edible plants. | ||
| Flora and Fauna site, rather comprehensive. | ||
| Information about native plants in California. | ||
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Atlas Maps - The National Atlas of the United States of America |
Some good information can be found here, although the interface is not real easy to figure out. I used this site to find a toxic cleanup site less than 1/2 mile from my home. Damn, I wish I used this site before buying my home! | |
| Reference to the highest peaks in the United States. | ||
| Site dedicated to the area near my home in the Central/Northern Sierra Nevadas, my local "stomping grounds." | ||
| Listing of National Parks in California. | ||
| Listing of aircraft wrecks in California. Lot's of planes have gone down in them thar hills. That really was an old fighter I stumbled upon on Mt. Baldy! | ||
| Virtual museum with photos and descriptions of aircraft seen in many of the places I like to camp. Want to know what kind of aircraft buzzed you? Check it out here. | ||
| Photo collection of various peaks, good for researching or dreaming about future hikes. | ||
| Aerial and topographic maps. | ||
| Guide to rock art in the Northern/Central Sierras. | ||
| Descriptions of kayak trips on various California waterways. Great photos of various creeks in California, good information on put-ins and how to get there, plus some entertaining trip reports. | ||
| Nice layout to these pages, with good photos and descriptions of a couple hikes in the Sierra Nevadas. | ||
| Reference to Nevada Peaks. | ||
| Fascinating article about some idiots with good lawyers, and resulting closures of geothermal areas. | ||
| Democratic Underground | Political comments, predictions, etc., usually dead-on. This site talks about the shit going on in our government long before it hits "mainstream" press. | |
| BartCop's Political Humor - Today's BartCop RantsUntitled D | More political commentary (not sure "commentary"is the correct word to use), in a cruder format. | |
| GW Bush Went AWOL - Home Page | It sure appears that he went AWOL, an executable offense during wartime.... Don't believe me? This site is pretty convincing, lays it all out. I mean, c'mon, in your gut you know he's a miserable failure. | |
| Arcata Eye Newspaper Arcata Police Log Index | I spent some formative years in Arcata. (So that explains it!) This is not fiction. | |
| The AFU & Urban Legends Archive | Good reference site for dispelling Urban Legends. | |
| Virus Hoaxes | Good reference site for dispelling those annoying "DANGEROUS NEW VIRUS!" warnings. Help your friends, practice safe hex. | |