Some Resources
- NOAA 7-day heat risk map
- Graphical Forecasts from the National Weather Service (scroll to the right in the table to find Sky Cover forecasts)
- US Climate Info from NOAA (historic temps, etc)
Seattle Area
- King County Trail Finder is a map showing the King County regional trails and backcountry trails. Click on a trail for some summary info, and sometimes a link to more detailed info.
Washington State
- Lewis County Trails
- Willapa Hills State Park Trail (map) is relatively flat and runs 56 miles along the Willapa river from Chehalis to South bend, jsut short of Willapa Bay. Open year-round and passable in most conditions. Pedestrians, non-motorized wheeled uses, and equestrians. Asphalt from Chehalis to Adna; then compacted gravel until mile 27, west of Pe Ell; then unimproved until Raymond near mile 52 where it returns to asphalt.
- More info with a list of access points
- WTA’s page on this trail
- Annotated Google Map
- White Pass Scenic Byway – south of Mt. Rainier
- Waterfalls near Shelton
- High Steel Bridge near Shelton (access may be closed?)
- Trails along the Hood Canal
- Points of Interest in the Olympic National Forest
- WTA: 10 Winter Lowland Loop Trails
- Okanogan Trails Scenic Byway
- Scenic Washington State
- Northrup Canyon hike near Grand Coulee Dam
- Unofficial guide to the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (formerly the John Wayne Pioneer Trail / Iron Horse State Park) stretches close to 300 miles across Washington State along the historic router of the Milwaukee Railroad
- Biking guide to the western section from Washington Gravel Riding
- Panther Creek Falls, northwest of White Salmon on the Columbia river, is a beautiful very short (0.16 mile) hike without good signage. From the gravel parking area, “Start walking down the road back the way you came and there will be a trail sign in a tree on the right, and the only obvious path that goes down to the creek.” (Per a trail report.)
- Washington 100 Geological Sites — The Washington Geological Survey presents 100 of the quintessential places to experience Washington’s geology up close. (Warning: unfortunate design choices on this web site: weird scrolling and disabling text selection for a start.)
American Southwest (multi-state)
- The Grand Circle road trip touches Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada
Arizona
Sedona: How to hike to Devils Bridge
Colorado
New York
- Letchworth State Park contains an acclaimed gorge and waterfalls along the Genesee River.
Oregon
- Scenic Drives
- PDF statewide map of the official scenic drives
- Secret Beach is a spectacular point along the Samuel L. Boardman Corridor [map]
South Dakota
Custer State Park looks very cool [SD official page]
Tennessee
Rock Island State Park is a very popular (read: busy) park with some gorgeous canyon and waterfall scenery
Utah
- Trail of the Ancients Scenic Drive
- Includes Moki Dugway, a dramatic steep dirt road with 3 miles of switchbacks, and Muley Point viewpoint at the top