TrailsNW Gear Selector Tool
Dec 20, 2009

The TrailsNW Gear Selector Tool makes it easy to search for hiking and backpacking gear that matches your specific search criteria.
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Hiking & Backpacking Website Directory
Dec 16, 2009
To make TrailsNW an even better resource, as well as to help other site owners to promote their own hiking related websites, TrailsNW has added a hiking and backpacking directory. Now you can find high quality websites, specific to hiking and backpacking, all collected in on place!
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New TrailsNW Regions
Jun 8, 2009

I have been wanting to focus more attention on individual hiking regions within the Pacific Northwest for quite some time. The ultimate goal is to have focused pages that are tailored to each region, highlighting the best hikes...
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New Wilderness for Oregon!
Apr 27, 2009

Oregon, and other northwest states gained some new wilderness! Last month, President Obama signed into law the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act...
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Photo Commenting!
Feb 4, 2009
I have been working (slowly) on a commenting system for the site, and have reached the first phase of implementation, commenting on member photos. This is the first step, and hopefully soon I will have the commenting system applied to hike logs, as well as a messaging system so members can more easily interact with each other.
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Best Photos of 2008
Dec 30, 2008

It seems as though everyone does a "best of" article this time of year, so I figure I might as well too. TrailsNW received a lot of image uploads during the past year...
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(Photo by flowergirl)
Return of Winter
Dec 15, 2008
The snow and bitter temperatures have hit the Northwest. A good layer of snow and ice covers the ground and just stepping outside into the cold, swirling air takes my breath away.. With this renewed appreciation of the cold, I stumbled upon
wyicked's account of his Presidential Traverse, which features him and his hiking partner battling freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions. Check out this good read
here.