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Links And Other Resources
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| These are only a few of the many resources available on the Internet. If you have a site that you think needs to be added to the list, please let me know .
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Friends of the Everglades - founded in 1969 by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the Friends of the Everglades are leading the fight to restore and preserve the Everglades.
Everglades National Park (National Park Service) - This is the NPS home page for the Everglades National Park, the place to go for official information on camping, permits, fees, activities, etc.
Everglades National Park: Canoeing the Wilderness Waterway - More information from the National Park Service specific to paddling the Wilderness Waterway. The site also has links to descriptions and maps of the local Gulf Coast and Flamingo paddling trails.
Backcountry Camping In The Everglades National Park - This Park Service guide has links to the electronic version of the Wilderness Water way Trip Planner, a table of all backcountry campsites, and a map of all backcountry campsite locations.
Johnny Molloy, Outdoorsman...Author - Johnny Molloy wrote THE book on paddling the Everglades National Park, as well as a number of other books on canoeing, hiking and camping. His website contains an excellent list of recommended gear for canoeing and camping.
Watertribe - The Watertribe are a group of paddlers that sponsor a series of grueling adventure races, one of which is the Everglades Challenge, a 260-mile journey from Ft. Desoto Park on Tampa Bay to Key Largo.
TerraServer - Developed by Microsoft in partnership with the USGS, the TerraServer website provides aerial photos and topographic maps of the entire United States. This link takes you straight to a high-level view of the Everglades National Park. From here you can zoom in and see details as small as a chickee anywhere in the Park.
Waterproof Charts Home Page - Makers of quality waterproof charts. The ones that I bought over five years ago are still in good shape, if a bit wrinkled, after being used and abused for over 1,000 miles of Everglades canoe tripping.
The Weather Channel - Everglades City, Chokoloskee, and Flamingo are not covered by the National Weather Service, but you can get long range forecasts for Naples and Miami, which should work just as well.
Marine Forecast - The Intellicast Weather website offers an up-to-date marine forecast for the Miami area, which also covers Florida Bay and the Gulf coast up to Bonita Beach. Print out the latest forecast just before leaving for your trip.
www.saltwatertides.com - One of two online resources that I consult for tide information when planning an Everglades trip. This site gives the tides and related information in table format. It also gives you sun and moon rise/set times, as well as moon visibility, which is very helpful in judging the moon's effect on the tides.
Tidelines On Line - The second of two tide information resources that I use, this site will provide you with a graphical tide calendar. |
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