http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview Online Tips, Tricks, and Resources for Outdoors Buffs Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:33:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en And it's pretty darn cool too.  If you've ever wondered what monster bucks might be patrolling your hunting property while you're at work, with family, in the bath tub, cleaning out the garage... Now you can.  WatchTheDeer.com can place a remote controlled video camera on your property to see what ... http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/10/30/big-brother-is-watching-the-deer/ This just in... I can now fly fish from my desk job!  Real World Fly Fishing, while isn't really real world, looks like a whole bunch of fun.  It's an interactive program that allows you to virtually fish almost 500 locations.  You pick your fly, do your cast, and then ... http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/10/30/when-you-cant-be-on-the-river/ Before booking your next outfitter, check them out at Bowsite's Outfitter Review.  You can find hundreds of guides rated by previous clients. Check out how whether people rated them well even when not sucessful and vice versa. http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/10/10/bowsitecoms-outfitter-review/ In case you couldn't see the trees outside your office window, or like in my case, you have now windows in your office, you can now track the trees changing color in your backyard or anywhere in the U.S. thanks to Weather.com's fall foliage map. http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/10/09/fall-foliage-map-watch-the-colors-from-your-desktop/ Ever tried renting a boat bare back and finding the big fish, or tried hunting out of state? Well now you can ask somebody in your dream spot to take you hunting or fishing, and maybe do the same for somebody looking to get out in your neck of ... http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/10/08/outdoorsman-exchange-the-guide-alternative/ Last summer, I had the great joy of relaxing in a hot spring in Costa Rica.  I used to think that I had to travel to some far off, exotice place to take in nature's hot tubs.  They're all over the place!  Check out USA Hot Springs to see ... http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/09/24/1661-hot-springs-in-the-us-mapped/ For all of those having a "To Do" list in mountaineering, check out the Highest Points in the United States Map from Geology.com   http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/09/22/highest-point-in-every-us-state-on-a-google-map/ First place I've found that plots USGS topography data on Google Maps. If only we could add trails to it, or KML files, etc. EarthTools.org can also be used to find distance, sunrise, sunset, elevation, and local time. You can even link to a ... http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/09/12/earthtoolsorg-get-topo-on-google-maps-much-more/ InciWeb.org is a great resource for anybody trying to stay up to date on wildfires locally, or across the nation.  From the InciWeb.org website: "InciWeb is an interagency wildland fire incident information management system. The system was developed with two primary missions: The first was to provide a standardized reporting ... http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/09/10/wild-land-fire-coverage-in-real-time-inciweborg/   Wade (admin & Greatoutsmores author) sent me this one over the weekend, and was something I thought about trying to do a few months ago.  Then I remembered... I don't know the first thing about web programming, marketing, and I don't have any money to market that kind ... http://outdoorsblogger.com/outdoorssitereview/2007/09/09/myspace-or-facebook-for-outdoors-types-outdoorzycom/