EveryTrail.com

Posted by Jeff Wetherington Jun 10, 2007

In today's Internet atmosphere the emphasis is on interaction, especially social interaction between those who have similar interests but may be scattered around the globe. That emphasis is what drives sites like Flickr, MySpace and others.

EveryTrail is a free online web 2.0 platform that allows hikers, backpackers and other outdoor enthusiasts to visualize and share trail trips using GPS coordinate data, digital photos and location-based notes overlaid on interactive maps.

Once you register (FREE!), you can download the EveryTrail GPS Connector program (very small), connect your GPS unit and upload the coordinates, then upload digital photos that you can drop right into the interactive map along with notes about the pictures, trail or adventure under the Create Trip section.

But that's not all. You can also Browse Trips and enjoy the adventures that others have posted. At this point they have the following categories to browse: Hiking, Running, Road biking, Driving, Mountain biking, Walking, Trail running, Mountaineering, and Sailing. Right now, about 50% of the users are in the U.S. with 25% in Europe, 20% in Asia and the remaining users in Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, so you can truly browse entries from around the world.

The site creators have also recently added a blog to keep users abreast of additions and changes on the site, as well as related news.

I just got a Magellan Maestro 4040 GPS and a Nikon D40 digital SLR camera, so I'm really looking forward to adding my next trail hike to EveryTrail.com.