kylemeyer
04-27-2011, 17:25
Hi folks,
http://cl.ly/6IhB/Screen_shot_2011-04-27_at_12.08.53_PM.png (http://wenthiking.com)
I made a free web app, Went Hiking (http://wenthiking.com), to keep track of hiking stats, reports, and photos for people that tend to do frequent short trips. It would also work well as a TrailJournal on steroids for someone hiking the AT, although nobody has used it for that yet. I'm really interested in any feedback anyone has.
The website was initially created for my own personal use. I have a full-time job as a web designer & developer, but take every opportunity to get outside and backpack. Last year, I started keeping track of my trips in a spreadsheet to see what my cumulative statistics were, mostly for fun, and partly to satisfy my obsessive compulsiveness.
Two months ago, I decided I could do better than a spreadsheet. I whipped up a really rough version of the site, and posted it to my local hiking site (http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7041) to see if anyone else had interest in the tool. I've since made revisions based on their feedback, and while it's still not nearly complete, it is now a reliable tool for logging of trips and sharing them with others.
I'd really welcome any feedback you have. Please sign up and feel free to use the site—there's a lot more to be done with the data being collected geospatially, and GPS integration is coming soon.
Thanks!
Kyle
PS. As a bonus prize for reading, http://wenthiking.com/map is a fullscreen topographic map viewer. Right click anywhere on the map to view a pinpoint forecast for that area, and click "start drawing" to trace a hike you may want to do. The map will automatically calculate distance and elevation gain as you draw. I made this map to more easily plan trips for myself; I hope you like it!
http://cl.ly/6IhB/Screen_shot_2011-04-27_at_12.08.53_PM.png (http://wenthiking.com)
I made a free web app, Went Hiking (http://wenthiking.com), to keep track of hiking stats, reports, and photos for people that tend to do frequent short trips. It would also work well as a TrailJournal on steroids for someone hiking the AT, although nobody has used it for that yet. I'm really interested in any feedback anyone has.
The website was initially created for my own personal use. I have a full-time job as a web designer & developer, but take every opportunity to get outside and backpack. Last year, I started keeping track of my trips in a spreadsheet to see what my cumulative statistics were, mostly for fun, and partly to satisfy my obsessive compulsiveness.
Two months ago, I decided I could do better than a spreadsheet. I whipped up a really rough version of the site, and posted it to my local hiking site (http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7041) to see if anyone else had interest in the tool. I've since made revisions based on their feedback, and while it's still not nearly complete, it is now a reliable tool for logging of trips and sharing them with others.
I'd really welcome any feedback you have. Please sign up and feel free to use the site—there's a lot more to be done with the data being collected geospatially, and GPS integration is coming soon.
Thanks!
Kyle
PS. As a bonus prize for reading, http://wenthiking.com/map is a fullscreen topographic map viewer. Right click anywhere on the map to view a pinpoint forecast for that area, and click "start drawing" to trace a hike you may want to do. The map will automatically calculate distance and elevation gain as you draw. I made this map to more easily plan trips for myself; I hope you like it!