Quick shout out to SCGuide1 and Asfyxiate for winning $25 REI gift cards again in November. With cooler temps creeping in you may be tempted to hang up the boots and pack away your tent but there’s lots more to come this year. Even if the weather does have you sidelined and sitting in front of the computer, how about adding pics and reviews of your favorite adventures from this summer to Tripleblaze.com!

This winter we’ll also be introducing some other contests over on our Facebook page where we’ll be giving away even more REI gift cards. Become a fan before you forget so you’ll be able to keep up with the latest!

Just wanted to let everyone know about a few things we’ve got cooking here on Tripleblaze.com this fall.

Interactive hiking trail locator map: Just click on the Hiking Trails link in the header and you’ll see a map of the US showing the locations of nearly 1,000 hiking trails. Some of the locations are approximate so we can use your help filling in the gaps. If you hit a trail with a white push-pin icon, click the link and find the box that says “Help us locate this trail on a map.” On this page you can click the correct trailhead location which we’ll use to update the map.

Facebook: We’ve had a fan page on Facebook for several months now but honestly haven’t promoted it at all. Now we’ve made it easy for you to become a fan - just click the button in the Facebook box on the right of any page here on Tripleblaze and you can join our crew! Fans will see short blurbs from the blog in their news feed so it’s a great way to keep up with camping and hiking info.

Twitter: We just signed up for Twitter a couple weeks ago and clearly this is something people were looking for. Check us out at twitter.com/tripleblaze to get the latest.

Get outside more this fall - weather is never a valid excuse!

In case you didn’t know, Tripleblaze has its own page on the Facebook and we’d love to have you become a fan! Just search for “camping and hiking reviews” on Facebook or click this link to check us out. Daily blog posts are displayed on our page and we’d love to have you share some of your camping or hiking photos or post on our wall. Aren’t on Facebook yet? What are you waiting for?

Speaking of Facebook we also developed a Facebook application called “My Hikes” that lets you select and share the hiking trails you’ve completed. It’s still in “beta” mode mostly because the “invite” functionality doesn’t work for some reason. You won’t be able to invite your friends to use “My Hikes” yet but if you want to be one of the first in your group to use “My Hikes” you can get started now. Post on the “My Hikes” wall if you have any questions or problems…