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Trails.com Adds Adventure to Labor Day Travel

August 23, 2004 -- With online access to over 35,000 US guidebook trails and USGS topo maps, Trails.com is a convenient and well-organized resource to help plan your Labor Day weekend, and add an adventurous twist to existing plans.

Able to search by region and choose from over 30 activities, those looking to research trip possibilities can select "day trips" or "weekend trips" for suggestions. Adventure-seekers can enhance their current plans by looking at hiking trails, fishing streams, beaches, waterfalls or other points of interest along their route or at their destination.

Members of Trail Finder™ are able to access always-current detailed trail information and print eTrails™ to create their own custom guidebook. The new Topo Finder™ section of Trails.com allows members to search for any US topo map, view them in a variety of ways, as well as save and print the maps. Topo Finder's GPS integration tools allow for waypoints to be downloaded to personal GPS units.

About Trails.com:
Trails.com is the Web's most complete planning resource for self-guided outdoor and adventure travel. The company's flagship web-based products (Trail Finder™, Topo Finder™) are available online and in retail stores nationwide. Trail Finder™ gives consumers access to 35,000 guidebook trails covering 30 activities (e.g. hiking, biking, paddling, skiing, travel, fishing) across North America. Topo Finder™ gives consumers access to high quality USGS topo maps and GPS integration tools. Strategic partners include over 60 guidebook publishers (e.g. The Globe Pequot Press, Falcon Publishing, The Mountaineers Books, Appalachian Mountain Club Books, Wilderness Press). Forbes "Best of the Web" Magazine and PC Magazine "Best 100 Undiscovered Sites" have recognized Trails.com as a No.1 outdoor & travel site since 2001. Trails.com is a privately held company located in Seattle, Washington. For more information, contact Rob Holmes at (206) 286-0888 or rob@trails.com.

For more information on Trails.com and a free 6-month trial, please contact Shannon Brooks at Base Camp Communications, sbrooks@base-camp1.com or 307-734-7575.

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