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Smart Phone Apps   Updated: August 14 2020

Have you found an app that you like and think other ADKrs might want to check out? If so, send us the name and what it does and we'll add it to the web site and include it in the newsletter if we have room.

Check out these apps suggested by chapter members by clicking on links: I have an app on my phone for when I travel. It's called "Oh, Ranger". It recognizes my location and finds parks near me. It gives the park regs, activities available, etc. I use it when we travel and want to take a walk to stretch our legs or walk Luna. (Jacki's dog). Have you ever been hiking and wondered what peaks you were looking at? Try PeakFinder. Point your phone at the peak and it tells you the name. There is a cost for it at the Android and Apple App stores. Browse through guides for 50,000+ trails across North America complete with photos, reviews, and tracks for outdoor activities including everything from hiking and mountain biking to fly-fishing and snowshoeing. Over 4 million reviews and pictures curated by 3+ million hikers, campers, and mountain bikers just like you! I use the app every time I go hiking. Great maps, easy to find trails w/ descriptions - app is free, pro version does cost some but is well worth it. Find on Google Play or Apple Itunes. Sarah King, our GF-S ADK avid geocacher, recommends Avenza PDF maps. She uses it sometimes while geocaching or just out with her family visiting a National Park or a new city. It's available for Apple or Androids. AnyPlaceAmerica.com offers topographic maps and photos of over 1.25 million water, land and man-made landmarks in the United States. Ok, I’m not a birder! So if I don’t have a birder with me on a trip, I need a cheat! The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has an app to help me out. It’s called Merlin and it asks you a few simple questions and then shows you some possibilities, based on its ebird database, of likely matches. It’s free and available for iphones and androids. There is both a free , and a $1.99 version for an iPhone App called "Mag Light". I believe the free version would meet most hiker's needs. When you open the App it activates both the camera, and it's accompanying "flashlight". As the name implies you are able to see an object, such as a sliver, or a tick, magnified from "0" up to to 5X. The App also allows one to vary the intensity of illumination from "0" to "100%", or with the press of a button you can turn the flashlight off and make use of ambient lighting.