New Features, Changes to Website

By now, many of you will have noticed the changes to WTA's Trip Reports and Hiking Guide which debuted on September 10th. We hope you have had a chance to check it out and like what you see.

There are several new features to get to know. We're particularly excited about the integration of the Trip Reports into the Hiking Guide. Previously, these were separate - a general description about a hike, its location and driving directions were in a different part of the website than the user-submitted Trip Reports.

This left lots of people wanting for more information. After reading an enticing Trip Report, it was hard to find out where the hike was located and more details about it.

Now, with your help, we can really make the Hiking Guide a fabulous resource for hikers. Both the Hiking Guide and Trip Reports are "wiki." That means you can post reports about your hikes, write up guidebook-style descriptions, add statistics or driving directions and more about your favorite hikes. Then other users will see all of that on one handy page.

We also think that you will enjoy the new search features for the Trip Reports and the Hiking Guide.

• A great example of the power of the new features is here. Check it out!
  
• You can also learn more about what's new with the Hiking Guide here and the Trip Reports here.

Your Feedback is Helpful

We do realize that some functions aren't working perfectly. A few things we've noted are that the site may be a bit slower than usual; the Freshest Trip Reports page needs some design improvements to make it easier to view; the need for more entries in the Hiking Guide; and some hitches with new logins.

We are listening, and we'll be addressing these and more issues as they arise. For now, please send feedback to feedback@wta.org. We welcome your input and greatly appreciate it.