My blogosphere friend Maya has just introduced me to a new online forum for hikers.

At HikingForums.net you can get in on discussion groups with other hikers, share hiking stories and tips, talk about gear and food, health and safety, and whatever else floats your hiking boat.

Currently, there are more than 4,000 articles posted and nearly 1,000 registered users on the site, so there's already plenty of information for your perusing pleasure and plenty of like-minded folks who want to talk about it.

Maya, a big hiking enthusiast herself, is hoping to grow the site into an online hiking community where hikers can share their love of the outdoors with others. It appears she's well on her way to achieving that goal!

I've just gone to the site and added my name. I hope you will too. More hiking friends and more hiking info and trip ideas. How can you go wrong?