Links of Interest . . .

Websites of Current EMC Members

County Collecting Resources

Index of State-by-State County Quizzes: Compiled by Walker Willingham
Gasoline Prices by County: U.S., Canada: Colored interactive maps illustrate the best (and worst) places to buy gasoline. Zoom in for detailed information by zip code. Highly recommended!
Downloadable US Census County Outline Maps: and other maps of interest, from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin
Evolution of US County Boundaries 1650-present: A fascinating study by Ed Stephan
USGS Geographic Names Information System: Information about nearly 2 million US geographic features
National Geographic Society: Maps of states, countries, regions, continents...
Electronic Map Library: California State University, Northridge
Color Landform Atlas of the US: Gorgeous county outline/topo maps by Ray Sterner

Other Geographically-Intensive Interests

Yahoo! "County Hunt" Group: Plenty of Extra Milers, and others, trading stories here.
Underwater Odyssey: Fifty Dives in Fifty States: Underwater Odyssey is the story of a scuba diving safari to every state in America. Tired of touring coral reefs, the author embarks on a year-long quest to discover the incredible assortment of adventure diving found in our nation's backyard. Along the way, he discovers America.
License Plate Collecting: LicensePlates.cc
Road Map Collecting: Road Map Collectors of America
AboutVia: A well-organized, comprehensive link index centered on roads, road signs, road culture, etc.
Highpointers Club: People trying to visit each of the states' highest (in terms of elevation) points (Many EMC members are also highpointers!)
CountyHunter.com: Kindred spirits: Amateur radio operators seeking to communicate with other "hams" in every county. Also included is a handy checklist of US counties.

Travelogues

Almitra the Photogypsy: Taking twelve years (1997-2008) off to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe on foot.
Andrew Koransky: Took a year off to see the USA in his Isuzu Trooper.
Cesar & Maud: Taking a year (1999) off to "take the pulse of the USA" in Maud's 1979 Chevrolet Malibu wagon.
Destination Unknown: Road tripping from New York to Tierra del Fuego.
England to India in a VW: Matt and Mark take the winter of 1999-2000 to drive to Goa, India and back in a 1972 VW Camper.
Finally Retired: Fran and Bill Lack's continuing adventures traveling about in their motorhome.
Free Loop Cross Country Art Adventure: Travelogue and sketchbook documenting adventures of two artists on the road in a VW Bus that has been transformed into a mobile work of art.
Lars & Mats' USA Tour 1998: See America through Swedish eyes.
Leafpile: Kathleen and Henry's travels through Western and Eastern Europe in a bright green VW Vanagon.
MLB Road Trip '99: Road trip around America, stopping for baseball games at every major league stadium.
Saraphina Mosey Travelogue: Two young Canadians on a European road trip of indefinite duration.
Women Who Wander: Actually just one woman, who took a 26,000 mile trip throughout the US and Canada in her 1997 VW Eurovan.