In addition, I can't really recommend one over another as I haven't joined any. There's a good selection of clubs around the state on the links page. Unfortunately, the majority of trails on site have no listing for that category. I personally don't have the time research the 170 trails on-line. If you know the value for one of the TBD rankings, please e-mail such info to the site.
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You're likely using a 56k modem. Broadband high speed internet is becoming more popular everyday. It only makes sense to plan for the future when designing web pages. I've paid big bucks and spent many hours working with Flash Macromedia. I try to shrink photos as much as possible without degrading the quality too much.