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Ten Reasons You'll Love SB Outdoors

Actually, there are a lot more but here are a few of them:

1. SBO is the most complete guide to getting outdoors in Santa Barbara County — whether for a beach walk, stroll about town, a hike in the mountains or getting out on your road or mountain bike.
2. SBO has been developed by long-time outdoor writer Ray Ford and included all of the trail information in his outdoor guides.
3. Membership is free and provides access to a number of cool features like the ability to download high-res maps of the hiking, biking and walking routes.
4. Each route includes a downloadable KML file that you can import into Google maps, Google Earth or your favorite phone app.
5. Members can also add trail comments, rate the routes and create a list of their favorite trails.
6. SBO includes an incredible map that allows you to locate routes and link directly to their descriptions. On the left you'll find an alphabetical list of everything on the map
7. The SBO Map includes multiple backgrounds. Choose from Google Maps, the USGS map, a Google aerial map or the default, the Google topo map. You can even turn on and off traffic information, weather reports or a Panoramio layer, which features images taken from various locations in the County.
8. If you right-click anywhere on the map a pop-up box will let you know the latitude, longitude and elevation at that point. This makes it really easy to get the coordinates for use in your GPS or phone app.
9. SBO includes a rich collection of resources, including natural and local history and we are adding more every day.
10. SBO continues to grow. Look for a complete guide to backpacking, more auto tours, a large collection of image galleries and more.