Nomad

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Need help planning your next outdoor trip? Consider using Nomad, an outdoor backpacking app that makes it easy for users to plan a trip around popular trails in California. Select a trail to view its details and weather forecast. Once you've decided on a route, you can pack your essentials to go along with your trip.

Nomad was built with an Express backend while using MongoDB for data storage. The frontend was built using React/Redux to create a smooth single-page webapp.

Technologies

• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• Express.js
• Axios
• React/Redux
• Node.js
• HTML
• CSS
• WeatherApi
• Heroku deployment

Features

User Auth

• Users can signup or login to an existing account
• Guests can try the app as a demo user
• Credential validations are present
• New users can signup from the front page carousel

Trail Maps

• Select from a drop down to view a list of routes in that particular park/region
• Displays detailed information such as
  • Distance
  • Difficulty
  • Travel Time
  • Popularity

Weather Forecast

• Displays live and detailed information about today's weather
• Forecasts up to 3 days of weather for any particular region/park
• Forecast icons are intuitive
• Current weather information persists on refresh