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Jim Collier > Rodeo Beach from satellite imagery, looking roughly North.
Jim Collier > Location of Rodeo Beach from satellite imagery. This view is looking West. Rodeo Beach is in the center of the image with the red push-pin. The Golden Gate bridge and San Francisco are upper center of the image. Angel Island and Tiburon are at far left.
Jim Collier > Satellite imagery depicting the location many of these photos were taken from: pin 1 (lower center-left) which is Rodeo trail; and pin 2, what I call "radio tower hill" because I don't know it's name. It's the tallest point in this area of the GGNRA.
Jim Collier > Satellite imagery of North Beach, where the next few photos were taken from.
Jim Collier > Satellite imagery of Drakes Beach, where the next few photos were taken from.
Jim Collier > Satellite imagery of the location on Point Reyes that the next few photos were taken from.
Jim Collier > Location of Muir Beach Overlook from satellite imagery.
Jim Collier > This is a marked up satellite depiction of the day, from Microsoft Virtual Earth. (You can view this map along with track and marker pins in your own browser here.) These weren't challenging trails, except for the very last one. It was really just the big sky and the snow made it fun, and I hadn't had a decent break in a few weeks. Of course it's best to off-road with more than one jeep&mdash;if one breaks or gets really stuck, it's no fun without one or more people to help. But it's also better to jeep solo than not at all!A note about environmental impact: I try hard to practice "green" off-roading, which is admittedly a bit of an oxymoron. But it can be done with minimal incremental impact. For example, 1) I don't go blazing off-trail. 2) My rig is equipped with 4wd (of course), aftermarket locking differentials and 1:4.11 gearing, and larger tires&mdash;all of which contribute to less wheel spin and erosion. 3) If there is a part of the trail with large ruts, I try to stay on top&mdash;rather than digging them deeper&mdash;or worse, driving around it and making a new "trail".I'd really rather see large wilderness areas protected and with no trails whatsoever, than kept open for hiking, biking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, and/or various forms of off-roading.
Jim Collier > Same view of Minneapolis via Microsoft Virtual Earth. Notice the 3D modeled buildings are skinned, unlike Google Earth. But Google Earth has alot going for it that Microsoft doesn't yet have.It has been argued that continuous satellite imagery products such as these represent the largest single "stitched" image yet created. The 3D accellerated versions of these products in particular are excellent examples of rendering a fantastically massive "image" in small, network-friendly chunks at a time, while not killing the illusion of massive scale. (Technology similar in intent to Microsoft's acquired Seadragon, or in-house HD View).
Rodeo Beach from satellite imagery, looking roughly North.
Jim Collier > Rodeo Beach from satellite imagery, looking roughly North.
Rodeo Beach from satellite imagery, looking roughly North.
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