M for Map.
I love geography and Maps. If I see a map I have to study it. Old maps are my favorite.
Before I go on holiday I use Google Earth to study roads, cities and so on.
I have two GPS’s. One Garmin Nüvi 660 for navigation in car, installed with a European road map.
At work, when I go in the woods and up in the mountains I use a Garmin 60CS with topographic maps.
This picture is a map from Trondheim and the area around.
This last one is a 3D picture of Mount Everest seen from the north. Google earth have a lot of interesting features.
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You would really have impressed me if you had taken the last photo and/or been there!
ReplyDeleteOtherwise I quite agree with you concerning maps.
Maps are a guy thing and GPSs are for adult boys. I could perfectly find the nearest coffee shop without using neither of them. I just use my nose ... he he.
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Great M post... alas I have to admit that my map reading skills are none... :O(... but I do find going on Google Earth a great thing and one that gives me lots of infomation. I study it for bumps and strange circles or shapes and then set off in the land rover to see what I can find...
ReplyDeleteAs for my Macro.... I have seen your work with the lichen and was well impressed.
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Meget flott valg for M, Ivar.
ReplyDeleteJeg kan vel ikke si noe annet enn at jeg kjenner meg igjen i beskrivelsen. Her brukes det Garmin, TomTom og Ms AutoRoute.
Vi får prøve å finne ut av skarpheten på kammerset ;)
That's amazing how Google earth can really zero in on land features such as that.
ReplyDeleteWe use a Garmin as well in our Jeep as we cruise the mountains a lot in search of the perfect river or lake to do fishing... often looking for the "untouched" piece of water... out in the forest...
Very nice post Ivar!
~Michele~
Mountain Retreat-Canada
That was a good choise for the M. Have a nice day:)Kjempesmart valg! DEt tenkte jeg ikke på:)
ReplyDeleteyou do excellent work!!
ReplyDeletei love maps too - we plaster them over our kitchen wall
ReplyDeleteand I prefer the TomTom
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and of corse my iPhone for city walking
based upon Google Earth and the web
I loved maps and geography in school, but this sounds interesting. I'll take time out to explore Google Earth.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting MDS.
Maps - that's a good one!! I have a map included in mine, but it's quite boring compared to yours!
ReplyDeleteI love maps too, ;-)
ReplyDeleteMaps--what a great idea for today!I really like having a large world map around to see just how 'big' it is. . .and I found a WWII vintage globe for $1 recently. This was such an interesting post for sure. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love maps too...
ReplyDeleteAnd I should get out my GPS and play with it again -- it was great fun and I joined the geocaching.org group...
Ivar: You really have some neat places to visit in your area of the world.
ReplyDeleteInteresting choice ans interpretaion of the letter.
ReplyDeleteHi Ivar,
ReplyDeleteI really love to study maps. Whenever I am going to travel to a new city I will spend time just looking over maps of the area. how cool to have those two gps devices...
I also like maps and often use Google Earth too. Very nice post!
ReplyDeleteI love maps, too. I can fritter away a whole lot of time on Google maps!
ReplyDeleteI have a terrible sense of direction.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I should study maps more.
I do love Google earth though.
Bear((( )))
Like you, I enjoy reading maps. I'm usually the navigator on a driving trip and enjoy seeing exactly where I am on the lines of a road map. I'd like to get a GPS so I can more involved in geo-caching, too.
ReplyDeleteThat is a marvelous gadget to have! I love maps especially when you are out on a place you don't know much. Maps are a real good help.
ReplyDeleteI will have to check out google earth! how fun your maps are!!!
ReplyDeleteCool! I love old maps, too!
ReplyDeleteThough I get along without GPS! :)
Cheers, Klaus