I found this NPR story today about how Google Street View is being extended to the outdoors, including hiking trails.
"A few months back, Google released a few of its engineers into the wild with a camera called the Google Trekker. Their mission was (and is) to capture America's wilder landscapes for Google Maps — starting with the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail and South Kaibob Trail, and other scenic overlooks like the Colorado River."
Whenever possible, I like to see something to judge how well it will work for me and my family, this includes outdoor locations. I think Google Trekker will be a huge resource for people like me in that I can get a feel for a place without having to go there initially or make a choice based solely on someone else's description of an area, but not everyone feels this way.
I'm interested in what this group of well seasoned outdoors people and hikers think.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow...akes-a-hike-so
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