Apr 16 2006

Ride Across California Map Geeking

Published by at 1:18 pm under Biking,Declan,Erin,Family,Fun,Mapping

If you’re new to this site, I’m a map geek. Combining this sickness with next week’s RAC, below are some views of way too much time spent in Google Earth.

If you are interested in seeing the source files and playing with the maps yourself, download the free Google Earth here, then grab all the .kmz files.

Here’s an overview of the whole ride. Each color is a different day:

Here are the individual days:

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Day 4:

Day 5:

Day 6:

Day 7:

5 responses so far

5 Responses to “Ride Across California Map Geeking”

  1. Brad Fultson 17 Apr 2006 at 9:25 am

    That’s awesome. Hooray for cartophilia!

  2. […] Here’s a link to an entry in my blog about a recent Ride Across California that my daughter’s 5th grade class performed. There are a lot of Google Earth maps detailing the ride from Yuma to San Diego. […]

  3. Chris Lumon 22 Feb 2010 at 2:12 pm

    Thanks a bunch! That’s a great help!

  4. Richard Ron 11 Feb 2012 at 9:49 am

    This is awesome! I’ve been looking for this route
    To do this ride! …what a great experience & accomplishment for the the kids! Thanks for the info.

  5. declanon 12 Feb 2012 at 3:38 pm

    It was a great experience!

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