Truly loved this post. I spent a summer externship tasked with digging through boxes and boxes of Grand Canyon National Park artifacts, to help construct a timeline of the park’s boundaries. The experience made me realize maps are anything but stagnant. And as a river guide in Grand Canyon I “lived” by my river map. Little wonder I named my chocolate company Map Chocolate. Can’t stop thinking about centerlines now! thank you for this beautiful post.
I've always loved paper maps - I pored over them as a child; loved the National Geographic maps of all kinds, especially historical ones, bird migration maps, etc. I thrill to the creative ways they are folded; love the colors. Wanted to be a cartographer until I found out how much math I'd need to use. Got a part of this wish when I worked in publishing with the Economist Intelligence Unit on an Atlas of Europe in the 70s. Love ancient maps too. One of the losses of my life was the theft of my car when my AAA maps of driving across the USA, all annotated, disappeared from the car. I had used those maps as a diary. Paper maps and atlases focus my longing to travel. I find on line maps extremely frustrating, difficult to control, subject to bandwidth concerns and awkward. On the other hand, the focus in feature in Google Maps is brilliant.
Jun 17, 2023·edited Jun 17, 2023Liked by Elizabeth Marro
When I was a young woman, my best friend worked making maps for USGS. I loved maps, especially world maps and globes, as I longed to travel the world. When I was working in the 90s, I traveled all over the country, having to fly into one place, drive to another, etc. I loved the Hertz maps of the cities I flew into, and collected them for years. But I was born with an excellent sense of direction and have never been lost, not even in Venice. I've been turned around a couple of times in my life, enough to make me appreciate how frightening that can be.) But I think GPS apps are great, and am glad they make our lives easier.
Thank you so much for sharing this excerpt. I love reading about travelers' experiences, and this one is unique. Also, for me, relatable as I traveled for work. That type of traveling allows you to sight see, but is not like vacation. I'm looking forward to the finished book!
All so very interesting. Since I am from Tucson, the mapping gal has quite a background. Loved her thoughts on our community. Thank you for sharing all this news!
Love this. It made me think of the book "Out of the Woods: A Memoir of Wayfinding" by Lynn Darling. It's a look at midlife through the lens of maps and navigation, among other things. Worth the read.
Truly loved this post. I spent a summer externship tasked with digging through boxes and boxes of Grand Canyon National Park artifacts, to help construct a timeline of the park’s boundaries. The experience made me realize maps are anything but stagnant. And as a river guide in Grand Canyon I “lived” by my river map. Little wonder I named my chocolate company Map Chocolate. Can’t stop thinking about centerlines now! thank you for this beautiful post.
I've always loved paper maps - I pored over them as a child; loved the National Geographic maps of all kinds, especially historical ones, bird migration maps, etc. I thrill to the creative ways they are folded; love the colors. Wanted to be a cartographer until I found out how much math I'd need to use. Got a part of this wish when I worked in publishing with the Economist Intelligence Unit on an Atlas of Europe in the 70s. Love ancient maps too. One of the losses of my life was the theft of my car when my AAA maps of driving across the USA, all annotated, disappeared from the car. I had used those maps as a diary. Paper maps and atlases focus my longing to travel. I find on line maps extremely frustrating, difficult to control, subject to bandwidth concerns and awkward. On the other hand, the focus in feature in Google Maps is brilliant.
When I was a young woman, my best friend worked making maps for USGS. I loved maps, especially world maps and globes, as I longed to travel the world. When I was working in the 90s, I traveled all over the country, having to fly into one place, drive to another, etc. I loved the Hertz maps of the cities I flew into, and collected them for years. But I was born with an excellent sense of direction and have never been lost, not even in Venice. I've been turned around a couple of times in my life, enough to make me appreciate how frightening that can be.) But I think GPS apps are great, and am glad they make our lives easier.
Thank you so much for sharing this excerpt. I love reading about travelers' experiences, and this one is unique. Also, for me, relatable as I traveled for work. That type of traveling allows you to sight see, but is not like vacation. I'm looking forward to the finished book!
All so very interesting. Since I am from Tucson, the mapping gal has quite a background. Loved her thoughts on our community. Thank you for sharing all this news!
this sounds so good and right up my alley
Love this. It made me think of the book "Out of the Woods: A Memoir of Wayfinding" by Lynn Darling. It's a look at midlife through the lens of maps and navigation, among other things. Worth the read.