GOT LOST?
Never again with these resources...

August '07 Backpacker (one of our fave mags) appeared in the mailbox like 2 weeks ago. Has summer passed or what? Anyway...more great articles. We like many of their bite-size info boxes because we otherwise bore easily over too-long, run-on articles.
On P.66 of this issue is a tight column titled START SMART, Find Great Maps. We totally love maps here and have listed the Go online sites the article provides, this being an online format. As the internet has evolved per freebie info, there's still some of that here; nevertheless, good $$$map offers are out there dependent on your must-have needs.

Click here: Customized Topo Maps and Aerial Photos - myTopo.com
Click here: Trails Topo Maps Hiking Mountain Biking - Trails.com
Click here: Gmaps Pedometer
Click here: Backpacker Magazine - Your Backpacking, Camping, and Hiking Magazine.www.backpacker.com On the Backpacker site, plug "maps" into there search engine for a plethora of links.

PLAYING THE LINKS
Maps Continued...

TTT was given a few days off to research Maps Mania for this blog's premise and play the links. (No, not golf, but there are maps for it on MM, yes). Our Post Host kept busy and came up with a few applicable links:
http://www.deepgorge.com/maps/peaks.html
http://geology.com/state-high-points.shtml
http://www.dskendall.com/hiking_sevensummits.html
http://www.dskendall.com/hiking.html
http://geology.com/records/sahara-desert-map.shtml

In the "somebody's been busy" category, www.dskendall.com has been that. Do peruse this site. The bottom link shows where TTT was wafted into North Africa and the Toon Volcano. Good grief! In the pursuit of coveted info, with all this threading, linking could be a curse. Has anyone ever ripple-connected to an unknown cyber plane and never heard of again? Hmmm....

GOT MAPS? Map lovers take note...

The Official Buzz from Blogger at Google makes special mention of this site: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/. Map freaks, stuck in their jobs like a pushpin, will need a few days off to surf it all. The formidable list includes Map Games, Map Dig, GeoBirds, Map Creation, San Diego Trolley, and charts covering business, sports, social, TV, music, books, travel...name it. Possibly, one of the most practical might be U.S. Urinals.

Somebody's been gettin' er done. Contributors are from several countries. Go lots of places via Maps Mania....