Perhaps this is slightly off-topic, but I found an interesting article in my
latest issue of Mother Earth News that I thought might be inspiring to our
group. Here is an exerpt:
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If you thought GPS mapping and satellite photography had uncovered every inch
of the lower 48 states, think again.

Paul Rubinstein, Lee Whittlesey and Mike Stevens would like to show you a few
things they've found. Inspired by Lewis and Clark's unfinished business, the
three outdoor enthusiasts (Rubinstein is an aerial photographer, Whittlesey
is an archivist for the National Park Service and Stevens is a high-school
math teacher) have discovered and photographed more than 200 waterfalls in
Yellowstone Park that have never before been documented. Their book, "The
Guide to Yellowstone Waterfalls and Their Discovery" (Westcliffe Publishers,
2000), hit the shelves this fall. According to Dr. Judith Meyers, a geology
professor at Southern Missouri State University, the discovery proves that
there are still spots of uncharted wilderness right under our noses.

"We haven't discovered everything just yet," she says. "We've gone to the
moon and we've mapped the surface of Mars, but we often forget that discovery
is an ongoing process. Hopefully, this will remind us that we should take a
second look and pause to look for things of value that we haven't seen
before. There may be something undiscovered in a vacant lot downtown or in
our backyards."
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Happy explorations!!!
-- Der Mad Stamper