> I find it fascinating that
> maps are a universal medium and that they tend to not change much over
> time. So unless major roads change or your boxes reach the end of their service-life the maps here will remain useful.
I also am amazed at the seemingly universal appeal of maps of all kinds.
Perhaps its the right half of our collectiive brains longing for an
anchor in an increasingly left-brained society?
As for me, I got it from my Dad. He was a landscape architect and
city/regional planner. He was one of the regional planners during the
earliest days (1930's) of the TVA - he planned many of the man-made
lakes in that system (eg., Lake Norris). His mentor there was a man
named Benton MacKaye, who first proposed the Appalachian Long Trail, and
was a founder of the Wilderness Society. I grew up watching my Dad make
maps, and visiting with my neighbor, Benton, in Massachusets.
Maps and mountaintops are in my genes. It continues today, working with
maps as a member of our town planning commission, and regionally to
identify and protect wildlife travel corridors. Letterboxing seems
right to me.
Erik
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Maps in the genes...
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Started on 1998-10-19
[L-USA] Maps in the genes...
From: erik/susan davis (davisarc@wcvt.com) |
Date: 1998-10-19 21:48:50 UTC-07:00
[L-USA] Re: Maps in the genes...
From: (FencePoste@aol.com) |
Date: 1998-10-21 10:06:43 UTC-04:00
In a message dated 98-10-21 04:38:15 EDT, ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk writes:
<<
But certainly I agree with the Viking, that maps are fascinating...and
there is no real reason why that is. I cant deconstruct the feelings
but they are enthralling on many intellectual and pleasurable
level...For me they conjour quite complex images from very simply
lines and curves...it must be in the genes...I agree !
>>
Besides obviously being very useful, maps can be entertaining if you just sit
and read names of places.... what are people thinking when they name their
towns? ... but for me, I think a map just reminds me of fantasies of buried
treasure... and now that I learned of letterboxing, it's TRUE!
:-D
Lynn
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<<
But certainly I agree with the Viking, that maps are fascinating...and
there is no real reason why that is. I cant deconstruct the feelings
but they are enthralling on many intellectual and pleasurable
level...For me they conjour quite complex images from very simply
lines and curves...it must be in the genes...I agree !
>>
Besides obviously being very useful, maps can be entertaining if you just sit
and read names of places.... what are people thinking when they name their
towns? ... but for me, I think a map just reminds me of fantasies of buried
treasure... and now that I learned of letterboxing, it's TRUE!
:-D
Lynn
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[L-USA] Re: Maps in the genes...
From: Daniel Servatius (elf@pclink.com) |
Date: 1998-10-21 17:50:51 UTC-05:00
MixtMedia@aol.com wrote:
> I always save the maps ..., and I have maps of Chicago
> museums here and there. I always get lost in Chicago,
> though, as everyone there gives directions by N/S/E/W, and
> I have a hard time following them. Which way is THAT?
> So you can add to the group demographics ~ middle-aged
> female black directionally-challenged homemaker/artist ~
> former/future(?) art teacher and mother of 3 daughters.
> Deborah :-}
We don't actually do demographics, Deborah, but thank you.
I feel like I know you better.
Dan
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> I always save the maps ..., and I have maps of Chicago
> museums here and there. I always get lost in Chicago,
> though, as everyone there gives directions by N/S/E/W, and
> I have a hard time following them. Which way is THAT?
> So you can add to the group demographics ~ middle-aged
> female black directionally-challenged homemaker/artist ~
> former/future(?) art teacher and mother of 3 daughters.
> Deborah :-}
We don't actually do demographics, Deborah, but thank you.
I feel like I know you better.
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[L-USA] Re: Maps in the genes...
From: Linda Aplin (linda@auc.com) |
Date: 1998-10-23 11:50:01 UTC-07:00
Reply to: RE: [L-USA] Re: Maps in the genes...
In California we sit at the beach facing the water, admire our wonderful waves and soak up the sun.
When vacationing in Boston, at Waikiki Beach (yes, Waikiki Beach Massachusetts!) we saw, to our amazement, that people sat with their backs to the ocean, facing the parking lot!
Boy, you East Coasters got gypped. Your sun is facing the wrong way!
Since most of you are from the eastern side of the US, you'll probably defend your sun's position. But, believe me, its much more fun to face the ocean!
Linda Californian thru-and-thru
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ghh2 wrote:
>From Graham Howard
>
>Re:Maps etc..
>
>I wonder if you'd like to share this curio ...only oblique but its
>about how I find my way by instinct in the wild..and how I had a moment
>when my instincts were challenged...
>
>
>I have a number of friends from New Zealand...and they blew my whole
>'instinctive' feel for directions in one convesation ...
>
>They said simply...Oh yes..head for the sun at noon and your going
>NORTH !
>
>Waoh!...I live in the N Hemisphere and all my prejudices about where
>the sun is was blown away...
>
>I wonder where the sun rises and sets on Europa or Mars or even the
>Moon....
>
>...............................................
>
>Funny things set ideas...
>
>Keep the sun in the sky..I say..best place for it !
>
>
>
>
>
>Graham Howard !
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In California we sit at the beach facing the water, admire our wonderful waves and soak up the sun.
When vacationing in Boston, at Waikiki Beach (yes, Waikiki Beach Massachusetts!) we saw, to our amazement, that people sat with their backs to the ocean, facing the parking lot!
Boy, you East Coasters got gypped. Your sun is facing the wrong way!
Since most of you are from the eastern side of the US, you'll probably defend your sun's position. But, believe me, its much more fun to face the ocean!
Linda Californian thru-and-thru
____________________________________________________
ghh2 wrote:
>From Graham Howard
>
>Re:Maps etc..
>
>I wonder if you'd like to share this curio ...only oblique but its
>about how I find my way by instinct in the wild..and how I had a moment
>when my instincts were challenged...
>
>
>I have a number of friends from New Zealand...and they blew my whole
>'instinctive' feel for directions in one convesation ...
>
>They said simply...Oh yes..head for the sun at noon and your going
>NORTH !
>
>Waoh!...I live in the N Hemisphere and all my prejudices about where
>the sun is was blown away...
>
>I wonder where the sun rises and sets on Europa or Mars or even the
>Moon....
>
>...............................................
>
>Funny things set ideas...
>
>Keep the sun in the sky..I say..best place for it !
>
>
>
>
>
>Graham Howard !
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[L-USA] Re: Maps in the genes...
From: (FencePoste@aol.com) |
Date: 1998-10-25 13:30:42 UTC-05:00
Omigawd, you're kidding!!! LOL I've been in both oceans, but now as I sit and
think about it, the sun was already down every time I played in the Atlantic.
How strange to face AWAY from the water during the day!!! It's simply
outrageous!
I lived in California for a few years.... my in-laws live on the east
coast.... it never occurred to me that we miht "do the beach" differently LOL
I will have to ask them!
I'm thinking "why bother at all" if you go to the beach and can't see the
ocean.....might as well stay home and sit in the yard facing the garage... :-D
Lynn
In a message dated 98-10-23 14:51:31 EDT, linda@auc.com writes:
<< In California we sit at the beach facing the water, admire our wonderful
waves and soak up the sun.
When vacationing in Boston, at Waikiki Beach (yes, Waikiki Beach
Massachusetts!) we saw, to our amazement, that people sat with their backs to
the ocean, facing the parking lot!
Boy, you East Coasters got gypped. Your sun is facing the wrong way!
Since most of you are from the eastern side of the US, you'll probably defend
your sun's position. But, believe me, its much more fun to face the ocean!
Linda Californian thru-and-thru >>
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think about it, the sun was already down every time I played in the Atlantic.
How strange to face AWAY from the water during the day!!! It's simply
outrageous!
I lived in California for a few years.... my in-laws live on the east
coast.... it never occurred to me that we miht "do the beach" differently LOL
I will have to ask them!
I'm thinking "why bother at all" if you go to the beach and can't see the
ocean.....might as well stay home and sit in the yard facing the garage... :-D
Lynn
In a message dated 98-10-23 14:51:31 EDT, linda@auc.com writes:
<< In California we sit at the beach facing the water, admire our wonderful
waves and soak up the sun.
When vacationing in Boston, at Waikiki Beach (yes, Waikiki Beach
Massachusetts!) we saw, to our amazement, that people sat with their backs to
the ocean, facing the parking lot!
Boy, you East Coasters got gypped. Your sun is facing the wrong way!
Since most of you are from the eastern side of the US, you'll probably defend
your sun's position. But, believe me, its much more fun to face the ocean!
Linda Californian thru-and-thru >>
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