Re: Maps on CGOAB

Emotion and entertainment are great. Together they make for an enjoyable,
complete journal that's pleasant to read. Knowing physically where all that
emotion and entertainment occurred is even better! A map, whether complex
with color coded routes or a simple pen and paper sketch will add
significantly to the overall quality of the finished product.

Bryan
Barrington, RI


On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Andy Goodell <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think part of the purpose of my email was to inform tourers that I
> do find the maps very helpful, and apparently others do too, so
> possibly that helps a few more people consider using maps in the
> future. I can understand that each person will write as they please,
> and we all have different styles. I just wish there was at least some
> description of the route in some of these journals. I generally use
> CGOAB to find out how other people did on tours that I might ride a
> similar path on. I'm often lured in by the location or title, but then
> find it's mostly a personal journal about things that I'm unlikely to
> encounter if I rode the same place. If they choose to include a map
> and throw in a few comments on road quality, things to expect or avoid
> along the route, and other helpful tips, than I'm sure to bookmark it
> and come back often. I do find most of the journals there to be quick
> helpful, but it can be tough looking at a map sometimes and trying to
> find out where they actually rode.
>
> I created my routes with other programs, but chose to convert it to
> the CGOAB format because at the time there were no good alternatives
> that were embedable. Ridewithgps is a great one that can do that now,
> and I sometimes use that to create but usually start with Google using
> my trick to export routes from google.
>
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Wayne Estes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > There are two issues about maps on crazyguyonabike.com.
> >
> > First is the authors.  Not every author cares about adding maps to their
> > journal.  The current featured journal is a good example of one that is
> more
> > about entertainment and emotion rather than a nuts-and-bolts tour guide.
>  At
> > the other extreme are my 11 tour journals at
> > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/w9ae.  They're made in a "tour guide"
> style
> > that includes maps and other information useful to cyclists planning a
> tour
> > route.
> >
> > The second issue with CGOAB maps is the limited functionality of the map
> > feature.  With no auto-route function it's very tedious to highlight a
> long
> > winding route.  It also hard to show backtracking and it doesn't do
> multiple
> > colors.  For the index page map on my Western Canada journal I created a
> map
> > at RidewithGPS.com in order to show ferry routes in a different color. It
> > even auto-routed the ferry route in Canada's Inside Passage!
> >
> > Neil Gunton plans to improve the map function soon.  Hopefully he will
> add
> > an autoroute function.  But you can't change the priorities of the
> authors.
> >
> > Wayne Estes
> > Oakland, Oregon, USA
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