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dustyscamp

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33. I like going back to places Ive been to during family roadtrips and sightseeing adventures w friends
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 09:40 PM
Apr 2019

I'm gonna get a vr headset to make google earth more fun and immersive

Great idea! cilla4progress Apr 2019 #1
I just did that recently. The Mohawk Valley... my home town of Little Falls. lamp_shade Apr 2019 #2
Right? For such a simple concept, it's actually really friggin' cool, man :) (nt) mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #3
I grew up in Flint, so a lot of the places of my childhood memories are no longer, but kcr Apr 2019 #4
Chino Valley AZ snort Apr 2019 #5
Lol ... I'm in AZ now, but grew up in an absolutely beautiful part of the Bay Area mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #14
I escaped to PDX. snort Apr 2019 #19
Put it his way, there's probably 6 LDS Churches within a 2 mile radius of my house ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #21
My mother's maiden name was snort Apr 2019 #29
I think we both know the general EV region ... ;) (nt) mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #30
Thank you. I'm going to install the desktop app today. lucca18 Apr 2019 #6
That is fun, or even Google Maps and Street View MineralMan Apr 2019 #7
I like it shanti Apr 2019 #8
Google Earth is used by me 6 days a week for pleasure. The reason it isn't 7 GemDigger Apr 2019 #9
Same here. Always shocked at how small our houses were. GulfCoast66 Apr 2019 #10
That's something I noticed many years ago misanthrope Apr 2019 #23
An astounding amount on the coast isn't there but I love stalking New Orleans nolabear Apr 2019 #11
I've done that. Captain Stern Apr 2019 #12
Sounds interesting to me! mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #13
I've even done it for the house my grandparents lived in when my Dad was an infant csziggy Apr 2019 #15
here's a cool historic overlay map site 90-percent Apr 2019 #16
That IS cool! Thanks for sharing ... (nt) mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #17
Retracing bike trek routes bikebloke Apr 2019 #18
Yes! It's so cool to see my old neighborhoods and "drive thru" on Google Earth FakeNoose Apr 2019 #20
One of the coolest 'tech' things ever in my book! mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #25
i've looked at childhood schools. Never as I remember them. Much smaller. Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #22
Yeah, the 'size' thing is trippy ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #26
I'm sort of a cartophile, so yeah. misanthrope Apr 2019 #24
I've done that - found the house we lived in when I was 3-4 years old. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #27
If I'm driving somewhere new blaze Apr 2019 #28
Combine Zillow with Google maps.... albacore Apr 2019 #31
I'll "walk" if possible places l'm reading about, Hortensis Apr 2019 #32
I like going back to places Ive been to during family roadtrips and sightseeing adventures w friends dustyscamp Apr 2019 #33
They still don't have streetview for where I grew up in Costa Rica : ( EX500rider Apr 2019 #34
Dude Ponietz Apr 2019 #35
It's a blast, right? mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #36
As fun as any amusement park ride I've ever experienced Ponietz Apr 2019 #37
Oh yeah! HAB911 Apr 2019 #38
I love it. skip fox Apr 2019 #39
I use Google maps when I'm reading novels. Tracer Apr 2019 #40
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